The Burial Box of Jesus' Brother: A Case Against Fraud The world of biblical archaeology was stirred in 2002 by the unveiling of a limestone burial box with the Aramaic inscription Yaakov bar Yosef akhui di Yeshua ("James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus"). (TIME)
Remains of Jesus-era synagogue found in Israel The remains of a 2,000-year-old synagogue where Jesus may have preached were found on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, archaeologists said on Friday. (AFP)
What If Jesus Meant All That Stuff? This radical Christian's ministry for the poor, The Simple Way, has gotten him in some trouble with his fellow Evangelicals. We asked him to address those who don't believe. (Shane Claibourne, Esquire)
TN man says image of Jesus appears on pickup Stevens — of Jonesborough — says nearly every morning, an image that looks to him like the face of Jesus Christ has appeared in the condensation on the driver's side window of his Isuzu truck. (Associated Press)
The curious economic effects of religion A pair of Harvard researchers recently found that religion has a measurable effect on developing economies - and the most powerful influence relates to how strongly people believe in hell. (The Boston Globe)
Did Christianity Cause the Crash? Known as the prosperity gospel, and claiming tens of millions of adherents, it fosters risk-taking and intense material optimism. (The Atlantic)
Legal challenge brewing over Holy Communion row The Sydney Anglican Archbishop, Peter Jensen, is facing a legal challenge over his church's decision to break with the national church and permit apprentice ministers to give Holy Communion (The Sydney Morning Herald)
Welcome to the real Narnia The hidden medieval message at the heart of C. S. Lewis's classic Chronicles. Tom Wright reviews Michael Ward's 'Planet Narnia' (Times Literary Supplement)
Go on, have a pint with the Lord It may be an unorthodox place for a theology group, but pastors who’ve tried it say a little libation goes a long way in having honest-to-God discussions on faith (The Globe and Mail)
Biblical anti-Obama slogan: Use of Psalm 109:8 funny or sinister? Psalms 109:8 says, 'Let his days be few; and let another take his office.' The citation is being passed around the Internet as a rallying cry against President Obama. (Christian Science Monitor)
Students sue Tenn. county schools over religion The complaint states the schools showed a pattern of endorsing religion that included the distribution of Gideon's Bibles in class, a teacher who has a cross on a classroom wall and sectarian prayers at school events. (Associated Press)
Will South Korea become Christian? In just over 50 years, the Yoido Full Gospel Church has grown from five people meeting in its founding pastor's home in South Korea, to a membership of more than 750,000 people. (BBC NEWS)
Benny Hinn: Most faith healers are frauds The televangelist recently spoke with Frank Lockwood about Jesus, Jerusalem, healing the sick and raising the dead. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)
Jakes counsels patience in economic 'sorrows' Bishop Thomas D. Jakes looks back from his position as one of America's most successful preachers and remembers his own hard times. (USA Today)
For 'cultural' Jews, focus not on God Last Sunday, my daughter and I visited a gathering of Jews who don't believe in God, where the rabbi identifies himself as a bisexual atheist and the first 45 minutes are spent doing Israeli folk dances. (Julia Duin, The Washington Times)
Polygamist Sect Leader Convicted of Sexual Assault A jury of seven men and five women deliberated 2 hours 20 minutes before returning a verdict of guilty in the first trial of a dozen members of the Yearning for Zion Ranch just outside this rural hamlet in West Texas. (The New York Times)
India's new Bible wears a bindi The Virgin Mother in a sari, Joseph donning a turban. These are just some of the depictions in an Indianized version of the Bible. The controversy that followed means a toned-down second edition this year. (The Toronto Star)
Creationism teaching varies at Christian universities Some religiously affiliated universities keep creationism discussions in theology, religion and philosophy classes. Others integrate them into biology courses. (The Press-Enterprise)
Professor Claims God is Not Creator according to Genesis Oct 12 In one of the more unusual theories to come out about Genesis, a professor of Old Testament in the Netherlands claims that Genesis 1:1 is not about creation of the material world but separation within it. (Bock's Blog)
God is not the Creator, claims academic The notion of God as the Creator is wrong, claims a top academic, who believes the Bible has been wrongly translated for thousands of years. (The Telegraph)
Fighting the 'contraceptive mentality' Families with more than 10 children are becoming the norm among a group of traditionalist US Christians. (BBC News)
Could God die again? Death of God theology was a 1960s phenomenon that casts light on the narrowness of the current debate. (Nathan Schneider, The Guardian)
A post-secular age Jesus Christ "the icon of God", came in the form of a servant to convey the truth that the first step in becoming a human being is to refuse to be a little god – the theme of that marvelous chant from the letter of St Paul to the Philippians. (Richard Chartes, The Guardian)
New version of the Bible is no easy creation Zondervan is embarking on an ambitious new NIV translation. Due out in 2011, the revision is key as the NIV Bible is considered the most popular in North America. (Detroit Free Press)
Church tries to define monogamy There was no way for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America to affirm the ministries of clergy living in “publicly accountable, lifelong, monogamous, same-gender relationships” without attracting attention. (Terry Mattingly, Abilene Reporter News)
The Right Way to Pray? The Brooklyn Tabernacle a destination for evangelicals from all around the United States and beyond, laymen and ministers alike, who come as acolytes to study prayer. (The New York Times)
Lutheran group wants new synod Lutheran CORE said the organization intends to be a “free-standing synod carrying out synodical ministries apart from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.” (North Dakota Forum)
The Burial Box of Jesus' Brother: A Case Against Fraud The world of biblical archaeology was stirred in 2002 by the unveiling of a limestone burial box with the Aramaic inscription Yaakov bar Yosef akhui di Yeshua ("James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus"). (TIME)
Calvin reacts to Board of Trustees’ memo Issue raises questions about homosexuality, academic freedom and confessional identity at Calvin. (Chimes, Calvin College newspaper)
Remains of Jesus-era synagogue found in Israel The remains of a 2,000-year-old synagogue where Jesus may have preached were found on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, archaeologists said on Friday. (AFP)
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