After Doubt News Today

The public is invited to experience the insights and wisdom of two popular religious scholars this July at Grace Baptist Church in Statesville. Diana Butler Bass, esteemed author, speaker, and

May 4, 2021 Upcoming programs from the Association of Lifelong Learners are planned, with some online and some in-person, and some offered in both formats. For connection information to the Zoom programs, email ALL@Alpenacc.edu. Tuesdays in May Mexican Train Express is held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Tuesdays at the Alpena Community College M. Briggs Center. Ready for a fun, addictive and fast-moving game that has lots of surprising twists and turns? Join ALL for Mexican Train Express. This dom...

: What is the mission of your church? Pastor Evan Wickham: Our vision is “In San Diego, as it is in heaven” – which comes from Jesus’ prayer, “Our father who art in heaven, hallowed by thy name, thy kingdom come, they will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” So we apply that to our city. We want to see God’s good rule, his good, life-giving reign more and more in our city where lives are restored and injustice is eliminated. So that’s our vision; how we accomplish that – ou...

When RZIM confirmed the reports that Ravi Zacharias was guilty of calculated, serial sexual abuse, I was gutted. I remember listening to Ravi’s program on the radio when I was in high school and hearing him hold a packed auditorium spellbound in college. I devoured as much of his content as I could. He seemed to me a modern-day C. S. Lewis, marrying reason and imagination, satisfying heart and mind, moving effortlessly between Malcolm Muggeridge and the Moody Blues. Upon reflection, I realize...

Jana Riess: Author Brian McLaren says there’s a good reason your beliefs stopped working People who doubt their faith often get the “you are not wanted here” message from their religion, he says. After the anger and loss, there is room for them to build a different kind of faith. (Courtesy photo) Jana Riess   | Jan. 6, 2021, 3:42 p.m. Brian McLaren’s new book “Faith After Doubt: Why Your Beliefs Stopped Working and What to Do About It” was released this week. It’s the book I’m...

By Cathy Lynn Grossman | Dec 11, 2020 Most titles slated for publication in 2021 were written before the Covid-19 pandemic, the divisive presidential election, and the traumas that brought more urgency than ever to racial and social justice issues in 2020. Yet their authors address faith, family, and society in ways that are relevant in any year. They can even point toward joy. It’s not a superficial “ephemeral, cliché-ridden kind of joy,” says David Bratt, executive edi...