When Ray Romano finished filming the final episode of the show “Everybody Loves Raymond,” he told the live studio audience why he quit. The show had more left in its tank, but Ramona told them that nearly 15 years earlier, when he was leaving New York to try his luck in Hollywood, his brother hugged him and then slipped a note into his suitcase. He would go on to find it one day, and it read, “What does it profit a man, if he gains the whole world, and forfeits his soul?”
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Survey Finds Top ‘Never Churched’ City in the U.S.
A new survey found the top “never churched” cities in the United States. Can you guess which city topped the list?
View More Survey Finds Top ‘Never Churched’ City in the U.S.Clear Acrylic Book Weight
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View More Clear Acrylic Book WeightTake This Survey About Churches of Christ
Take this survey about churches of Christ whether you’re a member, former member, or nonmember.
View More Take This Survey About Churches of ChristISIS Abducts 150 Christians in Syria
Islamic State militants have abducted at least 150 people from Assyrian Christian villages in northeastern Syria they had raided, Christian Syrian activists said on Tuesday.
View More ISIS Abducts 150 Christians in SyriaFather Protests Islamic Indoctrination in Florida Curriculum
Wagner of Seminole County told WFTV’s Daralene Jones that the school is “requiring our kids in our public schools to learn Islamic prayers.”
View More Father Protests Islamic Indoctrination in Florida CurriculumCity Forced to Remove Memorial of Soldier Kneeling at a Cross After Lawsuit Claimed it was “Offensive”
Until a few days ago, a war memorial in a public park in North Carolina included a metal sculpture depicting a soldier kneeling in prayer before a cross. But city officials voted to remove the sculpture to settle a lawsuit claiming the artwork promoted Christianity.
View More City Forced to Remove Memorial of Soldier Kneeling at a Cross After Lawsuit Claimed it was “Offensive”Is Your Church Worship More Pagan than Christian?
There is a great misunderstanding in churches of the purpose of music in Christian worship. Churches routinely advertise their “life-changing” or “dynamic” worship that will “bring you closer to God” or “change your life.” Certain worship CD’s promise that the music will “enable you to enter the presence of God.”
View More Is Your Church Worship More Pagan than Christian?Did Archaeologists Find Site Where Jesus Preached?
What archaeologists were surprised to find on a 20-acre parcel of land along the western side of the Sea of Galilee may have ties to Jesus.
View More Did Archaeologists Find Site Where Jesus Preached?Pastor Saeed Abedini Pens Moving Christmas Letter From Prison to Family, Believers: ‘These Days Are Very Cold Here’
For the third Christmas in a row, Christian American-Iranian pastor Saeed Abedini, who has been imprisoned in Iran for his faith since 2012, is missing his family. And despite being cold and threatened by inmates in prison, Abedini encouraged Christians in a moving and at times heartbreaking letter to his family from his prison cell to keep hoping in God.
View More Pastor Saeed Abedini Pens Moving Christmas Letter From Prison to Family, Believers: ‘These Days Are Very Cold Here’Jewels Overlooked in the Story of Job
The Old Testament book of Job is an ancient and mysterious piece of literature. Often we focus on its main message to the neglect of the little gems of understanding hidden in its recesses.
View More Jewels Overlooked in the Story of Job8 Signs You Were A Youth Group Kid in the Early 90’s or Late 80’s
Whether or not you were actually a member of a youth group during the 1980’s or 90’s, you will likely remember several of these trends that Christian teens from that time period would identify with.
View More 8 Signs You Were A Youth Group Kid in the Early 90’s or Late 80’sDoes Your Insurance Provide Obamacare Abortion Coverage?
WASHINGTON — Two pro-life research groups announced Thursday on Capitol Hill that they’ve launched a new website designed to help healthcare consumers figure out which Obamacare plans include surcharges that will go directly toward funding abortions.
View More Does Your Insurance Provide Obamacare Abortion Coverage?5 Facebook Mistakes
I suppose this could be about all social media, but Facebook seems to take up most of our time on the computer these days (and for the foreseeable future?). As with all things we need wisdom to use such a gift … and yes, I do regard Facebook as a gift. It is a free utility that allows us to connect with so many people that we might not hear from otherwise.
View More 5 Facebook MistakesPray for them: Christian persecution at ‘biblical proportions’
In recent months, stories of Christian persecution have seemed more like pages ripped from the Book of Exodus than modern-day news reports.
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