Author: By Steve Rabey Religion Correspondent
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Colorado Springs ministries hold conferences, speak for God
Old Testament prophets thundered against ungodliness. In the New Testament, the prophetic gifts of Apostles helped strengthen the early church. Two Colorado Springs ministries say their leaders exercise prophetic gifts and apostolic roles, and both are holding national conferences here soon. Dutch Sheets Ministries will host Forward: An Appeal to Heaven here Thursday through Saturday.…
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E-van-gel-i-cal? Leaders assess movement’s tensions over embrace of Trump
Seventy-five years after the founding of the National Association of Evangelicals, the evangelical movement is the nation’s largest religious bloc. A quarter of Americans consider themselves evangelical, more than the religiously unaffiliated (23 percent), Catholics (21 percent) or mainline Protestants (15 percent), reports the Pew Research Center. But the movement’s identification with the Republican Party…
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Muslim ministry seeks to replace fear with faith, love
Many Americans have negative feelings about Muslims, but Springs resident Paul Filidis promotes a warmer response. “Prayer expands our ability to love,” said Filidis, who will distribute 100,000 copies of this year’s “30 Days of Prayer for the Muslim World” booklets, which retail for $3. The booklets guide people as they pray for the conversion…
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Leadership diversity a challenge for Colorado Springs evangelical organizations
America is becoming more racially diverse. By 2050, minorities will be the new majority. And gender diversity is transforming the American workplace, from corporate offices to the U.S. Northern Command and the U.S. Air Force Academy, and possibly the White House. But white male leadership remains the norm for dozens of Colorado Springs-based national and…
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A holiday tradition with Colorado Springs ties: “A Charlie Brown Christmas” turns 50
Classmates never paid much attention to the shy, little kid with big glasses who always drew silly pictures. They called him Shorty. He felt like “a nothing.” But Charles Schulz showed them all, channeling his anxieties into a comic strip that became a pop culture phenomenon, generating billions of dollars in product sales and turning…
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In with the old: Churches minister to growing elderly population
America is experiencing an elder boom, with 43 million people over age 65 in 2012. That number is expected to grow to 83 million by 2050. Local churches aren’t waiting ’til tomorrow. They’re serving aging members of the Baby Boomer generation now, involving them in classes, activities, service opportunities and groups with names such as…
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Jewish students keep the faith at college
As students head to college, some parents wonder if their children will continue to embrace the religious traditions they experienced back home or if faith will be pushed to the sideline. Studies show that secularism is on the upswing among the millennial generation – those born after 1980 – along with an increase in “nones,”…
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Three churches merge in Colorado Springs, bringing together new and old
Pastor Eric Sandras of The Sanctuary Church got much more than he bargained for in March when he approached another west side church about renting space. Last Sunday, leaders of 125-year-old Bethany Baptist Church gave their West Colorado Avenue building, property and assets worth more than $1 million to The Sanctuary Church, which was founded…