Author: Steve Rabey

Women are more likely than men to attend worship services, surveys show, but some Colorado Springs churches and organizations focus on ministry to men. Every Tuesday, up to 400 men gather by 6 a.m. for breakfast, Bible study and discussion at Wholehearted Men, a group that started meeting in 2015, the year after The Road…

Kimm Carr says she became a Christian in elementary school but never really studied the Bible until her 30s, when she joined a study hosted by a group called Community Bible Study in an Athens, Ga., church. “I somehow missed the fact that God speaks through his word,” she says of the quarter century during…

What is Christian nationalism? Is it the mission of the church to create a “Christian” nation? What is the difference between Christian nationalism and patriotism? Should Christianity enjoy a favored political status in the U.S., and does such favoritism advance the cause of the gospel? Denver Seminary is hosting a free conference Friday — in…

In his Bible studies with Denver Broncos players and coaches, chaplain Reza Zadeh doesn’t use sports analogies or Bible verses designed to inspire. “They don’t need me to pump them up,” says Zadeh, who was born in Iran, moved to California with his parents after the country’s 1979 Islamic revolution and played football for Colorado…

Fifteen Colorado Springs young people died by suicide in 2016, followed by 15 more in 2020. These numbers have since decreased, but with the number of suicides higher than ever in the U.S., local leaders are calling for action. “Suicide in our city, county and state is an epidemic,” said the Rev. Matt Holcombe of…

Step by step. That’s how Yemi Mobolade journeyed from Nigeria to the U.S. to the mayor’s office of the country’s 40th largest city. And he says his wasn’t a solo journey, thanks to the help — human and divine — he received at key points along the way. Family and faith Mobolade’s parents grew up…