Author: Steve Rabey

Veteran political pundit Fred Barnes has shared his ideas for decades in The New Republic and American Spectator and on Fox News and Voice of America radio. But his conservative values preceded his faith in Christ. “My father was a charter subscriber to William Buckley’s National Review back in 1955,” he says. “I accepted Christ…

The first time Chris Brewer entered the Celebration Metaphysical Center in 2000, the 20-something had just moved to the Springs. Undergoing major life changes and seeking greater clarity and energy, Brewer was drawn by the smell of incense and the sound of healing bells. Once inside, he discovered a wealth of spiritual resources and classes…

Richie Furay got his first guitar for Christmas when he was 8. Now, 65 years later, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member is grateful to still be playing and singing. He brings his band to Stargazers Theatre on Saturday for a concert covering “all 50 years of my musical history.” From his Boulder…

Since moving to Black Forest three decades ago, Del Tackett has fallen in love with the mountains, streams and canyons. He regularly thanks God for creating the Earth and its beauty – all within the past 10,000 years. Scientists say our planet was formed nearly 5 billion years ago, but Tackett is among the millions…

She sports a nose ring and tattoos. She preaches about “courageous doubt.” One year ago today, she led a group of Ohio women in the Women’s March on Washington, D.C. Now the Rev. Heather Lee Haginduff is lead minister at First Congregational Church, which has been meeting at its downtown location since 1874, longer than…

During his first year in office, Donald Trump mostly delivered on two major promises: to give Americans a “big, beautiful” tax cut and to “totally destroy” the Johnson Amendment, which limits political speech by churches and charities. These two changes will impact what congregations and nonprofits do and how they raise funds. But religious leaders,…

More than 100 people are crammed into a downtown restaurant. drinks in hand, waiting for the music to begin. The host announces the first song, then all join in singing Martin Luther’s classic hymn, “A Mighty Fortress is Our God,” their voices echoing through the city streets. “We are celebrating Luther tonight,” says Candice Datz,…

A war is raging, but it’s not fought with guns. It’s an invisible battle between true and false worldviews taking place inside people’s heads, says Jeff Myers, president of Summit Ministries in Manitou Springs, where 1,211 young people attended this summer’s 12-day training sessions featuring 56 hours on religious liberty, sexuality and intelligent design. Myers’…

C.S. Lewis was a balding, bookish, British bachelor more accustomed to the smell of musty old manuscripts than the sound of children’s laughter. But this Oxford University literature professor was able to climb down academia’s ivory towers, connect with his own inner child and write delightful fantasy novels that became the world’s best-selling children’s series…

Jesus encountered many tax collectors and chose one named Matthew to be his disciple. When the Rev. Danny Garrido of The Crossing Church preaches about these encounters, he cites his full-time job as a sales tax investigator for the City of Colorado Springs. He takes only a small salary from the church he founded in…