Author: Steve Rabey
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Springs Rescue Mission uses novel approaches to help homelesss
Cynthia first became homeless in 2012, after fleeing an abusive husband. She later scraped together enough money to rent a cheap apartment, but bedbugs left her and her two children homeless again. “It was like a downward spiral,” says Cynthia, whose real name is not being used to protect her privacy. “We had nothing left.”…
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Colorado Springs group promotes ‘breaking bread, building bridges’
fter divisive midterm elections that subjected Coloradans to $100 million of political ads, groups of Colorado Springs residents are meeting to cultivate an endangered community asset: civil conversations across ideological lines. Last month, dozens of participants kicked off three new Food for Thought groups that will bring together true-blue liberals and red-hot conservatives, devout Christians…
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Colorado Springs doctor’s book recounts kidnapping by Taliban
Dilip Joseph knew his work in rural Afghanistan was dangerous. During nine previous trips to the war-torn nation, the Christian doctor was often warned to avoid medical clinics or community centers targeted by Islamic insurgents. But he never feared for his life until December 2012, when he and two Afghan co-workers were captured by Taliban…
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Jewish High Holy Days are time for reflection, grief
Wednesday night, Jews in Colorado Springs and around the world will celebrate Rosh Hashana and welcome in the Jewish New Year of 5775. But no silly hats or gaudy party balloons will accompany the sounding of the shofar, the hollow ram’s horn that is blown like a trumpet. That’s because Rosh Hashana is the beginning…
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Youth ministries serve “church of tomorrow”
As students head back to school, another seasonal ritual is also underway: Thousands of area young people will seek out youth groups organized by local churches and parachurch organizations. One local Protestant congregation has emphasized youth ministry for more than a century, while the Catholic diocese recently hired its first priest to serve local college…
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Billy Graham has shaped evangelical life in Colorado Springs, world
Billy Graham likely will be remembered as the world’s greatest evangelist, having preached to live audiences of nearly 215 million people in more than 185 countries and having persuaded millions to accept his offer of salvation through Jesus Christ. Nearly a decade after his last major public appearance, the ailing 95-year-old remains Americans’ “most admired”…
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Faith, family and beer – a heavenly toast
It might not be as popular as St. Francis or St. Patrick, but growing numbers of beer-loving believers in Colorado Springs and around the country are raising their glasses to St. Arnold, the patron saint of hop-pickers and brewers. “From man’s sweat and God’s love, beer came into the world,” said Arnold, a seventh-century abbot…
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Making heaven real: Child’s account leads to book- and now a movie
During his six years as a literary agent for Colorado Springs-based Alive Communications, Joel Kneedler has helped publish a hundred books. He also has broken the hearts of hundreds of aspiring authors. “I have conversations where people are bawling, or saying I don’t appreciate their life story, or accusing me of not cooperating with God’s…
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Jesse Stanley grew up hearing about Jesus every day at home, on Sundays at Vanguard Church, and Mondays through Fridays at Colorado Springs Christian School. After Jesse and his brothers became major players in Colorado’s rapidly growing marijuana industry, some Christians accused them of doing “Satan’s work.” But Jesse says the family’s marijuana ministry is…
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Colorado Springs-based HCJB now named Reach Beyond
When a Chicago evangelist and musician named Clarence Jones asked God to guide his missionary endeavors, he received a clear call: “Go south with radio.” In 1931, Jones founded the world’s first missionary radio station in Quito, Ecuador. The call letters were HCJB, and that’s pretty much the name the ministry has been known by…