For those of you wondering if there’s a biblical mandate to tithe on inheritance, Dave Ramsey weighs in.
To the best of my knowledge, there’s no indication in Scripture that you should tithe on an inheritance. It never hurts to give, but I think when it comes to an inheritance, you’re talking about something that would [...]

Israeli archaeologists this holiday season discovered a home from the early Roman period, sometime between the first century B.C.  and 1 A.D. It was discovered adjacent to the Church of the Anunciation in Nazareth.
Yardena Alexander from the Israel Antiquities Authority tells Fox News:
“We know Nazareth was a very small Jewish village, even a hamlet, at the [...]

Check out article on CNN.com examining the prosperity gospel, or in other words, that God rewards his faithful with both spiritual and financial gifts. It opens with a discussion of Jesus’ financial portfolio.
Rev. C. Thomas Anderson, senior pastor of the Living Word Bible Church in Mesa, Arizona, says Jesus couldn’t have been poor because he [...]

The Associated Press reports  ”archaeologists digging in Jerusalem have uncovered a 3,700-year-old wall that is the oldest example of massive fortifications ever found in the city,” quoting the Israel Antiquities Authority.
The 26-foot-high wall is believed to have been part of a protected passage built by ancient Canaanites from a hilltop fortress to a nearby spring that was [...]

A group of American Catholic leaders visiting Cuba are calling for an end to what they call an economic policy that punishes ordinary Cubans. They are urging the Obama administration to lift the 47-year-old economic embargo against Cuba’s communist government. The Miami Herald reports:
Bishop Thomas Wenski of Orlando said the U.S. church welcomed a recent move by Washington [...]

We’ve all heard about the mental benefits of prayer. Now, a new book claims even atheists can enjoy those benefits, which include a brain power boost. Andrew Newberg in “How God Changes Your Brain” reports:
…brain scanners show that intense meditation alters our gray matter, strengthening regions that focus the mind and foster compassion while calming those linked [...]

The LA  Times reports the arrest of a Baptist minister on charges of stealing more than $800,000 from the Southern California church he leads. The LA County Sherriff’s Department says Rev. E. Joshua Sims, pastor of Double Rock Baptist Church in Compton, was taken into custody after a months-long investigation.
Between March 2000 and September 2008, investigators believe, Sims diverted [...]

The Archdiocese of Miami announced Sunday that it will close 13 churches in Miami-Dade and Broward counties over the next six weeks. The Miami Herald reports  this is an effort “to slash costs in a recession that has caused the institution to lose tens of millions in investments while subsidizing operations at struggling parishes.”
Seven Catholic [...]

Following up on our earlier posting on USA Today misleading on mainstream church support for a minimum wage hike — apparently USA Today has a history of obscuring minimum wage activists. And the paper is not alone in its lack of transparency.
Three years ago, a full-page story and photo essay told how hard it was to [...]

Would your political/economic ideology be consistent if you wanted the government to stay out of your pocket but not your bed? Kris Wampler of the Charlotte Libertarian Examiner delves into this conundrum, asking the provocative question: Can Christians Be Libertarians?
The battle between liberals and conservatives only obscures the matter while hampering liberty. The left and [...]