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BASEBALL: Grapevine Faith advances to title game (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
Grapevine Faith rallied from a five-run deficit to beat Waco Reicher 13-5 in a TAPPS Class 4A baseball semifinal Thursday in Waco. The Lions (21-10) meet Lubbock Christian for the 4A title at 1 p.m. Friday at Mary Hardin-Baylor in Belton. “I had some concern,” coach Steve Ford said. “When you’re down 5-0 against a traditionally experienced baseball team you have those thoughts.” Faith clip the ...
8 May 2008, 7:42 pm | click here for more
Growing up gay and Christian (The Daily World)
KATHY QUIGG | THE DAILY WORLD Hoquiam High School graduates, Loren Dokke, middle, and Robynne Sapp right, say it was difficult growing up gay and Christian.
9 May 2008, 1:00 pm | click here for more
Artistic talent leads woman to Christian ministry (The Daily Leader)
In the 12 years since she first became a painter, Franklin County's Melba Jones has grown her artwork into a Christian ministry.
9 May 2008, 3:21 pm | click here for more
Tuscaloosa Christian shuts out Faith, 15 0 (The Tuscaloosa News)
The Tuscaloosa Christian Warriors tuned up for their ACEAA Tournament by shutting out Faith Christian of Athens in four innings.
8 May 2008, 3:42 am | click here for more
Christian doctrine disguised in Dr. Seuss stories? (USA Today)
When Horton Hears a Who, is there a sermon to be heard? When Horton's world of Who-ville was "saved by the Smallest of every," author Robert Short saw the savior of the Whos as a symbol for Christ the Savior. Short has reinterpreted many Dr. Seuss stories as subtle messages of Christian doctrine in the new book, The Parables of Dr. Seuss.
9 May 2008, 1:27 pm | click here for more
Evangelical leaders say their faith is too politicized (AP via Yahoo! News)
Prominent evangelicals urged Christian conservatives Wednesday to support "an expansion of our concerns beyond single-issue politics," angering some leaders on the religious right who have been closely allied with the Republican Party.
7 May 2008, 5:06 pm | click here for more
High school boys golf: Woodland Christian at Division VI Championships (The Daily Democrat)
The Cardinals saw their season arrive to a close with a third-place finish in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division VI Championships on Tuesday. Woodland Christian shot a combined score of 429 on the par-71 Castle Oak course in Ione, just behind Turlock Christian at 416 and Faith Christian at 428.
9 May 2008, 11:11 am | click here for more
Leonie's Christian art on display (Redditch Standard)
A CHRISTIAN artist is keeping the faith with a display of her work at a town centre venue. The Creation Series by artist Leonie Marklew-Barrett, from Bromsgrove, is now being showcased at the Ecumenical Centre after members of the Emmanuel Church took a liking to her work earlier this year.
9 May 2008, 2:29 am | click here for more
Faith leaders seek to bridge divisions, work for social justice (Austin American-Statesman)
I hesitate before I even start this column, wondering what images the words and names I use will evoke among readers. What evangelical means to one person; what the term progressive means to another. But here goes: Jim Wallis, a "progressive" evangelical Christian is coming to Austin next week. Wallis, whose latest book, "The Great Awakening," describes a revival among young people who seek to ...
9 May 2008, 10:31 am | click here for more
Christian Freedom International Celebrates Grand Opening of New Handcraft Store (Christian News Wire)
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich., May 9 / Christian Newswire / -- Christian Freedom International (CFI), a nonprofit organization dedicated to assisting persecuted Christians around the world, is celebrating the grand opening of its new handcraft store in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.
9 May 2008, 9:40 am | click here for more