The Joplin Globe, Joplin, MO--Faith http://www.joplinglobe.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:47:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/faith/local_story_078184846.html SHNS: Vatican launching iPhone app to reach masses http://www.joplinglobe.com/faith/local_story_078184846.html The Vatican is launching an iPhone application, and it chose a California priest to deliver the app’s inspirational message. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:56:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/faith/local_story_078185647.html Rich Brown: Number 40 significant in Bible http://www.joplinglobe.com/faith/local_story_078185647.html Under the umbrella of Christianity, there is nothing more meaningful than Easter and the 40 days preceding it, Lent. When I think of Easter and the awesome resurrection of Christ, I never fail to ponder the importance of those 40 days leading up to it, which is a time to search one’s soul, reflect, take stock and, yes, repent. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:00:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/faith/local_story_078190324.html Church briefs http://www.joplinglobe.com/faith/local_story_078190324.html Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:47:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/faith/local_story_071184736.html AP: Muslim-based fashion label conquers streets of Europe http://www.joplinglobe.com/faith/local_story_071184736.html Garments playfully merge Islamic messages, pop culture. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:02:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/faith/local_story_071190442.html Church briefs http://www.joplinglobe.com/faith/local_story_071190442.html Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:53:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/faith/local_story_071185338.html Rich Brown: Retired pastor ready to establish new church http://www.joplinglobe.com/faith/local_story_071185338.html Bert Ott retired from the ministry two years ago. But, at 71, he’s ready to resume his pastoral duties on a moment’s notice if he could open a German-speaking church in the Joplin area. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:25:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/faith/local_story_064192705.html Rich Brown: Church prepares Easter pageant http://www.joplinglobe.com/faith/local_story_064192705.html Roman soldiers roam. A 60-voice choir rehearses. The 35-piece orchestra warms up. And a singing Jesus stands ready in the wings. If you think you have seen awesome Easter pageants before, you may find those of your past hard to measure up to what Forest Park Baptist Church will be presenting Thursday through Saturday, April 1 to 3. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:23:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/faith/local_story_064192500.html Shifting morals: Younger Catholics have no qualms over disagreeing with Vatican http://www.joplinglobe.com/faith/local_story_064192500.html In one of the defining works of his historic papacy, Pope John Paul II argued that if people — believers and nonbelievers alike — want true freedom and peace, they must accept the reality of “universal and unchanging moral norms.” Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:19:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/faith/local_story_064192141.html Church briefs http://www.joplinglobe.com/faith/local_story_064192141.html Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:03:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/faith/local_story_057190512.html Church briefs http://www.joplinglobe.com/faith/local_story_057190512.html Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:01:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/faith/local_story_057190219.html Rich Brown: Joplin woman bound for Swaziland mission trip http://www.joplinglobe.com/faith/local_story_057190219.html Even though she is a young woman working toward her degree at Southern Nazarene University near Oklahoma City, Christy Swank is a veteran when it comes to mission trips. Swank, a 2007 graduate of Thomas Jefferson Independent Day School in Joplin, will be going on her fifth mission in May when she and fellow classmates from SNU head to Swaziland, located in Southern Africa between Mozambique and South Africa. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:59:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/faith/local_story_057185939.html Still believers: Study on religion finds young adults less affiliated but not less religious http://www.joplinglobe.com/faith/local_story_057185939.html Is faith losing its grip on the young? That would be one way to read a new report by the respected Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, which found that more than one-quarter of Americans age 18 to 29 have no religious preference or affiliation, and fewer than one in five attends services regularly. That makes them easily the least religious generation among Americans alive today, perhaps the least religious ever. Or does it? Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:19:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/faith/local_story_050111944.html MTNS: Pastor's 'creation care' message resonates with church members http://www.joplinglobe.com/faith/local_story_050111944.html Because of their large numbers, American evangelicals could be a critical component of the burgeoning eco-religious movement. About 59 million Americans identify as evangelical Protestants, according to the 2008 Pew study. Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:17:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/faith/local_story_050111554.html Rich Brown: Convention to use Revelation as theme http://www.joplinglobe.com/faith/local_story_050111554.html The three jam-packed days of activities are designed chiefly for people with roles in their churches, as evidenced by OCC President Matt Proctor’s forward in the convention pamphlet. Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:07:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/faith/local_story_050111317.html Church briefs http://www.joplinglobe.com/faith/local_story_050111317.html The Victorymen Quartet will perfom at 10:45 a.m. Sunday at Friendship Baptist Church, 705 E. 15th St. Donations will be accepted for this event.