UrbanFaith.com is an online magazine featuring Christian commentary, culture, and conversation from a wide range of multicultural voices.
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UrbanFaith.com Are small groups mainly for white Christians? We want to hear your thoughts.
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Shouldchurch small groups be filed exclusively under the rubric of"Stuff White People Like"? That's the provocative question that Leadership Journal's Out of Ur blog recently posed. Riffing ...
UrbanFaith.com A revealing story of crime, doubt, forgiveness, and the criminal justice system.
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Though the facts pointed to their guilt, I could not in good conscience implicate the two men who stuck a gun in my neck and stole my money. But I could forgive them.
UrbanFaith.com A Planned Parenthood leader has a change of heart.
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Making the rounds today is thestoryaboutthe director ofa Planned Parenthoodcenter in Bryan/College Station, Texas,who resigned from her job last month, saying, "I can't do this anymore."
UrbanFaith.com An unusual church-growth model from a Chicago-area church.
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A Chicago-area church is bringing a new twist to the "prosperity gospel." According to the Chicago Tribune, Lighthouse Church of All Nations in Alsip, Illinois,awards weekly cash prizes to luckychurchgoers who are sitting in the right seat.
UrbanFaith.com Efrem Smith on seeing the role of government through the historical lens of race in America.
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Among other controversies, the health-care debate has shined a light on the different ways that African Americans and European Americans think about government in the lives of people.
UrbanFaith.com This football tearjerker is a good reminder of what's most important.
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For the past 20 years, Brad Gaines has driven 175 miles from Nashville, Tennessee, to Russellville, Alabama, three times a year to visitthe tiny cemetery where a friend he barely knew is laid to rest.
UrbanFaith.com If your Christian life has become dull, here's a challenge that could change everything.
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If following Jesus has become a boring, monotonous experience for you, as it has for many of us, perhaps it's because we're afraid to act on what we claim to believe.
UrbanFaith.com A different take on Michael Jackson. If you see the movie, please share your review with us.
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As fans get ready for the eagerly awaited Michael Jackson concert film, an African American pastor reconsiders the Black church's dubious embrace of the King of Pop.
UrbanFaith.com Check out UrbanFaith contributor Linda Leigh Hargrove's African American history book list.
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Did you know that October is National Book Month? Oh, I hear you: "Thanks for telling us now that the month is almost over." Well, just because the month is over doesn't mean you still can't crack open a good book and explore new people, places, and ideas. ...
UrbanFaith.com Has anyone seen "Paranormal Activity" yet? Should we believe the hype?
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Like a lot of peoplethis past weekend, I caught a late-night showing of Paranormal Activity, the new horror film that cost a lowly $15,000 to make but has grossed more than $62million at the box office so far.I don't think I've ever seen a movie where the audience screamed so much.
UrbanFaith.com 200 years after a nasty split over race, black and white descendants of a historic Methodist church reunite.
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On a sad but pivotal day in the late 1780s, several of the African American members of Philadelphia's St. George's Methodist Church were thrown out of the church by the congregation'swhite leaders because of their refusal to sit in a blacks-only gallery area. ...
UrbanFaith.com Heard the one about the hotel owner who told his Hispanic employees to change their names?
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We've probably all experienced a new boss who charges in withnew rules before ever scouting out the culture ofthe organization he's now running. This story about a white hotel owner in New ...
UrbanFaith.com A quick report from last week's annual Christian Community Development Association conference.
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Last week, I had the privilege of traveling to Cincinnati for the annual conference of the Christian Community Development Association (CCDA), a network of over 500 non-profit ministriesranging from grassroots, community-based groups to large relief and development organizations. ...
UrbanFaith.com UrbanFaith catches up with Sherri Shepherd, Mary Mary, BeBe & CeCe, and Tim Keller.
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After a few weeks off, Pop & Circumstance is back! (Did you miss us?) As you probably suspected, we've got plenty to talk about, including the return of BeBe and CeCe, Mary Mary's questionable new pursuits, and a new book that will rock your world. ...
UrbanFaith.com Have you seen the pro-atheism billboards in your town?
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If you live or work in a large urban area, you may have noticed the appearanceof prominent advertisements that question the existence of God.
