Religion

Tuesday evening, a plume of black smoke rose out of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, signifying that the first round of balloting to elect a new pope had passed without any nominee receiving the necessary two-thirds majority.

This week at the Vatican in Rome, cardinals from around the world are convening to elect the next pope, which could happen any day now. Who is most likely to succeed Pope Benedict XIV? As of now, there is no clear favorite, but a few cardinals have emerged as the top choices in various betting markets.

Bill Nye the Science Guy has taken the internet by storm with Twitter rumors that he was killed in a balloon accident (sparked by The Onion) and his new Web series for Big Think. Most recently, however, our favorite childhood TV scientist sparked a lively debate through his video blog, pitting science against creationism, and America, obviously, had something to say about it.

I had the awesome and blessed privilege to attend The Newsboys God's Not Dead Tour last night.  I must say it was AWESOME!

The Newsboys are returning to Amarillo, Thursday night February 2nd at the Church at Quail Creek and it is going to be an amazing show!  I had the opportunity to talk with The Newsboys drummer Duncan Phillips about the show, the new album and the change from former lead singer Peter Furler to Michael Tait (former DC Talk lead singer).  Plus all the details about the show and a chance to w

It was Season 7 of American Idol that introduced us to David Archuleta.   Then the battle went on and came down to David and David in the finals of American Idol that season.  David Cook took home the prize and David Archuleta came in second.  Although he has been keeping up with his music, he made a huge announcement at his concert in Salt Lake City, Utah on Monday night.  He announced that he is

The Story of the birth of Jesus Christ has been told in so many ways.  It has been told in writing in The Bible, through song, and through acting.   Now somebody created this awesome video of how the story would have been told on facebook.  I must admit it gave me chills.

When he was four, Colton Burpo almost died of a burst appendix. Vivid memories the now 12-year old had of going to Heaven, sitting in Jesus’ lap, and meeting dead family members during this near death experience became the basis for the book ‘Heaven is for Real,’ which has been on the New York Times bestseller list for the past 52 weeks. Now there is an 32-page illustrated children’s edition of ‘H

The National Geographic Channel introduces a new show to it's airwaves tomorrow evening at 8pm central.  It is called Pint-Sized Preachers and as you might have guessed it is little kids preaching.  Some of these little kids are in preschool.  Yes it is cute, but I'm not sure about this one.

I totally believe in freedom of religion and that people have the right to choose who they worship or who they do not worship.  I for one believe in God, Jesus and the Holy Ghost.  I try my best to walk in that path on a daily basis.  I do my best to keep my son on that path as well and part of that is Vacation Bible School-VBS, every summer.