When Monica Montgomery Steppe When she was two years old, she told her family to stop calling her Pumpkin. Her name, she tells them, is Monica. It is this self-confidence that has carried Montgomery, a city councilor, to great heights throughout her young political career. Monica Montgomery Steppe. Campaign photo Never one to back down their values or beliefs, board member candidate and county supervisor joins Dear San Diego to discuss her motivations; his love for music, government and community; and why it’s important for her, and people like her, to be at the table. “There are many racial disparities…
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JUDEA, Israel – Amid the war in Gaza, clashes have also taken place in the region known as the West Bank – the biblical areas of Judea and Samaria – including violent protests and exchanges of gunfire during raids Israeli arrests. Despite concerns about the region, a Christian organization has pledged to stand with Israeli settlers no matter what. HaYovel operates in the hills of the biblical heartland of Israel. Aside from biblical history, the region is also rife with conflict. While much of the world believes Jewish communities are undermining the “peace process,” a group of Americans have been…
Members of a Durham church are trying to move forward Sunday after their church caught fire Saturday.The fire happened at Charity Christian Fellowship in Durham, at 1120 East Lawson Street in the McDougald Terrace neighborhood.Community members said the church has been in the community for more than three decades.“I was shocked to see this here,” said one community member. “I’ve been here too many times. I’m going to miss it. Everyone is going to miss it.”According to the Durham Fire Department, firefighters were dispatched to the residence at 2:17 p.m.Firefighters encountered heavy smoke and fire after entering the home and…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A Shelby County pastor is out of jail and could be back in church Sunday after posting bond.You may have seen him on “American Idol” or “The Voice.”901 Church’s pastor, Steven Flockhart, was charged with identity theft and theft of merchandise, records show.“We really liked the church and thought it was a great place to fit in,” said Scott Hibbard, a former member of Church 901.Hibbard and his wife attended Church 901, which has two locations in Bartlett and Millington.But now they are looking for a new church.“Wait a minute now,” Hibbard said, referring to the identity…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A Shelby County pastor is out of jail and could be back in church Sunday after posting bond.You may have seen him on “American Idol” or “The Voice.”901 Church’s pastor, Steven Flockhart, was charged with identity theft and theft of merchandise, records show.“We really liked the church and thought it was a great place to fit in,” said Scott Hibbard, a former member of Church 901.Hibbard and his wife attended Church 901, which has two locations in Bartlett and Millington.But now they are looking for a new church.“Wait a minute now,” Hibbard said, referring to the identity…
A religious cross is captured through ornamental railings in the Fort Kochi area of Kerala state, South India. | Getty ImagesChristians around the world will come together in solidarity with their brothers and sisters in Christ who face persecution and even death for their faith this Sunday and next Sunday, on the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church . THE International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church has been organized by the World Evangelical Alliance for more than two decades, with many other faith-based organizations encouraging participation. According to Open Doors, a watchdog that monitors the persecution…
Faithful America, an online Christian group that supports social justice causes, warns that new House Speaker Mike Johnson could be the “most dangerous Christian nationalist leader” in the U.S. government.Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, was recently elected to the post after weeks of infighting among Republican Party members of the House of Representatives. Evangelical Christian, he is a close ally from the former president Donald Trump and has often been outspoken about putting his Christian faith at the center of his legislative career.In a petition released Wednesday, Faithful America, along with several Democratic and progressive organizations, said Johnson was an…
The veteran religious writer notes:Religious conservatives applauded Johnson’s election (October 25), after which he brought his Bible to the podium before taking the oath of office. “The Bible says very clearly that God is the one who exalts those in authority…each one of you, all of us,” he said.”Someone asked me today in the media, ‘People are curious, what does Mike Johnson think about any issue?'” Johnson said (October 26) in an interview with Fox News. “I said, ‘Well, go get a Bible off your shelf and read it.’ This is my view of the world.But progressive religious leaders are…
FSC-KristenKristen Gardner of Richmond, Virginia, shares how a family services counselor gave her tools to improve her mental health during an interview in 2023. Photo provided by Kristen Gardner, courtesy of Church News.All rights reserved. This story appears here courtesy of TheChurchNews.com. It is not intended for use by other media. By Mary Richards, Church News Kristen Gardner had her first child at the age of 21. That’s also the age she was when she first went to therapy. “I knew I would need counseling just because of things that had happened in my past. And for a long time,…
I stopped being a priest on Sunday. We’re in Sussex, the home of English Catholicism, with the Norfolks in Arundel and all that. But reformative lava bubbles up every Guy Fawkes night, especially in nearby Lewes. So, in our Anglican parish, the gags about burning a few Catholics to celebrate my departure have been well worn. I never wanted to be a rural parish priest. Or, more kindly, I didn’t intend to be. My ministry took place during the week in the City of London, at St Bride’s in Fleet Street, the journalists’ church. But we sold my interest in…