Word: pastorals
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...many who have visited this statue, located just a stone’s throw from Tufts University, remain skeptical, including Robert Doherty, the talkative and charismatic pastor of Sacred Heart Church...
...most tangible impact so far has been on Davey’s life. When he first contacted Jay Sekulow, chief counsel at ACLJ and the host of the call-in radio program “Jay Sekulow Live,” Davey hoped to become a pastor. He wanted to go to a theological ministry, not law school. But watching Sekulow channel his faith into his work, Davey’s mind changed...
...late '90s, Daniels was working for the Boston-based Massachusetts Family Institute, an independent conservative group loosely affiliated with Focus on the Family. In Boston, he became friendly with the Rev. Dr. Ray Hammond, a physician turned pastor who had won national plaudits for helping inner-city youths in Boston. Eventually Daniels--with the help of Hammond and several other minority ministers--founded the Alliance for Marriage...
...Young people want to know something bigger than themselves," says senior Marcus Robinson, 24, an art major from Pomona, Calif. Robinson describes himself as "feeling out this whole God thing," when he applied to A.P.U. at his pastor's urging. Like Robinson, most college students are pondering spirituality, according to a study under way at the University of California, Los Angeles. More than three-quarters of college juniors told researchers they discuss religion and spirituality with friends, and 68% said they are "feeling unsettled about spiritual matters." But 62% said their professors never encourage classroom discussions of religion or spirituality...
...feel as much like a pep rally as church. Stuffed onto risers and folding chairs in the event center, the young adults sing along, raise their arms and sway as student Christian rock and gospel groups perform. Leaning on a lectern in front of a towering video screen, campus pastor Chris Brown, in jeans, sneakers and a goatee, cuts from photos of A.P.U. students "who need our prayers" to a scene from the Jim Carrey movie Bruce Almighty. In his sermon, Brown makes references to his winter-break road trip, Jell-O and The Simpsons' pious neighbor Ned Flanders...