Kristen Campbell
Kristen Campbell is an author at Religion News Service.
All Stories by Kristen Campbell
Farmer links seed patents to the Antichrist
By Kristen Campbell — December 3, 2008
DUTTON, Ala.-Michael White keeps a Mason jar full of wheat grains next to his well-worn Bible. The jar was filled by his great-grandfather decades before anyone dreamed of genetically altering plants or animals. The jar reminds him of what he considers God’s first earthly gift to humanity: seeds. It’s a gift that is in danger […]
Church finds a surplus, and gives it away
By Kristen Campbell — November 21, 2008
c. 2008 Religion News Service DECATUR, Ala. _ Senior Pastor Doug Ripley looked at Decatur Baptist Church’s books and quickly realized the annual budget was totally out of whack. But he knew exactly what to do next. He gave away $10,000. “August and September were two of our biggest financial months,” said Ripley. “We were […]
Man carries Gospel coast to coast in covered wagon
By Kristen Campbell — November 20, 2008
c. 2008 Religion News ServiceHAZEL GREEN, Ala. _ Randy Boehmer’s ministry is powered by mule, sun and the Son of God.“I’m here for the Word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ,” said Boehmer on a recent Saturday morning as he moved around his covered wagon rigs to feed his four Belgian draft mules. […]
Paranormal beliefs aren’t always treated equally
By Kristen Campbell — October 30, 2008
c. 2008 Religion News Service (UNDATED) On Friday (Oct. 31), no one will be surprised to see ghosts and goblins on the loose. But for some Americans, ghosts _ along with extraterrestrials, Bigfoot and UFOs _ aren’t the stuff of seasonal sightings or tabloid teasers. They’re real _ as real as a resurrected Jesus and […]
Christian ghost hunters seek life on the other side
By Kristen Campbell — October 24, 2008
c. 2008 Religion News Service HUNTSVILLE, Ala. _ Do you believe in ghosts? Michael Reed, a practical, middle-aged man who works as a baker in Madison,Ala., didn’t. Not until the night something in his apartment in an old house in New Orleans nearly squeezed the breath out of him. Kim Knight, who lives south of […]
Jewish author says year with Jesus restored his faith
By Kristen Campbell — October 15, 2008
c. 2008 Religion News Service (UNDATED) Jesus, many Christians might tell you, saved their lives. Benyamin Cohen, founder and editor of American Jewish Life and Jewsweek, credits the carpenter with helping to save his faith. At first glance, you might think Cohen’s story would be markedly different from most (unless, of course, you too are […]
Book teaches the faceless (not nameless) heroes of the Quran
By Kristen Campbell — September 10, 2008
c. 2008 Religion News Service (UNDATED) In artist Shahada Sharelle Abdul Haqq’s new children’s book, Moses’ staff flairs into a scary cobra, confronting the cobras from the Pharaoh’s magicians. A puzzled camel peers over the edge of a well, looking down to where Joseph had just been thrown by his brothers. And David, his face […]
Even in tough times, charitable donations stay strong
By Kristen Campbell — August 27, 2008
c. 2008 Religion News Service MOBILE, Ala. _ When parishioners at All Saints Episcopal Church began distributing groceries to families in need a few years ago, they gave away about 100 boxes of food. Within the last year, the Rev. Jim Flowers said, they began stocking and giving out 175 boxes, and they still run […]
Artist tries to teach the Bible by ripping it apart
By Kristen Campbell — June 26, 2008
c. 2008 Religion News Service MERIDIANVILLE, Ala. _ Artist Berenice Rarig plays with anything at hand. Words. Bones. Coffee filters. But her husband’s 1863 family Bible? The Australia-based missionary came across the Bible one day as she was trying to figure out how to start a conversation with fellow students and professors at the Curtin […]
Some spiritual alternatives to trashy beach reading
By Kristen Campbell — May 31, 2008
c. 2008 Religion News Service (UNDATED) It’s that time of year again when we hit the road and head to the beach, mountains, valleys or maybe just a comfortable chair in climate-controlled environs. As sure as we are to slide sunglasses and stuff T-shirts into duffels, many of us are liable to pack those books […]
For some, Mother’s Day is one that quickly comes and goes
By Kristen Campbell — May 10, 2008
c. 2008 Religion News Service HUNSTVILLE, Ala. _ The Rev. Jana Williams still dreads Mother’s Day. In fact, if she weren’t a minister herself, and married to a minister, on many Mother’s Days she would have simply skipped church. Skipped hearing the special prayers for mothers. Skipped watching other people’s red-cheeked children run to take […]
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By Kristen Campbell — May 9, 2008
c. 2008 Religion News Service (UNDATED) The messages are simple enough. Some include a prayer, others offer stories or pictures. Then, slipped into the cyber-epistle, the kicker: If you love God and/or are not ashamed of your religious beliefs, forward the e-mail to a particular number of people. “Sometimes they are genuine witnessing tools and […]
Benedict relies on words, not John Paul’s dramatic images
By Kristen Campbell — April 9, 2008
c. 2008 Religion News Service (UNDATED) Pope John Paul II would kneel to kiss the ground of foreign countries. He unleashed doves to signal peace. He placed a prayer of atonement in cracks of Jerusalem’s Western Wall. And the cameras clicked. John Paul, a former actor, reveled in the power of image. In contrast, his […]
Benedict relies on words, not John Paul’s dramatic images
By Kristen Campbell — April 9, 2008
c. 2008 Religion News Service (UNDATED) Pope John Paul II would kneel to kiss the ground of foreign countries. He unleashed doves to signal peace. He placed a prayer of atonement in cracks of Jerusalem’s Western Wall. And the cameras clicked. John Paul, a former actor, reveled in the power of image. In contrast, his […]
Book paints complex picture of Founding Fathers’ faith
By Kristen Campbell — February 12, 2008
c. 2008 Religion News Service (UNDATED) Long before Harry met Sally or Rhett tangled with Scarlett, there were couples whose romances were truly the stuff of biblical proportions. But in the midst of keeping up with so many celebrated mates in our day, dust seems to have settled on centuries-old stories of love, romance and […]
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