An Oldsmar artist who designs colorful murals and kid-themed environments for churches, schools, restaurants and amusement parks stars in a new reality show debuting Sunday on a Christian-owned cable network. "The Wacky World of Bruce Barry" debuts at 9 p.m. Sunday on Family Net, a family-friendly cable network launched by television minister Charles F. Stanley, president of In Touch Ministries. (In the Tampa area, it's on Verizon Fios, channel 242). ...more

October 30, 2009

Parishioners at a church in Sweden celebrated Easter on Sunday by unveiling a statue of Jesus that they had built out of Lego blocks. ...more

April 13, 2009

Gates open at 8 a.m. every day. Exhibits open from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. (3 p.m. on Sunday) ...more

January 18, 2009

later, in 1971, Asselin's Redstone was put on permanent display in Warren after much initial stewing by town fathers. ...more

July 27, 2008

When Samantha Ashlee Bennardo, 21, hears a good beat, her wheels begin to turn. The Christian rap artist, known to her fans as Sicily, writes her own songs. She considers hip-hop a way to minister to youths and bring hope to troubled people. ...more

January 13, 2008

When Samantha Ashlee Bennardo, 21, hears a good beat, her wheels begin to turn. The Christian rap artist, known to her fans as Sicily, writes her own songs. She considers hip-hop a way to minister to youths and bring hope to troubled people. ...more

January 12, 2008

When Samantha Ashlee Bennardo, 21, hears a good beat, her wheels begin to turn. The Christian rap artist, known to her fans as Sicily, writes her own songs. She considers hip-hop a way to minister to youths and bring hope to troubled people. ...more

January 9, 2008

When Samantha Ashlee Bennardo, 21, hears a good beat, her wheels begin to turn. The Christian rap artist, known to her fans as Sicily, writes her own songs. She considers hip-hop a way to minister to youth and bring hope to troubled people. ...more

January 9, 2008

In Raleigh Whiteman's column of Nov. 8, Democracy Not Always The Answer, he appears to slight democracy in the title. Actually, the column is about religion. Whiteman says there are over billion atheists and agnostics in the world, the wildest estimate I have ever heard. According to Whiteman, "Nary a one of these 37 churches considers any of the others to be equal or valid." On the contrary, today the Roman Catholic Church considers a baptism in virtually any Protestant church to be valid. Although there are several sects of Eastern Orthodox, they all recognize the others as having valid Apostolic Succession. The Church of England practices InterOrdination with a sect called the Old Catholic Church.Bishops of either church are sometimes ordained by Bishops of both churches. The Methodist Church split off the Church of England, but not because of differences in belief. John Wesley did not introduce new beliefs, he wanted a new emphasis on Bible study and to bring Christian services to the American frontier. ...more

December 9, 2007