Independence Day:God's Closeness in Uncertain Times
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A Good Gift: The key attribute that distinguishes a good gift is something that the recipients will like, but is unlikely to buy for themselves. Because most gifters look for something that is more emotional, rather than practical, they turn first to entertainment and recreation goods, such as ...read more
Tags: Giving General
Headaches, back pain, and arthritis cost businesses $60 billion a year reports Geisinger Health Systems. (Foster ...read more
Tags: Hardship Of Life
An astounding 75% of companies experienced at least one instance of fraud vs. 13% in ‘98, finds a KPMG survey. (Foster ...read more
Tags: Workplace
Health spending accounts for nearly 15% of the U.S. economy, the highest ratio on record. (Foster ...read more
The average American gift giver spends $2,062 a year on gifts. (Foster Letter ...read more
Small Churches About 60% of U.S. churches have 100 or fewer in weekly attendance. “The small church is the right setting for many adults under age 35.” George Barna predicts small churches will remain prevalent. Only 1/6th of Busters attend churches with 500 or more members, because they prefer ...read more
Tags: Church General
Philosophy No—Wealth Yes: Just under 40% of college freshmen say it is essential to develop a meaningful philosophy of life compared with 86% in ’67. Meanwhile, interest in being “very well-off financially” was at it’s highest level in 13 years finds the 38th annual American Freshman Survey. 60% ...read more
Tags: God's Provision
American Consumer Debt hit a record level in October at over $1.98 trillion. The nations credit card debt hit $785 billion, or nearly $7,000 per household. And since about 40% of users pay their balances in full each month, the household card debt of those who carry balances is closer to $12,000. ...read more
Tags: Money
No Religion: Experts who compared the results of religious identification surveys for ’90 and ‘01 report that those who said they have “no” religious identification are the fastest growing U.S. religious group. They comprised 8% of respondents in ‘90 and 14% in ‘01, or approximately 30 million ...read more
Tags: World Religions
No Answer: Barna Research phoned 3400 randomly selected Protestant churches from across the U.S. during December and 55% offered no human answer. Overall: 19% had neither a person nor an answering machine responding to calls; 16% had an answering machine responding; 20% had either an answering ...read more
Euro-Missions Down: As the value of the Euro increases while the U.S. dollar decreases, some mission organizations may be forced to call some missionaries home to raise more money. Many missionaries go to the field with just enough support and when they lose some of that support in an exchange rate ...read more
Tags: Evangelism Fear Of
850,000 American children are home schooled. (Foster Letter ...read more
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66% of all teens have experimented with psychic and/or occult activities, e.g. séances, casting spells, consulting mediums, etc. ...read more
Tags: Paranormal
The World health Organization reports that 10% of the world’s population is disabled. (Foster ...read more
Amusement parks were a destination for more than 90 million people in the USA in ‘02, up 17% since ‘96. (Foster ...read more
Tags: Entertainment
More than 8 in 10 parents give themselves high marks for the involvement in their children’s education. (Foster ...read more
Half of all Americans bought a state lottery ticket in the past year, according to Gallup Poll. (Foster ...read more
Tags: Sin General
Lottery ticket buyers spend an average of $19 monthly, but many apparently do not view this activity as gambling. ...read more
Maturalism: Whether it’s adults fed up with the dumbed-down teen/tween culture dominating everyday life, or just a serious case of boomer decadence: Maturalism is HOT. A vital combination of ‘mature’ consumers pursuing a seemingly restrained ‘best of the best’ materialism is driving the trend in ...read more
Tags: Finding Fulfillment
Good News/Bad News: Researcher Thomas Rainer has found that people over 50 years of age are more likely to go to church, but they’re also more “resistant” to the gospel. He says younger people are “much more likely to have an interest in spiritual ...read more
Tags: Church Body Of Christ
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