by Ann Byle | Aug 2, 2011 | News
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (RNS) A film series founded by megachurch pastor and author Rob Bell is finding new life as a smartphone app. The series, called NOOMA, has sold more than 2 million copies, and is now available for Apple and Android platforms. “We feel like apps...
by Kim Lawton | Jul 18, 2011 | News
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (RNS) For millennia, people have been trying to imagine what happens after death. Is there an afterlife, a heaven? Who gets in? And what happens to those who don’t? Books trying to provide answers to these age-old questions continue to be...
by Trey Lyon | Mar 17, 2011 | Opinion
Belief in an afterlife – and the summary belief that eternity can be one of either eternal reward or punishment – is inextricably linked to historic expressions of Christianity. And as you also might have heard, rejection of the doctrine of eternal punishment – hell –...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Mar 9, 2011 | Opinion
In the space of a few days, I ran across several stories that have to do with reading: things that others don’t want you to read, are afraid for you to read or just don’t want to have their name on it when you read. Although I have a copy...
by Cliff Vaughn | Jun 7, 2005 | News
A major Christian communications company has picked up a new line of short films for distribution. Zondervan, a leader in Bible publishing and Christian resources, began distributing NOOMA, a series of 10 short films about Christian perspectives, in April. The 10...