March 28th, 2024

Kim Brightness

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As Publisher/EIC of Team Jesus Magazine, Kim Bright(ness) loves to provide uplifting and informative content on Kingdom living excellence. As an author, producer, and media buyer with over 25 years in marketing and advertising, you can always find Kim writing/editing, consulting, covering Christian events, or advocating for trauma-healing and inner beauty on her Live and Learn Show.

Exclusive articles:

But Grandma Does It: 4 Routine Ways We Normalize Sin

Are you encouraging others to "live their truth" - when their truth opposes God? Here are 4 ways we normalize sin and how to fix it.

A Lesson from Black Panther: Did You Forgive Your Parents, Yet?

Has your mother or father deeply hurt you? Take a page from T'Challa (Chadwick Boseman) in "Black Panther" and forgive your parents.

Your Family’s Past Won’t Change God’s Mind About Your Future

If you're in the household of faith, don't let your earthly family tree dictate your future. Where God is taking you is greater than where you come from.

Up Your Ask: Are Your Prayer Requests Too Small For Our Great Big God?

Are we praying small prayer requests to a great, big God? Let's see how our problems got bigger than God and re-adjust our focus.

PhD-Level Forgiveness: How to Advocate For Those Who Have Offended You

If we could earn a PhD in forgiveness, what would that look like? Here's one real-life example of forgiveness that led to advocacy for the offender.

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Are State Laws the Solution to Kids’ Access to Porn?

As data continues to show the harms of viewing porn, particularly for children, support for stricter legal limits on pornographers has grown.

The Burial: A Glimpse Into the Life of William Gary

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Pandemic Restrictions Had No Lasting Effect on Churches, Study Finds

Even in states where regulations were severe, most congregations moved on quickly. Jeff Schoch was ready to be done with COVID-19 health safety regulations. Like most ministers in the US, the pastor of Crossroads Bible Church in San Jose, California, did his best to comply with the many pandemic rules imposed by state and local governments. But as soon as they were lifted, he wanted to put them all behind him. He quickly tore down the state-mandated signs about social distancing, hand washing, and masks. “I got rid of every visual reminder in the church,” Schoch told CT. “I was anxious, personally, to make that a memory.” Across the country, Protestant congregations are dealing with the long-term impacts of the pandemic. A new, extensive study by Arbor Research Group and ChurchSalary, a ministry of Christianity Today, found that a lot of pastors are still in crisis. Some furloughed staff members haven’t gone back to work. And even when attendance numbers have rebounded, there are still people missing from many congregations. Christian leaders will likely be grappling with the fallout from COVID-19 for years to come. But, surprisingly, state-level pandemic restrictions had no measurable, lasting impact on American churches. Even in places like San Jose—where the county government imposed some of the strictest rules in the country, the restrictions changed frequently, and authorities aggressively went after churches they said failed to comply—pastors like Schoch were able to just move on. The data doesn’t show any adverse effects from the government regulations. Eric Shieh, a research consultant for Arbor Research, said that surprised him. “You would think that the restrictions made things tougher for churches. They didn’t meet as much, and so you’d ...Continue reading...
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