March 27th, 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:

Faith Muscle: Why Only YOUR Reps Will Grow Your Faith

Are you leaning on the faith, work, or prayers of others for victory in your life? Here's why you can only build your faith muscle with your own work.

5 Strategies to Stay on Track for a 4th Quarter Comeback

So, you're watching the scoreboard and need a 4th quarter comeback? God has the perfect plan to secure your victory. But, here's what you have to do!

3 Reasons to Stop Hating On the Proverbs 31 Woman

Has the Proverbs 31 woman caught a bad rap with modern-day women? Here are 3 things you may not have thought about the Proverbs 31 woman.

RESPECT Review: Aretha Franklin’s Journey to Her Voice and Her Source, God

After RESPECT, the world will never listen to Aretha Franklin's voice again, without knowing the costs and faith it took to find her voice and God.

Don’t Pick the Scabs: 5 Ways We Block Our Own Healing

When life wounds us, God protects our healing process with scabs we can't see. Here's how we get in the way and block our own healing - and how we can stop.

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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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