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Culture Friday, an album by singing nuns, a sermon for Good Friday
Today’s news and Culture Friday with John Stonestreet, a discussion about the worldview implications associated with Holy Week, plus: hear music from singing nuns, a Good Friday sermon from author, sociologist, and evangelist Tony Campolo, and more
Program Segments
Friday news
Ukraine: Negotiations in Geneva between Russia, Ukraine and the West have started a thaw in the tension surrounding the invasion of Crimea.
Farm bill amendment: A mysterious amendment slipped into the 2008 farm bill has placed thousands of Americans in the crosshairs of the IRS.
Surveillance: NSA leaker Edward Snowden speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on a Russian TV show about whether Russia employs communication surveillance on its citizens.
Presidential endorsement: Political analysts took note of the fact that President Obama did not provide an endorsement for Joe Biden in the 2016 presidential elections.
Business/economy: WORLD News Group’s Warren Cole Smith reports that stocks were just a bit higher on Thursday.
Culture Friday: Holy Week and what it means today
John Stonestreet of the Colson Center for Christian Worldview discusses the worldview implications that accompany Holy Week.
A chart-topping album by singing nuns
Learn more about Lent at Ephesus by the contemplative Benedictines of Mary, a small Catholic religious order in rural Missouri.
It’s Friday, But Sunday’s Comin’
Tony Campolo’s full sermon, “It’s Friday, But Sunday’s Comin’,” is available here.