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Spokane’s religion wrap-up: sex, end times, soup, oh my

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Relationships and sexuality will be the topic of discussion next weekend at Victory Faith Fellowship. Jim Anderson, author of “Unmasked” will be leading a conference there March 30 and 31. His book is about sexual sins in today’s culture. More info on the free event can be found here.

There’s really no good way to segue from sex to this next topic: Easter. SpokaneFAVS needs your Holy Week and Easter listings stat! If you want your church included on our list of services then please email your service times to [email protected].

Perhaps you’ve heard by now that Harold Camping apologized for his inaccurate rapture prediction. But he’s not the only who thought the world would be ending soon. The Mayans thought 2012 would be humanity’s last chapter. Rev. Clare Austen, of Unity Spokane will preach about the end of days in her sermon on Sunday, titled “2012 & The Rapture.” Services will be at 9 and 11 a.m.

I thought maybe I’d take my grill out of hibernation this weekend, but then the weather turned. So much for grilled veggies, how about a nice bowl of soup instead? Cup of Cool Water ministries posted a recipe this week for Asparagus Leek Soup. Yum!

A variety show on April 5 will benefit Transitions ministry. Transitions is a program that helps local women in need. You can support the program by buying a $10 ticket for The Angry Woman Cabaret, which will be at Bing Crosby Theater. The show features “the massive scope of women’s contributions to the entertainment and the arts.”

And speaking of fundraisers, I hope you’ll attend SpokaneFAVS first one on April 10, “Advancing your church in the Digital Age.” I’ll be leading a workshop at St. John’s Cathedral explaining how your place of worship can have an online presence. A website isn’t enough anymore folks. You don’t need tickets, I only ask that you make a donation. Hope to see you then!

Have something you think should be included in next week’s wrap-up? Email it to [email protected]

Tracy Simmons
Tracy Simmons
Tracy Simmons is an award-winning journalist specializing in religion reporting and digital entrepreneurship. In her approximate 20 years on the religion beat, Simmons has tucked a notepad in her pocket and found some of her favorite stories aboard cargo ships in New Jersey, on a police chase in Albuquerque, in dusty Texas church bell towers, on the streets of New York and in tent cities in Haiti. Simmons has worked as a multimedia journalist for newspapers across New Mexico, Texas, Connecticut and Washington. She is the executive director of FāVS.News, a digital journalism start-up covering religion news and commentary in Spokane, Washington. She also writes for The Spokesman-Review and national publications. She is a Scholarly Assistant Professor of Journalism at Washington State University.

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