ORLANDO, Fla., Aug.

NEWBURY PARK, Calif., March 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The nation's economy has had a positive effect on churches' weekly attendance as people look for hope, but author Wayne Jacobsen says people may not find the answers they seek from organized religion alone.

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Jan.

By Kim Nowacki A couple of local churches are hosting discussion groups to review the Christian novel "The Shack." Mostly through word-of-mouth praise, the small paperback book by Oregon author William P.

By Jerry Johnston Deseret News Writing "faith-promoting fiction" can quickly get a writer pinned between the Rock of Ages and a hard place. Readers want their faith promoted -- they like allegory, fables, parables and stories that end well.