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Americans Believe in Heaven and Hell I believe John Lennon was wrong. I believe that heaven and hell are real places and that each of us will spend eternity in one place or the other. Interestingly, recent polls show that I'm not alone in that belief. A 1991 survey commissioned by U.S. News and World…

Pastors today are faced with more work, more problems, and more stress than any other time in the history of the church. This is taking a frightening toll on the ministry, shown by the statistics below: Pastors: · Fifteen hundred pastors leave the ministry each month due to moral failure, spiritual burnout…

Barna: Doctrinal confusion abounds; Mohler: Church is key to discipleship Oct 14, 2002 By Michael Foust LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)--Seventy-nine percent of Americans profess a belief in the Trinity, while 74 percent reject the concept of original sin; 59 percent say Satan is merely a symbol of evil; and nearly…

I will never forget Ted Stone

Many people like to start the day with a hot shower or a cup of coffee. A survey conducted by One Poll, found many Americans report they no longer have a set morning routine and as a result they experience feelings of confusion each day, and 81 percent say they feel “off.” The company that commissioned…

WalletHub conducted a survey to see how Americans are coping with the Social Distancing mandates imposed on them by the government. They discovered that “36 million Americans use online shopping as their number one way to cope with social distancing.” My only question is what will their strategy be to…

WalletHub conducted a survey to see how Americans are coping with the Social Distancing mandates imposed on them by the government. They discovered that “34 percent of Americans are most looking forward to seeing family once this is over, more than the amount that are most excited to see friends or go…

Jeff Gebhart, 47, of Kansas City has offered to pay anyone who can find him a girlfriend a bonus. She must take a survey, no word as to what is in the survey that Jeff approves. She must agree to date him exclusively for one year. And what would that recommending person receive from Jeff? $25,000 is…

In a recent survey of 2000 Moms and their children, the kids listed the following as something a “Cool Mom” will not do: • “Using their home nickname in front of their friends (42%),” • “Shouting their name at a sports game or other event (40%),” • “And dancing in public (40%).” In short, the kids say…

Have you walked past a group of young people sitting at a coffee shop recently only to see all of them looking at their smartphones. They have gathered at a “third space” to hang out, but let their phones interfere with the people sitting around the table with them. If you have seen this, then you will…

2020 was a difficult year for most people, but some good has emerged from the pandemic. A survey conducted by OnePoll of 2005 Americans found that since the lockdown that began in March of 2020, “seventy-two percent said they found themselves caring about the health and well-being of others significantly…

In his book, Bezonomics: How Amazon Is Changing Our Lives and What the World's Best Companies Are Learning from It, Brian Dumaine writes, “Whether Democrat or Republican, those surveyed respected Amazon more than the FBI, universities, Congress, the press, the courts, and religion. That perhaps helps…

In every generation, there is some bewilderment as to why things are the way they are, what the future holds, and what is our relationship to God. The Barna Research Group conducted a poll of American adults: “If you could ask God any question about your life, what is the single most important question…

Surveys of the workers in major companies predict that big changes are ahead for a lot of American companies. Research suggests anywhere from 25 to 40 % of workers are seriously thinking about quitting their jobs. Workers have had more than a year to reconsider the balance between work and life, and…

Researchers often find that Americans do not like to say what influences their behavior, especially when it comes to politics. A survey conducted by the Barna Group suggests that religious beliefs do have a strong effect on voting habits. Approximately one-third of respondents said religious beliefs…

A Gallup poll reports that most Americans assessed their overall mental health as worse during the coronavirus pandemic. Only 34 percent of respondents reported their emotional health as “excellent,” which indicated a nine percent drop from the survey in 2019. While the overall numbers were not encouraging,…

One out of four Americans between 18 and 24 said they had considered suicide during the pandemic, according to a survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Among respondents of all ages, 40 percent reported suffering from mental or behavioral health issues related to the pandemic, including…

Lifeway conducted a survey about gratitude a few years ago. Despite recent cultural shifts, most Americans are still thankful to God for their many blessings. Shockingly, 14% of those along northeastern coast were grateful ultimately to themselves. Nationwide, however, even 25% of “those with no religious…

According to Medical News Today, • “A 2010 survey of more than 3,000 adults in the US found that more than a third of respondents aged 45 and older were categorized as lonely • Younger adults aged 45-49 reported higher rates of loneliness than adults aged 70 and older • Lonely adults were significantly…

Justin Hale, a researcher from VitalSmarts, a leadership training company says, “We've just entered uncharted territory as a workforce, and as our research indicates, many leaders aren’t fully prepared to manage remote teams . . . We need to be flexible with how we work and adjust, while acknowledging…

A COVID Response Tracking study conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago found adults under the age of 35 were especially likely to report negative feelings or to experience physical and emotional symptoms associated with stress and anxiety connected with the coronavirus pandemic. The study found…

"A new survey examining American views on theology has uncovered some surprising statistics. The survey conducted by Lifeway Research found that six in ten of those questioned believe that everyone eventually goes to heaven.”–By Jim L. Wilson & Jim Sandell Most People Love God & The Bible, But Are Fuzzy…

A recent survey by TIME for Kids and KidsHealth.org looked at the comments of more than 8,000 children ages 8 to 14 and hundreds of their parents. One of the findings is that 78% of the parents said they are proud of their kids. The interesting, and sad, part of the survey is that only 58% of the kids…

As Americans counted their blessings at Thanksgiving 2016, God got most of the credit according to research by Lifeway. The representative survey gave respondents a choice ten options to be thankful for ranging from family to health, and wealth. The study found that Americans were thankful for family,…

In a special report on football in America, Sports Illustrated conducted a survey that included questions regarding how important football is to Americans. Only 1.4% said that football was more important than family but 20.1% admitted that football was more important than their jobs and 26.7% agreed…