US Navy top brass say chaplains play an intricate role in keeping the military ready for battle. “It’s one of the most rewarding, unique, diversified, multi-faceted ministries you could ever imagine,” said Navy ...
Read More »Conference Friday will encourage the church to train members to share faith
Are there “optional” things in the Christian life? Are church attendance, Bible studies, tithing, giving to charity all optional as in a “pick-and-choose” your committment? As it turns out, many Christians say ...
Read More »Here’s how Christians are sharing the Gospel with Russians during the World Cup
The FIFA World Cup finals take place every four years and attract a television audience of over a billion. They also draw hundreds of thousands of fans from all over the world ...
Read More »Pastor released as church interpreter is murdered
A prominent pastor who was kidnapped by paramilitaries in the Nicaraguan city of Leon has been released. Pastor Roberto Carlos Figueroa was kidnapped June 30 after he filed a defamation complaint with the Nicaraguan ...
Read More »JUST A MINUTE with the Country Parson
Howdy, my friends. The other day, I saw a picture of two boys sitting in a small wagon that is tied behind a horse with a long rope. The boys were ...
Read More »3 surprising reasons science isn’t done with God
The belief that science has an answer for everything seems universal. Often alongside it is the notion that God is therefore redundant and that believing in him is reminiscent of believing in ...
Read More »Creative worship techniques drawing the young, but some say it’s going to far
At Embassy Church International worship isn’t just hand clapping, solemn hymns and shouts of praise anymore. In the last five years, traditional liturgy has evolved into multisensory events where fog, concert lights, ...
Read More »Amy Grant shares her story as caregiver for aging parents
Last week Amy Grant again found herself facing what many face–losing a parent for whom you were a caregiver. Dr. Burton Grant died Saturday at the age of 86 after an extended ...
Read More »Iwo Jima and Woody: honoring those that served
They’ve been called the greatest generation. But Woody Williams, a 94-year-old WWII veteran, a recipient of the Purple Heart, and the Congressional Medal of Honor, doesn’t consider himself as great, or heroic ...
Read More »Jim Bakker says God gave him insight on end times
Televangelist Jim Bakker, who now lives in Branson, Missouri and from where he broadcasts his live TV show, has claimed that God spoke to him about current events and the End Times. ...
Read More »Poll shows social media being used to share faith, plus tips for when you do
Are Christians using social media to reach neighbors, friends and family as effectively as they can? A new study shows just three in 10 Christians have shared their faith with non-believing friends ...
Read More »New book shares gripping true-life story of tortured Christians
The plight of tortured Christians by Communists is nothing new. Just this week another Christian pastor and several church members were arrested by a police squad in China. But few accounts of ...
Read More »Chinese Communists arrest another pastor
Local Chinese law enforcement authorities raided a gathering of members from the Bible Reformed Church in Guangzhou, Guangdong on June 10. According to the website China Aid, authorities arrested Pastor Huang Xiaoning ...
Read More »Try your skill with our Baseball Word Search Puzzle
Let the kids try their skill with this Baseball Word search!
Read More »Can archaeology bring biblical history to life?
How important is archaeology? According to historian and Israel Deputy Minister Michael Oren it depends who you ask. Speaking at a June 10 Jerusalem event celebrating the opening of the “Seals of ...
Read More »When wronged, true forgiveness is still a one-way street
Have you ever been wronged by someone? I mean really hurt to the core? It’s probably happened to all of us a time or two in our lives. The pain is worsened ...
Read More »Daughter shares details of Billy Graham’s last moments
Last February, the world mourned the loss of Reverend Billy Graham, especially the evangelist’s children. Now, Anne Graham Lotz, the daughter whose preaching style most closely resembles the style of “America’s Pastor,” ...
Read More »Biblical archaeology exhibit on display at SBU
If you are planning a summer trip to Branson this year, a quick stop along the way will allow you to see some incredible relics from Biblical times. Southwest Baptist University, in ...
Read More »College off hook for stopping student from sharing faith
A federal judge is letting a Georgia college off the hook after it was accused of censoring its students and impeding on their constitutional rights. Chike Uzuegbunam sued Georgia Gwinnett College back ...
Read More »GRACE FOR TODAY – Life Lessons from a Little One
I write today after four weeks of many ups and downs with a sick little one. Four weeks that eventually landed us in the hospital for six long days and many sleepless ...
Read More »New Southern Baptist leader JD Greear to confront sex abuse issues
Southern Baptists last week elected a new leader to help them find new ways to confront serious problems within the church. Voting members at the convention chose Pastor J.D. Greear of Summit ...
Read More »‘America is a Christian Nation’ Billboards Removed; Cited as ‘Hateful’ and ‘Divisive’
First Baptist Church of Dallas was forced to take down two billboards advertising his upcoming sermon, “America is a Christian Nation.” Pastor Robert Jeffress says the day after the billboards went up, the Dallas ...
Read More »He’s a major-league pitcher — and a plumber — whose faith helps keep him focused
It’s not hard to stay humble when you’re unclogging a toilet…..or when you’re throwing gopher balls to Miracle League ballplayers swinging for the fences. At least that’s how Detroit Tigers ace Michael ...
Read More »Pastor encourages prayer for success of Korean negotiations
SINGAPORE – Christians around the world, including many Koreans, are attributing the success of the Trump summit with Kim Jon un, to prayer and the many sacrifices of persecuted North Korean Christians. ...
Read More »Dispelling the myths about fatherhood
The role of the father is increasingly problematic in the context of modern American culture. Fatherhood has been marginalized and the importance and authority of fathers has been depreciated, ridiculed, and continuously ...
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