There are a number of issues related to the fiscal cliff that should be of special concern to Christians: Reduction in contributions to charities and ministries; The adoption tax credit could expire; Increased unemployment

But Christianity and its religious counterparts were not developed with just the present generation in mind, kinetic as it is in style and digital in its favored literary constructions. The inherited forms, though in need of revision, in any case often speak with an authenticity that demands some patience, while the quickly formulated and celebrity-endorsed versions may go as they came.

This plan has included an increase in digital publishing and the receiving of additional support from the Ministry Shares program of the Church's synod. The synod's additional funding was approved at the annual meeting held in the summer. The reduction will involve cutting some positions and not filling others

At the age of fifty-seven, at the height of his power and prestige, Prudentius grew weary of civic life and considered his life thus far to have been a waste. He was having a midlife crisis (or, given the age span at the time, more like an almost-at-the-end-of-my-life crisis). So the successful lawyer, judge, and... Continue Reading

Live31 generated so much buzz it soon caught the attention of Kylie Bisutti, winner of the 2009 Victoria’s Secret Model Search. She had spent several years modeling lingerie for the company, but quit in 2011 because of her Christian faith. On Dec. 21, she tweeted Eklund: “I stopped being a Victoria’s Secret Model to become... Continue Reading

On three great bonds of love do all cultures depend: the love between man and woman in marriage; the love between a mother and her child; and the camaraderie among men, a bond that used to be strong enough to move mountains. The first two have suffered greatly; the third has almost ceased to exist.... Continue Reading

  These categories of “death” with Christ and “new life” indicate a decisive, divinely wrought, break with life before Christ. They signal an inauguration, a beginning, of new things. They do not, however, signal the completion of all things…The principle (beginning) of the end has been introduced and is at work in us, by grace... Continue Reading

Like several other private colleges, Tufts has an “all comers” policy that requires official student organizations to be open to all students for both membership and leadership, regardless of beliefs. But in reviewing a discrimination complaint filed against Tufts Christian Fellowship (TCF), the largest evangelical group on the Medford, Mass., campus, the Tufts Committee on... Continue Reading

What has helped in recent years with translation projects are new technologies and strategies that directly reach out to local communities and figure out creative solutions about how to translate the Bible using the most accurate means available. Wycliffe noted that it has been using new computer and satellite technology to assist with translation efficiency.... Continue Reading

In light of these passages we see that to downplay sanctification is to undercut a large portion of the biblical basis of assurance. I hope these remarks are helpful in clearing up what I think are misconceptions about justification and sanctification.