Uwe and Hanelore Romeike fled to the United States in 2008 with their family after they faced the threat of thousands of dollars in fines and possible jail time because they chose to homeschool their children, which is illegal in Germany. They were initially granted asylum in 2010 by an immigration judge in Tennessee, but... Continue Reading

We do not need more movements, more conferences, and more celebrities. We do not need the next big thing. What we need are more churches committed to the way disciples have been made since the Apostles planted a church in Jerusalem two thousand years ago: the slow-going, unspectacular, ordinary ministry of Word and sacrament, where... Continue Reading

The unbelieving world will always do “cool” better than the Church. When the Church adopts coolness and relevance as its corporate values, it slavishly agrees to follow, lagging always one step behind the world. (This is why Christian music always ends up ripping off the sounds and styles of their secular counterparts, while Christian film... Continue Reading

University President Loren Swartzendruber announced on Nov. 18 that the school would embark on a six-month “listening period” where students, faculty and staff would be asked to share input with the administration on whether the institution should reverse its ban. During the period, “faculty will not be penalized for violating the policy, meaning some professors... Continue Reading

When asked to provide reasons for their children’s doubts, lack of church involvement or rejection of the Christian faith, respondents cited unrealistic social expectations (28 percent) and negative experiences in church (18 percent) as the primary reasons.   Are pastors’ kids prodigals? A new Barna Group survey uncovered ambiguous results. Senior pastors with children at... Continue Reading

“This appears to be an isolated incident and there is not any ongoing concern for the safety of students or the community,” Lynchburg police said. “We are not currently seeking any suspects in relation to this incident.”   A 19-year-old Liberty University student was shot and killed early Tuesday at an off-campus women’s dormitory in... Continue Reading

Dispensationalist fascination with prophecy has waned in recent years, as Evangelicals seem to be recalibrating to the larger church tradition on eschatology. But I find that in talking to Catholic and Orthodox friends, some of them fear a Rapture of a different kind. They worry that Evangelical Christians will soon evacuate not the earth but... Continue Reading

“An organization does not have momentum, a movement does, and Moderator Bill Dudley is leading our denomination in a movement of God,” was both the introduction of the speaker and the theme of the event as mission-minded Presbyterians gathered at the Evangelical Presbyterian Church’s World Outreach Encounter in Memphis, Tenn. Dudley had the great challenge... Continue Reading

To put yourself under the means of grace, to listen to the preaching of the Word and come to the table of the Lord, to pray the prayer of humble access. It won’t be easy, and there will be lots of pain and humiliation, but it’s worth it. You are not alone. You will have... Continue Reading

Readers of the Journal of Biblical Counseling and similar publications will gain invaluable wisdom by studying its articles each quarter. As they apply in counseling what they learn, they may see significant results in their counselees in the short term. However, unless their counselees are attending churches which are determined to read, preach, sing, and... Continue Reading