The roots of evangelism are embedded in the local church which derives its life from Christ, as he is set forth in the whole of Scripture. The members evangelise as they are nourished by the preaching, strengthened by the corporate prayer and worship of the church and encouraged by fellowship

Today, seven out of ten high school graduates immediately go on to college, but about 30% will never become sophomores, and almost half will not have graduated even six years later. Many who do graduate move right back home with their parents, assuming little responsibility and armed with little ambition for Christ.

The 2012 General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland opened Monday night in St Columba’s Free Church in Edinburgh.

Liberals, Haidt found, mostly pay attention to just three moral foundations -- care, fairness and liberty. Conservatives, though, especially social conservatives, pay attention to all six (care, fairness, loyalty, authority, sanctity, and liberty). As a result, Haidt argues, liberals have to work harder to understand conservatives than vice versa.