The days of hymn books, bulletins and acetate projectors in churches are numbered. Many houses of worship are moving to digital projectors for displaying song lyrics, event information, sermon notes and more. A digital projection system has its advantages, but it requires a bit of a budget to put it in place. While there isn’t... Continue Reading

Paul Washer of HeartCry Missionary Society, Doug Phillips of Vision Forum Ministries, Scott Brown, Kevin Swanson of Generations with Vision, and Dr. Joel Beeke, President and Professor of Systematic Theology of Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary will be the keynote speakers. To attend the average Christian marriage conference, Mom and Dad have to hire a babysitter.... Continue Reading

The movie Courageous opened in theaters in the No. 4 spot last weekend, building on the successful momentum of the Albany, Ga., church that also produced Fireproof and Facing the Giants. Courageous, the fourth movie from Sherwood Baptist Church, has already surpassed box office collections from Facing the Giants, taking in $10.1 million in its... Continue Reading

The failure to stand behind the DOMA (Defense 0f Marriage Act) legislation by the Commander in Chief is a clear sign that there will be a compromise of the chaplain‘s (and likely all uniformed personnel) freedom of religious expression. No doubt in my mind. While serving as a military chaplain in the past, one notable... Continue Reading

Thankfully, the Bible’s teaching on sex—from Eden to Sodom to Corinth—is neither simplistic nor shallow. It addresses homosexuality, prostitution, lust, rape. The Scriptures go beyond abstinence slogans. And they provide a framework for young people to understand pleasure, selflessness, and redemption. The church must boldly teach a full, Biblical understanding of human sexuality. Young Christians,... Continue Reading

Navy Religious Program Specialists (RPs) fill a unique niche within the Sea Services community, offering administrative and ecclesiastic support to Navy chaplains. Their responsibilities also include protecting their chaplains from bodily harm. When Lori Ihli joined the Navy as a Mess Management Specialist (MS) in 1991, she planned to “do my four years and get... Continue Reading

“With movies, your options are cheap, fast, and good. Usually you can only have two out of three associated with a film. We’ve got the cheap and fast, and we’re getting close to really good.” Forbes said. The office looks like it came straight out of the 1940s. A large desk holds scattered papers and... Continue Reading

Topics that generated the most discussion were ethics, translation, identity, and hermeneutics. A survey taken in preparation for the gathering revealed that there were roughly a dozen participants who were strongly pro-insider and just as many on the other side. Ninety percent said it was normal for believers to keep their Muslim identity for a... Continue Reading

A church that is all about mission will quickly grow irrelevant. The de-emphasis on sanctification is producing an immature over-emphasis of cultural freedom that is plaguing the church today to the point where we are quickly becoming silly and irrelevant. We are giving too much attention to our faux-hawks and less to repentance of heart... Continue Reading

A traditionally Presbyterian college is retaining its accreditation but losing its denominational label following a merger with a private business university. In late September, St. Andrews Presbyterian College of Laurinburg, N.C. became St. Andrew’s University after merging with Webber International University of Babson Park, Fla. – a move that will allow the beleaguered private college... Continue Reading