It may seem like end times for some book-sellers, but religious book publishers are all smiles Veteran religion writer Cathleen Falsani didn’t know much about Justin Bieber when her 11-year-old son, recently adopted from Malawi, came home from school asking questions about the young superstar. Interpreting pop culture was part of her parenting routine. But... Continue Reading

“The situation will change, that is for sure, but will Christians gain from the change? Will there be more religious freedom under a new administration? No one knows. The government will be Islamic, but the question remains how strict it will be and how strong fundamentalist influences will be shaping the new Libya.” Christian Newswire/... Continue Reading

The Welcoming Catholicity of Closed Communion A man walked out of my church in protest. I didn’t notice it as it was happening, but he told me about it, in a note, a few weeks later. He was angered that he had been excluded. At first, I feared that maybe he hadn’t been spoken to.... Continue Reading

Catholic school students have better academic outcomes, are more likely to attend prestigious colleges, more likely to achieve an advanced degree and have higher income levels as a result… Protestant school graduates, on the other hand, lagged in academic development compared to Catholic school graduates, but were more likely to live out the social teaching... Continue Reading

Reduced mailing rates for nonprofits are now being scrutinized as the United States Postal Service continues to look for ways to cut spending as they face severe financial troubles. New legislation proposed by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) would gradually lower the discount on postage rates nonprofits have been receiving since 1951, when Congress first authorized... Continue Reading

The institutions are close together. Evangel University and the theological seminary are adjacent, and Central Bible College is only about four miles away. They are all owned by the General Council, which appoints the institutions’ boards. George O. Wood, chief executive officer of the Assemblies of God, a Pentecostal Christian denomination, talks often about the... Continue Reading

(Tim) Keller says that the task of the Center for Faith and Work at Redeemer (Presbyterian) in New York City would be “unthinkable without Kuyper.” He adds, “Kuyper said many helpful things. Especially his idea of sphere sovereignty has helped me.” As part of our ongoing engagement with the Protestant world, the Acton Institute has... Continue Reading

We thank many of you for your kind words about this web magazine, and would like more people to learn about our efforts to take the time to search the web for the stories of most interest to those in the confessional and evangelical wings of the Reformed and Presbyterian churches. And you can help... Continue Reading

One of the larger chapter representations came from Mississippi’s Jackson State University (JSU). “When 60 of our students signed up to go, I was elated,” said campus minister Elbert McGowan. For two weeks in May, more than 2,000 students, staff, and family members representing 95 colleges and universities participated in the Reformed University Fellowship (RUF)... Continue Reading

Prominent Christian ministry leaders, educators and nonprofit executives are among the 15 individuals that ECFA (Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability) has appointed to its new board of reference. The new advisory panel is designed to support ECFA leadership in its mission to help Christ-centered organizations maintain the financial and ethical best practices required to earn... Continue Reading