“I really do think decisions like this, ultimately, highlight a reticence in the church to stand up for biblical truth, and they’re coming at a time when we’re going to have to stand up for what we believe. I think there’s a way to stand up. We have to find that way.” Willow Creek Community... Continue Reading

The committee used its most direct language to discuss the future of its corps of chaplains who work outside of the military, in nursing homes and hospitals, and on college campuses, among other assignments. One of the largest social service networks in the United States, working in areas ranging from adoption to disaster relief, faces... Continue Reading

Most readers will be familiar with the story of the police officer who encounters a drunk at night under a street light peering about on his hands and knees. On inquiry, the drunk tells the officer that he is looking for his keys. The officer says “So you think you dropped them around here?” and... Continue Reading

“So far there are only two things that will take time to get used to—the humidity, and, as a bow hunter, the tiny deer compared to the big grain-fed deer of Kansas!” There’s one thing Erskine’s new Vice President for Advancement David Earl can say with certainty: he’s not in Kansas anymore. At least he’s... Continue Reading

60-year-old, International Ministry (founded by Bill Bright) Aims to Increase Relevance and Global Effectiveness with a new name Campus Crusade for Christ in the U.S. is changing its name to Cru. The new name will be adopted in early 2012. The U.S. ministry hopes the new name will overcome existing barriers and perceptions inherent in... Continue Reading

Thus, preaching in the modern church has devolved into the pastor telling stories from his own life. The sermon is still grounded in some biblical text, and there is an attempt to articulate what that text means today. But more and more, pastors begin their sermons and illustrate their points repeatedly from their own lives.... Continue Reading

Can we look forward to a day in our society when we can truly say that there is no black church, white church, etc.? I believe we can, but only if we’re willing to admit that Sunday morning is not “the most segregated day of the week” as much as it is simply a reflection... Continue Reading

The founder of New College Franklin (Tennessee), (PCA Minister George) Grant, has been accused in the past of advocating for Christian domination of government based on Biblical law, a movement known as Reconstructionism. At New Saint Andrews College, students toss around Latin terms and sometimes don black robes. Academic terms have proper names: Jerusalem, Nicea,... Continue Reading

A newly formed association of correctional ministry professionals hopes to serve as a resource for collaboration, training and advocacy among those involved in prison ministry. The Institute for Prison Ministries (IPM), a department of the Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College, recently hosted the first meeting of the Correctional Ministries and Chaplains Association (CMCA). The... Continue Reading

Have you ever seen pictures of ravaged and barren battlefields dotted with skeletal trees? Well, that’s what came to mind as I surveyed the mile wide, six mile long path of devastation caused by the F5 tornado. This past weekend I had the opportunity to visit Reed Dunn, who planted Christ the King PCA in... Continue Reading