A full 62 percent of pastors with at least a master’s degree will marry cohabitating couples while only 52 percent of those with a bachelor’s degree or less will perform weddings for couples living together before marriage American Protestant pastors have widely varying standards for when they will and will not perform wedding ceremonies, according... Continue Reading

(Mom to new warden) “I raised you right—to know God—and God will hold you accountable one day. If you don’t see that those prisoners have a chance to know Him, He will hold you accountable for their souls If I told you there was a place where the church was growing dramatically—conversions followed by baptisms... Continue Reading

The Holy Spirit is moving in a mighty fashion in the continent of Africa and we need accurate reports of that movement. World Journalism Institute has seen a great need to export our intensive boot camp program for Christian journalists around the world. Freedom of speech curtailment, harassment and danger confront the Christian journalist wherever... Continue Reading

Christian leaders in Jordan on Wednesday established “beyond doubt” that the country hosts the holy site where Jesus Christ was baptized by John the Baptist on the east bank of River Jordan. They denied an Israeli claim that Jesus Christ was baptized on the west bank of River Jordan at what had come to be... Continue Reading

The Friends of Israel Antiquities Authority announced Monday that it is giving people the chance to adopt pages of the Dead Sea Scrolls for about $2,000. The announcement promotes the Friends of Israel Antiquities Authority’s efforts to raise funds for the conservation of the ancient texts, and for the project to digitalize them. Adoptees will... Continue Reading

The Air Force recently suspended a military ethics course taught by chaplains because the training referenced the Bible and featured religious imagery. Church and State separatists herald the decision as a victory for the U.S. Constitution. However, legal group Liberty Counsel argues that chaplains, by right of their office, are free to invoke religious themes... Continue Reading

Rick Warren – whose Saddleback Church in Lake Forest,California lays claim to a weekly attendance of 20,000 – skipped the TV distribution channel entirely in favour of online broadcasts. In their heyday of the 1970s and 80s, televangelists like Jimmy Swaggart and Jim Bakker drew in hundreds of thousands of worshippers and millions of dollars... Continue Reading

Dinesh D’Souza, the new president of the city’s only Evangelical college, wants to build a “Christian A-team.” But can the man who says Obama supports radical Muslims persuade students to follow him? Each spring, the King’s College, a Christian school occupying two floors in the Empire State Building, hosts a series of lectures and debates... Continue Reading

Editor’s Note: Some of the notables whose papers are involved in this project include: McKendree Robbins Long (1888-1976), PCUS pastor in North Carolina and Georgia before becoming a full-time evangelist in 1925; the missionary work of Paul S. Crane and Sophie Montgomery Crane in Korea from 1947-1969; Philip Sheeder Landes, who served as a missionary... Continue Reading

America’s multi-housing residences are bulging with evangelistic opportunities. The 20,000 residents within blocks of my door are projected to double in number by 2020. We may need a little help up here! We sold our sprawling suburban home, gave away most of our furniture, and moved into a small condo in downtown Indianapolis. Like hundreds... Continue Reading