Union University will develop plans for a new library, apply to NCAA Division II and launch a new publishing project after trustees approved all three measures in their spring meeting April 29. Trustees also approved a record $89.4 million budget for the university for 2011-2012, a 10.2 percent increase from this year’s budget. The library... Continue Reading

Defense Department statistics show that about 9,400 of the nation’s 1.4 million active-duty military personnel identify themselves as atheists or agnostics, making them a larger subpopulation than Jews, Muslims, Hindus or Buddhists in the military. In the military, there are more than 3,000 chaplains who minister to the spiritual and emotional needs of active duty... Continue Reading

Two British authorities on the Dead Sea Scrolls, Philip Davies and Margaret Barker, have argued, after seeing images, that the codices—and their possible Christian link—should be taken seriously The fate of the Jews who followed Jesus is one of the puzzles of the history of monotheism. The New Testament has much to say about a... Continue Reading

Recent storms have left catastrophic damage all across the southern and southeastern US. The PCA’s Mission to North America Disaster Response continues working with churches in the affected areas to help assess damages and determine how best to utilize volunteers. From preliminary reports we anticipate there will be major financial and physical needs. Here’s how... Continue Reading

Oak Mountain Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Birmingham is coordinating with Mission to North America’s Disaster Response team to provide disaster relief. Reed DePace, Pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Montgomery, provided this report on the tornado that hit Alabama. Here in Montgomery we are about an hour south of the southern end of the storm... Continue Reading

Following posted on the Covenant College website: Many in our community have suffered loss and significant challenge from yesterday’s events and would covet your prayers in the coming days. We are grateful to report that all our residential students are safe and the campus escaped direct impact from the storms, however we have nonetheless been... Continue Reading

Today, I want to point you to a newly released Missional Manifesto. Our purpose is to encourage and bring clarity– to encourage believers to live missional lives and to clarify what we mean when we use the term “missional.” As you can tell from the definition at Wikipedia, there is no clear definition of the... Continue Reading

Names have been changed to protect the guilty. But this is the actual text of an email that popped in my inbox Monday afternoon. Subject Line: Jaycee Field, 9:15PM For the Rookies: The game are scheduled to begin at 9:15PM. You will need to come by 9PM to throw a bit and loosen up. Also,... Continue Reading

Survey shows differing evangelical views on the Old Testament practice of tithing Does the Bible actually require the people of God to tithe? Apparently, American evangelical leaders cannot agree upon an answer. Each month, the National Association of Evangelicals surveys its 100-member board, which includes the heads of Christian denominations, publishers, educational institutions and mission... Continue Reading

When I was reading Peter Enns’ books and the related articles in preparation for writing my review of his Bible curriculum, I ran across several mentions of the BioLogos Foundation. After doing some additional research, I discovered that Dr. Enns is listed as a “missionary” for his work with the BioLogos Forum. This made me... Continue Reading