If a picture is worth a thousand words, what is the value of a real time video of a Tsunami’s impact? Below you will find one of the most vivid video’s of what happened in real time during the Tsunami’s rush. The video was taken from a cornerr of Kesennuma, in Miyagi Prefecture. Had someone... Continue Reading

Update from the OPC’s Disaster Response web site describing their overall situation in Japan; new prayer requests from Cal and Edie Cummings An update on the OPC’s Japan Disaster Response Web Site We give thanks in all of God’s good providences. The more we learn about the devastation of the earthquake and tsunami, the more... Continue Reading

A sack of 50 kilograms of maize and another of rice fed the Lwakatale family of 15 for a month. The father, Ponsiano Lwakatale, a pastor in Kampala, Uganda, took note of each grain. When cholera swept the Lwakatales’ neighborhood in 1998, their youngest daughter, Omega, 8, began sneaking scoops of maize and rice to... Continue Reading

As long as Islamic studies uncritically defers to Islamic theology the situation will never improve. This is because Islamic theology, compared to the theology of the other great faiths, is extremely intolerant of everything that does not support its own viewpoint and aggressively seeks victory over, rather than an understanding of, opposing views. D. Wayne... Continue Reading

The VCI coaches are careful not to impose a particular vision. Rather, they work with congregations to develop their own unique vision for a “robust esprit de corps,” or “spirit of the body.” Congregations focus on their internal spiritual life and dynamic missional engagement with the world. In a culture many describe as frantic, manic... Continue Reading

The movement has admirers on both sides of the political spectrum. Liberals like Ramsey’s criticism of rampant materialism. Conservatives appreciate the old-fashioned values the movement promotes, from hard work and integrity to avoiding impulse decisions and debt. “When the gazelles see the cheetah, they run. The cheetah separates the younger of the two, and the... Continue Reading

Update Sunday 6:00AM EDST. The Gospel Coalition endorses the work of CRASH Japan; Must-see video of the actual Tsunami wave approaching Japan; Family Forum Japan reports contact with Japanese pastor and family who had been missing for 9 days. Gospel Coalition Endorses CRASH Japan The Gospel Coalition is a semi-formal group of churches/ministers who describes... Continue Reading

The answer comes, in part, by recruiting for and supporting the work of Camp Brave Heart which takes place each summer at Ridge Haven Conference Center. This year the dates are July 18-23. Camp Brave Heart is a Christ-centered camp designed to meet the unique spiritual and emotional needs of youth who are walking the... Continue Reading

Imagine 475 college students — all members of fraternities and sororities around the country — flooding a hotel for a weekend. Imagine, come Sunday, that not one noise complaint has been lodged, no chairs are broken, no beer stains the carpets and the hotel housekeeper says, “What a nice bunch of kids.” Improbable, but that... Continue Reading

A learned clergy was the immediate and pressing social need that Harvard was expected to supply; but the advancement of learning was the broad purpose of the College. Harvard students were reminded that the object of their literary and scientific studies was the greater knowledge of God… Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is the oldest... Continue Reading