Twice a month, Shriner Richard Agent and his wife, Carol Jo, transport a child and one parent to a Shriners Hospital. “I believe God has a purpose for everybody, and this is our ministry,” Agent said of his and his wife’s volunteer outreach. Often the Millington couple leave home in the early morning hours to... Continue Reading

If that seems close to regular health insurance, it’s not, says Michael McRaith, the top insurance regulator in Illinois. “We have seen individuals who buy into a sharing program believing they are paying for a promise, and in fact that is not what they are receiving. There is no promise or certainty this sharing program... Continue Reading

American combat troops will get sensitivity training directly on the battlefield about the military’s new policy on gays instead of waiting until they return to home base in the United States, the senior enlisted man in Afghanistan said Thursday. The Pentagon is launching an extensive force-wide program to ease the process of integrating open homosexuals... Continue Reading

Nine of the countries caught up in the freedom revolution share one thing in common: they are all in the top 50 nations listed on the Open Doors World Watch List. The list represents countries where the persecution of believers is the worst. That begs the question: Will the new freedoms include the Christians? Libya’s... Continue Reading

Kelly Brown’s first modeling agency told her that her ears were too big. They recommended that the 18-year-old have an operation to pin them back. “It’s a hard thing for someone so young to hear,” said Brown, who is now 22. “But I decided to keep my ears. I’ll book whatever shows God wants me... Continue Reading

More than a dozen Christian campus groups have renewed a vow to work cooperatively rather than competitively while trying to reach college students. Other ministries that have signed the Chicago Agreement include… Campus Outreach… Fellowship of Christian Athletes…and Reformed University Fellowship… With national organizations such as InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Campus Crusade for Christ, and The... Continue Reading

Reformed Theological Seminary has appointed Dr. Donald (Chuck) Frost to a new position as the Special Assistant to the Chancellor for Planned Giving. He will join the RTS Foundation team assisting RTS friends with estate and gift planning. Dr. Frost has been the senior pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Atlanta, Ga., for 11 years.... Continue Reading

New default settings for family on Facebook demote children, spouses and parents to the bottom of the page while elevating friends to the top, a change some parents find disconcerting. Marnie Swedberg, author of SANE: Social Networking Success in 15 Minutes a Day, states, “Facebook has had a wonderful family first policy until now, a... Continue Reading

Three unborn children have reportedly been saved by the program since it began in October. The Tribune quotes one beneficiary of the program who was stopped by a “pushy” priest who encouraged her to halt her second-trimester abortion. “Thank God this man stopped us,” the woman said in an anonymous interview. “He saved the life... Continue Reading

Wildfires in central Washington State have destroyed at least 20 homes on the Yakama Reservation where PCA Church Planter Chris Granberry is planting Hope Fellowship Mission PCA and directs Sacred Road Ministry, a ministry of Pacific Northwest Presbytery. The fires have driven great numbers of people from their homes which are now without power and... Continue Reading