“You can’t scare anyone into your viewpoint or salvation, so it’s an invitation for people to go ahead and look at Scripture.” According to 20 billboards to appear Monday across metro Detroit, Jesus is returning on May 21, 2011. And if you aren’t saved, it isn’t going to be easy, says the Christian Web site... Continue Reading

“The law can become moral teachers only because we incorporate what we have decided are moral values in that society…”Truth has got to be knowable for there to be ethics.” The growing crime and incarceration rates are the consequences of a lack of moral training in society today, said Watergate-convict-turned-Christian-evangelical-leader Chuck Colson. When Colson was... Continue Reading

I felt like a kid in a candy store at this year’s Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) annual meeting held in Atlanta, GA. Deeply discounted commentaries, well-known biblical scholars, bible college friends, and discussion about justification–what more could a bible nerd ask for? (Editor’s Note: The author is a student and MDiv candidate at Reformed Theological... Continue Reading

The candidating process tempts them to believe all will be well. While their enthusiasm is encouraging, they also need some “premarital counseling.” Premarital counseling can be an entertaining exercise for an older couple offering guidance to a younger couple. Across from them sit two individuals eager to wed. Apart from occasional disagreements about planning the... Continue Reading

In addition to preparing Presbyterians for debates on votes on constitutional proposals from the 219th PCUSA General Assembly, the campaign also encourages prayer, connectionalism and financially supporting the effort In support of its Reclaim Biblical Teaching campaign, Presbyterian Renewal Network has launched a new Web site as voting on several key issues in the Presbyterian... Continue Reading

The Rev. Douglas E. Lee, a retired Presbyterian (PCA) Air Force chaplain…said chaplains generally point out their views on homosexuality before counseling a service member on that issue. He worried that military policies may prohibit even that level of conversation if “don’t ask, don’t tell” is repealed In the Pentagon’s 300-plus-page report on the proposed... Continue Reading

The founders of the world’s second largest Christian network admitted Tuesday (Nov. 30) that their marriage was once torn by an “improper relationship,” and went public to head off a multimillion-dollar blackmail threat. Marcus Lamb, president and CEO of Daystar Television Network, appeared with his wife and co-host Joni on Daystar’s flagship “Celebration” program. “Several... Continue Reading

In the earthquake- and cholera-ravaged country of Haiti, residents voted Sunday in the most important elections in years. Within hours of the election’s start, chaos and confusion erupted at the polling places, and protesters took to the streets around the Caribbean nation. Although it was quiet Monday, it remains unsettled, says Eva DeHart with For... Continue Reading

The Southern Poverty Law Center is adding the Family Research Council and four other conservative religious organizations to its list of hate groups because of “falsehoods” in their anti-gay statements. Mark Potok, director of the center’s Intelligence Project, said the groups were not chosen because of their beliefs that homosexual activity is sinful. “The religious... Continue Reading

“You will now only be required to follow another’s schedule for 40 to 50 hours per week. I think this is where Satan really tempts followers of Christ to waste the remaining 118 to 128 hours each week.” What kinds of difficulties do graduates run into shortly after shedding their cap and gown?.. According to... Continue Reading