Undoubtedly the leadership of the ARP Synod will be watching closely to see how any recommended bylaws changes will reflect the four key recommendations SACS made to the college last May. The Board of Trustees of Erskine College and Seminary met on October 14 and 15 for the first time since the ARP General Synod... Continue Reading

On October 25 and 26, 2010, Covenant College will host its Reformation Day Lectures, with guest speaker Dr. Sung Wook Chung, associate professor of theology and director of Korean Initiatives at Denver Seminary. Dr. Sung Wook Chung joined the Denver faculty in 2005 as associate professor of theology. He is a member of the American... Continue Reading

“Enemies of the Gospel don’t aim at the cross – they aim at the foundations of the cross, the Book of Genesis,” he said. “The Psalmist asks, if the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do? They may differ on the exact age of the universe and planet Earth, but they do agree on... Continue Reading

“Some of the attacks were intentional, some were unintentional. Clearly there were efforts to try to block out those who were trying to bring it down.” Organizers of the global evangelism congress being held here suffered an unprecedented two-day cyber attack when all their servers went down, interrupting service between the US and South Africa,... Continue Reading

Hundreds of people from about 85 countries have come to rural Alabama for training in the 31 years since the opening of Servants of Faith and Technology, or SIFAT (which is pronounced SEE fat). In a rural nook of east Alabama where there aren’t enough bright lights to blot out the stars at night, missionaries... Continue Reading

I suspect that of all church congresses, evangelical or not, at any time in history, it most closely approximates the demographic reality of Christian populations around the world. In that sense, at least, Cape Town 2010 is historic. When executive chair Doug Birdsall invited Malaysian Methodist bishop Hwa Yung to work with him in planning... Continue Reading

If there were a status update for Facebook’s entire site, it might say something like, “Jumping on the politically correct bandwagon.” Last week, the social media giant officially friended the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) to “end hate speech and anti-gay bullying” on the Internet. The new partnership, which made a splash in... Continue Reading

“Politics is nothing but an expression of culture. Politics doesn’t exist in a vacuum. It’s a reflection of the fundamental beliefs and habits of a people. “If things are going astray, who do we blame? Us,” Colson said. Chuck Colson doesn’t blame Hollywood, the media, greedy businesspeople or even liberal politics for the decline of... Continue Reading

Then, her voice began to crack just a bit. A lump appeared in my throat. She paused and continued, “Please pray for my people. Please pray for North Korea that they will hear the Gospel of Jesus Christ…” and her words finally gave way to sobs. There is higher history, of kings and queens, and... Continue Reading

The purpose of The Salzburg Institute of Gordon College is to examine how the study of artistic and cultural expressions and their intersections with Christian intellectual thought relate to contemporary issues. Salzburg, Austria, is the city where Mozart was born, where The Sound of Music was filmed and where one of Europe’s most prestigious theater... Continue Reading