“I believe that the HCSB Study Bible is unparalleled in both scholarship and accessibility,” Rainer told trustees. “It is a joy to see this project come to completion after years of careful, deliberate work by so many on our team.” LifeWay Christian Resources President Thom S. Rainer introduced several recommendations and initiatives in his “state... Continue Reading

Explorers with Noah’s Ark Ministries International will appear at the National Apologetics Conference in October with exclusive footage of what some believe is the “greatest archeological discovery in history” On April 25, 2010, three explorers with Noah’s Ark Ministries International (NAMI) discovered the remains of a massive wooden structure buried beneath volcanic rock and ice... Continue Reading

“I have wanted to come to Israel since I was in middle school reading about the history of the country and the sites,” said student Patrick McKay of Regent University School of Law in Virginia Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulcher is a mass of activity as tourist and religious groups from around the world... Continue Reading

A recent addition to the policy prohibits students from hanging hammocks in front of Carter Hall, referred to as “our ‘front yard’” in a campus-wide email. In the continuing effort to enhance the face of Covenant’s campus, Student Development has begun emphasizing rules regarding the use of hammocks on school property, including the possibility of... Continue Reading

Kevin Ezell, pastor of one of Louisville’s largest congregations, has been elected president of the North American Mission Board, a vast network of more than 5,000 Southern Baptist missionaries and other church workers. Ezell, who has been pastor of Highview Baptist Church since 1996, was elected after about four hours of deliberations Tuesday morning by... Continue Reading

We are living through a time when our failures in the realm of words, thoughtfulness, and ethics have roused us to re-attend to the venerable questions raised by faith and liberal learning. One of this year’s presenters, Katherine Paterson, says that “The consolation of the imagination is not imaginary consolation.” Among other things, Paterson’s comment... Continue Reading

A member of Grace Presbyterian Church (PCA), McCune has organized a program that will focus on several works in that African nation. Jessica McCune believes the world is small enough to reach out and touch someone in Uganda. A member of Grace Presbyterian Church, McCune has organized a program that will focus on several works... Continue Reading

“I don’t want to give some Cracker Jack box message and say, ‘Based on what I know, this is how I interpret this.’ There has to be more than that.’’ Sammy Ortiz is proud of his small, diverse church in downtown Tampa and believes he found his calling when he became a born-again Christian while... Continue Reading

“As people of the Book, we are joined to Islam and Judaism in a special way. As an organization that has sought to put that Book into people’s hands for 201 years, we cannot stand idly by while the sacred text of a sister religion is burned as our beloved Bibles once were.” In what’s... Continue Reading

“My wife passed in 2008 from cancer. I never knew there were so many rules for widows and widowers. Rules about how long you can mope along, when you can go out on a date, how many times you can cry in the pulpit! Rules! Not Scripture! Rules!” At East End Baptist Church, January Bible... Continue Reading