Christian TV’s All-Time Worst Fundraising Gimmicks
I still don’t know what is more outrageous: That programmers allow such insanity on Christian television, or that gullible Christians fall for it year after year. During the PBS telethon I wondered why Christian networks couldn’t simply offer music, books or other premiums instead of resorting to the typical arm-twisting and tear-jerking that we’ve come... Continue Reading
Motive for Aid Worker Killings in Afghanistan Still Uncertain; IMO unsure of killers’ identity.
Editor’s Note: This is the most detailed story available on the web about the Afghan murders and the work of the aid workers who died. The killing of a team of eye medics, including eight Christian aid workers, in a remote area of Afghanistan last week was likely the work of opportunistic gunmen whose motives... Continue Reading
Liberty University School of Law Awarded Full Accreditation Approval by the ABA
There are only 200 provisionally or fully ABA approved law schools in the country. Liberty University School of Law was awarded full accreditation approval by the American Bar Association during its annual meeting in San Francisco. On August 5, the ABA Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar granted full... Continue Reading
Crown & Covenant Publications Releases Digital Resources for Psalm Singing
Also in the works is a new iPhone application, developed specifically to support The Book of Psalms for Worship Over the past year, Crown & Covenant Publications has released a range of digital support materials for the new Book of Psalms for Worship. These new products aim to make the singing of psalms in personal,... Continue Reading
One of Ten Missionaries Executed by Taliban in Afghanistan had close ties to a PCA church
First Presbyterian (PCA) in Schenectady, NY was one of the churches supporting the Little’s ministry in Afghanistan. The Aquila Report has learned through local press reports and emails received late Sunday that Dr. Tom Little of Delmar, New York was one of ten members of a medical team who died last week Afghanistan. The Little’s... Continue Reading
Rebuilding Lives in Haiti – PCA’s Mission To The World partners with local Haitian church
After rolling past miles and miles of flattened houses and crushed structures in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, MTW’s Sam Haupt was surprised at the sight that awaited him at the church “Reformation D’Espoir D’Haiti.” “We had seen so much devastation,” he said. “But we were amazed to see that they were already rebuilding their church. As we... Continue Reading
Gordon-Conwell Appoints Patristics Scholar from Erskine Seminary to New Cooley Chair in Early Christianity
“Dr. Fairbairn brings expertise in the patristic period, expertise rarely found in evangelical institutions of higher learning…” Donald M. Fairbairn, Ph.D., has been appointed to the newly endowed Robert E. Cooley Chair in Early Christianity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, effective fall 2010. He will be teaching at the Charlotte campus. Since 1999, Dr. Fairbairn has... Continue Reading
Baptist’s Founders Study Center offering new classes for the Fall
The primary purpose of the Study Center is to provide resources for men in the field who are serving in the gospel ministry or pursuing the gospel ministry Founders Study Center is the online ministerial training academy of Founders Ministries. The primary goal of the Study Center is to provide resources for men in the... Continue Reading
Billy Graham Library Honors Cliff Barrows with Special Exhibit on Display Through End of September
Barrows has been responsible for music at Billy Graham Crusades since their very beginning in 1947. Cliff Barrows, music and program director for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA), will be the highlight of a two-month special exhibit now on display at the Billy Graham Library in Charlotte, N.C. From now through the end of... Continue Reading
Taking a Break From the Lord’s Work – Clergy Burnout is for Real!
Compared with neighbors in their census tracts, the ministers reported significantly higher rates of arthritis, diabetes, high blood pressure and asthma. The findings have surfaced with ominous regularity over the last few years, and with little notice: Members of the clergy now suffer from obesity, hypertension and depression at rates higher than most Americans. In... Continue Reading
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