Taxpayers have funded abortion advocacy organizations to the tune of over a billion dollars between 2002 and 2009, according to a new report by the non-partisan Government Accountability Office (GAO). However, these figures may only be the tip of the iceberg. At a press conference on Wednesday in Washington, D.C., members of Congress and pro-life... Continue Reading

Opportunity for homeschooled high schoolers and others to take Christian-worldview AP* courses online Patrick Henry College Preparatory Academy (PHC Prep) is expanding its courses for the next academic year. Registration is officially open for AP* courses in English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, Calculus AB, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, and United States Government and Politics.... Continue Reading

The question facing universities looking to compete in the booming market for online higher education is not so much how to do it, but how to distinguish themselves from the rest. In this, Christian universities appear to have a built-in advantage. And many are seizing the opportunity to expand their footprint. Investing heavily in online... Continue Reading

“While overall giving declined, many donors made special efforts in 2009 to respond to greater humanitarian needs.” Giving USA Foundation™ and its research partner, the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, recently announced that estimated total charitable contributions from American individuals, corporations and foundations fell to $303.75 billion in 2009, down from a revised total... Continue Reading

Each month, members of Samaritan Ministries receive a newsletter directing them to send their monthly share dues to another participating family who has verified medical bills. Unlike insurance companies, there is no guarantee made by the ministries that its members’ hospital bills will be paid for. Participants of the Christian alternative for health insurance need... Continue Reading

What do you call something that has 34 legs and is 248.9 miles? An Adoption ministry. Or, at least, that’s how one group from Highview Baptist Church recently expressed it. During the early morning hours of Saturday, April 24, a group of 17 students from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary — the majority from Highview’s... Continue Reading

For about two dozen teens from Westminster Presbyterian Church (PCA), their “street learning” involved sitting on a curb each morning and scraping paint from a teetering picket fence… “Learning on the streets” is usually a reference to education that comes through rough experiences, often outside the law. But for about two dozen teens from Westminster... Continue Reading

This event is a two-week ‘Olympic-style’ competition where tomorrow’s ballet stars vie for gold, silver, and bronze medals, cash awards, and scholarships. From June 8-28, 2010, Belhaven once again host the International Ballet Company (IBC) as its ‘International Village.’ The university facilities provide dancers and other participants housing and meals on the campus, as well... Continue Reading

Affirmed:To not support any move to make the Erskine Board a self-perpetuating board. In response to learning of the call for a Special Meeting of the Board of Erskine College and Seminary (see http://bit.ly/cE6AAd for original story), the Executive Board of Erskine held a called meeting at Bonclarken Conference Center on the evening of June... Continue Reading

On Monday, June 7, 2010, the required three Synod-appointed trustees met and agreed to call for a Special Meeting of the Erskine Board of Trustees. Since 10 days notice was required, the meeting was set for Friday, June 18. The board will meet on the Erskine campus in Due West, S.C. The written document distributed... Continue Reading