In addition to Grace Baptist, many other area churches are supporting (the) effort. Trinity Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Cicero has donated $10,000. When she was struggling with drug addiction and the pain of sexual assault, Debra Person ended up in a Christian shelter for women in Schenectady. The native Syracusan stayed 10 months and began... Continue Reading

Half the pastors would leave the ministry tomorrow if they could. Seventy percent are fighting depression and 90 percent can’t cope with the challenge of ministry. Those are the statistics Pastor Jonathan Falwell laid out to thousands of ministers who were in Lynchburg, Va., Tuesday for the “Refuel” conference. The well-known pastor stated bluntly, “Something... Continue Reading

Dr. David Norman was elected on Friday morning, May 21 The Board has released the following information to the press. . Dr. David A. Norman was chosen Friday as the 15th president of Erskine College and Seminary by unanimous vote of the Board of Trustees. Norman, 34, was presented with unanimous support for election by... Continue Reading

“Socialism not only violates the principles of God’s Word, but it has brought misery to millions. That’s why America must not go down its path.” As America sprints toward socialism, the city of Detroit provides a compelling look at what lies ahead and reveals why a course correction is needed. Socialism: A Clear and Present... Continue Reading

Ergun Caner gave vivid accounts of his Muslim upbringing to church audiences in Florida and Texas shortly after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. When Liberty University begins the investigation it announced last week into the background of Ergun Caner, president of its seminary, the panel doing the work could explore several questions. Where did... Continue Reading

“Our core mission is church planting among unreached people groups–those with no access to the Gospel–and there are few areas that represent such a high proportion of unreached people as the Arab world.” Pioneers-USA and Arab World Ministries U.S. announced today (Monday, May 17) their joint intention to merge organizations. Together their combined ministry will... Continue Reading

“If the United States had an earthquake, that would not give you the right to take children,” prosecutor Jean-Francois contended. A U.S. Christian who was arrested for trying to take dozens of children out of Haiti stood trial Thursday. Laura Silsby testified that she only wanted to help the Haitian children. “One week after the... Continue Reading

Geneva is expanding the size of its leadership team…to expand and encourage greater communication and participation between various areas of the college Geneva College names two Associate Vice Presidents (AVPs) and a Director of Development for the Annual Fund following recent restructuring of the organization. All three positions are being filled by current employees who... Continue Reading

Senior Casey O’Dell of Ware Shoals received the school’s top student honor, and Professor of English Dr. William Crenshaw the highest faculty prize Erskine College senior Casey O’Dell of Ware Shoals received the school’s top student honor, and Professor of English Dr. William Crenshaw the highest faculty prize at the yearly Honors Day Convocation Thursday,... Continue Reading

“Social justice” has come to mean redistribution of wealth. It didn’t happen in a day. The organized practice of good deed-doing in this nation began with no indebtedness to higher education. By the end of the 19th century, social work agencies started training programs. Then they hitched their wagons to universities, and undergrad programs in... Continue Reading