Rick Bee, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Nightlight Christian Adoptions (Nightlight) announced today that in honor of the agency’s 50th anniversary, they have approved the establishment of a $50,000 scholarship fund for prospective adopting parents who might not have the financial resources to adopt eligible children. The scholarship fund is part of the... Continue Reading

by Don K. Clements A young man in Harrisonburg, Virginia has developed a very simple software program which he makes available at no charge and receives no advertising income for, to help people anywhere and everywhere organize meal schedules for groups trying to help a family, like so many of our churches do. If it... Continue Reading

Two-hundred sixty-eight children in east Gainesville received brand new tennis shoes and socks thanks to Samaritan’s Feet International, an organization that provides shoes to the needy. The shoe giveaway included a feet washing ceremony and shoe fitting by volunteers from PASSAGE Family Church, Faith Presbyterian Church, Grace at Fort Clarke United Methodist Church, and parents... Continue Reading

As Typhoon Lupit eventually leaves the Philippines, one thing is for certain — more damage and more disease will follow. That’s troubling, because the Philippines has been devastated by two previous storms, Ketsana and Parma. The Christian Reformed World Relief Committee is in the region helping. Senior project manager for international disaster response for the... Continue Reading

A new speakers’ bureau has been established called Worldview Speakers. The Worldview Speakers include: Eric Metaxas. Eric is the author of many books, including the New York Times bestseller Amazing Grace: William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery. His biography of Bonhoeffer will be published by Thomas Nelson in March 2010. His 2005... Continue Reading

By Pete Chagnon After eight hours of deliberations, a Michigan college has decided to let a controversial memo stand. The Board of Trustees at CalvinCollege has come under fire for releasing a memo on the Advocacy of Homosexual Practice and Same-Sex Marriage. The memo basically reiterated the Christian college’s stance on the issues and instructed... Continue Reading

J. Howard Donahoe, Columnist Occupation 8 years Air Force pilot 1977-1985 25 years USAirways pilot 1985-present Academics B.S. Political Science, USAF Academy, 1977 M.A. Aeronautical Technology, Arizona State, 1982 RTS two courses (Ecclesiology and Sacraments & Theology of Worship) Church PCA member for last 28 years. RE for last 24. Served as Session Clerk for... Continue Reading

“Tim Keller’s ‘The Prodigal God’ is an insightful book that will challenge churchgoers, skeptics and everyone in-between to reconsider what exactly it is that Jesus taught,” said the Rev. Lenny Liebmann of Red Bank Community Church of Monmouth, NJ. “The collaboration of so many local churches across denominational lines only adds to the significance and... Continue Reading

Helping men and women of the cloth get through their ministerial rough patches has been PastorCare’s mission since Filbert Moore founded the nondenominational ministry in 1995 on the campus of Peace College in Raleigh, N.C. Smith now runs the ministry from his Grand Rapids office. From the start, the intent has been to provide confidential,... Continue Reading

T. M. Moore is Dean of the Centurions Program of the Wilberforce Forum and Principal of The Fellowship of Ailbe, a spiritual fellowship in the Celtic Christian tradition (www.myparuchia.com). He is the author or editor of 20 books, and has contributed chapters to 4 others. His essays, reviews, articles, papers, and poetry have appeared in... Continue Reading