Sources confirmed that some of the nation’s most militant Christians are even praying for the shooter’s family and others caught up in, or affected by, the recent surge of violent Islamic ideology, pointing to Jesus’s radical teaching on “praying for our enemies” as their primary motivation. Experts fear that an increase in terror attacks like... Continue Reading

“Echoing a new Pew Research Center study that found religious people are more apt to volunteer and make charitable donations than others, the Rescue Mission and other Central Florida charities say the faith community provides critical support in providing food, shelter and clothing for the needy.”   Religious people donate and volunteer more than their... Continue Reading

Walker’s Russian adventure began at age 11. In 1994, heeding God’s call to missions, his parents sold their Idaho home, packed up their four kids and moved them across the globe to Siberia. They planned to serve for a few years before returning to life in Idaho. Early on, Walker decided he’d study computer engineering... Continue Reading

I am not intimidated by the question since there has been much good fruit to show for the effort.  I am not intimidated by the critics of our evangelical faith.. I am downhearted and brokenhearted every day by the statistics, the newspaper accounts, the gunshots, the blood on the street, the caskets at the funerals,... Continue Reading

The court’s ruling vacated and remanded to lower courts all the religious nonprofits’ cases challenging the Obamacare requirement that employers provide health coverage for contraceptives and abortifacients. It was a qualified victory and the best outcome the nonprofits could hope for if the court was divided 4-4 on the merits of the case—as seems likely.... Continue Reading

The following Sunday it would happen again. And then again. This tiny rural church would bulge at the seams with worshipers from realms seen and unseen, all mixed together in the adoration of the Lamb whose kingdom is without end. That’s how a small, country congregation became a megachurch overnight. Without even trying. They gathered... Continue Reading

God is an infinitely holy God who desires and deserves worship from all. When we have been made to see our sin and be cleansed from it, we cannot do anything but be willing men and women for his service. If we ever lose sight of who God is and who we are, then we... Continue Reading

Gordon did not terminate tenured philosophy professor Lauren Barthold but did deny her a scheduled right to apply for a promotion, according to an ACLU statement. Barthold also claims she was demoted from her position as director of gender studies minor and that Gordon threatened to fire her over her comments. According to school officials,... Continue Reading

In a report released in May, titled “Health Care Denied,” the ACLU targets Catholic hospitals, saying they jeopardize women’s lives because they “prohibit a range of reproductive health services,” including abortion, when something goes wrong during pregnancy. Grazie Pozo Christie, a Miami-area radiologist and a Catholic, said claims of care being denied are false. “When... Continue Reading

The speakers will be Dr. George Grant, the author of more than 60 books and Pastor of Parish Presbyterian Church in Franklin, Tenn.; Rev. Jason Helopoulos, Associate Pastor of University Reformed Church in East Lansing, Mich., and author of several books on pastoral ministry and families, including A Neglected Grace: Family Worship in the Christian... Continue Reading