But there are some general dos and don'ts. Don't yawn, look at your watch and look out of the window. Don't have bad breath. Don't – and really, really don't do this – bang on about how you have had the same ailment. Don't have that hound-dog face of sickly piety. Much better to smile and bubble

My internship with RUF is complete. It seems like the last two years were both very long and very short. But while it's good to think about the past, my hope is in the future, in the return of Christ in the fullness of His kingdom, and so I keep my eyes fixed on that day and press on towards it.

I’m moving toward finishing the story partly previewed Thursday (see “Strange bedfellows”) and scheduled to go to press in the next issue of WORLD on Tuesday.   Earlier last week I asked to speak with National Association of Evangelicals President Leith Anderson, but NAE communications director Sarah Kropp asked me to submit questions in writing,... Continue Reading

It turns out that the Jews of Aleppo did not intend to give up the precious codex—the merchant to whom they had entrusted it had no right, they felt, to pass it along to the [Israeli] government. They wanted it back.

Although the U.S. Military fight and die to uphold freedom, high-level military chaplains report they are increasingly being denied freedom of conscience and freedom of speech. There is also alarm about the negative effects on troop morale over the undoing of the 237-years’ practice of providing traditional religious support for U.S. soldiers.

372 (young evangelical) audience members had the opportunity to answer electronically this question, "Do you believe churches should advocate contraception for their single 20-somethings?" Almost two-thirds voted yes. News reports trumpeted that result as evidence that the debate over contraceptive use by the unmarried is over, since even evangelicals favor it.

"The Reformed Communion is a ministerial network seeking to share in ministry and life together. We are committed to the gospel, a reformed theological orientation, a catholic sensitivity, the centrality of the church, the mission of God and an incarnational approach to ministry."

There are an estimated 400 million smartphones (iPhones, Androids, Blackberries, and so on) across the globe. Brown estimates that number will rise to 1 billion within a few years, because "more and more people are doing everything on their smartphones." Last year, for the first time, sales of smartphones and tablets surpassed those of laptop and desktop computers. Daily time spent on apps now exceeds time spent online on laptops and desktops.

With his broad background in ministry and academia, and his service on our Board of Trustees for many years, Dr. Aquila has a deep understanding of Christian higher education as taught from a distinctively Reformed liberal arts perspective. I am sure that his boundless energy, spirit of optimism, and vision for God’s Kingdom will be a valuable addition to our campus life and our broader Providence community.”

The most notable change will be to have a 'Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs' to oversee all faculty departments, undergraduate and graduate…Dr. Brad Christie, who is currently serving as Interim Vice President and Dean of the College, will lend his assistance to this function while a search for someone to fill the position on a permanent basis is conducted.