A typical Ratio Christi campus group is made up of students who want to go deeper into the study of the intellectual framework of the Christian faith, said Schenker. In addition to hosting weekly meetings, Ratio Christi offers training for other student ministries and Christian faculty members. The popularity of a college student group primarily... Continue Reading

The translation project plans to publish a complete translation of Abraham Kuyper’s three-volume work on common grace, totaling over 1,700 pages. Volume one of Common Grace is scheduled to appear in fall 2012 The Common Grace Translation Project welcomes four new institutional partners that have signed on to support the work of translating, publishing, and... Continue Reading

“And so what can we learn from Daniel about how God wants us to live?” And as I said those words it was as if I had literally laid a huge load on that little girl. Like I broke some spell. She crumpled right in front of me, physically slumping and bowing her head. I... Continue Reading

By 2000, about two-thirds of the world’s Christians came from countries where western missionaries worked a century earlier, and there was an explosion of interest in mission work among Christians from Asia, Africa and Latin America, according to Robert. At a church on the New England coast 200 years ago, five young men became ordained... Continue Reading

It’s amazing what youth will eat. I love sushi, but it’s quite different than eating a live goldfish. I sat near the back of the crowd and watched with a curious sea-sickness—gazing at the teenage wonder while keeping one eye on the nearest trash can! A loud unified chant shook the entire room: “Mar-cus, Mar-cus.”... Continue Reading

Galen Carey, the Washington director for the National Association of Evangelicals, called the proposal “very counterproductive.” “We fully support the need to reduce the budget deficit,” Carey said, “but it doesn’t make any sense why this keeps coming up.” For the fourth year in a row, President Obama is proposing lower tax deductions for the... Continue Reading

“We teach people to be respectful, not shove anything down anybody’s throat,” Sorensen says. “We always ask permission. We have real conversations and ask real questions. And in the process, we get to share Jesus with a lot of people.” An estimated 300 million people have heard about Jesus through the Fort Lauderdale-based Evangelism Explosion... Continue Reading

President Obama held a press conference on Feb. 10 to offer a “compromise” under which some religious non-profit organizations would not have pay for morally objectionable drugs, devices, and counseling…The “compromise” however, does not exist in the rules or guidance President Obama issued on Feb. 10, and the administration is not required to formally propose... Continue Reading

Everyone interviewed who was critical of the translation said they believe a small minority of individuals in these mission agencies is pushing these translations in Turkey and other countries, and most missionaries are faithful to the Bible Fikret Bocek says that Turkish quince, a fruit like a pear, takes a long time to grow and... Continue Reading

The last piece of land needed for a multi-year project to build a full-scale Noah’s Ark on an 800-acre site in Williamstown, Ky., has been purchased by a group of developers led by Answers in Genesis, the biblical apologetics ministry announced Wednesday. Despite tough economic times, project leaders are hoping to offset costs by building... Continue Reading