Small stories can have big impact, reminding us as we reflect in this season on Jesus Christ, that the largest man in human history was born of Mary, wrapped in swaddling cloths, and laid in a manger. Our annual end-of-the-year compilation is an annual challenge. As a news organization we travel in drive—and sometimes overdrive—all... Continue Reading

“I don’t think we should be getting into the business of legislating vegetarianism,” Dr. Rigsby said, adding that he would support having a citywide vote on whether fast-food outlets should be banned entirely from the city. “If this is something that people are really opposed to, that’s how we should deal with it.” In this... Continue Reading

A group of Chaplain endorsers, representing more than 2,000 military chaplains, commend the commander of Travis Air Force Base and his legal team for their decision to keep the traditional manger scene as part of the 17-year tradition of displays during the Christmas season. “Our military personnel should not be coerced to abandon their religious... Continue Reading

Calvin College is headed toward breaking from a six-decade-long tradition with the nomination of a new leader who does not come out of the Christian Reformed Church. The man recommended to become the Christian Reformed Church school’s new president is an elder of the Presbyterian Church (USA). That’s not to say Michael K. Le Roy,... Continue Reading

A lawyer advising the Senate told the students last week InterVarsity could not, under the U.S. Constitution, require its leaders to agree to any statement of faith or beliefs. But the most recent Supreme Court decision on campus religious groups only forbade statement of faith requirements if a school had an “all-comers” policy, which would... Continue Reading

Now comes the hard part: transforming the Crystal Cathedral from a theater-like atrium complete with Sony Jumbotron screens into a Catholic cathedral where priests will celebrate Mass with incense and reverence. Even by the depressed metrics of Southern California’s real estate market, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange negotiated a pretty sweet deal when it... Continue Reading

“This program has had the greatest impact, not only on the incarcerated, but on their children, of anything I’ve seen. It shows great promise of breaking that cycle.” Lawuan Shivers is doing a life sentence for a bank robbery, but videotaping a Christmas message to his 9-year-old son brought him to tears. “It felt really... Continue Reading

Members of the student association at New York’s University at Buffalo voted on Friday to suspend the school’s InterVarsity Christian Fellowship chapter after the group’s former treasurer claimed he was forced to resign over his sexual orientation. The Student Association Senate declined to lift the suspension during a meeting on Sunday, choosing instead to appoint... Continue Reading

The Role of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) Stated Clerk and Administrative Committee in the Establishment of the Presbyterian Investors Fund (PIF) and Cornerstone Ministries Investments (CMI). In part three as in part two, documents found on the Internet, bankruptcy court documents, CMI documents, and information given to the author by other CMI investors... Continue Reading

“I could not be true to my own faith if I did not share its truth and its urgency,” said David Neff, editor in chief of Christianity Today. “At the same time, I recognize that my role is that of witness. Only the Holy Spirit converts people Evangelical Christian leaders unanimously affirmed the Christian responsibility... Continue Reading