“Christina had a tattoo on her forearm. It said ‘All Is Vanity’ from the book of Ecclesiastes,” elder Bryan Russell told The Daily Beast. “So every time she performed she could see those words. She never wanted to forget who she was working for and who she represented.”   According to the Santa Monica Observer, Orlando... Continue Reading

Those who have lost a loved one are in a very challenging time. Their feeling of “safety and security” has been altered and they may be trying to make sense of their new reality. During this time they may not know what they need nor when they’ll need it. Telling them to call you absolves... Continue Reading

The terror group’s unprecedented violence has wreaked havoc on Africa’s richest economy and most populated country. The militants have killed thousands of Nigerian citizens, destroyed communities, and two years ago infamously kidnapped nearly 300 school girls in a single night. New reports show the violence is only increasing, with the group using children—some as young... Continue Reading

“I have been suppressing these attractions and feelings since adolescence,” he said. “Trying not to be gay has only led to a desire for intimacy in friendships which pushed friends away, and it has resulted in a marriage where I couldn’t love or satisfy my wife in a way that she needed.”   During an... Continue Reading

The church’s Book of Discipline states that homosexuality is “incompatible with Christian teaching” and that “self-avowed practicing homosexuals” are not permitted to be ordained. The Baltimore-Washington Area Reconciling United Methodists said the move to not approve a candidate who was recommended by the ministry board was a rare one.   A married lesbian who had... Continue Reading

Moore’s comments were indeed a change in tone for the Justice Conference. Last year, evil was discussed largely in terms of white supremacy. But Moore pointed out that evil also looks like America’s abortion giant, Planned Parenthood. He encouraged his young listeners “to be the people to stand up to Planned Parenthood and say there... Continue Reading

“There is a true sense in which the ministers of my generation know all that we know about the public worship and ministry of the church generally, and the Reformed church specifically, from the writings and lectures of Hughes ‘Scoti’ Old.”   Tomorrow the remains of Hughes Oliphant Old (April 13, 1933 – May 24,... Continue Reading

“When a man is so subdued by the grace of God in the gospel that such a self-assessment is, in fact, accurate, that man—love him or hate him—stands out in the crowd. Thus, Knox had preeminence in Scotland. Yet disproportionate to that preeminence, he had neither glory nor riches. He gained preeminence because, like so... Continue Reading

“I found myself principally and philosophically unaligned with the organization,” Dillard Smith said. “I understood it to be the ACLU’s goal to delicately balance competing rights to ensure that any infringements are narrowly tailored, that they do not create a hierarchy of rights, and that we are mindful of unintended consequences,” she said in a... 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