From the proceeds of a biography written by a supporter, Tubman was able to buy a property with two buildings on 26 acres near her home in Auburn, New York. She later deeded the land to the African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Zion Church, to be used as a home for the elderly (which she wanted... Continue Reading

The more each mind is renewed (changed) by the Scripture, the more similarly a couple will think (Rom. 12:2). One of the worst things a couple can do is work to change one another into each other’s likeness. They are to be changed, rather, into Christ’s likeness.” And they are changed by going together to... Continue Reading

This is not the way we planned it 12 years ago when we were dating and talking about adoption, but oh, how thankful we are for God blessing us with these sweet little ones He has placed in our care. I can remember a friend going through the adoption process telling me he had always... Continue Reading

She started seeing a therapist, and began an in-depth study of LGBT theology. “It’s ironic that the seminary at the largest Baptist university in the world has an incredibly diverse library on faith, sex and gender,” she laughs. “It gave me many different perspectives, I realised that there were other perspectives, and that began the... Continue Reading

He was ordained to the ministry in 1951 by the Philadelphia Presbytery of the former Bible Presbyterian Church, and installed as pastor of the Bible Presbyterian Church of West Philadelphia, Penn., serving there from 1951-1954.  He accepted a call to serve as the pastor of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Trenton, N.J., and served there... Continue Reading

Although Utah may not prosecute anyone simply living in a polygamous relationship, it will prosecute for associated forms of domestic abuse, child abuse, or fraud, Parker Douglas, a prosecutor in the Utah attorney general’s office, told Salt Lake City’s KUTV. “Sounds very nice to say, oh yes, they are all consenting adults, but when you... Continue Reading

He was a loving and faithful husband and father who left the forestry business at age 31 to follow God’s calling into the gospel ministry. His response to the Lord’s call was like Isaiah the prophet who said, “Here am I, send me” (Isaiah 6:8).   Harold Arnold “Arnie” Maves, Jr., 87, resident of Pensacola,... Continue Reading

“One of the immediate reactions to a public fall of a respected pastor is a sense of betrayal. Those who have benefited from the pastor’s ministry feel as though they have been personally deceived. That’s even more true when it’s your own pastor—the one who baptized you or did your premarital counseling or was there with... Continue Reading

It’s vital to ask hard questions. Be forewarned: Questions the average parent thinks will be hard or awkward won’t be. You may feel awkward asking about evolution or sexuality, for example, but administrators will anticipate them…. Above all, parent, remember you are the one paying for the Christian college education. Don’t be afraid to ensure... Continue Reading

It had been many years since I had read Basic Christianity, but somehow that didn’t sound right. Are young people—or were they in the 1950s—really opposed to anything that “looks like an institution”? They didn’t seem opposed, for example, to universities back then. So I took down my old copy of the book, a 1971... Continue Reading