In the book, Graham writes that he looks forward to death because he’s eager to be reunited with his wife. In the meantime, he appreciates the “touches of Ruth” in each room of his house. For much of his 92 years, Billy Graham has had one title: evangelist. But in a new memoir, Graham reveals... Continue Reading

The congressman who won the Values Voters Summit straw poll tells Christianity Today that he believes marriage is a sacrament but laws cannot change morality. Texas Rep. Ron Paul won a straw poll at the Family Research Council’s Values Voters Summit on October 8, receiving 37 percent of the vote at the social conservative convention.... Continue Reading

One of the Christian leaders arrested in a peaceful protest for the poor on Capitol Hill is calling fellow religious leaders to be a moral and nonviolent influence in the “Occupy Wall Street” protests occurring around the nation. The Rev. J. Herbert Nelson, director of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Office of Public Witness, was one... Continue Reading

Kortney Blythe Gordon and her unborn daughter, Sophy, were killed in an automobile accident on Saturday, October 8. Their husband and father is Benjamin Gordon, a candidate for the ministry in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church and a student at Reformed Theological Seminary in Washington, DC. The following story was reported by Life News. Students for... Continue Reading

“If Southern Baptists want to score points they better watch out — they can lay claim to both Carter and Bill Clinton. I don’t think that says much about the religious labels candidate may or may not carry.” In response to comments by Dallas Southern Baptist pastor and Rick Perry supporter Robert Jeffress regarding the... Continue Reading

We are in pursuit of other African-American pastors to participate in the discussion of biblical doctrine and its central importance in the life of a New Testament church. Today we announce that Dr. Crawford Loritts will join the conversation in Elephant Room 2. We expect to announce our final participant very soon. One of the... Continue Reading

The Rev. Dr. David Coffin is pastor of New Hope Presbyterian church, a 20-year-old congregation that meets in Fairfax City’s Fire Station No. 3. Coffin, a student of early American theologians Jonathan Edwards and Robert Dabney, is said to be one of the most learned men of his denomination, the Presbyterian Church in America. Coffin... Continue Reading

“Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me … Going to bed at night saying we’ve done something wonderful… that’s what matters to me.” Apple co-founder and long-time CEO Steve Jobs died Wednesday at the age of 56. Known as an inventor, an “outside the box” thinker and one of the most... Continue Reading

A new charismatic Christian movement that seeks to take dominion over politics, business and culture in preparation for the end times and Jesus’ return is becoming more of a presence in American politics. The leaders are considered apostles and prophets, gifted by God for this role. Several apostles affiliated with the movement helped organize or... Continue Reading

We moved to Indianapolis when I was 10 and joined the church that I’m still a member of. I’m a 50-year member of the same church (Tabernacle PCUSA; Daniels is an Elder) — now you would call it an inner-city church, as the town has grown. In his new book, Keeping the Republic (Sentinel HC),... Continue Reading