“People don’t feel like they have a lot of needs – they don’t feel ‘down and out.’ [So] instead of only focusing on the ‘down and out,’ which can be easy for a lot of churches, how do you start focusing on the ‘up and in’ – those ho have money, who live in the... Continue Reading

President Obama has re-nominated New York pastor Suzan Johnson Cook to fill the long-vacant post of ambassador for international religious freedom, after her nomination failed to make it out of a Senate committee last year. When Cook’s nomination expired, religious freedom groups like Open Doors USA urged the president to “reconsider” his nominee and find... Continue Reading

For the first seven years as a professor at UNCW, Adams was an outspoken liberal atheist. But in 2000, he converted to Christianity, became a registered Republican, and began speaking out against liberal social ideas. Adams focused much of his criticism against religious intolerance and political correctness at universities, including “unconstitutional” speech codes at the... Continue Reading

The turbulent racial history in the United States does not make reconciliation easy. Had Southern pastors taught the gospel in full, rather than selectively, slavery may have ended earlier, he said. As a student at Beaumont High School in the 1970s, Mike Higgins “thugged around” the neighborhood, he admitted. But when his friends weren’t looking,... Continue Reading

“As a matter of conscience and my faith I do not believe that it is appropriate for a boy to engage a girl in this manner. It is unfortunate that I have been placed in a situation not seen in most other high school sports in Iowa.” ” — Joel Northrup After a standout season... Continue Reading

Not only does this book explore the vast influence of a compelling educator, pastor, and evangelist, it also details for the first time the founding of Reformed Theological Seminary, which was a primary catalyst in the formation of the Presbyterian Church in America. French Camp Academy and Reformed Theological Seminary have just published an extensive... Continue Reading

In Egypt, before the protests, Christians lived under steady oppression: Permits to build a church took decades to win approval, and authorities would sometimes arrest converts. But in December the persecution escalated when an Islamic suicide bomber attacked a church in Alexandria, killing 2 And now with the political uncertainty, Christians’ fears are growing. “If... Continue Reading

A seminary inauguration reminds me of a Sunday morning worship service in many parts of Africa. You are so blessed that you get not one sermon, but sometimes three! But then you often get three offerings as well! So take heart. There will be no offerings this afternoon… Grace. That is the true storyline in... Continue Reading

Wearing a red Roanoke Tea Party T-shirt, Cuccinelli, with dark eyes and dark hair atop a frame that remains thin despite his fast food choices, warms up with a couple of air balls before sinking two shots in a row. ”I’m done,” he says. Ken Cuccinelli laces up the black Reebok shoes he just bought... Continue Reading

First Lady Michelle Obama urged partner groups to keep asking “What can I do to help kids in my community lead healthier lives?” in a speech Wednesday celebrating the anniversary of the Let’s Move! campaign. Obama spoke today at North Point Community Church in Atlanta to mark the one-year anniversary of her campaign to end... Continue Reading