Ernie Harwell, Hall of Fame Baseball Broadcaster, dead at 92
Baseball lost one of the true elder statesmen Wednesday (May 4) but the Detroit community (way beyond just the Tigers) lost a dear Christian leader, brother and friend. Rather than trying to write something myself, I think Jeff Robinson hit a home run with this entry on the Biblical Manhood and Womanhood blog last September... Continue Reading
Alumni Updates from Reformed Theological Seminary
Editor’s Note: Other seminaries are invited to send your Alumni updates to us fr0m time to time as well! Contact [email protected] for details . Rachel Blackston (MAC ‘06), a licensed mental health counselor, at Twelve Stones Counseling Center in Oviedo, FL, has returned from Haiti. She met patients at Hopital Sacre Coeur with “an amazing... Continue Reading
Short Takes from the Associated Press Wire
Topics: Christians tornado testimonies; Homosexual divorce in Texas; Government appeals National Prayer Day ban; ‘One Child Rule’ in China to change; Hospital apologies to pro-life nurses Miss. churchgoers saved from tornado’s wrath One prayed to God under a Communion table as his church was blown to pieces around him. Another was on the phone with... Continue Reading
Saving the ‘Wrongly Reached’ in the South
Though a majority of residents in the South claim to be Christian, many are being taught “quaint moralism over the Gospel, and moralism is the greatest form of self worship. It robs us of our need for God.” The once vibrant Christian South is beginning to become a “boneyard of religious history,” warned a Raleigh,... Continue Reading
N. T. Wright to step down as Bishop of Durham; returning to teaching
Dr Wright, a lifelong Newcastle United fan who was born in Morpeth, Northumberland, has been Bishop of Durham since 2003. Bishop of Durham N. T. Wright said April 27 that he will retire from his diocesan post on August 31. Wright, who will be 62 this autumn, will take up a new appointment as Research... Continue Reading
Colorado evangelicals singing praises over Denver Bronco’s NFL Draft pick of QB Tim Tebow
Evangelical Christians are excited about Tim Tebow because he has proven himself to be a man who not only professes Jesus to be the lord of his life, but he models that on and off the football field. That’s absolutely refreshing.” Many in Colorado’s evangelical Christian community believe the Denver Broncos’ first-round draft pick of... Continue Reading
President visits Rev. Billy Graham while on his weekend break in Asheville
Over coffee, the two men discussed a variety of topics, including their wives, and love for and similar experiences with golf and Chicago President Barack Obama visited evangelical Rev. Billy Graham at his North Carolina home Sunday before departing the state from a weekend vacation. Graham, 91, has advised many presidents, starting with Harry Truman... Continue Reading
Can Some Religious Groups Opt Out of Federalized Health Care?
Michael Tanner, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute and a health care reform expert, said the clause was put in for the Amish, who generally don’t participate in government programs such as Social Security, Medicaid or Medicare. Deborah VanDyk of the Hudsonville Tea Party mentioned during her April 15 tea party speech in Hudsonville... Continue Reading
Franklin Graham Dropped from Pentagon Prayer Event
“True Islam cannot be practiced in this country. You can’t beat your wife. You cannot murder your children if you think they’ve committed adultery or something like that, which they do practice in these other countries.” The Army rescinded its invitation to Franklin Graham to speak at the Pentagon for the National Day of Prayer... Continue Reading
A wave came in – How an introvert like Tim Keller became a great preacher; Q&A with Marvin Olasky
Did you give a tryout sermon in Hopewell? Yeah. I do not think I was any good. They were desperate. I am not kidding. Their pastor had left under a cloud and they were looking for somebody, anybody. Tim Keller, pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Manhattan, has done for two decades what people said... Continue Reading
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