Being a chaplain in the Armed Forces is “just like” being a pastor, according to the Rev. T. Brannon Bowman of Grace Church of the Islands. “There’s never really a time when I can say I’m off-duty,” said Brannon, who joined the Georgia Air National Guard in early 2009 at the militarily advanced age of... Continue Reading

“(Mr. Williams) remarks…were inconsistent with our editorial standards and practices,” the statement said, “and undermined his credibility as a news analyst with NPR.” I don’t know the heart of Juan Williams. Neither do I know whether NPR fired him because he said on the “The O’Reilly Factor” on Monday that seeing people on planes in... Continue Reading

“Weary of churches that seek to entertain rather than teach, longing after the true meat of the Word, these young people are pursuing doctrine and are fast becoming new Calvinists” It’s a movement that has young believers going back to the roots – namely, to Scripture and the sovereignty of God. “You’ve got a generation... Continue Reading

Tim Keller, founding pastor of Redeemer PCA in Manhattan, told attendees of Lausanne III that if Christians want human life to be shaped by Jesus Christ then churches need to go into cities. Speaking at the Lausanne III Worldwide Conference on Evangelism, being held in Cape Town, South Africa, Keller said that cities are where... Continue Reading

Anybody who holds office in a confessional presbyterian denomination and who calls the President a Marxist…or anyone…who claims that the Republicans are all Fascists or racists…should be charged in the courts of the church with breach of vows and, if unrepentant, dismissed from office. One of the most depressing things about the current season of... Continue Reading

Let’s stop and stare at a single verse that’s easily overlooked. It’s only one sentence. In these few words, however, we’ll discover in Paul’s example a model for pastoral ministry. It happened in my hometown, in a Washington DC Metro station. And I’m sure, had I been there, I would have walked past it without... Continue Reading

Benson, a former New York Giants center, said he originally offered Jones use of a car for a year if he said promised never to burn a Quran. “I just didn’t think that was a good thing for our country right now.” A New Jersey car dealer plans to keep his word after offering Florida... Continue Reading

“In all the books I’ve been involved in, I’ve always tried to give something to the boys and girls about direction in faith and football.” Prior to being the master of ceremonies at the Rally for Rocketown, Oct. 8 at the Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, Danny Kanell was quick to point out that he hasn’t... Continue Reading

“Anytime you talk about Jesus or Christianity respectfully the way he does, it is evangelization…He is preaching the gospel, but I think he is doing it in a very post-modern way.” When comedian Stephen Colbert brought his act to Capitol Hill last month and stole the spotlight with his satirical shtick, no one was more... Continue Reading

“God allowed this situation, and the miners are alive by the grace of God…I think the most important fact was the glory of God in this situation.” As 33 trapped miners in Chile stepped out of a rescue capsule to greet the world again Oct. 12-13, many wore a T-shirt with ¡Gracias Señor! (Thank you,... Continue Reading