Natalie Grant, Bart Millard to Host 2010 Dove Awards
Award-winning Christian music artists Natalie Grant and Bart Millard are set to host the 2010 GMA Dove Awards, where the Christian music industry’s highest honor will be bestowed for the 41st year. The Gospel Music Association (GMA) officially announced its initial hosts, appearances and plans for the annual awards show Wednesday – one month after... Continue Reading
Billy Graham, Pope and Politicians Among America’s Most Admired
In the USA Today/Gallup Poll, Graham was ranked sixth in the list of men living today that Americans most admire – a result that comes as no surprise given that he has been on the top-ten list every year since 1955. Pope Benedict XVI, meanwhile, was virtually tied with Graham with two percent of the... Continue Reading
Tim Tinsley Called as new Senior Minister of First Presbyterian Chattanooga.
Rev. Tim Tinsley, former associate minister of Park Cities Presbyterian Church in Dallas, has been called as the 13th pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Chattanooga, Tenn. He was elected by the congregation at a meeting December 20, Judge Mickey Barker, chairman of the nine-member search committee, said. Judge Barker stated, “We’re excited about Rev.... Continue Reading
Opinion: Pro-lifer’s lawsuit raises alarming questions
Bryan Brown is a conservative, activist and unapologetic Christian. Of that there is no doubt. But does that mean he is also mentally ill? Too ill even to be a lawyer? The bureaucracy that controls access to Indiana’s legal profession believes that very thing. Brown alleges that he was subjected to a series of hostile... Continue Reading
Scotland star Euan Murray explains why he won’t play rugby for Scotland on Sundays
SCOTS rugby international Euan Murray has spoken for the first time about why his faith led him to quit playing on Sundays. The 29-year-old has told how he even snubs coffee or dinner invitations on the Sabbath as he does not want to “encourage other people to work”. Euan said: “It’s basically all or nothing,... Continue Reading
How Religious Is Your State?
Pew Research Center Says: Mississippi First, Vermont/New Hampshire Last According to the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion and Public Life, there are many ways to define “religious.” But to give a sense of how the states stack up, they used polling data to rank them on four measures: the importance of religion in people’s... Continue Reading
Dulles chaplain walks miles helping travelers, airport workers on Christmas Eve
On the day before Christmas, Ralph Benson walked 5.2 miles, gave directions to countless lost souls, prayed spontaneously with a few dozen others and helped some guy find his connecting flight to Tokyo. In other words, a pretty typical workday, if you happen to work as the senior chaplain at Dulles International Airport on one... Continue Reading
Iran regime on alert following death of dissident cleric Montazeri
Thousands of mourners gathered in the Iranian city of Qom following the death of leading reformist cleric Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, offering protesters a fresh rallying point for confrontation with the government. Montazeri, who died early Sunday, Dec 20, aged 87, was buried at the Ma’asoumeh shrine, one of the holiest in Shia Islam,... Continue Reading
Billboard Magazine Releases 2009 Top 10 Lists for Christian and Gospel Music
The following lists of Top Songs, Albums, and Artists in both the Christian and Gospel Categories during 2009 has been released by Billboard, the world’s premier music publication, serving the entertainment business since 1894. The listings are based on a compilation of sales, streaming and radio play. 2009 Hot Christian Song Artists 1. Tenth Avenue... Continue Reading
CEO Abruptly Resigns from Christian Booksellers Association
Longtime CBA leader Bill Anderson has resigned as president and CEO of the Christian retailing association. No reason was cited in a statement released Friday evening by CBA, the Colorado Springs-based association. Anderson joined CBA in 1978 from Moody Publishing and became president in 1985. “Christian retail has been given a high and holy calling,... Continue Reading
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