Pentecostals have always been the red-headed stepchildren of American Christianity — holy rollers who were known for speaking in tongues or laughing wildly and even barking like dogs while seized by religious ecstasy, or producing miracle healings on command and handling venomous snakes without fear. All of that was made possible, of course, by calling... Continue Reading

Alabama sophomore running back Mark Ingram capped off a whirlwind week Saturday which started with the seeming pinnacle of his young career and ended with college football’s most coveted prize. In winning the 2009 Heisman Trophy, Ingram showed his passion and love for the game with the pursuit of gridiron excellence which served him well... Continue Reading

The man charged with the kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart, who was abducted from her home in Salt Lake City in 2002 and held for nine months as a captive teenage wife, is back in court, and back under the microscope . Federal prosecutors are trying to convince a judge that the defendant, Brian D. Mitchell,... Continue Reading

Tricia Pimental, a member of Grace Presbyterian church in Ocala, Fla., won $25,000 by figuring out the official fruit of India and the Philippines on “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.” In a nail-biting face-off with Regis Philbin, the episode, which was taped in November and aired December 4, Pimental watched the show in her... Continue Reading

Hudson Taylor Armerding, 91, former Wheaton College president died Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009 at his home after a long battle with dementia. Despite Hudson Taylor Armerding’s military experience as a naval officer during World War II, the longtime WheatonCollege president tapped his gentle spirit and his deep faith in God to reach out to students... Continue Reading

“A kind providence,” is what President Andrew Jackson would frequently refer to when confronted with an event which resulted in both happiness and sadness. Recent events in Southwestern Virginia this past week brought about what many see as just such ‘a kind providence.’ On Sunday, December 6, the congregation at Pulaski Presbyterian Church (PCA) voted... Continue Reading

Admiral Vernon Clark (USN, Ret.) distinguished professor of government and leadership at Regent University, has been appointed by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates to co-chair an investigation on the Fort Hood killings and the military’s systems for identifying potential subversive and destructive activity within the military structure. Retired Army Secretary Togo West will co-chair the... Continue Reading

UPDATED DEC 6 Two Home School moms, both members of St Peter Presbyterian Church, were killed in an auto accident caused by a powerful storm this past Wednesday night, December 2. The accident happened when a massive tree fell and crashed on a rural highway in southwest Virginia near the town of Mendota, located about... Continue Reading

Former megachurch pastor Ted Haggard informed his supporters that the prayer meetings he’s been holding at his house are not the gatherings of a new church. “The prayer meeting is not a church plant,” he wrote on his Facebook page Tuesday in one of two ‘sanity points’. “We had two prayer meetings on our property... Continue Reading

Chris Coghlan is, all at once, eager to share his beliefs but concerned about how they’ll be received. Religion can bring peace, and religion can start wars. Coghlan knows how off-putting some people find vocal faith today, as movements gather to escort God out of school, out of court, out of the Pledge of Allegiance... Continue Reading