“Coral Ridge was not Jim Kennedy’s church before, and it’s not my church now.” Following the death of the first pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church came a bumpy start for the new pastor. But Tullian Tchividjian says things are now thriving since he became pastor more than a year ago. Tchividjian, the grandson of... Continue Reading

A new website has been set up so friends can check in on regular intervals for medical updates and or prayer chain updates. Below is the last from the prayer chain as well as the link to the web site. Dear Friends, Please continue in prayer for Kip as he is in ICU at Albany... Continue Reading

Chapell recently delivered the E.Y. Mullins Lectures on expository preaching at Southern Seminary and while he was here Towers Magazine had a chance to interview him. Bryan Chapell serves as the president of Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Mo., as well as professor of practical theology there. He is the author of several books,... Continue Reading

Over the years most ministers have had conversations with proud mamas and papas who want to tell you how wonderful one of their kids is. Most of us have done the same thing ourselves. But seldom is it from the parent of a college baseball player who is about to be a prospect in the... Continue Reading

“Repentant” former megachurch pastor Ted Haggard will make a “surprise groundbreaking” announcement next Wednesday from his home in Colorado Springs, Colo., a spokesperson reported Thursday. It has been nearly four years since a former male prostitute claimed Haggard had paid him for sex over the course of three years and had also taken methamphetamines. The... Continue Reading

As we reported on Wednesday, May 26, Pastor Kip Slawter of Hope Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Ballston Spa, NY was seriously injured in a biking accident. Below are brief updates from the church secretary and a nearby pastor friend May 31 1:00 PM You now check on the website for updates throughout the day at... Continue Reading

It is vital that evangelical schools clearly place science “under the banner of Scripture so that other biblical teachings are not compromised. Science is on a journey; revelation is a destination” (Mike Milton, RTS Orlando Acting President) Bruce Waltke built a national reputation teaching the Old Testament at Reformed Theological Seminary (RTS) for more than... Continue Reading

On Tuesday, May 25, 2010, William “Kip” Slawter, pastor of Hope PCA in Ballston Spa, N.Y., suffered major trauma in a bicycle accident. At this point paralysis has left him as a quadriplegic. We urgently need prayer for him and Judy and their family. An update from Sally Jenkins, secretary at Hope Church: It is... Continue Reading

His humility earns him universal praise from those around him…he speaks passionately about the team and the game’s outcome. He is deeply religious without being public about it. He’s a devoted husband and a homebody. He’s only going to experience this once, and it will all be over in the blink of a radar gun... Continue Reading

Charlotte-born Billy Graham would like to give one more sermon. That, everybody can agree on. But there appeared to be mixed signals from Graham’s family last week over whether, at age 91 and in fragile health, he’ll be up to it. And if he is, where, when and in what format should he preach? Last... Continue Reading