Are you tired of being told that if you’re really serious about God, you must be in an “accountability group?” You know the ones I’m talking about. The ones where you and a small group of “friends” arrange for a time each week to get together and pick each other apart–uncovering layer after layer after... Continue Reading

I wrote this story for Vacation Bible School when I was senior pastor at First Presbyterian Church of Chattanooga. I loved telling it as much as writing it. I enjoy writing Gospel stories in which I use animals to draw the children into the story. I pray this story might be of some good to... Continue Reading

A hard-line Muslim cleric who sparked anger across the U.S. with his anti-American comments in a television interview this month is to hold a protest outside the White House. British extremist Anjem Choudary – who once said ‘the flag of Islam will fly over the White House’ – has announced he will lead a demonstration... Continue Reading

CNN’s Anderson Cooper released footage of his frightening walk through Tahir Square on Wednesday: A seemingly calm crowd suddenly turned angry, chasing the reporter and his photographer, and throwing punches at the pair. A Greek journalist said protesters stabbed him in the leg with a screwdriver. An Associated Press reporter said he saw military detain... Continue Reading

Another Christian leader who has championed PEPFAR, Kay Warren, who directs Saddleback Church’s HIV/AIDS overseas work, told me, “It just breaks my heart to think that it’s going to be cut. . . . I’ll use whatever influence I have to keep PEPFAR alive.” The U.S. House of Representatives was on the verge of passing... Continue Reading

The pre-dawn hours in Bahrain’s capital city of Manama turned violent for hundreds of anti-government protesters sleeping in the city’s Pearl Square: Police forces stormed the peaceful camp just after 3 a.m. on Thursday morning, swinging clubs, firing tear gas, and trampling the tents of stunned demonstrators. By dawn, the square was empty, but the... Continue Reading

The transfer of power in Egypt has the potential to be “even more dramatic than the fall of the Berlin Wall,” a Southern Baptist observer said after Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak stepped down Feb. 11. “In these uncertain times, I am sure that God is drawing Egyptians to Himself in Jesus Christ. That is of... Continue Reading

You can’t profess to be a Muslim and be a follower of Christ at the same time, which is the big thing they’ve gotten into. They have soft theology and that is a weakness almost in the nature of things: If you’re reaching out to a lot of hurting people, you may start to compromise... Continue Reading

For chronic procrastinators distracted by the internet, Freedom (available for PC and Mac at macfreedom.com) can help. Users input the number of interruption-free minutes desired—between 15 minutes and eight hours. The program will shut down the computer’s internet connection until time is up… Merry Christmas to your email inbox: On Christmas Eve, the world’s largest... Continue Reading

Coptic Christians, who make up eight to 12 percent of Egypt’s population, have protested alongside Muslims during the anti-government demonstrations. The BBC reported that Christian and Muslim citizens have united together under the common identity of Egyptians to protest against their government. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s resignation Friday is good for the country’s Coptic Christians,... Continue Reading