By the time most people reach 60 or so (like me!), they are reasonably familiar with setbacks, personal and financial losses, the deaths of parents and elderly relatives, disappointments and other disquieting news. This is especially so if you have a large family (I have eight children and six grandchildren) and many friends. As believers... Continue Reading

Controversial Slovakian deputy Anna Zaborska says Christians in Europe face “persecution.” She told a parliamentary debate that “all people who held Christian beliefs need to be aware of this danger.” Addressing a discussion on religious freedom, the centre-right MEP said, “I wonder if there will be new period of persecution of Christians? Do you remember... Continue Reading

Frankly, I do not regard myself a “born writer.” In fact, for the longest time I rather sympathized with the author who stated, “I love to have written, but hate to write.” I think many of us are in this predicament. Nevertheless, when the invitation came to make regular contributions to The Aquila Report, I... Continue Reading

Regent University’s Reel Dreams Film Competition is back and looking to showcase fresh new talent who aspire to make the world a better place through redemptive storytelling. Sponsored by the School of Communication & the Arts, Reel Dreams is an annual competition that gives independent filmmakers the opportunity to have their redemptive film reviewed by... Continue Reading

Controversial Slovakian deputy Anna Zaborska says Christians in Europe face “persecution.” She told a parliamentary debate that “all people who held Christian beliefs need to be aware of this danger.” Addressing a discussion on religious freedom, the centre-right MEP said, “I wonder if there will be new period of persecution of Christians? Do you remember... Continue Reading

Sexual abuse of a parishioner requires both deception and an abuse of power. The deception must first be of the self and then of the victim and finally the community. Sexual abuse cannot exist without these components. Deception is clearly involved in the pastor’s relationship with the victim but first and foremost, the pastor is... Continue Reading

Reprinted from the National Conference on Ministry to the Armed Forces newsletter They were supposed to be spending a day leading Mass, talking to soldiers about love and marriage, readying for their own deployment. Instead, the military chaplains of Fort Hood found themselves on the afternoon of Nov. 5 scrambling to the front lines of... Continue Reading

Residents of the Hattiesburg Historic Neighborhood are busy folding paper bags and turning them into luminaries for the 33rd annual Victorian Candlelit Christmas, which will be held Dec. 12-13 in the 115-acre, National Register district just south of downtown. A portion of the activities will be at Bay Street Presbyterian Church, 202 Short Bay St.,... Continue Reading

This may have been the most dangerous year since 9/11, anti-terrorism experts say. The Obama administration, grappling with a spate of recent Islamic terrorism cases on U.S. soil, has concluded that the country confronts a rising threat from homegrown extremism. Anti-terrorism officials and experts see signs of accelerated radicalization among American Muslims, driven by a... Continue Reading

The Archbishop of Canterbury today called on American Anglicans to block the appointment of a partnered lesbian bishop. Dr Rowan Williams warned that the selection of a new homosexual bishop could push the divided Anglicans over the edge into full-blown schism. The Archbishop spoke out after leaders of the Church of England’s sister church in... Continue Reading