“The New American Mosaic: Creating Families through Transracial Adoption” will be held March 13 at Geneva College. Currently, 60 percent of Americans have a personal connection with adoption, and a growing number of families are stepping into the world of transracial adoption. To celebrate and provide insight into this world, “The New American Mosaic: Creating... Continue Reading

Acts 29 is one of about a dozen U.S. church-planting networks, nondenominational groups that start new congregations. Often founded by megachurch pastors, they offer some of the benefits that denominations provide without much bureaucracy. One of the first rules for ministers starting a new church: Don’t hang out in your office. Go out and meet... Continue Reading

The 2010 version of Hedrick is a long way from the Hedrick of old, the Hedrick who, according to his Wikipedia page, earned the nickname “the Paris Hilton of speedskating” for his active nightlife. Olympic gold medalist Chad Hedrick certainly thinks he has the ability to contend for more hardware at this year’s Winter Olympics... Continue Reading

“From the outset, Walker’s entire course of conduct in the anti-Prop 8 case has reflected a manifest design to turn the lawsuit into a high-profile, culture-transforming, history-making, Scopes-style show trial of Prop 8’s sponsors.” In what he describes as “an open secret,” a columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle says that the federal judge presiding... Continue Reading

A proposal by the Presbytery of Beaver-Butler (PA) seeks to stem the tide of Presbyterian Church (USA) congregations leaving the denomination by offering more flexibility in the presbytery structure. The changes would diminish the power of higher judicatories while increasing the lower judicatories’ power, the overture claims. Acknowledging a denomination with “diverse belief systems, theological... Continue Reading

Evangelicals support immigration reform because we treat the biblical injunctions to welcome the stranger not merely as good advice but as divine instruction for our good. With the significant exception of Native Americans, most of us can trace our ancestry to another country or continent. We are indeed a nation of immigrants and their descendants.... Continue Reading

Calvin College has become the first institution covered by a new rule of the American Philosophical Association requiring any college that violates any part of the association’s anti-bias policy to have association job listings flagged. The rule was adopted late last year in response to the concerns of many philosophers about having their association list... Continue Reading

In the 2009 BCS championship game, Tebow donned the most popular Bible verse in America – John 3:16 – which went on to be googled by some 94 million people over two days. The NCAA Football Rules Committee agreed Wednesday to bar players from displaying words, numbers, logos and other symbols in the anti-glare “eye... Continue Reading

Opponents…say they object to the idea of diverting money from plate fees to Planned Parenthood offices — not necessarily the plates themselves. Abortion rights advocates have been unable to halt the “Choose Life” license plate variations in nearly two dozen states, so now they’re working to balance the bumper debate. Activists are pushing a “Trust... Continue Reading

“Barring a significant event or shift, the prospects for a recovery of charitable giving during 2010 appear dim,” said David Kinnaman, president of the Barna Group. Churches and non-profits should prepare for another lean year as Americans continue to grip their wallets, a researcher cautioned. “Barring a significant event or shift, the prospects for a... Continue Reading