“Go to Goonga!” The Monthly Prayer Letter from Dave and Joyce Campbell in West Africa We’ve got to tell you about this one. Even though it’s only the beginning of a story, we’re not going to keep you waiting to be encouraged as we’ve been. Last week Tues. morning Dave took one of the believers... Continue Reading

An Evangelist of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church has called on Christians to open a new chapter by refraining from acts which hindered their spiritual growth and national development. He said Christians would be doing a disservice to the nation if they did not allow the teachings of Jesus Christ to reflect in their daily lives.... Continue Reading

By Julia Duin The first one was in Lausanne, Switzerland, in 1974. The second was in Manila in 1989. The third will be in Cape Town in 2010. I’m talking about the massive worldwide conferences on evangelism that began as the brainchild of evangelist Billy Graham, along with British Anglican theologian John Stott and Australian... Continue Reading

By Penny Starr, Senior Staff Writer A sex ed administrator with the Cleveland Metropolitan School District says that half of the “Responsible Sexual Behavior” classes for 9th and 10th grade students are taught by Planned Parenthood personnel. “Planned Parenthood is one of our partners that teaches about 50 percent of our 9th and 10th graders,”... Continue Reading

By Ethan Cole An estimated one million people participated in a rally in Madrid Saturday to protest a proposed new law that would expand permission for abortion. The overwhelmingly Catholic country currently allows only abortion in the cases of rape, fetal abnormality, or when the mother’s physical or mental health is at risk. But the... Continue Reading

January 18 -22, 2010. See calendar below for more details.

By G. Jeffrey Macdonald, Religion News Service Repentant for having spent a generation bowing at the altars of church growth and political power, concerned evangelicals gathered last week (Oct. 13-15, 2009) to search the soul of their movement and find a new way forward. That evangelicals, who compose a quarter of the American population, must... Continue Reading

Four-part series Movies are a significant place of common ground for all people. But, how do we learn to ‘read a movie’ through the eyes of faith? One method I’ve developed is the acronym B.M.I.C.- beauty, metaphors, idolatry and common grace. The second category, metaphors, is a bit tricky. Religious folk can start reading all... Continue Reading

Commentary from the Washington Post “Why don’t you guys study like the kids from Africa?” In a moment of exasperation last spring, I asked that question to a virtually all-black class of 12th-graders who had done horribly on a test I had just given. A kid who seldom came to class — and was constantly... Continue Reading

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio can take custody of a girl who ran away to Florida, saying she feared she’d be killed for converting to Christianity from Islam, a judge ruled Thursday in a decision clarifying the girl’s legal status once she returns. The Franklin County Children’s Services agency will take custody of Rifqa Bary pending... Continue Reading