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Stephen Um, pastor of Citylife Presbyterian Church in Boston, will address the changing dynamics of missions with the rise of urbanization and globalization.
Appeals court dismisses clergy housing lawsuit
By Scott Bauer, Associated Press
A federal appeals court on Thursday dismissed a challenge to the law that gives clergy tax-free housing allowances, saying the leaders of an anti-religion group in Wisconsin didn’t have the standing to bring the lawsuit.
“The headlines don’t change our mission: proclaiming the person and work of Christ.” Even when believers disagree, they still carry with them the transformational power of the Gospel.
How then should we think about our rights with regard to death? Should life be in our control? Does it belong to us, to create or eliminate? The apostle Paul did not leave us without help on this question.
Mayor’s decision to drop subpoenas fails to quell criticism
By Katherine Driessen, Mike Morris
The Houston Chronicle examines Mayor Parker’s decision to withdraw subpoenas the city issued to five local pastors, and the impact that decision may have.
Cracks in the atheist edifice
By The Economist
The Economist analyzes the Chinese governments response to the growth of Christianity in that nation.
Stuart Patterson went home to be with the Lord yesterday Oct. 27, 2014. He was 84. For the past 42 years, Patterson was ruling elder at Second Presbyterian Church in Greenville, South Carolina. According to Mel Duncan, administrator at the church, Patterson taught through every book of the Bible while serving the church as a…
Idaho Christians Who Refused to Officiate Gay Marriages at Wedding Chapel May Avoid Fines, Jail
By Amanda Casanova, Religion Today Contributing Writer
The city of Coeur d’Alene in Idaho is now saying that a wedding chapel operated by Christian ministers Donald and Evelyn Knapp can refuse to perform same-sex marriages.
How do we reason with a culture that rejects the notion of truth? The same way Jesus reasoned with Pilate.


