Raymond Cortese, Derek W.H. Thomas, and Bill Sim

Event emphasizes biblical perspective of sanctification

Mary Smartt, wife of Kennedy Smartt, went to be with the Lord May 21 at around 9:30 am.

A small New York town’s practice of opening its government meetings with a prayer does not violate the constitutional separation of church and state, a sharply divided Supreme Court ruled Monday, in a decision that both sides said could signal a major shift in the role of religion in the public square.

After three years of work, deliberation, and heated debate at General Assembly, the Ad-Interim Committee on Insider Movements has submitted its final report to the 42nd General Assembly.

“Wade Williams was more biblically and spiritually driven than any other musician I’ve known — so evangelistic and mission-minded.”

Letter urges leaders to welcome differences of opinion and discourse on various issues, while affirming “the need for our leadership to always be searching for the center so that unity might be maintained and our mission might be accomplished.”

Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI), Chairman of the House Ways & Means Committee, has unveiled the first major plan in decades to reform the nation’s tax code. According to the ECFA, this plan contains numerous proposals that would significantly impact Christ-centered churches and charities.

An appeals court in New York City on Thursday ruled that the Board of Education was abiding by the law in prohibiting the Bronx Household of Faith from using public school facilities for worship services during off-hours.

A correspondent who has covered both health care and the Supreme Court suggests possible outcomes of Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores and Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp. v. Sebelius.