Global persecution outlook for 2014
Christianity Today projects the prospects for persecution of Christians worldwide in the coming year.
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Generation X-Mas (2013)
“A Christmas Story” (driven by its popularity among post-Boomers) has become the quintessential American film for Christmas, replacing “It’s a Wonderful Life.” Dr. White argues that the great divide between “It’s a Wonderful Life” and “A Christmas Story” is more than just the radical individualism that marks our day as Time Magazine has suggested, but what has spawned such individualism.
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Freedom in the world’s darkest corner
About 10 years ago Eric Foley, the co-founder of Seoul USA, asked a member of the underground church how he could pray for them. He recalls the North Korean’s response, “You, pray for us? We pray for you … because South Korean and American churches believe challenges in the Christian faith are solved by money, freedom, and politics. It’s only when all you have is God do you realize God is all you need.”
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Supreme Court to consider religious prayer at government meetings
In a case that could determine restrictions on expressions of faith in the public square, the Supreme Court on Wednesday (Nov. 6) will consider religious prayers that convene government meetings. At issue in Greece v. Galloway is whether such invocations pass constitutional muster, even when government officials are not purposefully proselytizing or discriminating.
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Scripture Alone
Reformation Sunday is upon us. If we were to boil the turmoil of those times down to one issue, it would be the authority of the Bible.
Believing . . . is just the beginning
In the midst of winter in 2004, Rev. Jon Taylor and his wife Allie moved from South Carolina to New Hampshire to plant a church. This article by Allie focuses on one of the challenges they faced (there are many more they can recount!) – finding a home for their church. We present it to you for your encouragement as every church – particular or mission – faces challenges that call us to believe what may seem unlikely or even impossible.
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Warrior Presbytery Celebrates 40 Years
The PCA held its first General Assembly (as the National Presbyterian Church) December 4-7, 1973. But one of the presbyteries that made up the new denomination had been organized since February 13 of that year. On October 15 Warrior Presbytery celebrated its unique place in the history of the PCA.
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Let’s Talk About It
From the “Radio Bible Study Hour” to “Changed Lives,” against the turbulent backdrop of Woodstock, assassinations, “God is dead” movements, campus protests, and Watergate, his familiar voice and image on Sunday nights across America became the soundtrack and video for collective generations. He was a minister in the Presbyterian Church in America. Yet most in
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Ben Haden Passes to Glory
Haden — who didn’t want to wait until death to experience abundant life — passed away early Thursday morning, Oct. 24.
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Human Trafficking and the Church
The issue of human sex trafficking strikes at the very core of our families and church communities and is growing at a rapid pace throughout the world. There is a lot to be done to stop the cancer of human trafficking and exploitation of those who are vulnerable to this trap.
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