Author: Gordon Govier

IN THE GRAND CANYON— “How do you teach about evolution and creation?” That’s one of the questions thoughtful parents most frequently ask when visiting Christian colleges with their high-school students. Some colleges give straightforward answers that might startle some Christians.

More than 1,100 Lutherans, many of whom split from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, established a new denomination on Friday. The North American Lutheran Church was born after an overwhelming vote during a meeting in Grove City, Ohio.

(CNN) — If you’re the parent of a Christian teenager, Kenda Creasy Dean has this warning: Your child is following a “mutant” form of Christianity, and you may be responsible.

NEWS RELEASE (Madison, WI) – Across the country colleges and universities are beginning a new school year. Leaders of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship anticipate another exciting year of growth in campus ministry despite some uncertainty created by a recent Supreme Court decision.

Former model Giselle Meza’s career allowed her to visit exotic locations and world-renowned sights, but it was witnessing the worst violations of human rights that stuck with her throughout the years.

You’ve probably seen them—most of us have. Ads soliciting women to donate their eggs for in vitro fertilization are everywhere: in newspapers, on the Internet, on college campus bulletin boards. Most people don’t even think twice about it. An opportunity for young women to earn a little cash and do something nice for an infertile couple, and it’s all supervised by doctors. What could be wrong with that? Plenty, according to a new documentary.

COMMENTARY I never expected to find a role model in a children’s television icon, but I did. A tribute to Mister Rogers. On a recent set of tour dates, I was talking books with Neil Tankersly, keyboardist for Echoing Angels, when he recommended a book about children’s television icon Mister Rogers. At first I was skeptical and feigned enough interest to be polite, but not enough to encourage him to tell me more about it. Not taking my cue, he continued to rave about the book and then even started looking up YouTube videos of Mister Rogers for me to…

WISCONSIN DELLS — As one enters the city of Wisconsin Dells, the population sign says 2,418. That’s the number of people who live year-round in this popular vacation destination. However, that number often swells throughout the year. Wisconsin Dells, known as the “water park capital of the world,” welcomed over three million visitors in 2009. Many of those visitors attend Mass at St. Cecilia Parish. The tourists keep St. Cecilia Parish very, very busy, especially during the peak vacation time from May to September. “We are an international parish,” said Msgr. Felix Oehrlein, the pastor. “It’s a tremendous joy to…

The findings have surfaced with ominous regularity over the last few years, and with little notice: Members of the clergy now suffer from obesity, hypertension and depression at rates higher than most Americans. In the last decade, their use of antidepressants has risen, while their life expectancy has fallen. Many would change jobs if they could.

  BOYSTOWN, Ill.–  Andrew Marin is trying to bridge a gap that has widened remarkably in recent years. It’s the gap between conservative Christians and the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender community. Marin’s vision is bold and his commitment is deep. The evangelical and his wife recently bought their second home in Boystown, Ill., — Chicago’s official gay neighborhood.