Author: Gordon Govier

Bishop Robert C. Morlino reflected was installed as the fourth Roman Catholic Bishop of Madison on August 1, 2003. While he is known for emphasizing three points in his preaching and teaching, in this interview he talked about eight points.Read this interview.

Mel Lawrenz, a mega-church pastor who likes big mysteries, was happily dealing with what might or might not be a coincidence as fans of The X-Files television series were rushing Friday to see the much-awaited, spin-off movie, "I Want to Believe."His latest book is titled, "I Want to Believe: Finding Your Way in an Age of Many Faiths." He had no inkling when the book was released in January that his book’s main title – taken from one of the X-Files’ popular slogans – was going to be the movie’s title, too. Read more of this story.

JERUSALEM, ISRAEL (ANS) — “In Israel, a resurgence in the number of Jews who believe in Jesus is getting a lot of attention. Many leaders say it’s the strongest growth since the time of Jesus and that the Messianic movement could be on the brink of a great revival.”So said Wendy Griffith, CBN News Senior Reporter, in a story for The 700 Club.Read more of this story.

FREDERICKSBURG, Ohio — As sawdust mixed with sweat on his brow, mill owner Isaac Stutzman laughed at the thought of outsiders assuming his horse-and-buggy Amish community is immune to skyrocketing fuel prices.Stutzman then turned serious as he spoke about ripping timber into boards for pallets and furniture with an 80-year-old band saw that each day gulps 140 gallons of pricey diesel fuel.Read more of this story.

Dr. Seuss’ character Bartholomew Cubbins and his 500 hats have nothing on Paula Ellis. For Ellis, a bishop’s daughter and retired sheriff’s deputy in Kent County, Mich., wearing hats — or "crowns," as they’re sometimes called — to church and other formal events is a sign of respect. "You could say I’ve traded my browns for crowns," Ellis joked. Read more of this story.

I needed to attempt a sermon series from Leviticus. But rather than preach it straight up (and risk an exodus), I decided to teach it the way I imagine the earliest hearers learned it—by living it out. I would preach a reality sermon series. I got the idea from A. J. Jacobs’s book The Year of Living Biblically. Read more of this story.

For the first time in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee’s history, a married Roman Catholic priest with children will be serving the faithful in southeastern Wisconsin. Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan asked his priests and deacons this week which of them would be willing to accept the man – a former Lutheran minister – as an associate pastor at their parish.Read more of this story.

COMMENTARYA few weeks ago I watched a vintage Billy Graham sermon from the 1950s that aired on television. I said to a friend who was with me that I rarely hear the gospel articulated today as clearly as we did through this amazing evangelist. A few days later, for my birthday, my buddy sent me three recorded Graham sermons that are now available on DVD.Read more of this commentary.

A Student Filmmaker Turns Her Lens on Rwanda, And Finds a Personal Truth Reflected Back at HerLaura Waters Hinson sits cross-legged on a plush beige sofa in the Discovery Channel building at the Silverdocs film festival, flashing a brilliant stone on each hand, explaining how she got here. A couple of weeks ago, the 29-year-old won the top documentary prize at the Student Academy Awards in Los Angeles for "As We Forgive," her film about reconciliation in Rwanda between survivors of the 1994 genocide and its perpetrators.Read more of this story.

Returning to the city where he was ordained in ministry twenty years ago, Tom Flaherty looks past the capitol, past the university, past the lakes, and sees a vibrant Christian community that’s eager for more from God. "People are hungry for something to happen that’s bigger than their church," he said. "I think everybody is a little tired of man’s best efforts."