Author: Gordon Govier

Materialism. Drugs. Infidelity. Narcissism. When Christians talk about Hollywood, we usually shake our heads and go on about how terrible it is. Because it seems so blatantly anti-Christian, we’ve written it off rather than embraced it as the mission field it is.At least two people, however, have caught God’s vision for making a difference in Hollywood. While many in the church consider Hollywood hopeless, Bryan Coley and Barbara Nicolosi represent a growing movement of Tinseltown insiders who offer the hope of Christ.Read more of this story.

Amy Hying, an accountant for a local trucking company, uses a lot of spreadsheets. But one in particular is very important in her life right now. It’s the one she’s using for the 40 Days for Life campaign that begins September 26th.

MADISON — It doesn’t look like World Youth Day, but it feels like World Youth Day.That’s what Bishop Robert C. Morlino told couples celebrating their golden wedding anniversaries at a Mass of Thanksgiving held on Sunday, Aug. 26, at the Bishop O’Connor Catholic Pastoral Center chapel.Read more of this story.

Twenty-five years ago, the film Tron told the story of video game maker Kevin Flynn who was transplanted into the virtual universe within a computer. Flynn battled sinister digital forces to survive and partnered with friendly programs to discover a way back to the real world. Today, Tron’s story appears prophetic. We find ourselves in a digital universe. Technology is more than merely a tool. It permeates every part of our existence—family, work, recreation, even worship.Read more of this story.

CRYSTAL LAKE – Sometimes after a church service, John Black, 82, will visit the final resting places of three loved ones. He doesn’t travel far.He placed the ashes of his daughter, a former wife, and his mother-in-law in a columbarium installed at his church, Ridgefield-Crystal Lake Presbyterian, in 2003.Read more of this story.

Influential conservative leader Dr. D. James Kennedy died Wednesday morning, church officials reported.Read more of this story.Memorial SiteNews Release

LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS (ANS) — She tells the story of a vanished period in China’s history, when intrepid missionaries like her grandparents braved primitive and largely lawless conditions to get out the gospel. She also reminisces about a very special girlhood friend – Ruth Bell Graham. “My grandparents recruited the Bells for China,” says Mary Graham Reid, 85. Her grandparents, James and Sophie Graham, (no relation to Rev. Billy Graham) left Virginia in 1889 as newlyweds to serve as pioneer missionaries to China. This inspiring story is recounted in her book “Boxers to Bandits,” co-authored with Stephen Fortosis. (Billy Graham…

Franklin – Father Michael van der Peet nodded knowingly after news media around the world reported that a new book says Mother Teresa suffered decades of deep doubts and spiritual darkness.Read more of this story.

OCEANSIDE – Krump. Some mistake it for an energy drink, while others have never heard of it. For 12 young men in Oceanside, the high-energy dance form is a spiritual movement they plan to share with others through their dance group, One Accord.Read more of this story.

The lower portion of the Jordan River is so polluted that the World Monuments Fund (WMF) has designated it an Endangered Cultural Heritage Site. The WMF, the leading international body for the protection of monuments, placed the revered river on its watch list of 100 endangered sites in June.Read more of this story.