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John Koessler is at once an Everyman and an anomaly. You might expect the former pastor and now chair of the pastoral studies department at Moody Bible Institute to have been "raised in the church," as the saying goes. Rather, he’s a virtual nobody from nowhere, raised by parents both agnostic and dysfunctional. Thus his memoir, in which he proves himself a graceful writer, is a coming-of-age and coming-to-faith saga A Stranger in the House of God: From Doubt to Faith and Everywhere in Between.Read more of this story.
The Rev. John Splinter has stopped describing himself as “evangelical.”To the guy down the street, Splinter said, the word has come to mean homophobe, anti-women’s rights, pro-death penalty and anti-abortion, and is a stumbling block for what Splinter wants to do: follow Jesus Christ.Read more of this story.
IRVINE, CA (ANS) — The leader of a pioneering HIV/AIDS ministry has called on Christians around the world to “step forward and pray for those with HIV/AIDS on World AIDS Day2007.” Bruce Sonnenberg, president of He Intends Victory, has also asked believers to take seriously the theme of this year’s World AIDS Day 2007 which is: “Take the Lead. Stop AIDS. Keep the Promise.”Read more of this story.
Christianity is currently under a widespread and vociferous attack by militant atheists, radical scholars, popular authors, and others in bestselling books, TV documentaries, and on the internet. One reporter said to me: "It seems like it’s open season on Jesus!" And he’s right.Read more of this story.
COMMENTARYIt was the kind of cryptic theological statement that is often found stuck on automobile bumpers.This sticker said: "Don’t let my car fool you. My treasure is in heaven." This echoed the Bible passage in which Jesus urged believers to, "lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven. … For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also."Read more of this commentary.
Two hundred and one international students, representing 19 different countries enjoyed the 8th annual Hay Ride, co-sponsored by InterVarsity’s University of Wisconsin-Madison International Fellowship and Walnut Hill Bible Church in Baraboo, WI.Read more of this story.
LE MARS, Iowa — There is a comforting certainty to life in this conservative hamlet 25 miles north of Sioux City, where Christian men gather every Wednesday at noon to be fortified by fellowship and prayer. Folks are quite proud of the 10-foot-tall ice cream sundae statue at the center of town, a symbol of the 120 million gallons of Blue Bunny ice cream churned out annually here at the family-owned dairy.But these days, there is an uncertainty about politics and their civic responsibility that is unsettling. This has been rock-solid Bush country. Conservatives and evangelicals were largely at peace…
SAN DIEGO (ABP) – African Christians tend to understand and appreciate the Old Testament far better than their Western counterparts, author Philip Jenkins told his fellow evangelical scholars Nov. 15.Jenkins, a professor of religious studies and history at Pennsylvania State University, spoke in San Diego to fellow members of the Evangelical Theological Society. His speech was one of several addresses and papers presented during the body’s 59th annual meeting, themed “Teaching Them to Obey.” Read more of this story.
Planned Parenthood may have the legal right to operate its new clinic in Aurora, Illinois, but the blowback from the prolife community has been staggering.In fact, the emerging story looks to me like the rebirth of the prolife protest. Read more of this story.
Instead of feeding passes to teammates, Michael Redd was passing Thanksgiving food to the needy Friday at the House of Peace. The moves came naturally to the Milwaukee Bucks’ star guard, a minister’s son.Read more of this story.