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Twenty five years of backgrounders on the Bible, describing the latest discoveries and developments in Biblical Archaeology, over 200 of the world’s top archaeologists and Bible scholars interviewed; that’s the story of The Book and the Spade, a Madison-produced radio program that will be celebrated next February with another exclusively designed Book & The Spade Holyland Study Tour. A Study Tour is more than a pilgrimage, it’s a chance to see the traditional Holyland sites along with the most important archaeological sites that are constantly refreshing our understanding of the Biblical stories.
SAN FRANCISCO – A renowned pioneer in the field of world missions urged Christian students to start their school year with the goal of fulfilling the university’s ultimate purpose, which is to unite knowledge.Read more of this story.
Megachurch Pastor Bill Hybels practiced his "Just Walk Across the Room" philosophy recently, listening to a Washington, D.C., cab driver explain how his Islamic faith gave him peace and satisfaction.Read more of this story.
Lee Strobel, 55, once looked critically at Christians. Asking questions about faith, he gradually embraced atheism."My parents attended a Lutheran church," recalled Strobel, who grew up in the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights. "They dragged me there for a while when I was a youngster. When I protested too much, I didn’t have to go anymore."Now, he’s a high-profile Christian apologist, a bestselling author whose books are especially popular among evangelicals. Read more of this story.
USA (MNN) ― Love Packages’ first-ever national Bible drive is still getting response. Last month, Love Packages’ Steve Schmidt said they were trying to get churches across the United States to do a Bible drive. Read more of this story.
A flier sent home this month in the backpacks of 2,000 Madison elementary students carried an unmistakably religious pitch: "Plant the Seeds of Faith in Jesus in Your Child at our Sunday school."The Madison-based Freedom From Religion Foundation on Tuesday called upon the Madison School District to ban distribution of such fliers, saying "the district should not act as a PR machine for nonschool enterprises."Read more of this story.
Since its beginnings in the 1970s, the ex-gay movement has engaged gay advocates in a battle of testimonies. Transformed ex-gay leaders are the best argument for their movement. Likewise, those who’ve left the ex-gay movement in despair and disgust are the best counterargument. The debate continued this June, when Exodus International held its 32nd annual conference in Irvine, California, featuring dozens of speakers and seminar leaders who have quit homosexuality. Down the road outside the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center, a news conference featured three former Exodus leaders saying "ex-gay" is a delusion.Read more of this story.
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON (ANS) — Aglow International is an organization of Christian women with more than 4,000 local groups in nearly 170 countries. It is one of the largest international women’s groups consisting of more than 1,100 local groups in the U.S. alone. An estimated 21,000 Aglow leaders worldwide minister in their communities and countries to an estimated 17 million people each year. This year, Aglow celebrates its 40th Anniversary. Read more of this story.
Anyone who has ever received the gift of Amish friendship bread can empathize with Danny Letz. After weeks of baking the cinnamon-spiced quick bread, the Salt Lake City cook has run out of family, friends and co-workers willing to take a "starter," which seems to be growing exponentially on his counter.Read more of this story.
CommentaryThe field of presidential candidates is nearly complete. Only Newt Gingrich remains to decide — or announce if he has decided — whether he, too, will run for president. His decision is expected in November.There is one person who is definitely not running, but may be invoked as the ultimate adviser. That would be God.Read more of this story.