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(CNSNews.com) – On Monday’s anniversary of the 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion, Republican officials in Washington, D.C., told the thousands of activists who took part in the annual March for Life that "life is winning in America."Read more.
NEWS RELEASEAppeal will gather blankets, bedding at Madison ShopKo stores Jan. 26-27, churches Jan. 27-28.Madison’s mild winter has turned cold and snowy after all. The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is asking Dane County residents to let the blanket of white and the low temperatures serve as reminders to share the comfort they enjoy in their own homes with those who have less – by recycling the warmth.
A wide range of presentations of the Bible have emerged as technology, multimedia and dry wit have been used to revamp one of the most influential and widely quoted texts in the world. The results range from the dramatic to the astute to the downright wacky.Read more.
The monthly meeting of the Madison’s CBMC is always good for a moving testimony, aimed at Connecting Business Men to Christ. A week ago it was former Madison police spokesman Larry Kamholtz. A month ago it was Midwest Airlines CEO Tim Hoeksema. Three years ago Green Bay Packers trainer Pepper Burruss drew a big crowd. But more often than not it’s just a businessman who has found that committing his life to Christ has made all of the difference in the world.
News Release W. Todd Bassett, former National Commander of The Salvation Army, has been named Executive Director of the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE). Read more.
NEWS RELEASEUnprecedented collaboration aims to instill sense of urgency on elected officials and evangelical leaders to advance sound environmental policies and practicesWASHINGTON, DC, Jan. 17, 2007 – In a first-of-its-kind collaboration, evangelical and scientific leaders announced a collaborative effort to protect the environment. Speaking at a news conference in Washington, DC, a dozen leaders of the effort shared concerns about human-caused threats to creation – including climate change, habitat destruction, pollution, species extinction, the spread of human infectious diseases, and other dangers to the well-being of societies. “More than takers, we are care-takers," said University of Wisconsin professor Cal DeWitt,…
COMMENTARYThis March marks the two-hundredth anniversary of the British Parliament’s abolition of the slave trade—the culmination of a twenty-year struggle by William Wilberforce and his fellow abolitionists, a story brilliantly captured in the new Hollywood release coming next month titled Amazing Grace.Wilberforce would be appalled to learn that, two hundred years later, however, people are still trafficking in human flesh.Read more.
It’s easy to walk like a king, talk like a king, and dress like a king, said journalist Roland Martin at the state’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. holiday observance on Monday, but not so easy to act like a king. "If we are going to change the nation we’re going to have to live like the king," he said. He believes America needs more people who are willing to be revolutionaries like Martin Luther King, "one of America’s greatest revolutionaries."
Why do some congregations in America grow and others decline? A recent survey measured several key factors on what’s causing churches to thrive and others to remain stunted.Congregations that are willing to change to meet new challenges experience greater growth than those less up to the challenge. According to the Faith Communities Today 2005 survey, 46 percent of congregations that said they "strongly agree" with willing to change experienced the highest level of attendance growth. Among those that said they "somewhat agree," 37 percent are growing strongly. And among those who disagree on any level, only 15 percent have the…
WASHINGTON, DC (ANS) — It is Friday, and “deep” in the heart of the Capitol, both figuratively and literally Chaplain Barry is holding court! “Chaplain Barry,” is the Reverend Barry C. Black, Chaplain of the United States Senate. Assembled in the small auditorium in the heart of the Capital are over 100 people and as usual “Chaplain Barry” has everybody, including me, laughing uncontrollably. Read more.