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News ReleasePHOENIX, Arizona, July 27, 2006 — Ten million women and girls in the U.S. suffer from eating disorders and more people die from anorexia each year than from any other mental illness. Fortunately, for those individuals and families affected by eating disorders, help is available and recovery is possible.
If you think anger can make your blood boil, you may be right, according to Dick Tibbits, a Florida mental health counselor and a Seventh-day Adventist minister. On the other hand, faith – and forgiveness – may help save your life. Read more.Madison is home to the International Forgiveness Institute.
Summer means that school is out, but for InterVarsity June was the month of staff training and orientation. Staff arrived in Madison from around the country for orientation and training. Read more.
Jonah plans to materialize for vacation Bible school in August, draped in seaweed with fish falling out of his beard. He’ll be an actor, of course, one of the volunteers portraying Moses, Daniel, David and Goliath for youngsters of Sugar River United Methodist Church in Verona. Read more.
Further reflections from the academic dean of the Arab Baptist Theological Seminary in Lebanon."And who is my neighbor?" an expert of the law asks in fury, annoyed with Jesus’ message and behavior that frustrates every notion of conventional "righteousness" (Luke 10:29). Jesus embarks on one of his breathtaking stories about a man, a "righteous" man, apparently the hero of the narrative, suddenly transformed into the "enemy," replaced by a new hero, a Samaritan, an "unrighteous" man. New Testament scholars have pointed out that in this story, the man called to love his enemy is not the Samaritan, but actually the…
NELSON, NZ (ANS) — A group of 10 churches in the Nelson area have joined together under the banner All for One.The churches come from a variety of denominations, ranging from Anglican, Church of Christ and Presbyterian to Pentecostal and independents.John Taylor, pastor of Spring of Life Elim, Nelson, says the group arose from a pastors’ meeting which has been running over the past decade.“Some of us felt God was wanting us to be more specific, more identifiable, one body, as laid out in Ephesians 4-6. We settled on the name late last year, and have been running combined services…
Whatever happened to the idea of rescuing people from hell? The official representative from Saddleback Church had just finished his powerful presentation of Rick Warren's P.E.A.C.E. plan. Afterwards, I told him that I use The Purpose-Driven Church in a doctoral-level course, and also how much I appreciate Warren's impact on the church. But when I mentioned the critical omission of missions in the book, this rep grinned in agreement. That's why he and I welcomed the P.E.A.C.E. plan (CT, October 2005, p. 32), which outlines a holistic approach to the church's responsibility to the world, conquering the "giants" of poverty,…
AMMAN, JORDAN (ANS) — “Christian” is not just a political party in Lebanon. Many true evangelical believers live in that war-torn nation, and they are not all in the “safe” areas, away from the rockets, bombs and troops.Many Christians are among the hundreds of thousands of Lebanese already displaced by the escalating conflict. They have taken refuge in open parks and playgrounds. Others have fled into Syria and Jordan. Read more.
MADISON — Eight people from around the Diocese of Madison will soon cross an ocean to return a visit paid by a delegation from the diocese’s sister diocese last year. The delegation will leave Madison Sunday, July 23, and will return Friday, Aug. 4. This is the third delegation to be sent from the Diocese of Madison to the Diocese of Navrongo-Bolgatanga. A delegation from Ghana visited Madison in fall 2005. more >>
We have read the news from around the world: religious believers are being imprisoned and tortured, women are being sexually assaulted and often denied an education. We read and are concerned but seem to have no real power to do anything about it. Public servants like Jean Geran, who are also people of faith, have the privilege and the opportunity to work for justice in some of these situations. more >>