Conservatives Say Houston Pastors Subpoenas Matter Is ‘Far From Over’
(PHOTO: COURTESY OF ROBERT STARLING)The Rev. William Owens, president of the Coalition of African American Pastors, speaks at a press conference in Houston, Texas, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014, in support of...
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View ArticleLISTEN: The Nature of God (The Reasons to Believe #79 with Daniel Whyte III)
Daniel Whyte III [ca_audio url_mp3="https://www.buzzsprout.com/18053/216826-the-nature-of-god.mp3" url_ogg="" download="true" align="none"] (Download/Listen to MP3) God has been under attack in the...
View ArticleLISTEN: Christian Life, Part 3 (The History of Christianity #66 with Daniel...
Daniel Whyte III [ca_audio url_mp3="https://www.buzzsprout.com/19288/216830-christian-life-part-3.mp3" url_ogg="" download="true" align="none"] (Download/Listen to MP3) When I became a believer in...
View ArticleDr. John Perkins says Evangelical Christians Are at a Turning Point on Race...
Civil rights leader John M. Perkins delivers the Julius Brown Gay Lecture on Christian Ethics at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Oct. 27. A new generation of evangelical Christians is on the...
View ArticleRare 16th-century Hebrew Bible Strangely Goes Missing
The rare Hebrew Bible was from the collection of Andrew Fletcher, a 17th-century Scottish politician renowned for his private library.(Photo: Jonathan Bandler, The (Westchester County, N.Y.) Journal...
View ArticleAre Some Christian Music Artists Deceiving People About Homosexuality?
A midweek gathering held this year by Hillsong Church, a Pentecostal megachurch, at the Belasco Theater in Los Angeles. Credit Monica Almeida/The New York Times People do not like to be deceived....
View ArticleChristian Tweeter Criticizes Popular NY Radio Host Angie Martinez Over Joel...
Everybody needs encouragement and inspiration. But when a popular mainstream NY radio host re-tweeted Houston mega pastor Joel Osteen, a Christian tweeter had some not-so-nice things to say. Instead...
View ArticleBestselling Horror Novelist, Stephen King, Set to Release ‘Revival'; says...
… Stephen King. Photograph: Kenzo Tribouillard/Getty Images Blockbuster author reveals his spiritual side in lengthy Q&A to launch new novel that deals with a minister’s loss of faith Stephen...
View ArticleWhat We Know Today as “Halloween” Was Once Two Separate Holidays — One Pagan,...
Halloween. It’s a time of year when the air gets crisper, the days get shorter, and for many young Americans the excitement grows in anticipation of the darkest, spookiest holiday of the year....
View ArticleWhat Idols Do You Need to Remove from Your Life, Pastor?
(Lightstock) Have you ever asked yourself as a church leader, do I worship something or someone other than God? It’s a great question to ask and a great heart check. I’ll stick my neck out and suggest...
View ArticleTen Reasons Why Thom Rainer Is Not Giving Up on the Local Church
Thom Rainer The naysayers are at full throttle. “Local churches are dying!” “Churches are no longer relevant.” “The church is full of hypocrites.” “I don’t need the institutional church.” The naysayer...
View ArticleThe History of the “Hell House” in America — Scaring Sinners Into Repentance
A more conventional haunted house gestures at the devil in New York. (REUTERS/Mike Segar) Every Halloween, some conservative evangelical churches across the United States offer thrill seekers a...
View ArticleVirginia Pastor Jim Somerville Launches New Company to Offer Sermons from...
Jim Somerville One of the most pressing needs of struggling churches — good preaching — has inspired a Baptist pastor to launch a company providing a streaming sermon service. “This is something I have...
View ArticleChristians See Culture and Mission Opportunities In City Life
CRAIG ONEAL / FLICKR Earlier this year, Nielsen reported on the millennial generation’s draw to cities, with Austin topping its list of places with high concentrations of people in their 20s and early...
View Article4 Ways Churches Can Make Space for Millennials
It may surprise you what Millennials are looking for from church these days. (iStock) The mass exodus of Millennials (today’s 18- to 30-year-olds) from their Christian faith has caused many to wring...
View ArticleChurches Across U. S. Encouraged to Take Part In “Be the Message Sunday” to...
Pastors Kerry and Chris Shook hope their recently released book, ‘Be the Message’ will help influences churches and their congregations to do more than simply give and listen to sermons. (PHOTO:...
View ArticleChicago Pastor Wilfredo De Jesus Uses Prayer as a Weapon Against Schemes,...
Pastor Wilfredo De Jesus GAP PEOPLE “I looked for someone among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found...
View ArticleChristians Urged to Stand With “Houston Five” Pastors on ‘I Stand Sunday’
An organization of church pastors is encouraging Christians to stand with the five Houston pastors who were subpoenaed for sermons that opposed homosexuality and a controversial city ordinance. Sam...
View ArticleWhy Have Black Churches Forgotten Reformed Theology?
One of the most exciting times at the church where I grew up was the day our pastor introduced the New National Baptist Hymnal by R. H. Boyd Publishing. Our church selected the red one with gold...
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