Posted on 06 November 2009
In the new documentary All God’s Children , there’s a lot of talk about sacrifice. Near the beginning of the film, Dr. Bob Fetherlin, vice president of International Ministries for the Christian and Missionary Alliance, says, “The advance of the Kingdom…
Posted on 29 October 2009
This past Saturday, a demonstration in Madrid drew an estimated one and a half million protesters. That’s between 3 and 4 percent of Spain’s entire population, the equivalent of 9 to 12 million Americans gathering in Washington.
What government policy were…
Posted on 23 October 2009
Professor Dale Kuehne is a professor of politics at Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire. At least once a semester, Kuehne can count on a certain question always being asked when he teaches a class called “The Politics of Diversity.”
“Professor…
Posted on 21 October 2009
I was traveling not long ago and picked up a copy of Harper’s magazine. Flipping through the pages, my eyes stopped on an article entitled “Like I Was Jesus: How to Lead a Nine-Year Old to Christ.” Intrigued, I read on.…
Posted on 15 October 2009
In the work we do at Prison Fellowship, we’re indebted to many brave and inspired workers who have come before us. One famous name you’ll recognize, if you’re a regular listener, is that of William Wilberforce, the great British crusader…
Posted on 08 October 2009
School’s back in session. And between hauling children to and from classes, dance lessons, music lessons, sports practice, and church activities, many parents (not to mention their children) are already feeling frazzled. And this is just the beginning of the…
Posted on 02 October 2009
America’s largest church has a capacity to hold 16,000. But while Tim Tebow may not be a preacher, when he runs into the University of Florida’s football Stadium—affectionately known as “The Swamp”—his congregation numbers just over 90,000. And you can…
Posted on 07 September 2009
Sofiya Begum, a Bangladeshi mother of three, worked hard every day, but could not lift her family out of poverty. And no wonder: She labored every day making bamboo stools.
But since Sofiya had no capital to buy the raw materials,…
Posted on 03 September 2009
There are certain truisms we’ve learned from childhood. Like, “If you play with fire, you’re going to get burned.” Or, “What goes up, must come down.”
Well, here are a few truisms that aren’t as catchy, but are every bit as…
Posted on 28 August 2009
Last week a Scottish judge released Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, the only man ever convicted of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. Because al-Megrahi is dying of cancer, the judge, on grounds of compassion, sent him back…