Mormon squabble goes public
A lifetime member of the Mormon religion who says he appreciates the church\'s culture but not its teachings says he is being summoned to a disciplinary council during which he could be excommunicated.
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Boy who 'came back from Heaven' never went, LifeWay pulls book
A young man who claimed to have visited Heaven after being in a car crash in 2004 apparently has recanted, saying he made up the story. Now his publisher and Christian retailers are pulling his book and related materials.
Does free Starbucks coffee do more harm than good at church?
Modern evangelical churches frequently boast of serving name-brand refreshments such as Starbucks coffee or Krispy Kreme doughnuts before or after Sunday morning services and often offer first-time visitors gift certificates to chain restaurants. Such efforts to build rapport with congregants may ...
Angelina Jolie meets Pope Francis after 'Unbroken' screening at the Vatican
The pope met with Angelina Jolie after the director screened her movie \"Unbroken\" at the Vatican Thursday morning, according to reports. Though the pontiff himself did not view the movie, he did take time to meet the \"Mr. and Mrs. Smith\" star and two of her daughters, Zahara and Shiloh.
20,000 at Passion 2015 in Atlanta hear Louie Giglio challenge 'Jesus generation'
The Passion 2015 Conference in Atlanta, Georgia was the host to over 20,000 people over the weekend, according to reports. Young adults aged 18 to 25 from all around the world came together to worship, give to the needy, and listen to messages from Louis Giglio, founder of the conference and pastor ...
SBC leader clarifies colleagues' statements about homosexuality; experts offer corrections
Nearly two months after a conference on \"The Gospel, Homosexuality and the Future of Marriage,\" the president of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee clarified fellow leaders\' remarks on homosexuality that were widely reported in the mainstream media. But two experts offered more ...
1.6 million accept Christ in 2014 through Billy Graham ministries
The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association released the results of its 2014 evangelistic outreaches, noting that the Gospel was shared with nearly 9.5 million individuals with more than 1.6 million of these surrendering their lives to Christ. The evangelistic ministry had a presence in every nation ...
Fellowship of Christian Athletes celebrates 60 years
Founded in 1954 by Don McClanen, the international, non-profit Fellowship of Christian Athletes celebrates sixty years of ministry this month.\"Athletics offers continual opportunity either to portray Christ or to elevate the world\'s standards,\" said Les Steckel, FCA President and CEO. \"By ...
Billy Graham continues to reach the world with the Gospel - 5,000,000 salvations online!
Most people can\'t explain how they happened onto the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association\'s PeaceWithGod.net website, but more than five million have made decisions for Christ after linking onto it. Lauren Merryfield says God must have directed her, and Erin Dillards says ditto. BGEA does not ...
Christian camp more than s'mores and games - it's about changing lives
More than 100,000 teenagers and their leaders from churches nationwide have participated in one of the life-changing weeks of GO TELL Student Camps led by Evangelist Rick Gage for more than 25 years. Over this time, thousands upon thousands of youth have made commitments to Christ at one of these ...
The altar is where God calls many to salvation and restoration
Some question altar calls, the validity of a sinner\'s prayer of repentance and even the viability of revivals. But these are not soul winners, Ephesians 4:11 harvest evangelists like Billy Graham and Rick Gage.The altar is where millions have been confronted with the Truth about Jesus Christ, ...
Presbyterians take aim at slavery conditions in farmfields
In 2011, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers launched the Fair Food Program, which encourages large retailers – fast food restaurants; supermarkets – to pay one cent more per pound of tomatoes picked. If every commercial purchaser did so, it would double farmworkers\' salaries, according to the ...
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