Billy Graham, fireman rescue the perishing

Billy Graham, fireman rescue the perishing

Heaven, a new film by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, is set for release online Oct. 27 and on DVD Nov. 7—marking Billy Graham\'s 96th birthday.It\'s part of the ongoing My Hope campaign designed to cap Graham\'s 65-year global ministry. The 30-minute video Heaven is about a firefighter ...

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Movement Day 2014 in NYC catalyzes leaders to action

Business leaders, clergy, policy-makers, and non-profit directors gathered today in the Big Apple for \"Movement Day\" a national event focused on how to influence culture to affect social and spiritual change in the city. Mac Pier, founder and CEO of The New York City Leadership Center; Tim ...

Barna's findings beg the question, 'Are the lost reachable?'

George Barna released a study in conjunction with the publication of his new book, \"Churchless,\" showing the number of unchurched adults is climbing and this group is less likely than in the past to have any church background at all. Moreover, he also found more unchurched reject any form of ...

Houston's 'never' pastor vows not a 'jot or a tittle'

Houston-area Pastor Randy White kept his promise Sunday to preach on pulpit freedom. White\'s vow to \"never\" surrender his sermons to Houston city attorneys ricocheted around the nation—uniting Americans in support of the First Amendment.\"Stand your ground. Don\'t fire unless fired upon, but if ...

Are Denver's would-be jihadist girls the tip of an ISIS-berg?

Three Denver-area girls are home this week after an alleged attempt to join militant groups in Syria. Now authorities are scouring the teenagers\' computers to determine how and why two Somali sisters, 15 and 17, and their 16 year-old Sudanese friend, fled overseas. Authorities suspect social media ...

Same-sex marriage surges while matrimony overall dips

Even while numbers of same-sex marriages in the U.S. are surging, overall numbers of married Americans have dropped to record lows. Commentators disagree about the cause, but at least one conservative leader says the ongoing redefinition of marriage in America is to blame.

Roma Downey, Mark Burnett pitch new series

Roma Downey and her husband Mark Burnett plan to add to their growing media presence with a reality show set to air next year on The Learning Channel (TLC Network).It is described as a six-part series on answered prayers that will follow people who claim to have benefited from \"modern-day ...

California churches fight state mandate to fund abortions

The Alliance Defending Freedom and the Life Legal Defense Foundation have filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services saying the state is violating a federal law which protects churches from being forced to cover abortion in health insurance plans.

Fla. church changes course with marijuana growers

In Central Florida, Tiny Bethel Baptist Church voted 5-3 to not sell a parcel of property that would have allowed GrowHealthy to build the company\'s largest medical marijuana production facility in a converted mattress factory next door. Members of the congregation changed their vote from 8-0 in ...

Brain surgeon offers details of others' stories about Heaven

Eben Alexander has penned a new account of the trip he says he took to Heaven when he was in a coma for seven days and he shares stories of others\' experiences told to him after he published his bestseller two years ago.Alexander and co-author Ptolemy Tompkins say they met and heard from thousands ...

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