Book Title: Our Rating: 4 Stars – Excellent Book Title: Partners in Christ: A Conservative Case for Egalitarianism Author: by John G. Stackhouse Jr. Publisher: IVP Academic Release Date: November 2, 2015 Pages: 208 Price: $16.61 What are the proper, God-ordained roles for men and women—within the church, the […]
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Jim Bakker is heartily preaching God's Word at 75. (Twitter) I have known Jim Bakker since the heydays of PTL in the late 1970s. I wrote a Charisma cover story about him in May 1983 after traveling to the relatively new Heritage USA to get […]
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Gospel for Asia founder K.P. Yohannan in 2005. Donna McWilliam / Associated Press Leaders from Gospel for Asia (GFA), one of the largest missions agencies in the United States, says they may have been “unintentionally negligent” in their financial and management practices. But they deny any wrongdoing after being ousted […]
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Image courtesy of NSF CONTACTS Please go the the NSF website for important original information for proposals Name Email Phone Room Carter Kimsey bio-dbi-prfb@nsf.gov (703) 292-8470 Michael J. Vanni bio_dbi_prfb@nsf.gov (703) 292-8470 Diane Jofuku Okamuro dbipgr@nsf.gov (703) 292-4400 Anne W. Sylvester dbipgr@nsf.gov (703) 292-4400 Scott A. […]
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A congregation praying during a Christian conference. by Jennifer Kennedy Dean, author, speaker, conference leader and executive director of the Praying Life Foundation. You can visit her online at prayinglife.org. I grew up in a praying family. From earliest childhood, I was encouraged to commit everything to God through prayer. […]
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by Sylvia Booth Hubbard/Newsmax Health Everyday habits may be aging you, says Dr. Erika Schwartz, chief medical officer at the Age Management Institute in New York City. "Many times, we do things every day—or don't do—often without even thinking, that can make us look older," she tells Newsmax Health. […]
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Why are so many disturbed young men in the United States carrying out massacres? (iStock photo) Just one day before a crazed young gunman killed nine people in Oregon last week, police arrested four males who planned to go on a bloody rampage at their […]
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There are many obstacles to a great Christian marriage. (iStock photo) I love marriage. I love the idea of marriage and the process of marriage. But, marriage isn't easy. It's actually hard to have a good marriage. One of the toughest verses in the Bible to obey is Ephesians 5:31 […]
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Dr. Don Colbert, M.D America's #1 Doctor for Faith & Medicine For many years researchers believed brown fat was only existent in babies. Through evidence revealed in scientific studies, researchers have found adults can also carry brown fat stores, usually in smaller amounts. Further documentation also reveals individuals with lower […]
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The north face of Mount Everest (Wikimedia Commons) I have had a life-long interest in Everest—starting at an elementary school assembly in a tiny South Dakota town where I listened fascinated as a mountaineer related tales from the first American ascent of the world's tallest mountain. Since then, I've read […]
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This is the day the Lord has made. Let us workout and be glad in it.Trillia Newbell, guest write Lining up to race my father on the pavement is a favorite pastime. When I was young, he’d always win, only slowing down every now and then to let me think […]
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COURTESY OF WORLD VISION / JOHN WARREN Jeremy Weber in Juba, South Sudan/ October 5, 2015 Why World Vision and local Christian leaders remain hopeful about South Sudan. South Sudan is the kind of place where a sermon anecdote about gunfire draws hearty laughter. The sound of a firearm […]
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Are you going to conquer your diet or let it conquer you? (iStock photo) by Steve Siebold, author of Die Fat or Get Tough: 101 Differences in Thinking Between Fat People and Fit People and Fat Loser! Mental Toughness Training for Dieters. With an obesity epidemic that is out of control, getting healthy […]
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by Lisa Bevere Author of Girls with Swords: How to Carry Your Cross Like a Hero. Imagine you are blindfolded in the middle of a battlefield. The deafening sounds of explosions are drowning out the shouts of direction from those around you. From where you stand, all you perceive is […]
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Are you running away from your prophetic destiny? (Lightstock ) Are you a prophet on the run? Are you running away from your assignment to speak the word of the Lord? Are you running from the presence of the Lord? Are you hiding? You can run, but you cannot hide […]
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Consistent discipline has been touted as the key to raising godly children. Yet here's what's missing from that line of thinking. (iStockPhoto | Kevin Russ) "Consistency is overrated." I love that statement! "That is the most freeing statement I've heard in a long time." That's what one mom said when […]
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