Book: God and the Pandemic: A Christian Reflection on the Coronavirus and its Aftermath
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WordNews.org) May 21, 2020 — What does God have to say about the recent pandemic that has put the world on pause? One author N.T. Wright turns to the Bible and draws insights from Jesus and Paul as well as the books of Job and the Psalms. The e-book and audiobook read […]
Read More →Rutherford Institute Sues Delaware for “Overstepping First Amendment”
WILMINGTON, Del. (WordNews.org) May 21, 2020 — The Rutherford Institute, a law firm that often takes on Christian causes, is suing the state of Delaware, asking the courts to “ensure that churches are not being unfairly discriminated against in their efforts to worship in accordance with their religious beliefs.” In a First Amendment lawsuit filed […]
Read More →Christian Apologist Ravi Zacharias Dies at Age 74
ATLANTA (Word News) May 19, 2020 — Apologist Ravi Zacharias died this morning at his home in Atlanta, following a brief battle with sarcoma. He was 74. Ravi Zacharias spent the past 48 years commending the Christian faith and addressing life’s greatest existential questions of origin, meaning, morality and destiny with eloquence and grace. Through his […]
Read More →Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary Launches Aggressive Online Initiative
SCHENECTADY, NY (WordNews.org) Aug. 1, 2019) — Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary is launching an aggressive online educational initiative in an effort to increase its enrollment and expand its impact throughout the Northeast region stretching from Buffalo to Boston and Plattsburgh to Pittsburgh. Central to the online initiative, called Mid-America Global: Northeast, are Mentored Online Virtual […]
Read More →Summit at the Seminary focused on engaging the media set for June 7
SCHENECTADY, New York (WordNews.org) June 4, 2018 – Pastors and ministry leaders from throughout the Northeast are gathering to meet on Thursday, June 7 at the Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary for a Summit focused on how to engage the secular media. The Summit at the Seminary: Connecting the Pulpit to the Press, is being spearheaded […]
Read More →President Trump approves measure to defund Palestinian Authority
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WordNews.org) March 26, 2018 – The Taylor Force Act which defunds the Palestinian Authority became law last week following President Donald Trumps signature. The new law defunds the PA until it stops funding and supporting terroristic acts against Israel and the United States, according to Liberty Counsel. Liberty Counsel noted that the Palestinian […]
Read More →Campaign for International Day for the Unreached expands
NASHVILLE (WordNews.org) March 1, 2018 – A movement to accelerate missions efforts to unreached people groups has gained momentum with two additions to the International Day for the Unreached organizing group. Frontier Ventures (www.frontierventures.org) and William Carey International University (WCIU, www.wciu.edu), two long-time leaders in the frontier missions movement who share a campus in Pasadena, Calif., […]
Read More →Jesus, Bible, need for a savior highlighted in secular media coverage of evangelist Billy Graham’s death
MONTREAT, NC. (WordNews.org) Feb. 21, 2018 – America’s Pastor, Billy Graham, passed away this morning at the age of 99. Extensive coverage was swift, extensive and largely positive in the mainstream media. The Drudge Report made it the lead story, with the headline, “Billy Graham Dead, Spread Gospel Around the world.” In fact, Graham’s death […]
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