A conversation with Josh McDowell: The Unshakable Truth (Part 4)
PLANO, Texas (WordNews.org) July 8, 2013 – Christian apologist and best-selling author Josh McDowell says pastors need to weave into every sermon a defense of the faith. McDowell, author of “More than a Carpenter” and “Evidence that Demands a Verdict,” said preachers also need to provide their congregation with stories of those who have gone […]
Read More →Heptathlete Bettie Wade on “the best thing I ever did”
BY LIZ McCONKEY For Word News DES MOINES, Iowa (WordNews.org) July 5, 2013 — Bettie Wade, who recently took second place in the heptathlon at the USA Track and Field Championships in Des Moines, Iowa, recently. After taking fourth place at the 2012 Olympic Trials, Wade is happy to qualify for the upcoming World Championships […]
Read More →Track & Field stars talk about following Christ on and off the turf
BY LIZ McCONKEY For Word News DES MOINES, Iowa (WordNews.org) June 26, 2013 – Michelle Carter, three-time USA Outdoor champion and a 2012 World Indoor bronze medalist, took first in the shot put at the USA Track and Field Championships in Des Moines, Iowa, by setting an American record. She didn’t think much about her […]
Read More →Long-jumper’s leap of faith
BY LIZ McCONKEY For Word News DES MOINES, Iowa (WordNews.org) June 23, 2013 00 — Omar Craddock, a recent winner of the NCAA Championships in the triple jump, just took first at the USA Track and Field Championships with his personal best of 56 feet 3¼ inches. Craddock (pictured) quickly gives God the glory for […]
Read More →Book: What’s needed for a healthy church? Loyalty
DALLAS (WordNews.org) April 30, 2013 — For a church to be truly healthy, it takes more than friendly parishioners, vibrant personalities and strong people skills. So says evangelist Dag Heward-Mills, author of the newly released book “Loyalty & Disloyalty: Dealing with Unspoken Divisions Within the Church.” Heward-Mills said while it is beneficial for a church […]
Read More →The FCC considers loosening decency standards, allowing ‘F’ word and non-sexual nudity on broadcast TV
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WordNews.org) April 9, 2013 – The Federal Communications Commission says it is considering dropping current broadcast decency standards and enacting a new policy that would allow network television and local radio stations to air the ‘f’ word, ‘s’ word. The FCC said it is also considering allowing frontal female nudity even during non-primetime […]
Read More →A conversation with Pure Flix’s David A.R.White: Bosworth meets – and accepts – his maker (Part 2)
LOS ANGELES (WordNews.org) March 13, 2013 – Does life imitate art? Or art imitate life? All Pure Flix Entertainment co-founder David A.R. White knows is Brian Bosworth, one of the NFL’s premiere “bad boys,” has accepted Jesus Christ as his savior on March 3. SPOILER ALERT: The same thing happens to Bosworth’s character, Hawg, the […]
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