(Christian Headlines) Friends and family of the late evangelist Luis Palau paid their respects on Saturday at his memorial service. The evangelist died earlier this month after a three-year-long battle with lung cancer. Evangelists such as Franklin Graham took to social media to make public statements about Palau's passing. The memorial service was live-streamed on Palau's … [Read more...] about Friends, Family Pay Respects to Luis Palau
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Wheaton College Removes Plaque Calling Tribe that Killed Jim Elliot ‘Savage’
(The Roy's Report) The evangelical flagship school, Wheaton College, is removing a plaque commemorating the death of five martyrs killed by indigenous people in Ecuador in 1956 because the plaque refers to the people as “savage.” For 64 years, the plaque hung in the foyer of Wheaton College’s main chapel, honoring Wheaton alumni Jim Elliot and Ed McCully, along with Nate … [Read more...] about Wheaton College Removes Plaque Calling Tribe that Killed Jim Elliot ‘Savage’
Franklin Graham: Governments Come and Go—This Is What Matters
(ChurchLeaders) The United States has never been a Christian nation, says Rev. Franklin Graham. In fact, Graham believes the moral decline he currently sees in the U.S. highlights the need for believers everywhere to refuse to compromise on the teachings of Scripture. “Our country is not a Christian country, never has been,” said Franklin Graham in an interview with … [Read more...] about Franklin Graham: Governments Come and Go—This Is What Matters
With Beth Moore’s Exit, More Evangelical Women Are Challenging Strict Gender Norms
by Yonat Shimron (RNS) Growing up in Southern Baptist churches, Courtney Moore assumed she would marry, have children and live a life circumscribed by the theology of biblical womanhood, i.e., faith, marriage, motherhood. Her life unfolded roughly in that order. She met her husband at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, where they were both students; they … [Read more...] about With Beth Moore’s Exit, More Evangelical Women Are Challenging Strict Gender Norms
Beat, Pray, Give: Catholics Want More Done for Persecuted Christians
(Christianity Today) American Catholics are signaling a dramatic surge in concern about the persecuted church. And prayer, alone, is no longer good enough, as more say money and arms are needed too. Asked their opinion about Christian persecution worldwide in the fourth annual survey by Aid to the Church in Need–USA (ACNUSA), 67 percent stated they were “very … [Read more...] about Beat, Pray, Give: Catholics Want More Done for Persecuted Christians