(Christianity Today) The rest of the country knows George Floyd from several minutes of cell phone footage captured during his final hours. But in Houston’s Third Ward, they know Floyd for how he lived for decades—a mentor to a generation of young men and a “person of peace” ushering ministries into the area. Before moving to Minneapolis for a job opportunity through a … [Read more...] about George Floyd Left a Gospel Legacy in Houston
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Survey Finds Many Americans Reject Moral Absolutes, Including Some Who Identify as Christians
(ChristianNews.Net) According to a nationwide survey conducted by Dr. George Barna and the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University, more than half of the sample Americans polled agreed that truth is “up to each individual” and there are “no moral absolutes that apply to everyone, all the time.” Researchers were further discouraged to find that a number of … [Read more...] about Survey Finds Many Americans Reject Moral Absolutes, Including Some Who Identify as Christians
Grudem Responds to Piper: Policies Take Priority Over Character Flaws This Election
(ChurchLeaders) Theologian, author, and seminary professor Wayne Grudem has written a lengthy response to John Piper’s commentary on the 2020 election. Last week, in a rare commentary about this year’s political election and its candidates, Piper wrote he is “baffled that so many Christians consider the sins of unrepentant sexual immorality (porneia), unrepentant boastfulness … [Read more...] about Grudem Responds to Piper: Policies Take Priority Over Character Flaws This Election
Ravi Zacharias Buried in Casket Built by Prisoners
(ChurchLeaders) Ravi Zacharias was laid to rest on Thursday, May 21, in a private ceremony in Georgia. It was a largely overcast day with glimpses of sunlight piercing through the clouds, a reflection of those who were mourning below with glimpses of hope piercing through the mournful occasion. His family gathered to honor not just the leader of a global ministry or an … [Read more...] about Ravi Zacharias Buried in Casket Built by Prisoners
Bethel’s Bill Johnson: Healing Is as Much of the Gospel as Is Forgiveness
(The Christian Post) Healing and deliverance from sins were never supposed to be separate, said Bethel Church Senior Leader Bill Johnson. Arguing that throughout Scripture (including Mark 2), healing and deliverance always came hand in hand, Johnson said, “We were never supposed to have evangelistic ministry — brings people to Christ — and then over here on the side, in some … [Read more...] about Bethel’s Bill Johnson: Healing Is as Much of the Gospel as Is Forgiveness