Faith

(Christianity Today) Say “Gideons,” and the vision that comes to mind for most people is Bibles in hotel nightstands and pocket-sized Scriptures passed out to students. It’s a recognized brand, with a well-publicized purpose, but it’s getting a new moniker in Canada. Gideons International in Canada will now be known as ShareWord Global. “God has called us to expand our … [Read more...] about Moving Beyond Hotel Bibles, Gideons in Canada Announce New Name

by John Longhurst (RNS) Bruce Cockburn, the Canadian singer-songwriter, had not attended church regularly in more than 40 years when he walked into the Lighthouse Church in San Francisco three years ago. He'd come at the request of his wife, M.J., whose spiritual quest, impelled by the death of a friend, led her to the church. Even then, “I told her, ‘I’m not going,’” he … [Read more...] about ‘Hey, Isn’t That — ?’ Singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn Goes Incognito in Worship Band

(The Christian Post) A trustee of the policy wing of the Southern Baptist Convention asserts that its former president, Russell Moore, intentionally withheld information from trustees about his disagreements with leaders of the SBC Executive Committee over the handling of sexual abuse cases to undermine trust at the denomination's annual meeting.  In a 12-page letter dated … [Read more...] about Russell Moore Withheld Concerns in Leaked Letter to ‘Shake’ Trust at SBC Annual Meeting: Trustee

(Faithwire) Just hours after tragedy struck, one 15-year-old student from Arlington, Texas, joined her community in prayer not just for her four classmates injured by a gunman who opened fire in her school Wednesday, but for the shooter himself. “I want to pray for the shooter, Lord God,” said Ashlyn Henson, praying through tears. “That you’d touch his mind. Touch his heart, … [Read more...] about ‘Touch His Heart, Jesus’: Texas Student Prays for Gunman After School Shooting