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Front row from left are award winners Lilly, Mayberry, and Riley, and back row from left are Lee University administrators, Assistant V.P. for Student Life Dr. Mike Hayes, V.P. for Student Life Dr. Walt Mauldin and President Dr. Paul Conn.

Two students and a faculty member at Lee University were recently named recipients of the Servant Leadership Awards, named in honor of former Lee University president and Church of God General Overseer Dr. Charles W. Conn.

Prison Fellowship founder Charles Colson predicts pastors will soon face prosecution under hate crimes laws if they preach that same-sex relationships are sinful.

It’s time to get back in the fight! When we survey biblical history, we see that it was always the victors who took the spoils of war. And those who were defeated either lost their lives or became slaves to their enemies, losing everything…

The late J. Herbert Walker, former Church of God World Missions leader, shares his personal journey and testimony about being called to the missions field.

What is military ministry from a Pentecostal perspective, and why should Pentecostal churches near military installations engage in active, international military ministry?

Recently appointed Israel Minister of Tourism, Stas Misezhnikov, plans to shift the direction of marketing efforts in Israel by promoting the country’s holy sites. In light of Pope Benedict XVI’s recent visit to Israel, Misezhnikov will target unique Catholic and Evangelical markets around the world.

“What Israel needs to do is focus on what it has that others don’t have, or in other words: the Holy Land,” said Misezhnikov. “Israel is holy to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and the focus of the tourism ministry today is to promote Israel as such.”

He said there are hundreds of millions of Evangelical Christians around the world who only need be encouraged to visit Israel. In north and South America, the Israel Ministry of Tourism is using its Visit Israel, You’ll Never Be the Same advertising campaign to reach Evangelical and Catholic markets, speaking to the spiritual transformation that takes place when one visits Israel.

“The Holy Land—and at its center, Jerusalem—is the best tourist attraction we have; no competition,” said Misezhnikov.

Misezhnikov was born in Moscow, in the former Soviet Union, in 1969 and immigrated to Israel in 1982. In 2006, he was elected to the Knesset, where he served as a member of the Knesset finance, economic affairs, and foreign workers committees, and was also acting chairman of the finance committee. In March 2009, he was appointed Minster of Tourism. He is married with three children.

(Source: Charisma online)

WORLD Magazine has named the English Standard Version Study Bible, published by Crossway Books, as its “Book of the Year.”

Azalea Garden Christian School, affiliated with the Norfolk, Virginia-based Azalea Gardens Church of God, will hold an open house just a few months following a devastating fire at the school.

If you have a dad who loves you well, celebrate him with joy this Father’s Day. But keep in mind that outside of Norman Rockwell’s America, Father’s Day can be a source of great pain.

The Public Broadcasting Service on Tuesday banned its affiliate stations from airing new religious programming, citing what it says is a rule that has been on the books for 25 years.

As protests of Iran’s presidential election results went into their sixth day today, Christians in the nation remained hopeful that the election would bring greater freedom.

Chaplain Serrano on a helicopter in Iraq.

A Church of God chaplain gives his account of ministry from the country of Iraq.

Your Church magazine recently surveyed nearly 1,100 church leaders to better understand the ways their churches spend money and prioritize budgets, as well as their views of the current economic situation.

ReignDesign, developers of the popular ‘Bible Promises’ application for iPhone, recently released a new version which allows people to ‘favorite’ their most inspiring Bible verses.

Gospel Music Channel (GMC) (www.gospelmusicchannel.com) will present the world television premiere of the film that captured the unique talents and lives of four comedians working the clean comedy circuit.

For decades the Church of God in Bulgaria has spread the good news of Jesus Christ through the cities and villages of this Balkan country.

While in south Alabama—one of the last strongholds of slavery—I was reminded that only the true gospel can bridge the racial divide.

Eric J. Pryor, a former Wiccan high priest who came to Christ after opposing a highly publicized spiritual warfare event in San Francisco, died June 7 after being hit by a truck while crossing the street on foot. He was 49.

Traditional marriage supporters in the District of Columbia are challenging a Monday elections board decision that blocks a proposal to let voters decide whether the nation’s capital will recognize same-sex marriages performed elsewhere.

Camp Meeting season is in full swing across the nation in the Church of God. From early June through mid-July, state and regional meetings are taking place in various settings and with a variety of schedules.