Faith News Network

With a presidential election looming on the horizon, American voters are carefully weighing the contenders’ religious views–or lack of them.

By J. Lee Grady

In an era when evangelical ministers are endorsing pro-abortion candidates and an Episcopal bishop is marrying his gay lover, I guess it is no surprise that our own charismatic church leaders are sending out confusing signals about morality these days.

By Silvinia Gonzalez

I just returned from a medical missions ministry trip to Central America, visiting Guatemala and Honduras for the first time.

Millions were inspired by the stirring, visceral account of Lt. General Hal Moore’s Vietnam war experience as told in the New York Times #1 bestseller We Were Soldiers Once…And Young. The major motion picture adaptation, We Were Soldiers, was hailed by many as “one of the best war movies ever made.” But there is so much more to the story.

For those who may not know my story, I will share a short summary, and then make some comparisons concerning second deployments. I attended the Church of God Theological Seminary, Cleveland, Tennessee, from fall 2000 to spring 2004. During that time I worked full-time took a full-time load and was commissioned as an Army Reservist through the Chaplain Candidate program.

Premier Winterfest 2008 is being held Friday February 1, 2008 – Sunday February 3, 2008 in Ocean City, Maryland at the Ocean City Convention Center.