HISTORY’s eight-episode event “Jesus: His Life” explores the story of Jesus Christ through a unique lens: the people in his life who were closest to him. Each of the eight chapters is told from the perspective of different biblical figures, all of whom played a pivotal role in Jesus’ life including Joseph, John the Baptist, Mary Mother of Jesus, Caiaphas, Judas Iscariot, Pontius Pilate, Mary Magdalene and Peter.
Nominations continue to come in from all over the country for the Longest Married Couple Project sponsored by Worldwide Marriage Encounter (WWME), the original faith-based marriage enrichment program in this country. The project honors one national winner and winners from each of the 50 states and U.S. territories.
What do Heisman Trophy-winner Tim Brown, Super Bowl-winning Coach Tony Dungy, NFL Vice President Troy Vincent, Grammy Award-winners Kirk Franklin and Lecrae, and former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Jon Kitna have in common? They are all “Kingdom” men – embracing and walking out God’s true design for masculinity in a culture that seems confused about the way manhood should look. In the new film KINGDOM MEN RISING, respected pastor, author and broadcaster, Dr. Tony Evans explores the biblical intentions of masculinity and encourages believing men everywhere to take up the mantle of God’s original purpose.
ORLANDO, Fla., — Saturday February 23, 2019 is a day for the history books. More than 90,000 people registered and upwards of 55-thousand people attended a landmark gathering called The Send at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida. It was intended to inspire and equipped the Church to fulfill Christ’s Great Commission.
ABIDJAN, COTE D’IVOIRE — More than 50,000 people in West Africa gathered Feb. 15-17, 2019 in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire for a 3-day evangelistic festival with evangelist Andrew Palau. Led by the Luis Palau Association, the week-long campaign was the culmination of more than three years of work in Cote d’Ivoire, including massive citywide festivals in other influential cities such as Yamoussoukro and San Pedro.
Dubai, UAE – Empowered21 hosted emerging young leaders from around the world at the E21 NextGen Summit, January 30-February 1, 2019 in Dubai in a successful effort to equip and inspire them to meet the challenges they face in their globally influential ministries. The summit was part of E21’s Next Gen Network (NGN).
A grassroots movement of American citizens distressed by New York’s recent abortion law has turned their disgust to action with a “Day of Mourning” on February 23rd.
As Virginia politics is roiled by revelations about senior state officials having worn or countenanced blackface in past years, how America and its churches address racial sin remains an ongoing moral and spiritual imperative. Secular America stresses guilt without atonement. Churches advocate racial reconciliation but often seem to lack the spiritual tools to achieve their laudable goals for the church or the nation.
National Marriage Week USA (www.nationalmarriageweekusa.org), a national campaign to increase marriage education and champion marital success, launched February 7 and will conclude on Valentine’s Day, February 14. Since 2010, this important campaign has sought to espouse the many benefits of marriage, including better health, increased wealth, and greater happiness for married couples and their children.
Numerous studies show that marriage is the number one solution to poverty and that it helps children and families thrive. How will you highlight the importance of marriage during National Marriage Week (February 7-14)? National Marriage Week provides a non-commercial way to celebrate around Valentine’s Day and serves as an ideal time to highlight the importance of marriage for individuals, families, and our nation as a whole.
