Mike Huckabee to Keynote Jerusalem Banquet
The Jerusalem Banquet and Strategic Briefing is set for May 17-18 in New York—and Gov. Mike Huckabee will be the keynote speaker.
The Jerusalem Banquet and Strategic Briefing is set for May 17-18 in New York—and Gov. Mike Huckabee will be the keynote speaker.
Joni Eareckson Tada, renown for her advocacy on behalf of the disability community, will be honored with the prestigious Wilberforce Award during the annual Wilberforce Weekend held March 30-April 1 in Lansdowne, Va. The award is named for William Wilberforce, the British parliamentarian who fought for 26 years to abolish slavery in Great Britain, finally succeeding with the passage of the Slave Trade Act in 1807.
The years 2011 and 2012 have borne witness to remarkable testimonies of Christians coming from obscurity, or impossible circumstances, to squeak out miraculous victories against seemingly insurmountable odds.
When the inspirational historical novel, The Promise of Deer Run, was honored as the Best Romance in the 2012 Los Angeles Book Festival, author Elaine Marie Cooper knew Who to thank.
Christian publishing industry leader Ernest (Ernie) E. Owen, 87, died Feb. 28 in Southern California. The recipient of a 1994 Jordon Lifetime Achievement Award from the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association and a 2000 Life Impact Award from CBA, he served on publishing teams at Warner Press, Fleming H. Revell and Word Publishing, from which he retired in 1989.
Damon Thompson has left The Ramp, widely known as a place of awakening in Hamilton, Ala., where hundreds gather from around the country every month to pursue Jesus.