By J. Lee Grady
2007 was a difficult year, but I’m feeling more positive about 2008 after spending two days with 61 key leaders of our movement. They convened in Charisma’s offices this week for the Charismatic Leadership Summit, an informal and refreshingly honest dialogue designed to help the church respond proactively to current challenges.
By Brad Locke, guest columnis, OneNewsNow.com
Marion Jones will always be famous — well, maybe the better word now is infamous — and what good will it do her? Same goes for Mark McGwire. And Barry Bonds. Maybe Roger Clemens.
There certainly has been a lot of talk about Conservative Christians and the Presidential Elections this year. They have been left wondering who they should vote for in the Presidential Election.
My wife and I are participating in a nationwide fasting and prayer campaign that runs from Jan. 1 to 21. Sponsored by the International Center for Spiritual Renewal in Cleveland, Tenn., the program urges churches and individuals to fast all or part of the three weeks and to pray for spiritual revival in our nation.
By Grant McClung
In Following Christ,1 Joseph Stowell relates the story of Edward Kimball, a quiet and unassuming Sunday school teacher who followed Christ in evangelization. On a routine Saturday in Boston, Massachusetts (USA), some 150 years ago, Kimball took the day to visit every young man in his class.
By J. lee grady, editor of Charisma
The American church knows how to design functional buildings, develop sophisticated programs, utilize technology and preach to the proverbial choir. But we have forgotten the fundamental task of soul-winning—and as a result churches are closing at a record rate and more and more young people are leaving the faith.
