Twenty years ago we were holding our heads down in shame as we endured the ugly PTL scandal?which added new phrases to our national vocabulary such as “air conditioned dog house” and “gold-plated faucets.” Televangelist Jim Bakker went to prison, Jimmy Swaggart’s Bible college collapsed and many disillusioned people lost faith in evangelical ministries because donor funds were misused.
In one of the most innovative moves in its 98-year history, the Church of God Evangel will be available on-line beginning with the December 2007 issue.
The American Bible Society, founded in 1816, is joining with the NRB (National Religious Broadcasters) Network to broadcast the award-winning television program American Bible Society Presents. Every Tuesday at 7 p.m. EDT, American Bible Society Presents will air on the NRB Network on DIRECTV’s Channel 378, as part of the network’s Basic Family package.
