At the Empowered 21 Conference last week in Tulsa, thousands of people celebrated the renewal of a movement.
At a time when many Christian conferences are suffering from sluggish attendance, at least 10,000 people jammed into the Mabee Center on the Oral Roberts University (ORU) campus last week to honor the pioneers of the Pentecostal movement and to pass the torch of Holy Spirit renewal on to the younger generation.
According to recent studies by Harvard School of Public Health researchers, individuals whose lifestyle habits have resulted in heightened health risk factors may actually shorten their lifespan by as much as four years.
CARREFOUR, Haiti (BP)–Andre Dorlette scans the heap of shattered concrete and twisted rebar that once was his family’s home in Haiti.
The house, perched on a hillside near Port-au-Prince, represented the life savings of the 61-year-old cobbler and father of four — gone, he says, “in the blink of an eye” when a 7.0 magnitude earthquake rocked Haiti Jan. 12.
But Dorlette isn’t focused on the rubble; his eyes are on the team of college students helping him clean up and start over.
Nearly two-thirds of all unchurched adults—people who have not attended a church activity in the last six months—identified themselves as “Christians,” according to a recent study by the Barna Group.
Last weekend, Lee Day provided hundreds of prospective students and their families with a full menu of fun and informative events. Over a thousand registrants came to campus, where they could do everything from checking out Lee’s drama and music performances and preselecting fall classes to participating in worship services and getting financial aid tips.
A simple inscription found on all US currency was the inspiration behind a new effort of hope for people struggling with financial challenges.
