What Is the State of Religious Freedom Around the World?
This week, the U.S. State Department released the religious freedom portion of its 2015 Annual Report on International Freedom.
Why Some Believers Wrongly Embrace Unbiblical Revival Experiences
Christians can embrace one of two extremes concerning the word “revival.” At one extreme are those who embrace pure emotionalism and hysteria—”if it’s odd it’s God.” At this church, and all weird behavior is excused.
Four Basic People Needs the Church Must Meet
Jesus told us that He came so that we would have “life to the fullest” (John 10:10). If that was Jesus’ goal while He was on Earth, don’t you think that should be a goal of the church?
SMCH Makes Appeal for God’s Pit Crew
On an annual basis, God’s Pit Crew, a nation-wide crisis response team, reaches out and blesses the Church of God Smoky Mountain Children’s Home. The organization often sends a team of women and men to renovate cottages, repair broken equipment, and enhance the campus buildings. Last year 19 women and men converged on the campus and transformed an empty facility into a place of respite.
Mission Society Identifies Future Evangelical Leaders
As selection chair for the 2016 Lausanne Young Leaders Gathering (YLG2016), The Mission Society’s Rev. Richard Coleman facilitated a process to identify some of the most influential evangelicals in the world under the age of 40. Coleman spearheaded a two-year review of thousands of nominations and selected nearly 1,000 emerging young leaders from 150 countries to attend the gathering.
Report Shows More Resources Needed for Religious Freedom Diplomacy
The somber facts delineated in the State Department’s 2015 International Religious Freedom (IRF) Report, released this week, are not reflected in the Obama Administration’s foreign policy actions and priorities.
