The Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) is pleased to honor Christian education retirees across the globe with the annual ACSI Career Service Award (CSA).

Cleveland, TN—Dr. John Christopher Thomas, Clarence J. Abbott Professor of Biblical Studies at the Pentecostal Theological Seminary, has been awarded a Higher (Senior) Doctorate by Bangor University in Bangor, Wales, where he also serves as the Director of the Centre for Pentecostal and Charismatic Studies.

COVID-19 is making a heart-wrenching situation even worse for abused and outcast widows around the world, says a new report for International Widows Day, June 23, an annual awareness event.

Featuring uplifting, thought-provoking conversations and realizations, this powerful new book by New International (NIV) Bible visionary Howard W. Long, “One Step To Paradise”, encourages and motivates readers to overcome obstacles as it traces a life of tragedy and triumph transformed in an adventure-filled world.

Wimauma, Fla.–On Thursday, June 17 Carl and Beverly Richardson were formally inducted into the prestigious Pentecostal Theological Seminary Hall of Prophets. The induction was hosted during the Florida (Tampa) Camp Meeting under the leadership of Bishop Tim Brown, administrative bishop, and coordinated by Pastor John Morgan.

The Philos Project welcomes Israel’s new Prime Minister Naftali Bennett with a public letter signed by more than eighty high-profile Christian leaders from a wide range of ethnic, denominational, and political backgrounds. The Philos letter recognizes the accomplishments of outgoing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu but congratulates newly-appointed Prime Minister Bennett on forming a government and leading Israel into a new phase of its history. Signatories include an ecumenical mix of bishops, pastors, politicians, writers, former ambassadors, public intellectuals, and media figures.

Many Christians want to better live out the teachings of Jesus and care more for the poor, but struggle with how to do that. A book is now available by Christian author, John Christopher Frame, PhD, empowering Christians in their journey of helping the poor.

Sevierville, TN–Over the past eighteen months, the Smoky Mountain Children’s Home (SMCH) has been involved in a wall-to-wall review of all of its programs by the Council on Accreditation, (COA) of New York. The organization also provides accreditation for the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services. Recently the accrediting body announced that SMCH has officially received national accreditation for the next four years, through July 1, 2025.

After a global pandemic that has lasted 15 months, Christians will travel to the exact center of the nation in mid-July from eight directions to pray for the nation in the middle of a cornfield. The “Prayer at the Heart of America” event will be held in the tiny town of Lebanon, Kansas—population 218—after caravans of intercessors arrive from eight points on the compass.