Members of the Mennonite Church USA and the Church of God (Cleveland, TN) recently met in Elkhart, IN for their second ecumenical dialogue, 29 September-1 October 2018. Through the presentation and discussion of papers, worship, and fellowship, the team members pursued mutual understanding of each other’s history and theology, sought greater common witness to the gospel, and considered concrete ways that they can share their sense of togetherness in the one body of Christ with other members of their churches.

Most Americans say that religious beliefs are simply a personal perspective and are not related to objective reality, according to findings released today from the State of Theology survey.

Biblica, the International Bible Society (www.biblica.com), is partnering with a multi-media urban ministry team to share the Bible’s unchanging, relevant truth in an innovative way.

Dr. Lamar Vest was honored with the Spirit of Azusa Award for his life-long leadership of the Pentecostal Movement. The presentation took place at the conclusion of the 13th Annual Azusa Lecture sponsored by the Dixon Pentecostal Research Center on October 23 in Cleveland, Tennessee.

Many Christians celebrate Halloween. Some churches and pastors even do. I recently saw a church advertising they were having a Zombie Run. Seriously? God’s House? This pastor does not celebrate Halloween and neither does her church.

The Institute on Religion & Democracy’s (IRD) quarterly publication Providence: A Journal of Christianity & American Foreign Policy will host a unique two-day conference at the Georgetown University Hotel & Conference Center in Washington, D.C. on Christianity and National Security.

Cleveland, TN–The Dixon Pentecostal Research Center opened a new Church of God Heritage Exhibit on Monday, October 22. “Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth: A Century of Church of God Education” traces the history of education in the Church of God from the January 1, 1918, establishment of Bible Training School, now Lee University, to today’s 35,000 students in 236 certified educational institutions around the world.

Through a lawsuit last February, the Kennesaw State University chapter of Ratio Christi Campus Apologetics Alliance has prompted KSU to change its “speech zones” policies. On several occasions, KSU had relegated Ratio Christi’s pro-life displays to be presented in a “speech zone” that made up less than 0.08 percent of the 405-acre campus, stating the subject was “controversial,” and denying the use of other available space on campus.

A recently released book titled “Giving Hope An Address” chronicles the lives of David and Don Wilkerson in the establishment of the worldwide rehabilitation ministry of Teen Challenge. Julie Wilkerson Klose, the niece of David Wilkerson and daughter of Don Wilkerson, takes readers behind the scenes in the lives of these two brothers and tells a powerful story of the power of prayer and the burden to reach those lost in addiction.