Category: Events and Happenings
The “Trump International Hotel,” Presidential Ballroom is to be the venue for the Inauguration Day event known to as the “Presidential Inaugural Prayer Breakfast,’ on January 20, 2017. The event host, Rev. Merrie Turner stated that she chose the site because of it’s favorable proximity of the Old Postal Pavilion to both the White House and the U.S. Capitol along the famous parade route of Pennsylvania Avenue and because it is an American Landmark.
Category: Church of God News
Members of the Mennonite Church USA and the Church of God (Cleveland, TN) recently began a multi-year ecumenical dialogue. The first meeting took place Oct. 16-18 at Lee University. Through the presentation and discussion of papers during the annual meetings, the team members will pursue mutual understanding of each other’s history and theology, seek greater common witness to the gospel, and consider concrete ways that they can share their sense of togetherness in the one body of Christ with other members of their churches.
Category: Discipleship & Evangelism
THE CASE FOR CHRIST, based on Lee Strobel’s best-selling book about his own journey as an award-winning investigative journalist and resolute atheist who sets out to disprove Christianity, comes to life in its big screen debut.
Category: People in the News
The Advanced Writers and Speakers Association (AWSA), an organization made up of 500 Christian women authors and speakers, awarded best-selling author and Precept Ministries co-founder and Executive Vice President Kay Arthur with their Golden Scrolls Lifetime Achievement Award at her recent Precept Women’s conference held October 22, 2016 in Chattanooga, TN.
Category: Discipleship & Evangelism
I’m Not Ashamed, the inspirational true story of Rachel Scott, the first victim of the Columbine High School shootings, opened on 500 plus screens and quickly became the most popular new film in the country, earning a 93% rating from fans at the popular film website Rottentomatoes.com. The closest competitors in the popularity derby for other newcomers were The Handmaiden and Moonlight both scored by fans at 91%. I’m Not Ashamed opened strong at the box office as well, debuting at #6 in terms of per screen average of newly released films in the top 20.
Category: Church of God News
Cleveland, TN–The Pentecostal Theological Seminary will feature winners of the Charles W. Conn Historical Writing Award during its annual Heritage Week on Tuesday and Wednesday, October 25 and 26. The theme for the week is “Discovering Pentecostal Voices.”
Category: Ministry Resources
Hurricane Matthew brought a devastating blow to the east coast with power outages and down trees, but the worst was yet to come with record breaking flood waters threatening hundreds of people who had to evacuate to shelters. The community responded with clothes, shelters, and perishables, but Recording Artist Lessette who lives in the little town of Kinston, NC. which was devastated by the flood found an unusual way to encourage the people in the shelters. “After The Storm” is the anthem for storm survivors.
Category: Opinion & Commentary
God has woven into creation seemingly opposite spiritual principles that, when separated, can appear contradictory.