In Missouri, the first leaves are falling, pumpkins are appearing and temperatures are starting to cool. Fall officially arrives next week. The season change nudges Americans to a mindset change as well, turning thoughts to fall activities and approaching holidays, including Thanksgiving.

Lee University will welcome hundreds of guests, alumni, and community leaders on Friday, Sept. 30, for Celebration 2016. The event is planned as a “festive and colorful day” recognizing the success of the five-year “Find Us Faithful” Campaign, including the opening of Lee’s new School of Nursing building and further development of the southern end of the Cleveland, Tennessee campus.

Cleveland, TN – “Nine Eleven” are words that will forever be etched in the minds of Americans. Since 2001, 9/11 has become a day of remembrance, patriotism, and solemn reflection. However, one group wants to add ‘hope’ to that list. Cry Out America, which began in 2007, has concentrated on crying out to God for mercy on America at county courthouses across the nation.

For years, Created Equal has shared anecdotal evidence of the power of victim images to change minds, point individuals toward the healing of the Gospel, and more. Now, Dr. Jacqueline C. Harvey, professor of political science at Tarleton State University, has drafted a study of the effectiveness of victim images based on data collected in the wake of pro-life projects.

How would you grade your prayer life these days? Are your spiritual batteries drained? Do you need a recharge? It’s easy for prayer to become monotonous and predictable, but the Holy Spirit is always willing to offer a jumpstart. Even if you feel like a failure in this area, He can turn a spiritual wimp into a warrior.

Cleveland, TN—State and regional overseers, as well as youth and discipleship directors from across the United States are gathering for Leadership 2016, a biennial conference to train and equip state and regional leaders for service in the Kingdom.

Pastor friend, I want to challenge you to do something that might surprise you. In fact, it might not even interest you at first, but I ask you to give me a chance to convince you otherwise.

Are we raising kids to be fake Christians? Kendy Casey Dean, a professor at Princeton Theological Seminary, says we may unknowingly be causing children to follow a “mutant” form of Christianity.

Family Research Council Action has announced its support for a plan proposed by GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump that would allow parents — whether in the workplace or at home — the ability to deduct the average cost of child care from their taxes.

Family Research Council Action President Tony Perkins made the following comments in support of the proposal:

“I commend Donald Trump for offering a new proposal that give parents the additional flexibility to decide what’s best for their own family. Trump’s child care plan compliments the child tax credit that Family Research Council designed and helped enact in the 1990s, and increases the ability of moms and dads, whether they are working or at home parents, to deduct child care expenses from their taxes.

“The Obama economy and the Clinton agenda have made it very difficult for parents, both for their finances and their ability to start and raise a family. Trump’s plan recognizes the importance of the family in society and the importance of children to future economic growth. His plan encourages family formation which will, over time, help boost the economy.

“The data makes clear that strong families are the true engine of the economy, and allowing parents to keep more of what they earn to provide for their children’s well-being makes both immediate and long-term sense,” concluded Perkins.