Category: Discipleship & Evangelism
The world’s largest library of Christian and family films–the booming movie category–now is a single click away with ChristianCinema.com’s release of the first-ever Apple TV streaming app for families of faith.
Category: Opinion & Commentary
If you’ve never heard of Entebbe you’ve probably never heard of what makes Entebbe famous, or why that matters.
Category: Church of God News
The VITAL Initiative is being featured on the 200churches Podcast in June. In May, Pastor Michael Nations, founding director of The VITAL Initiative, traveled to the 200churches studio in Orange City, Iowa to tape two episodes for the Podcast. The lively discussion centers around the frustrations of pastors serving small churches trying to find their place in the world, in the church/denomination and ultimately in God’s redemptive plan. The first episode was released June 1.
Category: Ministries and Organizations
Christian filmmakers converged on Cincinnati last week for the annual International Christian Visual Media Conference, culminating with the Crown Awards Night. Fifty of the top dramatic films, comedies, documentaries, television series, and shorts were up for gold, silver, and bronze awards in fifteen categories. The evening ended with “Providence,” a silent love story receiving four of the coveted Crown awards including Best Picture – Bronze; Best Drama Under $250,000 – Gold; Best Youth Film – Bronze; and Best Evangelistic Film – Silver.
Category: Ministry Resources
The top-selling ‘Jesus-Centered Bible (NLT)’ recently received the “Best Devotional/Study Bible” award at the 2016 International Christian Retail Show in Cincinnati, OH.
Category: Ministry Resources
Rose Publishing released a top-of-the-line Bible study this month by Dr. Matt Williams of BIOLA University: Miracles of Jesus Deeper Connections DVD Bible Study (Rose Publishing). Featuring footage of Israel and a plethora of the world’s top scholars in New Testament studies from Wheaton, Talbot Theological Seminary, and more, this DVD study is unlike any other released by Rose Publishing.
Category: Church of God News
On June 21, 2016, Lee University signed a historic agreement with the USA Hispanic Educational Ministries (HEM) of the Church of God Division of Education. The Memorandum of Understanding allows students from properly-registered Hispanic Bible Institutes to transfer up to 30 semester hours after completing twelve hours as a student at Lee University—either on campus or as an online student in the Division of Adult Learning.
Category: Lifestyle & Culture
Life Legal was at the Supreme Court as it rendered its decision in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, the first abortion-related case to reach the Court in nearly ten years. The Court held that requiring abortion facilities to adhere to the same medical provisions as other ambulatory clinics was “unnecessary” and constituted an “undue burden” for women seeking abortion.
Category: Events and Happenings
Roaring Lambs Ministries, a ministry that encourages people to amplify their Christian faith, will hold its 11th annual Christian Writer’s Conference on Saturday, July 16th at the Hotel Intercontinental in Addison, Texas. The Hotel Intercontinental is located at 15201 Dallas Parkway.