“Proclaim” is the theme for the NRB 2015 International Christian Media Convention, sponsored by the National Religious Broadcasters, to be held February 23-26, 2015, at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, TN. Christian media and ministry professionals are invited to join the thousands who will attend to network, to discover new resources, and to expose themselves to the latest tips, trends, and insights in communications.

Led by Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), and Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.), the U.S. Senate added its voice to the national celebration of the 200th anniversary of our National Anthem with unanimous passage of a bipartisan resolution (S. 550) for a “Year of National Thanksgiving” commemorating the writing, designation and symbolism of the song. The Star-Spangled Banner was written by Francis Scott Key in 1814 after seeing the American flag raised high in the air above Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland, after the Americans withstood 25 hours of bombardment by the British Royal Navy. The song was officially designated as the American National Anthem in 1931.

The Duggars—all 21 and counting—are not big fans of Halloween.

Cleveland, TN—The Pentecostal Theological Seminary (PTS) recently held a special installation ceremony where Dr. Cheryl Bridges Johns was appointed as professor for the Robert E. Fisher Chair of Spiritual Renewal.

“And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all
nations, and then the end will come” (Matthew 24:14).

Warned her baby only had a 1 percent chance of survival, a pregnant woman whose waters broke at 16 weeks refused to have an abortion.

Fatima, an Iraqi woman who had fled atrocities committed by the Islamic State (ISIS), was drawn to the sound of singing in a tent in a refugee camp in Dohuk, a city in the Kurdish region of Iraq. She approached cautiously.

“If we are going to successfully ‘go into all the world,’ we must do it on our knees,” declared Church of God World Missions Director Tim Hill, as he announced the vital aspect of prayer as part of the FINISH initiative that is currently guiding missions efforts: Find, Intercede, Nurture, Invest, Send, and Harvest.

Churchgoers often grumble that they always get hit with pleas for money. But congregants at a Chicago church this month got a surprise: They each received a check for $500, with instructions to go out and do something good with it.