Smoky Mountain Winterfest convened last weekend at Thompson-Boling Arena on the campus of the University of Tennessee.   The City Harmonic, Desperation Band, Jason Crabb, Rich Wilkerson, Jr., Kevin Wallace, Reggie Dabbs and others provided music and ministry that connected with the thousands attending.  The groups 4-Trinity and JJ Weeks Band also led in worship and music.

A wise man once told me that when I find myself around single women, especially when I find them attractive or interesting, I should mention my wife and family early in the conversation. I have found this advice to be very useful on many occasions.

Yesterday, Branford High School in Branford, CT caved into demands made by Alliance Defending Freedom on behalf of Branford High School Students for Life. More than one year after starting the pro-life group at her public, high school, Sam Bailey-Loomis, founder and president of Branford Students for Life, has been promised equal treatment.

It’s not that Ellie doesn’t have a regular bedtime or a regular bedtime routine. It’s not that she doesn’t have enough hours available to her for sleep. It’s just that sometimes she doesn’t sleep well, and she winds up going through the next day tired.

Dr. Bill F. Sheeks, former assistant general overseer of the Church of God, passed away on Wednesday, March 19.  He had just celebrated his 80^th birthday earlier this month.

“And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me” (Luke 9:23, KJV).

Gospel for Asia (www.gfa.org) plans to drill 5,000 water wells across India and South Asia over the course of this next year for those struggling to find clean water.  GFA is highlighting its “Jesus Wells” ministry as World Water Day approaches on March 21.

Rick Schenker, president of Ratio Christi, a grassroots campus student ministry, is urging all pastors, parents and students to see the movie God’s Not Dead which premieres Friday, March 21. According to Schenker, this movie capsulizes the pressure Christian students face to renounce their convictions in a largely secular humanistic environment hostile to a biblical worldview.

Church of God USA Missions has announced the partnership of USA Missions with the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) for a unique Easter soul winning effort.