This call for a 40-day period of prayer will end with an International Day of Prayer, Fasting and Repentance on Saturday 14 September 2013. This day of repentance coincides with Yom Kippur, Israel’s National Day of Atonement.

Busch Stadium in St. Louis is adorned with a few tributes to one of the greatest players in Cardinal history, Stan Musial. Scratch two from that total, courtesy of one disgruntled fan’s complaint.

Exodus International, the flagship ex-gay ministry coalition, recently announced it was closing its doors after 37 years. The news brought a fresh round of criticism for the organization that has modified its message in the last year, focusing less on changing sexual orientation and more on growing in Christ.

On April 30 through May 1-4 Church of God bishop, pastor, and educator, Dr. Tony Richie, participated in the World Day of Prayer and Action for Children (DPAC) council meeting in Coimbatore, India. The focus of this international meeting was overcoming violence against children.

It’s holiday travel time in the USA and beyond. Over the past weeks multiplied millions of Americans have made their annual vacation treks and family getaways. Starting with our Memorial Day weekend, continuing with the long Independence Day weekend and regularly scheduled vacation breaks, we’ve been traveling.

At age 2, most children are just learning to use the toilet, form complete sentences and scribble with crayons. Yet in today’s technology-saturated world, an increasing number are already navigating their parents’ smartphones, tablets and computers.

A Hawaii megachurch has a major agenda for the expansion of God’s kingdom in West Oahu. Local television station KHON2 reported recently that New Hope Leeward, a Foursquare church of approximately 4,000 members in Waipahu, plans to purchase more than 200 acres of Kunia farmland to build an entire church community at a cost of $30 million.

The National Organization of Church Security & Safety Management (NOCSSM) will present its Ninth Annual Church Security Conference to be hosted by Covenant Church in Carrollton, TX, on October 4-5, 2013.

Pastor Don Swarthout, Board Chairman of Christians Reviving America’s Values announced today, CRAVE Ministries has formed a new Evangelistic Arm called “CRAVE Crusades.” The radio program known as “The Gospel Truth Center” has been changed to “CRAVE Presents The Gospel Truth.”