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This and That!
In this episode, we speak about several topics briefly. 1) Confederate General A.P. Hill’s Bones being exhumed and moved in Richmond, Virgnia. 2) Stanford’s list of WOKE words that are no longer allowed to be used on Campus. 4) The implosion of churches wrongly offering the gospel with gimmicks.
Never Say Never (The Error of the #NeverTrump Voters)
Podcast: Embed Subscribe: | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Pandora | iHeartRadio | Stitcher | Blubrry | TuneIn | Deezer | RSS | More Almost every American will agree that the past two years under the Biden administration have been difficult, to say the least. We are worse off morally, economically, militarily, and in many other areas. Still, we have many evangelical leaders across our country who are voicing their opinion as to why they are #NeverTrump voters and why everyone should be as well.
Ready for some Friday night football and prayer? – Baptist News Global
Autumn offers a string of Friday Night Lights at high school football. And this autumn marks the first time coaches can feel free to “take a knee” on the 50-yard line to pray at the end of a game. The Supreme Court said so on June 17, 6-3. And that settles it! Or does it?
NASA Asteroid Mission to Keep 'Armageddon' From Coming to Life
An asteroid is hurtling through space. A spacecraft blasts off from earth with a mission of changing the course of that big rock. That has been subject of a number of movies over the years, but this time its for real. But first, the fictional asteroid disaster movies. There was 1999's Armegeddon Deep Impact in 1998 And then, there was this year's Asteroid All of that said, we ran across a story of a mission whose goal is to make sure that life does not imitate art.
NASA Asteroid Mission to Keep 'Armageddon' From Coming to Life
An asteroid is hurtling through space. A spacecraft blasts off from earth with a mission of changing the course of that big rock. That has been subject of a number of movies over the years, but this time its for real. But first, the fictional asteroid disaster movies. There was 1999's Armegeddon Deep Impact in 1998 And then, there was this year's Asteroid All of that said, we ran across a story of a mission whose goal is to make sure that life does not imitate art.
Cardinals Keep it in the Family, Name Marmol New Manager
The St. Louis Cardinals didn't have to look far for their new field manager. In a press conference Monday, the Cardinals introduced Oliver "Oli" Marmol as their new manager, replacing Mike Schildt. Marmol has been the Cardinals' bench coach for the last three years, and the team's first base coach for two years prior to that.
2020 Illinois State Fair, Du Quoin State Fair, Cancelled
The Illinois and Du Quoin State Fairs are the latest events to fall victim to COVID-19. Enter your number to get our free mobile app Governor J.B. Pritzker’s office reported Friday the governor would issue an Executive Order cancelling both fairs for 2020. Pritzker said cancelling the fairs was a difficult decision, but that it is the right choice based on guidance from the Illinois Department of Public Health and other experts.
A Legacy of Life
Physician Thomas Elkins discusses the impact of Baby Doe on abortion, technology, and medicine’s own shifting ethic. The University of Tennessee Medical Center is an assortment of clinics, classrooms, and research labs bound together by futuristic glass walkways strung high above downtown Memphis. Inhabited by white-smocked men and women in various stages of their professional development, it is a stunning monument to the power and prestige of medicine.
Radical Prayer: The Power of Being Bold and Persistent
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My Prayer for Christianity Today
On May 1, Harold Smith will retire as president and CEO of Christianity Today and assume the honorary title of president emeritus. In drawing his administration to a close, Smith addressed Christianity Today’s board of directors in Charlotte, North Carolina, on April 23 on both the need to remain vision focused and on the challenges seeking to redirect that vision in the days ahead. The following are his edited remarks. These are truly exciting days for the ministry of Christianity Today.
Introducing CT's New President
Image: Illustration by Rick Szuecs I’m so glad God doesn’t operate on my timetable. The year was 2013. The place: Harvard Yard. I found myself sitting over coffee with someone who had impressed me enough during the previous three years that I was about to offer him a position on CT’s executive team. The role was completely new; I had created it specifically for him in hopes that he might bring to the ministry new ideas for missional expansion and financial growth.
Renewing Christian Minds
Image: PeopleImages / Getty Several months ago, editor-in-chief Mark Galli and I were invited to Houghton College in western New York, just a few days after we were in Manhattan presenting the ministry of Christianity Today to an enthusiastic group of prospective partners and one very receptive foundation. It was now our privilege to do the same with students on this tranquil Wesleyan campus. First at a dinner with theology majors. (Very stimulating!) Then at the college’s chapel gathering.
A Spirit Thing
Just before I traveled to Charlotte in March to attend the memorial service of our founder, Billy Graham, one of CT’s designers stopped by my office with a large manila envelope. “It’s from my grandfather,” she said. “He wanted you to have this.” This staffer’s grandfather was former CT editor Gil Beers, the man in charge of the magazine when I first came to CT 34 years ago. I opened the package eagerly.
Week In Review: March 28-31
The final week of March brought a slew of great performances across the board. Let's start with the out-of-state-crew who went down to Texas for the Texas Relays... As reported here: Culpepper Goes Big In Texas, Niwot sophomore Cruz Culpepper shocked the state with a 4:11 1,600. The time is currently No. 5 in the country, and No. 2 in Colorado. And Culpepper wasn't the only Niwot athlete who tallied a big day - Ares Reading ran 9:18 in Texas for a huge PR.
I, Too, Owe My Conversion to Billy Graham
Churches were divided. Believers eschewed cultural influence. Liberal modernism was on the move. Then God made Billy Graham. The first time Ruth Bell saw her future husband, he was dashing down the dormitory steps two at a time. Now there's a young man who knows where he's going! she thought. But in fact Billy Graham had no idea where he was going; no idea that he would travel the planet preaching the gospel to more people than anyone in history.
Christianity Today's Founder Was No Figurehead
Churches were divided. Believers eschewed cultural influence. Liberal modernism was on the move. Then God made Billy Graham. The first time Ruth Bell saw her future husband, he was dashing down the dormitory steps two at a time. Now there's a young man who knows where he's going! she thought. But in fact Billy Graham had no idea where he was going; no idea that he would travel the planet preaching the gospel to more people than anyone in history.
John R. W. Stott and Billy Graham: Walking Together to Glory
Churches were divided. Believers eschewed cultural influence. Liberal modernism was on the move. Then God made Billy Graham. The first time Ruth Bell saw her future husband, he was dashing down the dormitory steps two at a time. Now there's a young man who knows where he's going! she thought. But in fact Billy Graham had no idea where he was going; no idea that he would travel the planet preaching the gospel to more people than anyone in history.
Billy Graham and the Jews: A Complex Connection
Churches were divided. Believers eschewed cultural influence. Liberal modernism was on the move. Then God made Billy Graham. The first time Ruth Bell saw her future husband, he was dashing down the dormitory steps two at a time. Now there's a young man who knows where he's going! she thought. But in fact Billy Graham had no idea where he was going; no idea that he would travel the planet preaching the gospel to more people than anyone in history.
Farm Boy: How Billy Graham Became a Preacher
Churches were divided. Believers eschewed cultural influence. Liberal modernism was on the move. Then God made Billy Graham. The first time Ruth Bell saw her future husband, he was dashing down the dormitory steps two at a time. Now there's a young man who knows where he's going! she thought. But in fact Billy Graham had no idea where he was going; no idea that he would travel the planet preaching the gospel to more people than anyone in history.
Rick Warren: What I Learned from Billy
Churches were divided. Believers eschewed cultural influence. Liberal modernism was on the move. Then God made Billy Graham. The first time Ruth Bell saw her future husband, he was dashing down the dormitory steps two at a time. Now there's a young man who knows where he's going! she thought. But in fact Billy Graham had no idea where he was going; no idea that he would travel the planet preaching the gospel to more people than anyone in history.
Remembering Billy Graham - April
Churches were divided. Believers eschewed cultural influence. Liberal modernism was on the move. Then God made Billy Graham. Michael S. Hamilton The first time Ruth Bell saw her future husband, he was dashing down the dormitory steps two at a time. Now there's a young man who knows where he's going! she thought. But in fact Billy Graham had no idea where he was going; no idea that he would travel the planet preaching the gospel to more people than anyone in history.
How a Humble Evangelist Changed Christianity As We Know It
Churches were divided. Believers eschewed cultural influence. Liberal modernism was on the move. Then God made Billy Graham. The first time Ruth Bell saw her future husband, he was dashing down the dormitory steps two at a time. Now there's a young man who knows where he's going! she thought. But in fact Billy Graham had no idea where he was going; no idea that he would travel the planet preaching the gospel to more people than anyone in history.
Remembering Billy Graham - April
Churches were divided. Believers eschewed cultural influence. Liberal modernism was on the move. Then God made Billy Graham. Michael S. Hamilton The first time Ruth Bell saw her future husband, he was dashing down the dormitory steps two at a time. Now there's a young man who knows where he's going! she thought. But in fact Billy Graham had no idea where he was going; no idea that he would travel the planet preaching the gospel to more people than anyone in history.
Remembering Billy Graham - April
Churches were divided. Believers eschewed cultural influence. Liberal modernism was on the move. Then God made Billy Graham. The first time Ruth Bell saw her future husband, he was dashing down the dormitory steps two at a time. Now there's a young man who knows where he's going! she thought. But in fact Billy Graham had no idea where he was going; no idea that he would travel the planet preaching the gospel to more people than anyone in history.
Billy in the Oval Office: A Story of Faith, Friendship, and Temptation
Churches were divided. Believers eschewed cultural influence. Liberal modernism was on the move. Then God made Billy Graham. The first time Ruth Bell saw her future husband, he was dashing down the dormitory steps two at a time. Now there's a young man who knows where he's going! she thought. But in fact Billy Graham had no idea where he was going; no idea that he would travel the planet preaching the gospel to more people than anyone in history.
Remembering Billy Graham - April
Churches were divided. Believers eschewed cultural influence. Liberal modernism was on the move. Then God made Billy Graham. The first time Ruth Bell saw her future husband, he was dashing down the dormitory steps two at a time. Now there's a young man who knows where he's going! she thought. But in fact Billy Graham had no idea where he was going; no idea that he would travel the planet preaching the gospel to more people than anyone in history.
Chuck Colson on What Richard Nixon Told Billy Graham
Churches were divided. Believers eschewed cultural influence. Liberal modernism was on the move. Then God made Billy Graham. The first time Ruth Bell saw her future husband, he was dashing down the dormitory steps two at a time. Now there's a young man who knows where he's going! she thought. But in fact Billy Graham had no idea where he was going; no idea that he would travel the planet preaching the gospel to more people than anyone in history.
Remembering Billy Graham - April
Billy Graham was perhaps the most significant religious figure of the 20th century, and the organizations and the movement he helped spawn continue to shape the 21st. During his life, Graham preached in person to more than 100 million people and to millions more via television, satellite, and film. Nearly 3 million have responded to his invitation to "accept Jesus into your heart" at the end of his sermons. He proclaimed the gospel to more persons than any other preacher in history.
J. I. Packer: When Billy Took Britain by Storm
Churches were divided. Believers eschewed cultural influence. Liberal modernism was on the move. Then God made Billy Graham. The first time Ruth Bell saw her future husband, he was dashing down the dormitory steps two at a time. Now there's a young man who knows where he's going! she thought. But in fact Billy Graham had no idea where he was going; no idea that he would travel the planet preaching the gospel to more people than anyone in history.
How Billy Graham Killed Communism with Kindness
Churches were divided. Believers eschewed cultural influence. Liberal modernism was on the move. Then God made Billy Graham. The first time Ruth Bell saw her future husband, he was dashing down the dormitory steps two at a time. Now there's a young man who knows where he's going! she thought. But in fact Billy Graham had no idea where he was going; no idea that he would travel the planet preaching the gospel to more people than anyone in history.
Funeral for a Feathered Friend
Researchers are discovering why crows gather when one of them dies. Are they mourning or just learning? / Rob Moll The Behemoth is a small magazine about a big God and his big world. From the editors of Christianity Today, these articles aim to help people behold the glory of God all around them, in the worlds of science, history, theology, medicine, sociology, Bible, and personal narrative. Get full access to The Behemoth archives on any device when you subscribe to Christianity Today.
From Youth Minister to Felon
A note from the editors of Leadership Journal: We should not have published this post, and we deeply regret the decision to do so. The post, told from the perspective of a sex offender, withheld from readers until the very end a crucial piece of information: that the sexual misconduct being described involved a minor under the youth pastor's care.
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