‘Yes, I’m a virgin’: British Columbia women hunt for spiritual purity online
For her part, Marziali is looking for a man whom she’s already nicknamed “The Rock Star.” She wants him to be “strong in character, a leader and have Jesus as his centre.” Marziali insists she and her sexually inexperienced friends are not romantic dreamers seeking the ideal, non-existent “perfect” man. “Confessions of a 29-year-old virgin.”... Continue Reading
Our Cocker Spaniel Smokey’s Best Friend; RIP Bob Thomas
This past Sunday, Robert “Bob” Irving Thomas, long-time Registrar and chapel organist of Covenant Theological Seminary, went home to be with his God and Savior. Bob loved students, jokes, hymnals, rubber-band pistols, the history of Kansas, good preaching, old organs…..and dogs. My wife Esther and I arrived in St. Louis to attend Covenant Seminary in... Continue Reading
Billy Graham Hospitalized in N.C; Prayers, Well-Wishes Pour In
Evangelist Billy Graham was admitted to Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C., today for evaluation and treatment on his lungs. As news of “America’s evangelist” being hospitalized emerged Wednesday, supporters from around the nation offered prayers and well-wishes. “Upon admittance, he was alert, smiling and waving at hospital staff,” read a press release from the hospital... Continue Reading
In Boston, Mitt Romney ‘evolved’ in Mormon leadership, some churchwomen say
As the local bishop, Romney conducted annual interviews with all the members of his flock, and he used his time with the newcomer to express both his disapproval of divorce and to remind the middle-aged woman, who had begun dating again, about the church’s opposition to premarital sex. Three decades ago, Carolyn Caci, a recently... Continue Reading
The Pollster Saint – George Gallup Jr. remembered by his co-writer.
George Gallup Jr.’s family name was to opinion polls what iPod is to mp3 players. Gallup died this week at age 81, and merited obituaries in both the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. George Jr., as he was known professionally, was noted not only for his careful work in polling, but also... Continue Reading
The generation that will pay – Millennials are running for Congress
Wingfield, born and raised in Shuler’s district, left North Carolina to attend Brown University. In 2006, his senior year, Wingfield was president of Brown’s Reformed University Fellowship (RUF)…when Brown suspended the organization… Wingfield and RUF eventually took Brown’s action to the press, and after a six-month dispute, the university restored the student ministry’s membership. Millennials,... Continue Reading
The Dominican Dream – After a trip to the ‘DR’, 13 Biola University students write a book on the country and its love for baseball
“The Dominican Republic is more than a baseball farm,” Ang said. “It’s more than a vacation spot with pretty beaches. It’s a country with a heartbeat, with a new generation who are working to fight hard against the old perceptions.” On Thursday, Nov. 10, 13 Biola University students released their book, “The Dominican Dream: A... Continue Reading
Update on David Robertson, Free Church Pastor in Dundee, Scotland
Brian Parr, MTW missionary serving in Scotland with David, posted the following update on David’s condition. It is a note from David’s son, Andrew An update on Dad: Things have been going a lot better since last week. I have to admit I think last Friday all of us thought that he was going to... Continue Reading
Can evangelicals fill John Stott’s shoes?
Whoever emerges as the next leader of the worldwide evangelical movement will have to possess the many gifts so richly displayed by Stott: biblical fidelity, personal integrity, intellectual strength, humility, unpretentiousness, and the ability to warmly communicate the message of “basic Christianity” to people of all classes and races. This past Friday, a memorial service... Continue Reading
Author Suggests Pastor Michael Pearl’s Book on Disciplining Children Is ‘Potentially Dangerous’
“Michael Pearl has estimated that one-sixth of the nation’s probable three million homeschooling families use their training methods,” Heimlich writes. “Critics from around the world urge people to ignore what the Pearls preach, but many find the couple’s promises that their methods will bring about complacent children difficult to refuse.” The author of a book... Continue Reading
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