‘Divided’ Film Banned From Youth Ministry Conference
Divided, a documentary film that raises probing questions about dangers associated with modern youth ministry, has been thrown out of … Read More
Divided, a documentary film that raises probing questions about dangers associated with modern youth ministry, has been thrown out of … Read More
At 10 p.m. on July 28, at his home in Shell Point Retirement Community, Ft. Myers, Fla., Robert Philip Evans died at the age of 93. Just hours before, his daughter, Alyce, read to him passages from Angels, God’s Secret Agents, a book written by Billy Graham, where he describes how the angels would soon come and carry him away in their arms to be with his heavenly Father.
Longtime friend and colleague Billy Graham said of Evans, “Our close friendship goes way back to our days at Wheaton, and I am grateful for all our meetings throughout Europe that Bob organized. He was one of the greatest Christians I ever knew.”
Born in Baltimore on Feb. 21, 1918, Evans grew up in the jungles of Cameroon, West Africa, where his father, Roland Evans, served for decades with his wife as one of the great pioneer missionaries of his time. Evans graduated from Wheaton College in Illinois, in 1939, where he met and married Jeanette Gruner. After completing his studies at Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary (now Palmer Theological Seminary), Philadelphia, Evans joined the Navy as a chaplain and traveled with U.S. combat troops in North Africa, Italy and France.
All Ruth Bell Graham could find was a package of Kleenex in her handbag. It would have to do. She … Read More
Dr. Ray H. Hughes, Sr., former general overseer of the Church of God and past president of Lee University, died … Read More
Ben Armstrong began working for NRB in 1966, just 22 years after the association’s founding. The early pioneers of religious broadcasting had recognized the dwindling of religious radio, as the “Golden Era” of radio broadcasting in the 1930’s gave way to draconian restrictions on paid religious programming in 1943. Almost overnight, evangelical ministers were unable to purchase radio airtime, and in 1944, 150 forward-thinking leaders met and created the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB). By 1966, NRB was effective, but its reach was still small. The Executive Committee decided to make Armstrong, then the Director of Radio for Trans World Radio (TWR), NRB’s chief administrator. He was given a $9,000 budget, a part-time secretary, and no office space. Armstrong was already a seasoned religious broadcaster who knew the impact of using media to take the Gospel to the world, and during his 23-year tenure he grew NRB from a small office in his home to an influential association with a full-time staff of 25.
Gordon Fee knows how it feels to be a lone ranger. Regarded as the first Bible scholar of the modern Pentecostal … Read More
The killing of a team of eye medics, including eight Christian aid workers, in a remote area of Afghanistan last … Read More
Find out how to recognize and defeat the seven demons that attack the church. We have explored many of the … Read More
Christians from across the globe are gearing up to share the gospel with the thousands of soccer fans expected to … Read More
Participants from three continents gathered in San Remo, Italy, Sunday to mark the 90th anniversary of the signing of a … Read More
Moishe Rosen spends a lot of time resting now as he copes with the effects of prostate disease that metastasized into bone cancer. Last fall, he nearly died after surgery for an intestinal blockage.
Although outlasting the doctor’s prediction in January 2008 that he wouldn’t live past Thanksgiving, soon after that surgery Rosen considered hospice care. Ultimately, he rejected it, reasoning he didn’t want it until he was unable to get out of bed.
On the day commemorating Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, thousands of pro-life activists are expected to convene in Houston to … Read More
The nation’s first Christian television network marked 50 years in ministry Monday. Founded by Pat Robertson, the Christian Broadcasting Network … Read More
Hundreds of tribal Christians and adherents of aboriginal religion from villages in Maharashtra state were reportedly “reconverted” to Hinduism Monday … Read More
Charles William Conn, a prominent leader in the Church of God (Cleveland, Tenn.), died March 18, four days after suffering … Read More