Meet the new generation of Spirit-empowered leaders out to change the world.
Continue reading CHARISMA: 21 Emerging Leaders of Tomorrow's Church .
April 2010 Archives
TIME photographer Christopher Morris goes backstage and gets out in front with the country-pop phenom.
"The universe is not only queerer than we suppose, but queerer than
we can suppose."
--British biologist J.B.S. Haldane
It's always good fun when scientists argue about aliens, most of all because they don't have any proof aliens exist. They just like to hypothesize that they might. It provides a rare opportunity to watch great rational thinkers and empiricists become poets and dreamers, imagining other creatures, other life forms, and other worlds, and indulging in what almost appear to be flights of fancy.
Continue reading Tiger Woods Struggles While Van Pelt Leads at Quail Hollow .
Muslim Group Now Wants Franklin Graham Removed from the National Day of Prayer Event on Capitol Hill
Less than a week after the U.S. Army disinvited evangelist Franklin Graham from the Pentagon's National Day of Prayer service, a Muslim group is trying to remove him from another National Day of Prayer event.
A study released Tuesday by LifeWay Research revealed that many American "Millennials" - people born between 1980 and 1991 - self-identify as Christians but few dig deeper into their faith than the cultural identification.
Continue reading New Study on Millennials Gives Christians an Evangelistic Opportunity .
If Jesus were to take a Myers-Briggs personality test, would he rank as an introvert or an extrovert? He was, after all, popular with crowds, but often retreated to pray in solitude.
Continue reading Why Worshipping Can Be Overwhelming for Introverts in the Church .
The SEC's embarrassing news provides a sobering reminder.
Continue reading Is Porn a Problem in Your Church Office? .
Craig Biondi (l.) and Janice Wilson, music coordinators, brought their Birmingham Baptist choirs together. Preachers from the respective churches also swapped pulpits.
Churches seeking to bridge divides are reviving a trend that was petering out: the pulpit swap. But it doesn't stop with preachers. It also include church choirs.
Continue reading The Pulpit Swap Now Includes Church Choirs .
Iraqi Christians attend Christmas mass at the Virgin Mary church on December 25, 2008 in Baghdad, Iraq.
Recent attacks in Iraq on Christians and other minority groups have prompted the National Council of Churches to ask U.S. government officials to communicate with Iraqi authorities in an effort to bring the violence to an end.
Dignitaries including President Obama paid tribute to late civil rights icon Dorothy Height today at the National Cathedral. It's one of several services this week honoring Height. Tell Me More brings listeners the voices of many ordinary people who gathered at Washington's Shiloh Baptist church yesterday to pay tribute to Height.
Continue reading LISTEN & WATCH: A Final Farewell To Dorothy Height .
A bipartisan U.S. commission on religious freedom says President Obama is softening his stand on protecting the right to one's faith at a time when religious persecution is on the rise, according to an annual report to be released today.
A group of social conservatives and retired military chaplains held a press conference in Washington today to argue that the repeal of the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy would have an adverse impact on the religious freedom and careers of military chaplains.
Continue reading "Don't Ask" Repeal Would Hurt Military Chaplains, Social Conservatives Say .
A deeply divided Supreme Court on Wednesday revived congressional efforts to permit a cross erected in the Mojave National Preserve nearly 80 years ago to remain at the park.
Continue reading Mojave Cross Allowed to Stay, Supreme Court Rules.
Dozens of states are passing or debating new restrictions on abortion, a trend fueled in part by passage of the nation's new health care law.
Continue reading More States Looking for New Ways to Restrict and Reduce Abortions .
Oklahoma abortion law: New measure is being called by pro-abortion activists the most extreme measure in the country.
The Oklahoma Legislature voted Tuesday to override the governor's vetoes of two abortion measures, one of which requires women to undergo an ultrasound and listen to a detailed description of the fetus before getting an abortion.
Restaurant Answers KFC's "Double Down" with Cheesecake-Stuffed "Pancake Stackers"; Meal is 1,250 Calories
Continue reading IHOP Introduces New Pancake-Cheesecake Sandwich .
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Saudi Arabia and China are among 13 countries a U.S. government panel named on Thursday as serious violators of religious freedom.
Continue reading 13 Countries Named as Religious Freedom Violators .
A member of the evangelical exploration team examines part of the structure found.
A group of Hong Kong and Turkish evangelical explorers said Monday they believe they may have found Noah's Ark at the top of Turkey's legendary Mount Ararat.
Judge Bernard Saint-Vil has dropped kidnapping charges against all 10 American missionaries detained for trying to take children out of the country after the Jan. 12 earthquake.
Continue reading Haiti: 10 American Missionaries Cleared of Kidnapping Charges .
Bethany Hamilton will appear on Sunday's 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.'
What does an inspiring surfer know about home improvement? In the case of Bethany Hamilton, probably not enough to host her own show.
''Jesus Saves'' is a beloved song among faithful Christians. But where would Jesus invest? Faith-based funds and ETFs may have the answer.
Continue reading Faith-Based Investing: Funds For The Prophets .
Tim Tebow altered his passing mechanics before the draft; the Broncos may tinker with how he is used.
Continue reading Broncos' McDaniels and Tebow Know How to Adapt .
Continue reading Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson Poised to Resume Rivalry .
Continue reading Kobe Bryant Redefines Role and Reinvigorates Lakers .
Spain's Rafael Nadal returns the ball to Romania's Victor Hanescu at the Rome Masters tennis tournament, in Rome, Thursday, April 29, 2010.
Rafael Nadal opened his bid for a fifth Rome Masters title with a quick 6-1, 6-3 victory over Philipp Kohlschreiber on Wednesday.
Continue reading Nadal Opens Rome Masters With Easy Win .
His game showing weeks of rust, Roger Federer lost his opening match of the clay-court season -- a 2-6, 6-1, 7-5 defeat at the Rome Masters on Tuesday to 40th-ranked Ernests Gulbis of Latvia.
Continue reading Federer Upset by Gulbis at Rome Masters .
Last Sunday the president of the United States came to visit my 91-year-old father, Billy Graham, and me at my father's home in North Carolina.
Continue reading Every Day a National Day of Prayer, by Franklin Graham .
Think of the great movies of all time. Citizen Kane. The Maltese Falcon. It's a Wonderful Life. Lawrence of Arabia. What do they all have in common? Find out.
Continue reading The Walls of Jericho: Why the Golden Age of Film Ended, by Chuck Colson.
The history of humanity traces the flow of the earth's inhabitants into cities. For thousands of years, that flow was slow, but still traceable. In 1800, only 3 percent of the human population lived in cities. By 1900, cities held 14 percent of the population. By 2000, fully half of all human beings lived in urban areas. We are fast becoming an urban species.
Continue reading From Megacity to "Metacity" -- The Shape of the Future, by Albert Mohler .
After viewing Friday night's Larry King Live (4/23/10) with Jennifer Knapp, pastor Bob Botsford, and Ted Haggard, I was struck with the question:
"Lord of the Rings" filmmaker Peter Jackson has been made a knight - a real one - accepting the honor Wednesday in his native New Zealand on behalf of the thousands of people who helped make his movies.
Continue reading Peter Jackson Knighted in New Zealand.
Last Sunday the president of the United States came to visit my 91-year-old father, Billy Graham, and me at my father's home in North Carolina.
An icy asteroid orbiting the sun between Mars and Saturn is adding credence to theories that Earth's water was delivered from space, according to a report published in the new issue of the science journal Nature.
Continue reading Icy Asteroid May Shed Light on Where Earth's Water Came From.
In only its first week of release, "Eat the Cookies . . . Buy the Shoes," the latest offering by bestselling author and world renowned Bible teacher Joyce Meyer, has debuted at # 7 on the New York Times hardcover advice books bestseller list.
The opening date of Paramore's Spring tour was proof positive of why this band continue to win over new admirers, night after night: The music was poppy, punk-y (of the fresh-scrubbed suburban variety), and loaded with more energy than a supercollider.
Continue reading Paramore Launch Spring Tour in Home State.
Former U.S. President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush pose with daughters Jenna (R) and Barbara (L) prior to the wedding of Jenna and Henry Hager May 10, 2008 near Crawford, Texas.
Laura Bush has finally opened up publicly about the mysterious car accident she had when she was 17, a crash that claimed the life of a high school friend on a dark country road in Midland, Tex.
Continue reading Laura Bush Opens Up About Car Accident and Much More In Her New Book .
Jonathan Merritt says he was both disappointed and pleasantly surprised by the response he received after organizing several hundred Southern Baptists in 2008 to issue a statement identifying the environment and climate change as moral issues.
Adding to an already impressive list of TV exposure that includes CBS' "Ghost Whisperer" and NBC's "Grey's Anatomy," Seabird's tune "Believe Me" is being used in the current promotion for Jillian Michael's new NBC show titled "Losing It With Jillian." Michaels is best known for her role on the popular show "The Biggest Loser" also on NBC.
Warner Bros. and IMAX Corp. have just issued a joint press release announcing a partnership through 2013 that will include placing upwards of 20 Warner Bros. films into IMAX theaters, as well as conventional theaters.
Continue reading 'The Hobbit' Movie Officially Not Coming to Theaters Until 2013 .
The Clash of the Titans franchise has officially been born. According to Deadline Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures are moving ahead with a sequel to Clash of the Titans, and we could be seeing it as early as spring 2012.
Continue reading Clash of the Titans 2 Is In the Works .
It was only a matter of time before DreamWorks announced plans for a sequel to How to Train Your Dragon.
Continue reading How to Train Your Dragon Sequel Coming in 2013 .
Many Millennials are religiously adrift -- vaguely Christian in belief and barely Christian in practice, a new survey finds. So it's no surprise that those one in six or seven who are active and committed to faith might be feeling a little isolated.
Continue reading Mars Hill Pastor Mark Driscoll Says Millennials are Honest About Their Faith .
Singer Jason Castro performs at the Donate Life Concert Series at The Grove on August 19, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.
Jason Castro only finished third on 'American Idol,' but this fan favorite--and committed Christian--is a solid songwriter whose debut album recently released.
Continue reading Jason Castro: An 'Idol' with Soul Talks About his New Album, Faith, and Love .
Continue reading Mary Mary: 'Be U'.
Evolutionary geneticist Francisco Ayala wasn't always attracted to life in the laboratory. As a young man in Spain, Ayala was ordained as a Dominican priest.
Continue reading Francisco Ayala On his Life, his Work and Creationism .
The last two weeks have been anything but calm in the world of faith and religion. Conservative Christians are wondering whether they are being betrayed by both the White House and the court system.
Continue reading Why Are Some People So Scared of Prayer, by Harry Jackson, Jr. .
Continue reading Ukraine Extends Lease on Russian Naval Base .
A computer-generated image shows the design for the China pavilion for the 2010 Shanghai Expo.
Days before travelers worldwide are to begin arriving for Shanghai's world exposition, China has lifted a two-decade ban on travel to the country by people who carry the virus that causes AIDS or who have other sexually transmitted diseases.
Continue reading China Lifts Ban on Visitors Who Are H.I.V. Positive .
Editor's Note: The following is an excerpt from A Positive Life: Living with HIV as a Pastor, Husband and Father by Shane Stanford (Zondervan, 2010).
Continue reading A Positive Life.
In this April 15, 2010 photo, Widener University President James T. Harris III, left, straightens student Doug Shultz's, tie on campus in Chester, Pa. Shultz and Harris swapped jobs for a day.
Continue reading Widener University President James T. Harris III Becomes a Student for a Day .
If Nancy Drew -- still an amateur detective after all these years -- aged like the rest of us, she'd be 98.
Continue reading 80 Years On, Nancy Drew Gets No Older and Still Draws Readers .
It's no surprise that it's hard to exercise on a hot day. You go slower. An easy workout is grueling. You have no endurance.
Continue reading Drink a Slushie Before Hot-Weather Workouts .
As vice president for governmental affairs at the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE), Rich Cizik represented 4,500 congregations serving 30 million members.
Continue reading Jesus, Climate Change, and Rich Cizik .
About the only thing missing from Tim Tebow's triumphant entry into Denver was the donkey and palm fronds -- and not only because the Broncos picked a Heisman- and national championship-winning quarterback in the first round of the NFL draft.
The high-profile legal saga of the 10 Idaho-based Baptists arrested in January for attempting to smuggle 33 Haitian children into the Dominican Republic is winding down. But evangelical adoption advocates wonder what the long-term impact will be.
The Christians of northern Iraq have chosen to defy mounting attacks by extremists by erecting a statue of Jesus modelled on the giant Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro.
Continue reading Christians in Iraq Defy Threats, Erect Rio-like Statue of Christ.
Some guys give flowers and some give cards, but when you really want to get creative you start a clothing line for your wife! That's just what award-winning musician TobyMac did after watching his wife with their children one day when the phrase just came to him...The Bomb Mom.
Continue reading Tobymac Starts Clothing Line Called 'The Bomb Mom' To Honor Mothers .
Nadia Bloom, 11, is carried by rescuers after being found Tuesday in the woods surrounding her Winter Springs, Fla., home.
An 11-year-old girl thanked church members for their support after she was lost for days in a central Florida swamp.
Continue reading Florida Girl Found in Swamp Recovers, Thanks Church Members for Help.
BEC Recordings' artist Jeremy Camp was awarded his fourth RIAA Gold Certified album for Beyond Measure last week in Nashville, TN.
Continue reading Jeremy Camp Honored With Fourth RIAA Gold Album.
President Omar Hassan al-Bashir of Sudan at the Arab League summit in Doha, Qatar, on Monday.
Sudan's incumbent president, Omar Hassan al-Bashir, handily won the country's first multiparty election in more than 20 years, according to results released Monday, offering a glimpse into the kind of lopsided contests that may continue if the nation splits in two next year as expected.
Continue reading Omar Hassan al-Bashir Wins Election as Sudan Edges Toward Split .
President Barack Obama holds the World Series Championship trophy with New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi.
When President Obama picked up the World Series trophy for a photo opportunity near the end of Monday's ceremony at the White House, Yankees assistant general manager Jean Afterman threw a little Bronx attitude at the longtime White Sox fan.
Continue reading WATCH: President Obama and the Yankees.
This is shaping up to be a big year for Christian musical artist Kari Jobe. Jobe, whose debut self-titled album was 2009's biggest selling CD by a new artist, received two Dove Awards last Wednesday in Nashville.
Continue reading Kari Jobe: My Heart of Worship.
New York Yankees Mark Teixeira (l.) and Alex Rodriguez (r.) visit with wounded warriors at the Walter Reed Medical Center Monday prior to their reception with President Obama.
Mark Teixeira was already having a memorable day when he heard President Obama utter his name, causing the first baseman to experience a brief moment of panic.
Continue reading New York Yankees, Mark Teixeira, Singled Out by Obama for Charitable Works .
While many members of "Generation Y" are drifting away from traditional Christian beliefs and practices, the director of LifeWay Research says he's encouraged by the 15% that are deeply committed, like these students praying together at one of LifeWay Christian Resources' annual Collegiate Weeks at the Glorieta Conference Center in New Mexico.
Most young adults today don't pray, don't worship and don't read the Bible, a major survey by a Christian research firm shows.
The latest school battle over the separation of church and state may not feature prayers at football games, after-school Bible clubs or even a moment of silence.
Here we go again. On April 15 a federal judge in Wisconsin ruled that the National Day of Prayer, slated for May 6, was unconstitutional.
Continue reading The Religious Case for Church-State Separation, by Jon Meacham .
Tired of spinning that steering wheel? Try this: German researchers have developed a new technology that lets drivers steer cars using only their eyes.
Continue reading New Way to Guide a Car: With Your Eyes, Not Hands.
As a kid, Robert Downey Jr. never dressed up in superhero costumes. "Growing up? No," says Downey Jr. "But in my mid-30s in Palm Springs right before an arrest? Yes. It was a premonition."
Continue reading Robert Downey Jr. Back in Superhero Mode for "Iron Man 2".
With cheers and screams from a nearly filled-to-capacity Dodger Stadium, megachurch pastor Joel Osteen on Saturday night brought people to their feet as he spoke faith and hope, promising audience members they would leave with a renewed hope in their lives.
Continue reading Joel Osteen Exhilarates Crowd at Dodger Stadium.
The legendary space telescope celebrates its 20th year in orbit.
How James Cameron drew inspiration for the flora and fauna on Pandora from life forms on Earth. Story by: Rebecca Keegan
A selection of photos from the world's premier aerial photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand.
On March 30 an administrative judicial court in Egypt dismissed a lawsuit filed by Mrs. Camilia Lutfi, mother of the Coptic Christian twins boys Mario and Andrew, against the Interior Minister, and the director of the Civil Status Department for refusing to re-instate the Christian religion on their birth certificates, and invalidate those which were forcefully changed to "Islam" in 2005 by their father Medhat Ramsis Labib, who had converted to Islam.
This week, the Pentagon dumped Franklin Graham from a May 6 National Day of Prayer event for insulting Muslims. Graham has called Islam a dangerous and evil religion.
Continue reading More Than Half of Protestant Pastors Say Islam Is a Dangerous Religion .
BENYAMIN COHEN (Author of "My Jesus Year"): I grew up in the heart of the Bible belt in Atlanta, Georgia, one of eight children, the son of an Orthodox rabbi.
Continue reading A Rabbi's Son Searches for "True Spirituality" Among Christians .
Annie Laurie Gaylor and Dan Barker recording the weekly radio program that is part of their anti-religion philosophy.
Annie Laurie Gaylor clicked through a flurry of e-mail messages warning her to repent or she would burn in hell.
President Obama ended his North Carolina vacation with a visit to home of ailing evangelist Billy Graham, 91, in Montreat, N.C.
President Barack Obama made a pilgrimage Sunday to Billy Graham's mountainside home, concluding his North Carolina vacation with his first meeting with the ailing evangelist who has counseled commanders in chief since Dwight Eisenhower.
President Obama before delivering a eulogy for the 29 miners who died in an explosion earlier this month during a memorial service in Beckley, W.Va., on Sunday.
Twenty days later and twenty miles away, they came to say farewell to the dead of Upper Big Branch on Sunday, the widows and orphans, the friends and neighbors, and a president of the United States.
Continue reading Obama Attends Memorial for Men Killed In Mine Blast .
The bar named The Hill in Yazoo City, Miss., on Sunday. No one in the business was injured when the tornado struck on Saturday.
Sandra Grayson was sitting on her front porch when she saw the tornado rumble across a hill.
Continue reading WATCH: Tales of Tornado Survival Amid Miss. Community's Woe .
If you're in Arizona and look even remotely like some policeman's idea of an illegal immigrant, a law signed today says you will have to produce papers showing you're in the USA legally whenever and where-ever an officer requests this -- and so will anyone else with you.
President Heinz Fischer of Austria appeared to be heading for a landslide victory in his bid for a second term on Sunday, winning nearly 80 percent of the vote, according to preliminary results that were not expected to change.
Continue reading Austrian President on Way to Landslide Victory .
The leader's debate showed the best chance of an election victory for the Tories was to destroy Gordon Brown not Nick Clegg.
Within minutes of the second television debate finishing, the decision had been taken to shift the focus of the vast Conservative election effort.
Continue reading Britain's General Election 2010: The Safe Labour Seats Now In Tory Sights .
Continue reading Shanghai World Expo Showcases China's Soft Power .
As Rep. Randy Forbes sees it, the decision by a Wisconsin federal judge that the law creating a National Day of Prayer is unconstitutional is little more than one person's opinion.
Continue reading Legal Skirmish Colors National Day of Prayer .
Ever wonder what makes some adolescents latch on to their parents' faith while others abandon God in their teenage years?
Continue reading Raising Your Kids to Love Christ in the Real World .
More U.S. companies plan to boost payrolls as sales strengthen and the outlook for economic growth brightens, a quarterly survey of economists showed.
Continue reading Companies in U.S. Plan to Increase Employment, Survey Shows .
Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner arrives at a question and answer forum October 15, 2009 at Pace University in New York City. Secretary Geithner spoke about revitalizing the US and world economies and "fixing finance".
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner doesn't like the fact that he's so often associated with being a creature of Wall Street when nearly his whole career has been in public service.
Continue reading Treasury's Geithner Resents "Wall Streeter" Tag .
Louisiana has the highest average auto insurance rates in the United States, while Maine has the lowest, according to new data from Insure.com that ranks the states according to their average insurance rates (see the full ranking at the source link provided).
Continue reading Where Auto Insurance Is Most Expensive .
A clinic in Sovane encourages all patients to take an H.I.V. test.
South Africa, trying to overcome years of denial and delay in confronting its monumental AIDS crisis, is now in the midst of a feverish buildup of testing, treatment and prevention that United Nations officials say is the largest and fastest expansion of AIDS services ever attempted by any nation.
Continue reading South Africa Unleashes Plan to Slow AIDS Crisis .
American college students are hooked on cellphones, social media and the Internet and showing symptoms similar to drug and alcohol addictions, according to a new study.
Continue reading Study: Crackberry Is No Joke.
Has any football player ever provoked the range of responses that Tim Tebow does? Not likely.
Tim Tebow has the answer to the NFL draft's best-kept secret. His agent, Jimmy Sexton, was maintaining Tuesday night that they already know where Tebow will be drafted this week.
Continue reading ESPN Special On Fame, Fortune and Being Tim Tebow .
Continue reading In the Draft, Winners, Losers and the Patriots .
Continue reading Sam Bradford Is No. 1, and Tim Tebow Is Draft's Surprise .
Tight end Rob Gronkowski, left, greeting Commissioner Roger Goodell after being taken by New England with the 42nd pick.
One by one, the picks came and went. And Jimmy Clausen went nowhere.
Continue reading Panthers End Jimmy Clausen's Wait at No. 48 .
Quarterback Colt McCoy #12 of the Texas Longhorns awaits the officials as they review a play against the Colorado Buffaloes at Folsom Field on October 4, 2008 in Boulder, Colorado. Texas defeated Colorado 38-14.
Colt McCoy's slide finally stopped in Cleveland. The Browns roped the Texas quarterback before he could fall any further.
Continue reading Colt McCoy Gets Picked in the Third Round by the Browns .
Kim Clijsters with her physiotherapist Sam Verslegers. Clijsters tore a muscle in her left foot Saturday.
Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Liezel Huber sent the United States into the Fed Cup final with a 6-3, 6-1 doubles victory Sunday against Russia's Elena Dementieva and Alla Kudryavtseva in Birmingham, Ala.
Continue reading Russia Falls to the U.S. in Fed Cup; Italy Awaits in Final .
Brooke Annis, center, a fourth grader in Sutton, Mass., inside a traveling planetarium.
Sitting in the dark, knees crossed, looking up at the stars projected on the planetarium dome, the fourth-grade class might have been on a field trip to the Museum of Science in Boston.
Continue reading Museums Take Their Lessons to the Schools .
Aliens may exist but mankind should avoid contact with them as the consequences could be devastating, British scientist Stephen Hawking warned Sunday.
Two weeks after it began confiscating Apple iPads being brought into the country, Israel has lifted its ban on the tablet computer.
Continue reading Israel Welcomes the iPad After Ban Is Lifted .
The Statue of Liberty stands on a small island off the shore of Lower Manhattan. She has been there since her arrival in the United States in 1885, a gift from the people of France. She is an East Coast thing and there are some--not many but some--who think she needs a mate.
Continue reading Does Lady Liberty Need a Mate?, by Jim Tonkowich .
After spending some time last week with Bob Hartman, founder of Petra, my hat is off to a true musical pioneer.
Continue reading Dinner With the Granddaddy of Christian Rock, by J. Lee Grady .
US President George W. Bush walks from the Oval Office to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House January 10, 2009 in Washington, DC.
The publisher of former President George W. Bush's book "Decision Points" on Sunday set a Nov. 9 release date, unveiled its cover design and announced new details about it.
Continue reading Edge of Apocalypse, by Tim LaHaye and Craig Parshall .
Continue reading Divanomics, by Michelle McKinney Hammond .
Pictured: Stone Temple Pilots
Previewing the hottest (pun fully intended) music of the season.
Continue reading Summer 2010 Music Preview from Relevant .
It's apropos that Adam Young -- better known as the visionary behind platinum-selling, synth-pop phenom Owl City -- prefers to do interviews over the Internet.
Continue reading Owl City: From the Basement to the Limelight .
Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman walked into the Governors Hearing Room in Lincoln, Neb., on April 13, to sign into law two landmark abortion bills that both sides of the abortion debate say are firsts in the country.
Continue reading States Seek New Ways to Restrict Abortions .
Continue reading Jennifer Lopez on her New Movie and Motherhood .
In this file film publicity image released by Paramount Pictures, Hiccup, voiced by Jay Baruchel, rides Toothless a scene is shown from "How to Train Your Dragon." "How to Train Your Dragon" continues to breathe fire at the box office, while newer releases are mostly blowing smoke. The animated adventure took in $15 million to reclaim the No. 1 spot a month after its debut. "How to Dragon Your Dragon" opened in first place in late March, then dropped back into the pack. But it has held up strongly and climbed to the top again amid a flurry of so-so new releases.
Jim Daly is certain there is "a right way and a wrong way" to live one's life, and it's all about Jesus Christ and a literal reading of the Bible. But the new leader of the evangelical ministry Focus on the Family isn't going to get in your face if you disagree.
Continue reading Jim Daly Gives Focus on the Family a New Ministry Focus .
The trailers for The Last Airbender have been impressive so far, and even though I haven't seen one single episode of the original cartoon they still get me quite excited to see the film.
Continue reading Another New Trailer for Shyamalan's The Last Airbender .
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour (R) says more than 100 homes are uninhabitable after a tornado cut through the state, killing 10 people and injuring dozens.
Continue reading Major Tornado Leaves Hundreds Homeless in Mississippi.
On March 16, 2010, Pastor Dutch Sheets posted a letter on his web site issuing a call to prayer for America.
Continue reading Dutch Sheets: Praying for America.
Leslie Woods of Satartia, Miss. salvages folding chairs from a pile of twisted metal and broken equipment after a tornado destroyed the family's agriculture shed filled with equipment and family keepsakes, Saturday April 24, 2010.
Continue reading 10 People Dead in Mississippi After Major Tornado.
Continue reading Today is "Internet Evangelism Day".
Fox News commentator Glenn Beck will deliver the commencement address at Liberty University's May 15 graduation.
Shawn Cossin completed his bachelor's degree in Christian education at Wheaton College in 1993. After that, he became a military police officer in the U.S. Army. Eventually returning to his native Pennsylvania, Cossin became a state trooper--and a youth pastor at Sandy Lake Wesleyan Church.
Continue reading More and More Seminaries Seeing Enrollment Growth Online.
The nearly finished sanctuary of Plano's Christ United Methodist Church boasts arrestingly beautiful stained glass windows, but also low-flow toilets and waterless urinals.
Continue reading Texas Church Goes "Deep Green" with New Building.
Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today, in the sight of Almighty God, and in the presence of these witnesses here assembled, to unite these single believers together in the bonds of Christ-honoring relationships as joint members of the Bride of Christ.
Continue reading How Do We Model the Bride of Christ in Our Interpersonal Relationships?.
April 21: Singer Amy Grant performs at the Dove Awards.
The lineup suggests the Grammys. But the music signals a more heavenly intent.
Continue reading Christian Music Is Moving Into the Mainstream .
It seems the Casting Crowns' cup continues to runneth over.
Wide View of 'Mystic Mountain'
NASA's best-recognized, longest-lived, and most prolific space observatory zooms past a threshold of 20 years of operation this month.
Continue reading Starry-Eyed Hubble Celebrates 20 Years of Awe and Discovery.
A still frame taken from a video and released by the NASA shows an erupting prominence observed the Solar Dynamics Observatory,, March 30, 2010.
Researchers have unveiled 'First Light' images from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, a space telescope designed to study the Sun.
Continue reading Stunning New Pictures of Our Sun from NASA .
Joel and Victoria Osteen at Yankee Stadium
Joel Osteen is usually gearing up for services at Lakewood Church, but right now he's in Los Angeles taking advantage of the Dodgers' road trip.
As Francesca Battistelli performs concerts around the country, she shares life lessons, hoping to encourage young girls with the message that God has a plan and purpose for their lives--and they should settle for nothing less than what God has designed for them.
Kiki Vo, center, and a friend embrace after a volunteer stint at the Boys & Girls Club's Teichert branch in Sacramento. Vo has been honored for her various volunteer efforts.
By ordering his cabinet to table a law banning the full face- and body-covering veils worn by some Muslim women, French President Nicolas Sarkozy appeared to signal that he has learned a precious lesson from the rout of his conservative forces in March's regional elections. But has he really?
Continue reading France Moves Closer to Banning the Muslim Burqa .
Continue reading Yoga: An Exercise in Discernment .
James Cameron has a special affinity for the ocean. He's directed films such as "Titanic" and "The Abyss," not to mention his own deep-sea diving documentaries. So it shouldn't come as a huge surprise that his "Avatar" sequel will focus on underwater life in the oceans of the fictional moon of Pandora.
Continue reading James Cameron Talks Avatar 2 'Underwater Life in the Oceans of Pandora'.
Another day, another announcement that more tentpole movies are being converted into 3D as studios continue to jump on the 3D bandwagon.
Details are murky, but at a press briefing at Walt Disney Co.'s Burbank headquarters this evening, Disney Studios Chairman Rich Ross revealed that a followup to 2001's "Monsters Inc." is in the works for release on Nov. 16, 2012.
Continue reading Disney Aims for a 2012 Release Date with Monsters Inc. 2 .
As some of you may know, Avatar was released on DVD and Blu-ray on April 22nd (aka Earth Day) and it seems to have done rather well.
Continue reading Avatar Smashes The Dark Knight's Blu-ray Record .
OK, OK - that headline is a bit misleading. Perry and his production company, 34th Street Films, may not be doing a direct remake of Alfred Hitchcock's 1954 film, but they are developing a film based on the same short story that inspired the voyeuristic classic.
Continue reading Tyler Perry Producing a Film Based On "It Had to be Murder" .
Demi Lovato and We the Kings throw a party in 'We'll Be a Dream' music video.
The Army has withdrawn an invitation to evangelist Franklin Graham to speak at a special Pentagon prayer service next month because of his controversial views on Islam, said Col. Thomas Collins, spokesman for the U.S. Army.
Continue reading Army Cuts Franklin Graham from Pentagon Prayer Event .
The Obama administration said Thursday it will appeal a court decision that found the National Day of Prayer unconstitutional.
Continue reading Obama Administration to Appeal Ruling Against National Day of Prayer .
A group of ambitious Berlin-based, non-space professionals are shooting for the moon. Meet the youngest team competing to win Google's $30-million Lunar X Prize for landing a robot on the moon with only their brains and private funding.
Focus on the Family founder Dr. James Dobson says a girl's relationship with her father can influence how she relates to God.
Continue reading Dr. Dobson Has Some Advice On "Bringing Up Girls".
The 2010 Tour Kicks Off in May, Returns for Fourth Year with Free Concerts
Continue reading WATCH: Gospel Artist J. Moss Seeks to Rebuild After Adulterous Affair .
Skillet on stage is a thing of nu metal beauty. As I watch them perform hits like "Monster", "Hero" and "Those Nights" at the Chrysler Hall, I am just as impressed as I was the first time I saw them six years ago. It's still loud. It's still rocks.
Continue reading Awake and Alive with Skillet.
Happy Earth Day 2010. No doubt you'll be seeing plenty of news coverage about rallies, marches, and activities associated with this major environmental commemoration.
Continue reading Earth Day 2010: Why, and How, You Celebrate It Will Depend On Your Worldview .
Welcome to the big rock show ...
Continue reading DecembeRadio's 'Live' Captures Their On-Stage Intensity .
It's not easy being green, at least not as easy as some suggest.
Continue reading "Amen, but..." to Earth Day .
The Army is considering whether to rescind an invitation to evangelist Franklin Graham to appear at the Pentagon amid complaints about his description of Islam as evil, a military spokesman said Wednesday.
Continue reading Iranian Ayatollah Assails U.S. on Nuclear Strategy .
Continue reading European Airports Send Flights Off but Ash Limits Norway, Sweden .
Continue reading How Earth Day Has Evolved Over 40 Years .
Continue reading 'Don't Take Your Kids to Work' Some Schools Tell Parents.
In this film publicity image released by DreamWorks Animation, Shrek, voiced by Mike Myers, left, and an over-fed Puss In Boots, voiced by Antonio Banderas are shown in a scene from "Shrek Forever After."
One thing hasn't changed with "Shrek": Puss in Boots still steals the show.
Continue reading First Look: New `Shrek Forever After' Premieres at Tribeca Film Festival .
Most of our planet is ocean. And our ocean is in big trouble.
Continue reading Disney's Oceans is the Most Important Film of Our Time.
James Cameron is hoping the Earth Day release of 'Avatar' on DVD will draw attention to the real-life environmental issues that inspired his story.
The biggest battle of "Avatar" is happening a lot closer than the fictional planet of Pandora.
Five-Time Grammy Award ® winning artist TobyMac garnered two more honors last night at the Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) Christian Music Awards for Song and Songwriter of the Year.
Continue reading Tobymac Garners Song And Songwriter Of The Year Honors From BMI Awards .
Once again MercyMe has made history as their massive multi-format single "I Can Only Imagine" recently surpassed 1 million digital downloads, making it the first song in Christian music to go platinum in the digital domain.
Peat the Penguin at F. A. O. Schwarz. The toy, made of soy fibers, teaches green lessons to children.
So strong was the antibusiness sentiment for the first Earth Day in 1970 that organizers took no money from corporations and held teach-ins "to challenge corporate and government leaders."
Continue reading Earth Day Means Big Business Now After 40 Years .
Continue reading Top N.F.L. Prospects Are Kept Busy, and Guessing .
For Casting Crowns, the Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away.
Continue reading Casting Crowns Wins Artist of the Year at Dove Awards.
Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger #7 of the Pittsburgh Steelers warms up before the game against the Baltimore Ravens at Heinz Field on December 27, 2009 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
In the waning moments of Super Bowl XLIII, Ben Roethlisberger lofted a pass to Santonio Holmes in the back of the end zone that won the sixth Super Bowl championship in Pittsburgh Steelers history.
Continue reading Big Ben Suspended, Not Eligible to Play Until Week Six .
Golfer Tiger Woods attends Game Three of the 2009 NBA Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Orlando Magic on June 9, 2009 at Amway Arena in Orlando, Florida.
Tiger Woods has again given tournament officials early notification of his commitment to play -- this time naming two additional events for 2010.
Continue reading Tiger Woods Commits to Playing More Golf Tournaments .
Quarterback Tim Tebow #15 of the Florida Gators reacts after tossing his second touchdown pass against the Georgia Bulldogs at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium on October 31, 2009 in Jacksonville, Florida.
By all accounts Tim Tebow is a good man. A selfless man. A man whose life is filled with stories of a goodness so rare and pure in an athlete it is hard to imagine that he could be for real.
Continue reading Tim Tebow Mixes His Strong Christian Faith with Football .
Teenagers have embraced text messaging as their main form of
communication, but mobile phones are often a source of tension with
parents and schools, a new survey finds.
Dorothy Height, the leading female voice of the 1960s civil rights movement and a participant in historic marches with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and others, died Tuesday at age 98.
Perhaps you've seen him as you were flipping channels -- a youthful, soft-spoken evangelical minister holding a huge auditorium full of congregants spellbound.
Continue reading WATCH: Billy Graham Attends the Reopening of the Billy Graham Library.
Continue reading How the iPad is Shaking up Publishing.
Continue reading Racism and Repentance.
The decision to go the quake zone was made quickly after we found out that the 6.9 magnitude temblor was shallow and centered in a county with a population of more than 80,000.
Continue reading An Inside Look at China's Quake Zone Shows Heroism In the Midst of Misery .
The Red Bull gift shop is the last remaining store of five that sold George W. Bush memorabilia in Crawford, Tex., the site of Mr. Bush's Western White House.
The first thing you see when you arrive in this minuscule town is a defunct curio store where people once bought souvenirs of their visit to President George W. Bush's adopted hometown.
Continue reading Crawford, Texas After the Bush Years .
Ever heard someone use the phrase, "She's on a mean streak" or "He's mean spirited"?
Continue reading Mean Girl No More.
HM Queen Elizabeth II arrives in her carriage for Trooping The Colour on June 13, 2009 in London, England. The ceremony of Trooping the Colour is believed to have first been performed during the reign of King Charles II. In 1748, it was decided that the parade would be used to mark the official birthday of the Sovereign. More than 600 guardsmen and cavalry make up the parade, a celebration of the Sovereign's official birthday, although the Queen's actual birthday is on 21 April.
Continue reading Britain's Queen Elizabeth II Turns 84 .