Like many instant celebrities, Bristol Palin found the national spotlight can shine on parts of a person's life that they would rather stay private. As her mother, Sarah Palin, began her campaign with Sen. John McCain for vice president, news broke of Bristol's pregnancy.
National bestselling author, Daniel Whyte III, and his daughter, Daniella Whyte, have collaborated to help readers make their Thanksgiving celebrations more meaningful. In 365 Days of Thanking God, the latest book from Torch Legacy Publications, Daniella Whyte challenges readers to "cultivate a heart of thankfulness to God and to the people He has placed in your life." Daniella Whyte expresses that too many times, people forget to be thankful outside of the Thanksgiving holiday season. However in her new book, which is available on Amazon Kindle for just $2.99, she reminds readers to be thankful for the simple, everyday blessings and express gratitude everyday.
In her new book, Will Jesus Buy Me A Double-Wide? ('Cause I Need More Room For My Plasma TV), veteran journalist Karen Spears Zacharias takes on prosperity gospel hucksters.
What began as a humorous look at a troubling phenomenon took a serious turn when the U.S. economy tanked in 2008, and another when Zacharias lost her job. Prosperity preaching wasn't just something to report on; it was a personal attack on her faith.
Joel
and Victoria Osteen received a warm reception from a group of loyal
fans during their stop in New York City on Monday to promote their
latest books.
Time magazine called him "the young atheist poet who became one
of the 20th century's most imaginative theologians." Clive Staples
Lewis was born on November 29, 1898, in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
When he was just four years old, the precocious young lad announced to
the family that his name was "Jacksie" - and he refused to answer to
anything else.
Several years before an
earthquake permanently ravaged Haiti, one man committed his Christian
missionary work to life in a village called Gramothe.
"Give Your Best" by Dr. Andrew DeWitt (ISBN 1452844674), introduces readers to Willem Charles, a missionary who brings his fellow Haitians the message of Jesus Christ.
Well-loved Christian author and Bible teacher Joyce Meyer has written a follow-up to her New York Times Bestseller Battlefield of the Mind titled Power Thoughts: 12 Strategies to Win the Battle of the Mind.
Kristen Anderson lay on railroad tracks hoping to end her life. Instead, she heard a song that changed everything. On a bone-cold night in January 2000, Kristen Anderson made an impulsive decision: She walked to the railroad tracks not far from her Chicago home, lay facedown on the ground and let 33 freight cars roar over her body at 55 miles per hour.
For African-Americans, social movements tend to start in the pulpit.
From slavery to civil rights to the election of the first
African-American president, preachers have given sermons that moved
black Americans to tears and to action. NPR's Guy Raz talks to the Rev.
Martha Simmons about the new book she edited, called Preaching with Sacred Fire.
The notion that Christ's sufferings lacked anything (Col. 1:24) may strike some of us as borderline heresy; the idea is at least counterintuitive. One is very likely to ask, what is yet to be done? What is it that Saint Paul and the rest of us are expected to supply? Could it be ourselves?
Christian retailers, long besieged by the lower prices available through big-box stores and online retailers, have asked the Department of Justice to investigate what they call "illegal, predatory pricing" by Amazon.com, Target and Wal-Mart.
The ministry known as empty tomb, inc., is based in a modestly sized office building within walking distance of the University of Illinois at Urbana--Champaign. Founders John and Sylvia Ronsvalle describe it as a Christian research and service organization.
Earlier this year, Byron Pitts became the heir apparent to Ed Bradley's coveted spot on 60 Minutes when he was named a contributing correspondent to the long-running, television newsmaga
Like many teenagers, the adolescent Rick Warren wanted to be a rock star. Living in Mendocino County, California, in the sixties, he actually met some, working as a volunteer stagehand for the Golliwogs, a precursor to Creedence Clearwater Revival, and Big Brother and the Holding Company, whose lead singer was Janis Joplin.
The traditional church and the emerging church can't seem to get along. They're often hostile to each other and denounce the other side in their writings and at conferences.
