For many years, Earth Day and other environmental efforts were rejected by a large number of Christians who viewed these causes as too far to the political left or representing…
Published June 4th, 2009 by Peter Elliott
Developing character from a Christian perspective matters to Mike Gottfried. Gottfried is best known for his work as a college football analyst on ESPN and his own time on the…
Read More Team Focus reaches out to fatherless boys with a coaching spirit
Published May 22nd, 2009 by Peter Elliott
The defeat of the LLTE rebellion force, known as the Tamil Tigers, by the Sri Lankan government has added a huge–and largely unspecified amount–of internally displaced persons (IDPs) to an…
Read More Sri Lanka refugee crisis offers no short-term solutions
Published May 21st, 2009 by Peter Elliott
The declared end of the 26-year-old civil war in the Indian Ocean island nation of Sri Lanka means a flood of refugees and a humanitarian disaster for secular and Christian…
Read More Sri Lanka civil war end compounds already swollen refugee crisis
Published May 18th, 2009 by Peter Elliott
“It is our hope that by preparing for the possibility of an influenza pandemic, the Episcopal community will be better able to protect each other and serve those in need,”…
Published May 18th, 2009 by Peter Elliott
A 20-plus year-old civil war has brewed between the government and rebel forces. The government is controlled by the majority Sinhalese ethnic group. The opposition are primarily ethnic Tamils. The…
Published May 12th, 2009 by Peter Elliott
Last week Maine became the sixth state to approve of same-sex marriage either through the courts or the state legislature. State law, though, creates a situation that most closely mirrors…
Read More Ballot box battle looms for Maine same-sex marriage
Published May 11th, 2009 by Peter Elliott
For Ali Eastburn wedding rings have come to symbolize something completely different–drinking water for impoverished Africans. “I was at a women’s retreat and there were discussions about what we treasured,”…
Read More ‘With This Ring’ trades diamonds for African water wells
Published May 8th, 2009 by Peter Elliott
That evening four Taylor students and a staff member were killed when their van was struck by a semi-trailer. The group was traveling back to the Upland, Ind. campus on…
Read More Taylor University marks third anniversary of ’mistaken-identity’ crash
Published May 8th, 2009 by wpengine
“At this time of economic downturn, terrorist threats, and relentless assaults upon foundational biblical principles, it’s heartenting to reflect that we serve a God who has repeatedly shown himself ‘mighty…
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