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Can People Who Have Never Heard of Jesus Be Saved?
May 23, 2012"You need to hear the Gospel to be saved," said Pastor John Piper of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis.
After 29 Years, Cornerstone Festival Comes to a Close
May 22, 2012Cornerstone Festival, hosted by Jesus People, USA (JPUSA), has taken place in Illinois every year since 1984. One of the first festivals featured Amy Grant early in her career. The Christian festival has biblically-based seminars, an art show, kids programs, a skate park and sports tournaments. But the main focus has been the music. Originally, Cornerstone Festival was held in Chicago but quickly outgrew the venue there. It has since been held in Bushnell, Ill., a rural location west of Peoria, Ill. The last festival will be July 2 to 7.
Expert Claims Over-Praise Drives Bullying
May 21, 2012"We praise our kids a lot thinking they are just going to be wonderful people. And in reality we have created them monsters. They are over-praised; it has led to inordinate self-esteem. Self-esteem is a good thing; inordinate self-esteem is a bad thing … This over-praise leads to a fixed mindset where talent is genetic and you have it baby," Coughlin said at the half-day seminar titled "Justice Begins on the Playground."
Sole Survivor Hannah Luce of Teen Mania Recovering From Plane Crash
May 18, 2012"The fact that Hannah is here with us is a miracle, and while I am overjoyed and so thankful to God that she's here, I am also deeply saddened at the loss of Austin, Stephen, Garrett and Luke," Ron Luce wrote Tuesday on his blog. "I can't even begin to understand the pain their parents are feeling right now."
Journey of Jesus: The Calling, Facebook Game Brings Christ’s Life to Social Media
May 17, 2012Lightside Games, the developer that launched social media game earlier this week, was also the creator of last year's popular game that featured a biblical theme the "Journey of Moses."
The Greatest Untapped Evangelistic Opportunity Before the Modern Church
May 15, 2012The Bible calls fathers to preach the gospel to their children everyday, when they "sit in their house, when they walk by the way, when they lie down and when they rise up" (Deuteronomy 6:7). A father is to pass on the knowledge of God to the next generation. He is commanded to expose his children day by day to the greatness of God, the perfections of His ways, and the great stories that explain His nature and character. This kind of instruction gives children a true understanding of the gospel.
The Battle for Marriage: Imagination, Culture and Politics
May 14, 2012The President's announcement notwithstanding, we have "won" nearly all of the political battles concerning so-called same-sex "marriage." But if we want to preserve marriage, we have to do a better job of contending for Truth upstream of politics: In the culture, and in people's imaginations.
Small Ala. Town to Keep Bible Verses on Welcome Signs
May 09, 2012"The Sylvania 'welcome' signs are not welcoming; they affiliate the government with one religion, Christianity, and exclude others. The endorsement of the tenets of one religion on government signs is unconstitutional," Elliott wrote.
Loki vs. Jesus
May 08, 2012Six superheroes who you would think have zero reason to be working together are forced to unite in the face of a threat that's too big for any one of them to handle. So throw in sarcasm slinger Stark, silver tongued Thor, old school patriot Captain America, stone cold assassins Hawkeye and Black Widow, and top it off with some HULK SMASH! – and you've got yourself a movie that causes one to simply marvel in amazement
Chick-fil-A Leadercast: Tim Tebow, Former Coach Talk Qualities of a Good Leader
May 07, 2012CNN anchor Soledad O'Brien was on hand at the Chick-fil-A Leadercast 2012 in Atlanta, Ga., to interview both Tebow and his former University of Florida coach Urban Meyer. When O'Brien asked Tebow if he is a great leader, he gave a humble response.
Religion Census: Increase in Evangelicals, Mormons, Muslims; Decrease in Catholics
May 02, 2012Muslims saw the greatest growth rate among the five main religious groups studied. Their numbers increased by 66.7 percent in the 2010 census from a decade earlier. Latter-day Saints saw the next highest growth at 45.5 percent, followed by evangelical Protestants at only 1.7 percent. The number of Catholics decreased by five percent and the number of mainline Protestants decreased by 12.8 percent.
Joel Osteen: Mormon Romney Is Christian; Obama Is Too
April 27, 2012"When I hear Mitt Romney say that he believes that Jesus is the Son of God – that he's the Christ, raised from the dead, that he's his Savior – that's good enough for me," said Osteen.
Centuries-Old Gospel of John Bought by British Library for $14.3M
April 23, 2012The U.K. Society of Jesus, or the Jesuits, sold the St. Cuthbert Gospel, also known as the Stonyhurst Gospel or the St. Cuthbert Gospel of St. John, to the library in partnership with Durham University and Durham Cathedral.
Mitt Romney to Give Speech at Evangelical Liberty University
April 20, 2012The Lynchburg, Va.-based school announced today that the former Massachusetts governor, who is a Mormon, will be the speaker at its 2012 commencement ceremony on May 12.
Christianity the Only Means of Eternal Life? Some Pastors Disagree
April 15, 2012The survey asked 1,000 Protestant pastors the question, "If a person is sincerely seeking God, he/she can obtain eternal life through religions other than Christianity."
