When John the Baptizer raised the head of Jesus out of the water, his main work was over. Jesus took it from there. The big event in the desert became a side note in the gospels from then on. The American church would do well to grapple with that shift. When we squint back into […]

  
On September 17 -, 2012, devout Jews from around the world will enter the year 5772-5773 on the Jewish calendar. This date is a result of counting the time of the creatio…

Much has been made in this nation around the issue of race, perhaps more than any other nation in the West. By Joseph Mattera As Christians we need to honor the fact that God loves and has made His creation diverse, including within the species called …

The prayer was simply for a “divine appointment.” As Toni, the Rapid Response Team chaplain walked around the memorial site in Aurora, Colo.,—where many gathered to mourn and pay respects to the victims who were killed in the horrific Jul…

Pastors and Christian leaders from around the country came together this week for final planning stages of a national prayer event meant to address the “moral depravity” in the United States today. The “America for Jesus” rally …