Prayer: THE CHRISTIAN POST "MORNING NEWS" Front Page Tuesday April 3 2012 Nisan 11, 5772

Nonprofit Created as an Affordable Retreat for Christian Leaders

By Jeff Schapiro

Pastors and missionaries can work long and unusual hours while ministering to the needs of others, and they rarely have time for relaxation. That is why Celia Crie Perry, a 74-year-old woman who understands just how difficult it is to be a minister, created a vacation house in Rockland, Maine, where church leaders can get away from their work for a while.

COLUMN

The Gospel Test: Do Your People Really Know the Good News?

Consider the possibility that you could be over-estimating what the Christians you lead really know when it comes to the Gospel.

OPINION

Secularism With the Gloves Off: Vanderbilt U's Assault on Religious Organizations

In more recent months, Vanderbilt's administration decided to push secularism to the extreme — launching a virtual vendetta against religious organizations on campus.

ADOPTION

4 Years Later: Missionary Finally Returns With Adopted Son

Christian missionary Becky Morlock landed on U.S. soil March 24 after being stuck in India for more than four years due to complications in obtaining a visa for her adopted son, Kyle.

EDITORIALS

Economic Theory and Theological Truth

We hear much discussion these days on the subject of the economy. Why is our economy in the doldrums and what needs to be done to restore our once prosperous business and job climate? Are the problems merely cyclical or are they systemic?

TESTIMONY

Dying to Meet Him: Anorexia and Grace

There's been tension in my family starting 17 years ago, with this horrible disease named anorexia. It's unpredictable, sneaky, malicious, deceptive. I know the pain and hurt it's caused emotionally and psychologically, and I know I can never erase those scars.

COLUMN

Video Clips in Church Service Communicates Preaching Is Weak

I think that, to the degree that pastors begin to supplement their preaching with this entertaining spice to help people stay with them and be moved and get helped, it's going to backfire.

CHURCH & MINISTRIES

Matt Chandler Warns Pastors of Dangers of Seeking 'Success'

Evangelical pastor Matt Chandler has been disturbed by what he's been hearing or sensing from pastors lately – and that is their search for "success" through the size of their churches and the growth of their platforms.

CP BLOG

In What Way Are God's Ways Higher Than Our Ways?

Whenever someone is struggling with the concept of billions of people being eternally separated from God in hell, sooner or later somebody will offer Isaiah 55:8-9: For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," declares the Lord.

INTERVIEW

President Jimmy Carter on His Bible Book, Abortion, and Evangelism (VIDEO)

Many people know Jimmy Carter as the 39th president of the United States and winner of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize. His Sunday School teachings and interpretation of Scripture are included in a new study Bible called, NIV Lessons from Life Bible: Personal Reflections with Jimmy Carter.

OPINION

Prepare to Give an Answer

We know we will be asked what we think of homosexuality and so-called gay "marriage." So we need to prepare now for what we'll say then. If we are caught off-guard without knowing what to say, shame on us.

CP BLOG

Hungry People Games

Our culture, at this time, is ready for a movie like this. Hunger Games strikes a note of a song everyone is already singing.

CP BLOG

Biblical Success

This morning during my quiet time with the Lord I was meditating on what it means to have Biblical success. Early in my life I would have thought that being a Biblical success would be something that looked like a Christian rock and roll star or possibly a big name preacher with a radio ministry and a church of thousands.

WORLD

Legal Problems for Kennel in Israel Could Impact Long-Term Health of Biblical Dog Breed

A woman who immigrated to Israel to help preserve the Canaan dog, an Israeli breed believed to have made multiple appearances in the Bible, is now at risk of losing her home, and her kennel, due to a lawsuit filed by the Israel Lands Authority.

COLUMN

Why Going to Church Is Important, Part 1

Some people claim to be Christians but don't attend church. But if you really love God, you will love His people and long to be with them.

CP BLOG

Four Reasons I Came Back to Church

Though I can't say for sure why ALL young adults in church do so, I can share a few reasons why I, as a young adult, went back after ten years.

CP BLOG

Resurrection ... Did He or Didn't He?

By George W. Sarris As we approach the Palm Sunday and Easter holidays, I was reminded of a Christmas card I received from a friend some years ago. It had a very simple, but profound message. The cover asked, “What's the difference between Christmas, Buddhamas, Confuciusmas, and Moham

CHURCH

John Piper, Tim Keller Discuss Why Churches Still Struggle With Racism

At a live discussion on race and the Gospel this week in New York City, evangelical pastors John Piper and Tim Keller discussed why racism still persists in today's Church and shared struggles that pastors, including themselves, face in pursuing racial diversity in their churches.

CHURCH & MINISTRIES

Inside Church Planting: Who Are the Church Planters? (Part 1)

There are churches in the United States that are hundreds of years old. Many of them have rich traditions and have seen hundreds if not thousands of people come to know Jesus Christ through their ministries. Yet there is a special crop of people – the church planters – who feel called not to preach from pulpits in front of well-established congregations, but to create churches of their own.

OPINION