On the first Christmas, the shepherds in Bethlehem learned that Jesus’ birth was a cause for celebration. The angel said in Luke 2:10: “For I bring you good news of great joy, which will be to all people.” It’s too bad Christmas cheer is in low supply these days. I don’t know if it’s due to the mudslinging in this presidential campaign or the warmer-than-usual December, but people in general are angrier, more fearful and more negative than I can ever remember.

Washington state high school football coach suspended for praying on the 50-yard-line after games filed a federal employment discrimination complaint on Tuesday against the district in a case that has fueled the debate in the United States over freedom of – and from – religion in school sports.

I’ve written extensively about protecting the family in ministry. Here’s how you can help to avoid damaging any child growing up in the ministry world.

Lee University student Jordan Smith was named the winner of ‘The Voice’ Season 9 on Tuesday, Dec. 15, after Monday night performances of “Mary, Did You Know,” “Climb Every Mountain,” and “God Only Knows” on the hit NBC reality TV singing competition show.

“Finding your place,” whether as an individual or a church, is a basic human longing, a necessary step toward fulfilling the calling of Christ, and the focus of The Mission Society’s latest issue of its magazine, “Unfinished.” Multiple articles in the Winter 2015 installment demonstrate how a clear understanding of purpose can help individuals and churches work more effectively and with greater joy in God’s kingdom.

We’ve got a whole new generation coming up that knows so little of the Word of God. Pastors have got to do more teaching now than ever before. And yet, with it, they must also have the move of the Holy Spirit that is lacking in the overall church today.

God is a global God. He has always cared about the entire world.

Registration is happening now for the 22nd annual FOCUS Church of God Children’s Ministries Leadership Training Conference to be held March 3-5, 2016 at the Marriott Hotel in Knoxville, Tennessee. Pastors are encouraged to register all those who are serving in children’s ministry and Sunday school so they can more effectively minister to families and children.

Thousands of women will gather in Buffalo, NY at First Niagara Center for “Loved: The Farewell Tour” on February 26-27 for a weekend of celebration, stories, humor, and hope. Popular speakers, powerful dramas, and award-winning music combine for an experience that will resonate with women who need the assurance they are loved.