Hardly a day passes that I don’t hear someone say, “We are losing our country; we are losing our churches.”

Reggie Joiner, CEO of Orange, joins the list of speakers to present at the LEAD Conference July 28, the day before the 75th Church of God International General Assembly in Orlando.

Stacey Irvine ate almost nothing but chicken nuggets for 15 years. She never tasted fruits or vegetables. She occasionally supplemented her diet with French fries. One day her tongue started to swell and she couldn’t catch her breath. She was rushed to the hospital, her airway was forced open, and they stuck an IV in her arm to start pumping in the nutrients she needed. After saving her life, the medical staff sent her home, but not before they warned her that she needed to change her diet or prepare herself for an early death.

It’s long been believed that half of America’s marriages end in divorce and the problem is just as bad in the Church as the rest of the country. But when Harvard-trained researcher Shaunti Feldhahn tried to find the actual research to prove those points, she couldn’t. It started her on an eight-year odyssey to find the actual facts.

The Northern New England Regional Office conducted a Community Service Chaplaincy Training Seminar in April 2014. Chaplain Jake Popejoy, International Director of CSC Training, was the instructor. There were thirty-six individuals that successfully completed the course and received their certification.

Destiny’s Child, the R&B women’s group from the early 2000s, disbanded in 2005, but not before leaving behind a legion of peppy dance tunes and many songs that made their way to the top of the charts. Even though they were greatly recognized by secular listeners, in some cases, such as their single “Survivor,” the ladies even affirmed their Christian beliefs in the lyrics.

The Christian community in Jordan and Lebanon has become a key source of practical and emotional support for thousands of Syrians who have lost everything.

Presbyterians have voted to allow their pastors to preside over marriages between people of the same sex in states where it is legal. The move follows a 2010 vote in which the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) removed a clause requiring pastors to practice fidelity in marriage or chastity in singleness, triggering a mass exodus of traditionalists from the denomination.

Children numbering 824 are represented at Casa Shalom in Guatemala. Some are orphans, some are victims of neglect or abuse, and others are simply abandoned.