International Council, Council of Eighteen Set to Convene Next Week

Cleveland, TN—The biennial gathering of the Church of God International Council begins this Sunday, September 22 at the International Offices in Cleveland, Tennessee.
Representatives from the major regions of the globe will come together to report on progress and challenges in the regions of the world.

Numbers of Unpaid Ministers Rise

The 50 members of All Saints Episcopal Church in Hitchcock, Texas, are looking forward to December, when Mark Marmon will be ordained their priest. One reason for the excitement? They won’t have to pay him.

Producers of ‘The Bible’ Taking Jesus to Theaters in 2014

Roma Downey and Mark Burnett, producers of the successful The Bible miniseries on the History Channel, have signed a pact with 20th Century Fox to take the Jesus Christ portions of the miniseries into movie theaters next year, with additional scenes not in the telecast.

Study Links Integrity, Good Health

After years of denial, cyclist Lance Armstrong admitted in January he had used banned substances to win seven straight Tour de France races. A few weeks later, American Idol contestant Matthew Farmer abruptly left the television competition after confessing he had fabricated a tale about being wounded in Iraq.