Curtis Runny Humphries, 58, a former resident of Michigan, passed away Saturday, Feb. 23 at his home. He had been involved in deaf ministry for more than 30 years ministering to deaf children, youth and adults through camps, Runny’s Recreation, Bible studies, and various other mentoring opportunities. He also taught sign language at Lee University and was one of the founders of Lee’s Deaf Ministry Association.

The Asian Seminary of Christian Ministries (ASCM) recently had a retreat at the Rizal Re-Creation Center. The relaxing atmosphere and sumptuous food was a welcomed treat, but the real blessing was the way the Lord weaved the messages together to create continuity and flow, as if the speakers had discussed their messages with each other prior to the retreat.

There’s a new “theme park” people are flocking to in order to give their souls a boost. Its name? Jesusland. David Jeffers’s Understanding Evangelicals: A Guide to Jesusland (paperback, 1-60034-487-9) encourages and challenges evangelicals to put their faith to work in the marketplace of ideas to bring about positive change in America.

This year, 2008 is a pivotal year, and the question, “Can we mix religion and politics,” is central. Some believe that the church should be used as a political platform; others advocate passivity. So, what’s the answer?

By Dr. Jerry McNabb, Assistant Director, Chaplains Commission

The Church of God Chaplains Commission has over 3,000 Community Service Chaplains in some 69 different countries and endorses over 200 full time chaplains, of which approximately 84 are military active duty and reserve chaplains serving around the world.

By Paul Edwards

In a recent conference call hosted by Faith in Public Life, one of the emerging voices of the Religious Left, Dr. Joel Hunter, said:

In 2006, Bishop Bakwadi, overseer of the Full Gospel Church of God in Botswana, extended an invitation to Wheels for God’s Word to come and minister in Botswana. Wheels for God’s Word is a ministry which provides bicycles to pastors and evangelists.

Sites such as You Tube and Myspace have already proven the mass public’s interest in using video communication tools via the Internet, and with the availability of instant webcam recording and video technology, CiceroTV.com have built a dedicated video and webcam commenting platform specifically to enable anyone with an experience, or an opinion, to speak out about fundamental and emotive Life issues using video and text based commenting.

Nashville, TN – The debut CD from American Idol Season 6 finalist Phil Stacey will hit stores on April 29th. The date represents a slight move from the previously announced mid-April street date, and is the result of Phil’s already jam-packed travel schedule.