The paradox of chaplaincy is found in its many ministry activities within a wide pluralistic context. In addition to providing worship and other ministry opportunities out of their own Protestant/Pentecostal faith, they must also provide religious opportunities for many other faith persuasions.

By J. Lee Grady

When I started my job at Charisma in 1992, one of my first assignments was to sort through dozens of files of disturbing allegations made against one of the largest charismatic churches in the country.

In our brokenness and desperation we have all run to the Lord. A human video posted by a student on the widely-popular YouTube and GodTube, performed at the 2006 Smoky Mountain Winterfest, depicts this very thing: a soul straying and desperately returning to Christ, the God who saves. And many individuals who view it on the Internet are doing the very same.

In a noteworthy show of unity, a coalition of sixty pro-life/pro-family advocacy groups have sent a letter to each United States Senator and Congressman asking them to stop Federal funding to Planned Parenthood.

The Dixon Pentecostal Research Center conducted the annual Azusa Lecture with special guest speaker Cecil M. Robeck Jr. An award winning author and professor at Fuller Theological Seminary, Robeck’s topic was “The People of Azusa Street.” Along with the Azusa Lecture, the Research Center presented the second ‘Spirit of Azusa Award’ to Dr. Ray H. Hughes Sr. The lecture and a reception took place at the North Cleveland Church of God in Cleveland on October 23.

Christian singer Nate Huss was only three weeks old when he was placed in the arms of his loving adopted family-the Huss Family of Phoenix who had seven other adopted children from around the globe.

The National Park Service, a branch of the federal government, has censored “God” from a key display of America’s Christian heritage in Washington.

In his new book, “How Are You Doing That?,” Bob Heath of Kids for Christ USA says that the Bible was never removed from public schools. According to Heath, “Only mandatory Bible reading and prayer were disallowed from public schools after Madelyn Murray O’Hare’s challenge went to the Supreme Court.”

This week the wildfires in California were whipped into a frenzy by hot temperatures and high Santa Anna winds. As a result, some of the worse conditions exist as 880,000 people have been evacuated and more than 1,500 homes and businesses have been destroyed. Tim Hill, second assistant overseer and Donnie W. Smith, DMin, executive director, division of care initiated a response to meet the multiple needs created by the wildfires.