Research studies show men are in crisis. As reported in Psychology Today, males commit 70% of suicides; boys are under-achieving in schools; male college and graduate school enrollment has dropped to 40%; and in the recent recession, men lost 80% of the jobs. At the “Lions Roar” Global Men’s Summit, November 4-6, 2015, religious, business and civic leaders will present solutions that address this male identity crisis.

In keeping with a plan crafted by leadership of World Missions and Church of God in Europe to assist the overwhelming exodus of refugees, word is already reaching World Missions of those who are initiating assistance.

When it comes to teaching children about prayer, some parents can find the task challenging. Usually in a child’s prayer time, you may hear them only asking for the things they desire, like a pet, or a new toy. As a parent faced with this challenge, Chida Warren-Darby, a San Diego based newspaper publisher, found herself looking for tools to make the lesson on prayer an easy one to teach. “I grew up in a Christian home as a preacher’s kid, and learned how to pray; watching my parents and following their lead during our prayer times.” As a parent with small children and the belief that you should “train a child up in the way they should go,” according to Proverbs 22:6, Chida set out to implement some training of her own, but grew frustrated with the tools available. “With two small boys, I was looking for an accompaniment to the Bible that they could understand and relate to,” she says. Unable to locate exactly what she needed, she wrote a book titled “My Prayers Have Power,” with its main character’s depiction taking after her eldest son, Kevon.

On Oct. 15, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association will release “Value of a Soul,” the 2015 installment of evangelistic films available for use free of charge. The new program comes on the heels of the success of its previous My Hope films, “The Cross” released in 2013, and “Heaven” released in 2014.
“Value of a Soul” takes a closer look at the question asked by Jesus and recorded in Mark 8:36-37: “For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul? For what can a man give in return for his soul?”

YouVersion in partnership with OneHope today announced the release of The Bible App for Kids Storybook Bible. Extending the successful Bible App for Kids app experience, the illustrated Storybook Bible transfers stories from the app into an engaging book format that will help bring the Bible to life for children of all ages.

Lee University was awarded a million-dollar-plus grant from the federal Department of Education, it was announced early this semester by President Paul Conn and Director of Grants Vanessa Hammond.

If gunmen target Christians, believers should have easier access to firearms, or so believes a Tennessee gun store owner.

Apostasy is rising in the body of Christ. Indeed, wheat and the tares are growing up together and it’s becoming more apparent which are which. As I’ve said several times over the past few years, the great falling away is underway.

Written by a former atheist, “The God Conclusion: Why Smart People Still Believe,” takes exception to the oft-repeated claim that atheists are smarter than religious believers. Author IW Brown makes the case that often those reputed to be the experts in science and academia are further from the truth about God than the typical layman.