Following a big victory for the Ground Zero Cross earlier this year, where a federal judge threw out an atheist lawsuit to tear down the Cross, angry atheists are now appealing that ruling to a federal appeals court.

Pastor Alec Rowlands will present the eighth annual Azusa Lecture, “Standing at the Crossroads: God’s Guiding Presence in Revival.” The lecture will be Thursday, October 24, at 7:00 p.m. in the North Cleveland Church of God’s Bryant Fellowship Hall. Following Rowlands’ presentation, Dr. R. Hollis Gause will receive the Spirit of Azusa Award for his life-long contribution to the Pentecostal movement as a Bible teacher, scholar, and author. The lecture and a reception for Gause are free and open to the public.

Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar—along with 12 of their 19 children, one grandchild and their daughter-in-law, with whom they star on TLC’s hit reality television show 19 Kids and Counting—visited Liberty University on Monday as part of a statewide three-day tour. The family is expressing support for Virginia governor candidate Ken Cuccinelli and lieutenant governor candidate E.W. Jackson.

Katherine Walton was sitting in her backyard during the Skype interview. Her 13-month-old was toddling in and out of the camera, beautiful blond hair shining in the sunlight. Voices in the background of her sons, Blaise and Ian, sometimes interrupted—once to report a scraped knee from the trampoline, other times just to ask a question.

Gospel singer TobyMac scooped the big prize at the 2013 Dove Awards on Tuesday when he was named artist of the year for a second time.

In October, 2010, the Church of God joined the Micah Challenge 10.10.10 global campaign of prayer and action around the issue of extreme poverty. Many local congregations and thousands of members participated. Now, Church of God congregations are asked to join the “Shine A Light” campaign being organized by Micah Challenge International during the month of October.

The fourth annual search is on for the longest married couple in the United States, it was announced today by Worldwide Marriage Encounter (WWME), the original faith-based marriage enrichment program in this country.

ChristianMingle®.com, the largest and fastest growing online community for Christian singles, today announced a partnership with Mandy Hale, internationally-known blogger and author of “The Single Woman: Life, Love, & a Dash of Sass.” ChristianMingle and Hale are collaborating to document Hale’s experiences on ChristianMingle.com as she takes her first shot at online dating.

Despite the numerous helps on the market and Internet, Christians still struggle with actually putting the spiritual discipline of fasting into practice. Now, Dr. Beyr Reyes offers a solution in Fast Answers: When You Need Answers Now (ShadeTree Publishing), a new book releasing today which sets up individuals for a successful fast by mapping out the basic mechanics.