Byron Black has seen many people try to lose weight in his 20 years as an exercise physiologist. He has seen some successes and failures. He has written a book, “God, Why Can’t I Lose Weight,” to offer people hope.

Leadership Training Conference will be held March 6-9, 2014. After being held in Greenville, South Carolina for many years, the conference leadership team has decided to move it back to its roots, to the Marriott Hotel in Knoxville, Tennessee to celebrate 20 years of training and equipping children’s ministry leaders.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4, 2013 /Christian Newswire/ — Rev. Patrick J. Mahoney is calling for the faith community to stop and pray for several minutes, wherever they are in the world, for the release of Pastor Saeed and the persecuted church.

We gathered at Billy Graham’s alma mater over three days to explore his ministry’s place in American history and chronicle its meaning for the future. It was a fascinating conversation, and poignant, too, as Graham struggles with poor health at home in Montreat, N.C., far from the limelight he once commanded.

But as scholars and admirers here in suburban Chicago added to the growing conversation on Graham’s legacy, a question hovers: How many people younger than, say, 60 are listening?

Chastised for not carrying merchandise for the Jewish holiday, the Christian-owned company issued an apology to the Jewish community for potential anti-Semitic comments. Find out what CEO Steve Green said.

DALLAS, Oct. 3, 2013 /Christian Newswire/ — “Seasons of Gray: A Modern Day Joseph Story,” which opens Oct. 18 in theaters around the country, shares a timely response to the age-old question, “Why do bad things happen to good people?”

“If you’re human and you’ve experienced disappointment and confusion, the story of ‘Seasons of Gray’ will resonate with you,” said Todd Wagner, the Senior Pastor at Watermark Community Church in Dallas, which made the film.

Christian Newswire/ — The Orange Conference, a conference for entire family ministry teams, will be held April 30 – May 2, 2014, in Atlanta. Over 5,000 key influencers — senior, next gen, student, children’s and preschool leaders — will gather to experience the power of “Yes,” and learn new insights into influencing the faith and character of the next generation.

Evangelist Billy Graham, who preached the gospel for more than seven decades, has written his 32nd book: The Reason for My Hope: Salvation.

The book, to be released Oct. 15, comes at a time when the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association finishes preparations for the “My Hope America” evangelistic campaign that will involve more than 21,000 churches in November.

Here is a sampling of the thoughts of the 94-year-old evangelist in his newest book:

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