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:

REGISTER NOW FOR ALL KIDFEST EVENTS!  Frontier Kidfest will be the opening Kidfest event in the Kidfest season 2014. 

The Church of God International Offices has released the three featured speakers during the upcoming 75th Church of God International General Assembly next year.

Liberty University kicked off their bi-annual Global Focus Week with a unique missions goal — reach at least 1 million people with the Gospel, with a special focus on the “10/40 Window” where 60% of the world’s population lives, but one of the least reached areas in terms of sharing Jesus. By partnering with online ministry Global Media Outreach (GMO), Liberty not only achieved the goal, but reached a new milestone when more than 2.4 million people experienced the Gospel message online in one day — the highest one-day total in GMO’s history.

From tiger moms to helicopter parents, popular models of parenting are constantly changing, making it more difficult for parents to find guidance for talking with their children openly about sexuality. Answering many questions that parents and children often ask, Sex + Faith (Westminster John Knox Press) offers a unique, progressive approach to discussing difficult topics such as birth control and sexual orientation. Author Kate Ott helps take the intimidation out of the “talk” by providing parents with a how-to guide for discussing faith and sexuality with their children at different ages.

Scott Brown, director of the National Center for Family-Integrated Churches, questions whether modern-day youth ministry is remotely Biblical.