I’ve been asked by a number of reporters my opinion on why Mark Burnett’s TV series, The Bible, has been so wildly popular. It’s not hard to figure out, but I’m really quite amazed at the number of mainstream reporters who are baffled by its success. In most cases, I refer them to three reasons articulated very well by marketing expert Jonathan Bock at Grace Hill Media:

“One day, my small group leaders stormed into my dorm room dressed up as ninjas and invited me and my roommate to an InterVarsity freshmen volleyball tournament,” said Neal. “We thought we would be the only ones dressed up, but it turned out that everyone else in the tournament also dressed up.”

Church of God Army Chaplain (Captain) Patti Nichols was recently selected to receive the Military Chaplains Association USA Distinguished Service Award for 2013.

There are a lot of Bible atlases on the market today, but how do you choose the best one? You want an atlas that really helps you understand the Bible: the people and the places. The new Rose “Then and Now” Bible Map Atlas gives you what your Bible study really needs.

Once again an atheist organization is attacking our national motto—this time suing to have it removed from our currency.

Cheerleaders at an east Texas high school are once again defending the right to display Bible verses at football games. Their bold stand has earned national attention and placed them right in the middle of a heated free speech battle.

The second Harvest of Southeast Asia (HOSEA) Conference was held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from March 14 to 17, 2013.

Fueled by a goal to see numerous church leaders, small groups, church planting launch teams, individuals and even full churches participating in the discipleship conversation, Exponential has announced plans for a high-quality live webcast from the upcoming Exponential 2013: DiscipleShift conference in Orlando (April 22-25) — free to anyone who registers.

Much has been made of late of the young “evangelical radicals,” whose writings and ministries provoke and poke and prod what they view as acculturated, complacent American believers.