A big percentage of ministry funds from the U.S. go down the drain because of corruption. Please use discernment when you give.

Calvin Miller, author, speaker, pastor and seminary professor, died on Sunday in Birmingham, Ala., from complications after heart surgery he had less than two weeks ago. He was one week shy of his 76th birthday.

More than 10,000 congregations have committed to active participation in National Back to Church Sunday on Sept. 16. By registering their names and locations (www.backtochurch.com/roster), these congregations have signaled their intentions to invite family, friends, neighbors and co-workers, who, for a variety of reasons, no longer attend church.

Traditional marriage defenders from various flows in the body of Christ are gathering in Orlando, Fla., on Wednesday to make their voice heard.

Lee University’s 21st Presidential Concert Series boasts a variety of accomplished musicians from around the globe. These world-class performances will begin Sept. 4, with the ensemble Classical Jam, at 7:30 p.m. in Lee’s Dixon Center.

A new book about Church of God founder R.G. Spurling was released during the recent Church of God International General Assembly in Orlando, Fla. Written by Dr. James M. Beaty, R.G. Spurling and the Early History of the Church of God explores the life and ministry of Richard Green Spurling and his family.

Dr. Robert Jeffress of First Baptist Dallas is called to repent for disobeying Scripture by endorsing Mormon Mitt Romney and to publicly renounce the Mormon cult. “Jesus is the second Person of the Godhead. For Jeffress to lead Christians to Romney who thinks that Jesus is a created being, the spirit brother of Lucifer, means Jeffress is knowingly sinning and leading the USA away from the Biblical Jesus,” believes Pastor Steven Andrew, president of USA Christian Ministries.

In the heart of Africa’s “Harbor of Peace,” evangelist Andrew Palau and 700 Tanzanian churches worked to foster unity, love, and humanitarian outreach through the Love Tanzania Festival.

At the 2012 Olympics, runners from all over the world gathered to compete in the 400 meter race, one of track’s most exciting events. Eric Eichinger just returned from the London 2012 Olympic games where the British were fondly recalling their last 400 meter champion, Eric Liddell.