Since I have been serving in full-time church-related ministry since 1980 I have been through various stages of growth and development in ministry and character. Based on self-reflections and observations from years of ministering to and with pastors and leaders in the church, I have written the following article on some of the specific sins and temptations most of us go through, based on our age and level of experience.

Methodist and Pentecostal Pastors across Singapore were drawn to listen to Verna Linzey for four days when she arrived to speak about the reception of the Holy Spirit as confirmed by praying in the Spirit, and the Azusa Street revival of 1906. She also spoke about the move of the Holy Spirit when she herself ministered at the Azusa Street Mission site and Union Church on December 7-8, 2012 and at 214 Bonnie Brae Street on December 14, 2012. The conference was held at the Vision Church, pastored by Rev. David Lee.

A recent census has shown a decline of Christianity in London over the last decade. Less than six in 10 participants now identify Christianity as their religion with an increase in those who reported “no religion.” To confront the decline of Christianity in Britain, Premier Christian Media is partnering with Southern California’s Biola University for a one-day Christian apologetics conference on July 12, 2014 in London.

The upcoming Church of God International Assembly meets July 29 – August 1, 2014. The biennial event will mark the 75th time Church of God ministers and laity have met as an Assembly for business and fellowship. In celebration of the milestone, delegates at GA2014 will receive a special commemorative magazine entitled, It Seemeth Good to the Holy Ghost and Us.

What started out as a hobby writing novels with a Christian message has turned into a full-time profession for author Ellen Gable, whose newly-released novel “A Subtle Grace” deals with the sensitive and relevant topics of obsession and stalking and is already a bestseller.

Worldwide members of the Assemblies of God (AG), one of the fastest-growing international protestant denominations, will join together in the U.S. this fall to celebrate the AG’s 100th anniversary year, the unity they have shared for the past century and the remarkable growth of the denomination globally.

On Monday the United States Supreme Court handed down a major decision in the Hobby Lobby case. It was a landmark ruling for religious protections in the marketplace, and as the Wall Street Journal wrote, it was “one of the most important rulings on religion in years.” The news was everywhere except one curious place: Christian TV. Please tell me if I missed it, but I have DirecTV, which includes the following Christian television networks:

The International Offices of the Church of God has released a statement related to the ruling yesterday from the United States Supreme Court.

I am an analytical person, often to a fault. I’ve been known to bite my nails down to the quick when wrestling with Bible questions.