In the same way Dorothy longs for Kansas, the Church longs for the New Jerusalem. When people ask me where I’m from, I think to myself, That it’s a tricky question. Do I answer where I currently live, where I currently moved from, or where I was born? In all honesty, I think they are trying to locate the accent they hear from the words coming out of my mouth. So, I answer, “Memphis, Tennessee.” Truthfully, I’m not from Memphis. I’m actually from Munford,... Read More
July was the hottest month ever recorded on Earth
The average temperature in July exceeded by more than 2 degrees the pre-industrial average, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service, an agency of the European Union. The month appeared to exceed the previous record, set in July 2016, by .07 degrees. Reliable records go back to about 1880. ... Read More
Hurricane season will soon enter peak period: Latest forecast released
Although hurricane season runs from June 1 to Nov. 30, the vast majority of storms form from mid-August to late October. The peak is Sept. 10. During the busy season for hurricanes, patches of stormy weather regularly roll off the African coast and drift across the Atlantic, some with the potential for becoming tropical storms or hurricanes. ... Read More
Church Planting R&D: Part 2 – Collegiate Church Planting
Collegiate church planting offers much insight into effective ecclesial and evangelistic praxis. Many great movements of God have started on college campuses. Often, the fuel of the Awakenings and spiritual revivals in North America was ignited by students whose hearts were enflamed by a passion for God’s glory and mission. Today, the prospects of such a movement of God are increasingly likely. God is definitely at work on our university campuses. It seems that college campuses present... Read More
Review: What Hollywood Gets Right About Snake-Handling Christians
The sincere portrayal in “Them That Follow” gives mainstream believers perspective on the real oddity of our faith. mpaa rating:R Genre:Drama Directed By: Britt Poulton, Dan Madison Savage Run Time: 1 hour 38 minutes Cast: Kaitlyn Dever, Walton Goggins, Olivia Colman, Lewis Pullman Theatre Release:August 02, 2019 by 1091 Media If movies have taught us anything—think Raiders of the Lost Ark, Jungle Book, even Snakes on a Plane—it’s that snakes are not to be trusted.... Read More
Sharks Welcome Danielle Daniel as Associate AD for Internal Operations and Business Services
Story Links FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Nova Southeastern Director of Athletics Michael Mominey today announced Danielle Daniel as the new Associate Athletic Director for Internal Operations and Business Services. Serving most recently as an Associate Athletics Director and Senior Woman Administrator at Florida Atlantic University, Daniel brings a wealth of knowledge in internal operations, sport administration and business experience attained across more than 15 years in athletics... Read More
Countdown to the First Day of School: Back to School Online Toolkit Now Available for Families
Thursday, August 1, 2019To help families prepare for the 2019/20 school year, Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) Back to School toolkit is now available on the District’s website at browardschools.com/backtoschool. ... Read More
Recent Shootings Spur Pastors to Call Out White Supremacy
For many evangelicals, it’s time to name the evil beneath the violence. With two mass shootings making national news over the weekend, responses from evangelical leaders shifted from mourning the tragic events to naming the evil blamed for recent attacks. Several pastors spoke up to decry the racism and white supremacy that, according to an online manifesto, motivated a gunman to attack a Wal-Mart in the border city of El Paso, Texas, killing 20 people and injuring 26 more on Saturday.... Read More
I’m a Shooting Survivor. If You’re Going to Pray for Us, Here’s How.
We need more than “thoughts and prayers” in the immediate aftermath. I have a complicated relationship with “thoughts and prayers.” The phrase has become the familiar refrain after each mass shooting, echoed in tweets and statements offering condolences to families and communities shaken by tragedy. Like many others affected by gun violence, I can’t help but feel frustrated and cynical when I hear another line about “thoughts and prayers.” It has been 6... Read More
El Paso mass shooting that left 20 people dead to be handled as domestic terrorism
An Associated Press/USA Today/Northeastern University mass murder database tracks all U.S. homicides since 2006 involving four or more people killed, not including the offender, over a short period of time regardless of weapon, location, victim-offender relationship or motive. The database shows that the median age of a public mass shooter is 28, significantly lower than the median age of a person who commits a mass shooting of his family. ... Read More