Around the World, August 2010
100 degrees plus no air conditioning equals VBS in the Philippines Christians sang and sweated as they conducted Vacation Bible Schools for children in rural…
In this issue:
Did ‘jailhouse religion’ save Jeffrey Dahmer?
Few mourned the gruesome end for Jeffrey Dahmer, who strangled and dismembered 17 boys and men and cannibalized some of them. “Most people wanted Jeffrey…
Christian higher ed faces challenges
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — In an era of rising secularism and declining church membership, can Christian higher education survive and thrive? Leaders of colleges and universities…
Faith behind bars
HARVEST, Ala. — Robbery. Murder. Child molestation. The six inmates seated in state prison chaplain Charles Baggett’s office on a recent Wednesday earned their lengthy…
Boys of summer: Josh Willingham’s faith, character praised
WASHINGTON — In an indoor batting cage at Nationals Park, Washington catcher Ivan “Pudge” Rodriguez smashed line drive after line drive. The sweet crack of…
Pitcher Brad Ziegler signs autographs with a favorite Scripture
ANAHEIM, Calif. — More than three hours before the start of a Friday night game against the Los Angeles Angels, Oakland A’s relief pitcher Brad…