When bands at the Ichthus Festival say jump, fans don't wait to ask how high. They immediately form a bobbing mass of humanity silhouetted against the stage. Newsboys lead singer Peter Furler said Thursday night as the band charged into Tuning In. Off the crowd went. The Rev. Henry Lyons says he'll go on preaching, though now he'll do it behind bars.
Prosecutors say the church leader traded the Good Book for a bank book.
Now, as he serves a sentence for theft and racketeering, the National Baptist Convention USA that he once headed struggles to find a new beginning. Southern Baptist churches might be packed each Sunday. But membership rolls are thinning, and one reason might be halfhearted churchgoers who hop from one congregation to the next without making a commitment, some officials say. The project will double library space, add campus housing and provide a new home for the Billy Graham School of Missions, Evangelism and Church Growth. Now try the bedroom By Rick Klein, The Dallas Morning News Rabbi Shmuley Boteach's new book has a title that forces readers of all religions to take notice.