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From prosperity gospel to Pentecostalism, Oral Roberts helped influence a generation of Christians. What will his long-term legacy be?
In "My Faith So Far," Patton Dodd recounts his experiences in the Pentecostal Christian culture and shares a life-changing experience at Oral Roberts University that shook his faith.
From John Ashcroft to Oral Roberts, a list of prominent Pentecostal Christian preachers, teachers, and healers.
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Date: 06/06/2011
The college sports season is winding down along with the NBA and NHL championships while Major League Baseball, NASCAR and professional golf seems to just be getting started. Here are some highlights from last week's action: Allgaier outlasts Nationwide field on fumes NASCAR Nationwide Series rising star Justin Allgaier got his second career win Saturday night at the STP 200 in Chicago ...
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Date: 04/14/2011
WASHINGTON (RNS) The Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability has announced members of a commission to advise a Capitol Hill review of financial reform of religious groups. Secularists, however, say the panel's all-evangelical leadership will be unable to police other evangelicals. Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, asked the council to lead an independent review of "self-reform" of religio ...
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Date: 03/19/2011
The Perspective of Jewish Leaders in Jerusalem Although the majority of Jews in Jerusalem may not have wanted Jesus to die, or may have had no opinion either way, some of the most influential Jews did see Jesus' death as necessary. All four New Testament Gospels testify to the key role of the "chief priests" and other Jewish leaders in the effort to have Jesus crucified. The chief priests incl ...
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Date: 03/01/2011
(RNS) Late last week, the provost of Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn., announced that the school officially had recognized its first gay student organization. The announcement came barely a month after the Christian school changed its anti-discrimination policy to include homosexuals, after a popular women's soccer coach was forced out last December because her lesbian partner was expecting ...
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Date: 12/13/2010
What Is Your Favorite Christmas Carol? If you were to ask people "What is your favorite Christmas carol?" you'd get a wide variety of answers. Many would offer up "Silent Night" or "Joy to the World." Folks who count all Christmas songs as carols might mention "Winter Wonderland" or "The Christmas Song" (Chestnuts roasting . . .). In fact, these two were the most popular holiday songs in the la ...
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Date: 12/12/2010
Christmas According to Dickens by Rev. Dr. Mark D. Roberts Copyright © 2010 Mark D. Roberts and Beliefnet Note: You may download this resource at no cost, for personal use, for use in a Christian ministry, or for use in an educational venture, as long as you are not publishing it for sale. All I ask is that you give credit to this website: http://blog.beliefnet.com/markdrober ...
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