Nov/Dec 2009
Against new pluralism
If you’re a college football fan, you know the name Tim Tebow. He is the Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback for the University of Florida Gators … [more]
Life for the dying
John just heard the news. “Terminal colon cancer,” the doctor says grimly. “You may have six months to live, best case scenario.” John’s wife, Lisa, weeps quietly. “What do we do next?” [more]
Medicine and money
Not so long ago health care seemed to be a simple proposition for both doctor and patient. A Time magazine article published in January 1950 profiled two family doctors in rural western Nebraska, Dr. E. Howard Reeves and his partner, Dr. Robert A. McShane. [more]
Faith and feasting
The Thanksgiving feast – an American tradition that dates back to the 16th century when Spanish settlers held a feast of gratitude for God’s providence … [more]

NEWS FEATURES COLUMNS

AFA launches boycott of Gap stores [more]

Half-million pledge to boycott PepsiCo [more]

ACLU sues over religion at abstinence summit [more]

Liberty Counsel wins again over ACLU [more]

Govenment sued in million-dollar tract case [more]

Publisher expands theme of ‘The Love Dare’ [more]

Poll reveals public distrust of media [more]

Brits tighten screws on homeschooling [more]

YouTube video shows students singing Obama’s praises [more]

Soap opera actress quits over homosexual plot [more]

Web site reviews video games from Christian perspective [more]

BBC sportscaster won’t work on Sundays [more]

Ohio city council split on opening with prayer [more]

Ice cream changes name to support gay marriage [more]

Number of pro-lifers hits 15-year high [more]

Creation Museum hosts atheist student group [more]

Spike TV Web site offers pornography [more]

.xxx domain names for adult sites resurface [more]

Youth and children’s workers getting background checks [more]

Family friendly shows find new life on Gospel Music Channel, DVD [more]

One-third of sponsors pull ads from raunchy CBS show [more]

Porn business hits tough times [more]

Hellfighters
Jesus got in trouble with the religious elite for dining with “sinners and tax collectors.” He had a vision of going to those the world rejected. Making an effort to walk in those shoes, Richard Headrick and his wife Gina are following a similar vision with Hellfighters, a motorcycle ministry established in 2000. [more]

Extreme brokenness,
extreme ministry
The typical U.S. Protestant congregation draws an adult crowd that is 61% female and only 39% male. On the average Sunday there are 13 million more women in church than men. [more]

Creation, intelligent
design resources
• How Do We Know the Bible is True? • Intelligent design trilogy
•The Case for a Creator
• The Star of Bethlehem

Entertainment reviews:
• Saint Nicholas: A Story of Joyful Giving
• The Perfect Gift
• Clancy

A time for courage,
a time for love
By Ed Vitagliano, AFA Journal staff writer
Many Christians struggle with the very nature of the culture wars, wondering how they can simultaneously love people and confront them with the truth of the Gospel – especially if that Gospel calls them to repentance. [more]

Big answers to life’s big questions
By Tim Wildmon, AFA president
One of my hobbies is perusing book stores. About once a month my lovely and talented wife Alison and I will go in Books-A-Million, have a cup of coffee, and I’ll look around while she does the family bookkeeping. [more]