OCTOBER 2009
A boomer’s new call
It was June 2003. I knew an ACMC (Advancing Churches’ Mission Commitment) conference was to be held mid-month in downtown Atlanta. [more]
Sandwich or salvation
Ask most evangelicals to explain the Great Commission, and you’ll probably get the right answer. Believers are to go into the world, preach the Gospel and make disciples. [more]
The new abolitionists
Tanya was a regular kid. Just like any other 12-year-old in your neighbor-hood. Smart – taking classes for talented and gifted children. Tanya’s “sin:” she walked home from school every day. One day a young man pulled his car over and said she was very pretty. [more]
25-year fight
Morality in Media (MIM), founded in 1962, is the nation’s oldest not-for-profit organization with the express purpose of combating pornography. [more]

NEWS FEATURES COLUMNS

Boycott PepsiCo Update [more]

AFA plans homeschool TV channel [more]

ELCA approves gay clergy [more]

Liberty Counsel wins victory over ACLU [more]

West Virginia’s 17th Christian Heritage Week [more]

Studies confirm homeschool achievement [more]

New Hampshire court orders Christian girl to public school [more]

Christian gets visit from FBI for prayer vigil [more]

City shoots down homosexual ordinance [more]

Students join stand against abortion [more]

Playboy loss widens on restructuring charge [more]

After long protest, Lion’s Den porn store for sale [more]

NEA gives stimulus money to porn groups [more]

October is clergy appreciation month [more]

New GoBible gets even more portable [more]

Josephson Institute promotes
real world ethics
Bernie Madoff. Enron. Ted Haggard. South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford. Once upon a time, a man’s word was his bond, but that doesn’t seem to be the case anymore. [more]

Entertainment reviews:
• Mandie and the Secret Tunnel
• Mercy Steets
• Six: The Mark Unleashed
• As We Forgive
• The Board
• Henry Poole is Here
• Can We Talk?
• A Greater Yes: The True Story of Amy Newhouse

Colson, Teen Mania aim to rewire worldview of teens
Chuck Colson and Teen Mania have teamed up to present Rewired: A Teen Worldview Curriculum. In this DVD- driven, video-packed series, teenagers will be faced with four main questions. [more]

Works or actions?
By Don Wildmon, AFA founder/chairman
Seldom does a journalist get to write about why a certain article was written or how the idea came about. Even rarer still, is the opportunity to share how our work impacts our lives. For me, this is one of those rare moments. [more]

The Timothian Confession
By Tim Wildmon, AFA president
I have a question for you: What is the one Bible verse that you hear most often quoted by non-Christians? I will wait patiently here as the theme music from Jeopardy plays in my head and you ponder my question. [more]