An Evangelistic Slam Dunk: The Roots of Basketball

"Here’s a good trivia question for you. Which major sport was invented as an evangelistic tool?

The inventor of basketball, James Naismith, became convinced that he stood a better chance of exemplifying the Christian life through sports rather than through preaching. So he took a job as a physical education instructor at the YMCA’s International Training School for Christian Workers in Springfield, Massachusetts. Naismith’s vision was 'to win men for the Master through the gym.'”

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Simple Faith in the Face of Tragedy Fuels Letters to God

"If faith-based film director David Nixon gets his way, Orlando won't just be the home of all things Disney. It'll also be the 'Christian film capital of the world.'

For Nixon, a native of Sydney, Australia, he's always believed that movies are really the greatest evangelistic tool of our time, and as a producer for Facing the Giants and Fireproof, wildly successful films made on a shoestring budget, he's loved seeing how films with a solid faith-based message have attracted a wide audience ever since the release of The Passion of The Christ in 2004."


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Christian Broadcasting Online

"How can new media be used to spread an old message? CBN's Jack Doussard and Craig von Buseck discuss some ideas."

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When God Says Yes: Rejoicing in Answered Prayer

"I recently met the young woman I’ve been praying for, for something like 18 years.

She’s not a persecuted Christian from China, not a faraway missionary, not an elderly shut-in who seldom comes to church. She’s my daughter-in-law-to-be. And she is terrific."

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The Bible: Source of Inspiration for Trying Times

“'When the going gets tough, the people head for the Bible.' For me, at least, this is a deep truth. Since my childhood I look for comfort, encouragement and hope in the Word. These days, I turn to my Bible more and more often."

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Van Gogh painting reproduced in breakfast cereal

"High school students in northern Utah have completed a 6,400-square-foot replica of Vincent van Gogh's 'Starry Night' out of breakfast cereal.

Sky View High School teacher Doyle Geddes led more than 150 students on the project, which used two tons of colorful Malt-O-Meal spread across the gymnasium floor."

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Alleluia! Singers battling addiction celebrate personal resurrection on Easter

"When the sun rises on Easter Sunday, April Dorsey will lift her voice and proclaim 'Alleluia!' — a word of praise that has gone missing from her life for too many years.

Rescued and revitalized by the power of music, Dorsey and other members of the Harmony, Hope and Healing choir will celebrate Christ's resurrection as well as their own on Sunday."


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