Crossing Racial DividesAuthor: Cassia Kesler with Daniel TownsendAugust 18, 2005Mike CampbellThere are rumbles being heard across the Deep South. From a small pulpit in the heart of Jackson, Miss., one man’s voice is striking a vibrant chord, stirring the hearts of hundreds of people in the city and beyond. His message is simple. He’s talking about the kingdom of God. “We are to be a missionary people. We are a sent people,” he tells his congregation. “The kingdom of God is not about right-wing or left-wing politics, about one specific ethnic group, or about restoring the ‘glory days’ of America. Our...

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 Not Abandoned -- Desire Street MinistriesAuthor: Chuck ColsonSeptember 26, 2005While politicians in Louisiana and the nation’s capital continue their nauseating blame-game over Hurricane Katrina, Christians around the country are in the nitty-gritty details of compassionate action. Pastor Mo Leverett of New Orleans is among them. He and his family made it out with just the clothes on their backs, but immediately turned their attention to helping others get basic supplies and shelter.Mo’s selflessness is not surprising given that fifteen years ago he and his wife moved to the neighborhood of the Desire Street housing projects, one of the toughest and poorest parts of New Orleans. Some called the move foolishness, but...

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How Can I Know God?Author: Timothy KellerDecember 7, 2005What It Means To Know God What is Christianity? Some say it is a philosophy, others say it is an ethical stance, while still others claim it is actually an experience. None of these things really gets to the heart of the matter, however. Each is something a Christian has, but not one of them serves as a definition of what a Christian is. Christianity has at its core a transaction between a person and God. A person who becomes a Christian moves from knowing about God distantly to knowing about him directly and...

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