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By Adrienne S. Gaines
"I believe that I become a legitimate presenter of the gospel by doing the very best job I can do as a journalist—by asking tough questions, asking fair questions, being kind to people," Starnes told Charisma today during a stop in Orlando, Fla.
"We [journalists] are basically conveyors of the truth, and we [Christians] know the standard for truth, which is located in Scripture. So I have that standard of truth that I use and I apply when I'm out covering a story whether it be [President] Barack Obama or covering this fiasco that's going on in Wall Street."
During the 2008 presidential election, Starnes traveled with Obama, covering his campaign. "Here it was, a moment in American history, where men and women could set aside whatever prejudices they may have based on race, and they were able to select the person they felt was most qualified," he said. "Whether you agreed with [his] politics or not, that was a historic moment in this nation's history."
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 A Christian minister who recently engaged in heated on-air arguments with Muslims says he was attacked en route to the studio where he records his television show, reports the dailymail.co.uk. After being cut off while driving, Noble Samuel, a pastor at Heston United Reformed Church in West London, was beaten by three men who ripped off his cross necklace and threatened: "If you go back to the studio, we'll break your legs."
According to Samuel, one of the assailants originally pretended to ask for directions but eventually forced his way into Samuel's car. He was quickly joined by two other men, who then punched, slapped and swore at the minister, in addition to stealing his laptop and Bible. Police have classified the incident as a "faith hate" assault the Web site reported.
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By Kary Oberbrunner
 Although twice as many Americans say they have no faith compared to 1990 there's a new hope on the horizon.
Are Americans becoming disillusioned by religion?
According to a new study, detailed in the new American Religious Identification Survey (ARIS), released last week, traditional religion is playing less of a role in American life. More people are opting for non-religious weddings and funerals (30 and 27 percent respectively).
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By R.T. Kendall
The bolts of your gates will be iron and bronze, and your strength will equal your days. —Deuteronomy 33:25
God never promotes us to the level of our incompetence. What He truly calls us to do, we can do. As St. Augustine prayed, “Command what Thou wilt; give what Thou commandest.” God always provides grace for what He has called us to do. “Your strength will equal your days” (Deut. 33:25). If you or I are operating at a level that brings fatigue and leads to what we now call “burnout,” then something has gone wrong; we moved outside our anointing at some stage. It should never happen.
This is not to deny that God may hide His face from us. It is not uncommon to experience the “dark night of the soul.” But this is not necessarily the same thing as burnout. God may leave us to test us, as He did Hezekiah, “to know everything that was in his heart” (2 Chron. 32:31). But burnout is what we bring on ourselves by taking on what God did not command. |
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