January 27, 2009
Reopening Old Wounds for New Life
An already dark stain for New Life Church just got darker. After spending the last two years trying to recover from the infamous sex-and-drugs scandal of former pastor Ted Haggard, the Colorado Springs, Colo., congregation now faces new revelations—and criticism—regarding a former church volunteer’s relationship with the fallen leader.
On Friday, New Life pastor Brady Boyd confirmed that a former male volunteer approached church leaders shortly following Haggard’s resignation in November 2006 and said he and Haggard had been in an “inappropriate, consensual sexual relationship” that “went on for a long period of time.” Recent reports indicate that the relationship did not involve physical contact, but that on one occasion Haggard masturbated in front of Grant Haas, who was 22 years old at the time. According to Haas, the two exchanged thousands of sexually explicit text messages over several months, many of which featured Haggard talking about sexual positions, pornography, masturbation and drugs.
Obama’s Coded Language to Atheists?
President Barack Obama’s inauguration last week marked many firsts, among which was a president mentioning “nonbelievers” as part of the United States’ makeup...
Losing an Emerging Generation
QUOTE: “If churches embracing the principle of sola scriptura [by Scripture alone] fail to understand and address the concerns voiced in...
Taking the ‘Home Mission Field’ to Another Level
On Feb. 1 youth groups around the world will be going on a two-week missions trip—from the comfort of their homes...
Never Too Late for Redemption
QUOTE: “I feel like I was born again. I will live my life, fixing my eyes only on Jesus on the cross.”—70-year-old Lee Keun-ahn, who was known as the “Torture Master” throughout the 1980s...
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