Chad Bonham
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Albert Pujols’ Field of Faith
It’s not quite March yet, but today is an unseasonably warm spring-like day. I’m a huge baseball fan, so that’s got me thinking about the upcoming season. I saw my first big league game in 1979 at the Astrodome where I became a life-long fan of the sport and devoted follower of the Houston Astros. …
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Fruit Inspectors
On Valentine’s Day, I was blessed with a rare privilege that might not be fully appreciated for quite some time. A day earlier, I received an e-mail from Charisma news editor Adrienne Gaines that seemingly came out of left field. Oral Roberts was going to be in Tulsa on the Oral Roberts University campus he …
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Oral Roberts Praises ORU Leaders
Healing evangelist Oral Roberts was in Tulsa, Okla., last weekend to publicly bless incoming president Mark Rutland and the changes at Oral Roberts University.
Feb. 18, 2009 -- Veteran healing-evangelist Oral Roberts said the university he founded is headed in the right direction under the leadership of board chair Mart Green and his family, whose $70 million gift last year helped save the school from near-financial ruin.During his first visit to Oral Roberts University since the 2007 financial scandal that led to his son's resignation as president, Roberts said he has great confidence in the family of Oklahoma City-based entrepreneurs whose contribution helped relieve the school of a $55 million debt.
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Radical Honesty
Honesty is a precarious thing. When mixed with truth, it can incriminate or it can liberate. Sometimes it can do both, in one sweeping motion. Telling the truth can be as simple as discreetly motioning to an acquaintance that they have a piece of spinach stuck between their teeth. Or, it can be as confrontational …
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Pride’s Gravitational Pull
A few weeks ago I received an e-mail from Charisma news editor Adrienne Gaines. She wanted to know if I'd be interested in writing an article about national recording artist Israel Houghton.I'm pretty sure my email reply was typed and sent in less than five seconds. Houghton is one of the most influential voices of the modern worship movement and he's someone I've wanted to interview for a quite a while now. The Grammy-award winning leader of New Breed is also the executive worship director at Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church in Houston and has penned classic songs such as "You Are Good," "Friend of God," and "Say So."
I have to confess. I was pretty pumped about this interview. I didn't go too crazy, but I did make sure to tell my family-especially my sister Rhonda who is our church's worship pastor and is a huge Israel Houghton fan. It was, however, one of those precarious moments where the buzz of getting a big story assignment has the potential to turn into self-congratulatory overkill.
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The Excellent Life of Kay Yow
As a freelance writer and occasional author, one of the perks is spending quality time with some pretty cool people including Tony Dungy, Albert Pujols, Richard Petty, Tobymac, Chris Tomlin and Joel Osteen.And while some are more famous than others, perhaps none have been more significant than Kay Yow.
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Change We Can All Believe In
It was an average January 20th morning when change came to Washington D.C., and with that change came hope for millions of Americans. It brought hope for a renewed sense of pride in the office of the President and hope that our nation’s standing in the world would once again be bolstered by a healthy respect for a strong military and a robust economy.
The brand new President spoke of our storied past—a past full of mistakes and moments of glory. He closed by reminding us that we are all doing the work of a sovereign God.
I’m sure by now it should be clear that this description is a flashback to the 2001 inauguration of George W. Bush. Or you might be a little confused.
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Innocence for Sale
Every year, new words are introduced into the English vernacular. Some are pre-existing words that take on special significance due to national or world events, while other words are manufactured to describe a developing social trend or political phenomenon.
Words like “bailout,” “climate change,” and “Al Franken” come to mind—all words that I could care less if I ever hear again.
But by far, the most disturbing new word to be uttered over the past 18 to 24 months—“pornification”—is used to describe the increased sexualizing of popular culture with a particular emphasis on mass media geared towards young people.
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Tim Tebow, Hated for Doing Good?
Before I go too deep into this blog, I should probably go ahead and confess that I'm a stereotypical sports junkie. So it shouldn't be too difficult to figure out what I was doing Thursday night (along with a few million other sports fans).
Being from Oklahoma, you would assume that I was cheering for the Sooners to defeat the Florida Gators in the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) National Championship Game in Miami, Fla. The truth is, however, that I’m a graduate of The University of Tulsa and had no personal stake in the outcome.
To be honest (and at the risk of alienating some of my fellow Oklahomans), I found myself pulling for the Gators who ultimately pulled off the 24-14 victory. Why, you ask? My response is simply two words: Tim Tebow. -
Olympic Faith
Even in communist China, Christians are quietly sharing the message of Christ behind the scenes during the Olympics.
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Hearts for the Hungry
Larry and Frances Jones have been fighting a war against poverty for more than 20 years. Many of the children they help are in the United States.
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The Upside-Down Rock Star
Brian Welch, one of America’s most popular hard-rock artists, traded in his wild ways when he discovered real faith.
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Worship Goes Global
The British worship band Delirious is taking their high-octane praise to the nations.
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It’s a Worship Revolution
Worship artist David Crowder is taking Christian music to a whole new level. And he’s doing it from a Baptist church full of college students.
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He Dared to Touch the World
Many people in this country have never heard of T.L. Osborn yet he has preached to untold millions in other countries. Today this humble evangelist is leaving us a legacy of faith.
