• Rick Warren Launches Coalition to Combat Five 'Global Giants'

  LAKE FOREST, Calif. - Megachurch pastor Rick Warren recently launched a global coalition of pastors, business leaders and other institutions that aims to tackle what he deems as the most pervasive problems in the world today.

  

• 'Ben Hur' Actor Charles Heston Dies

  Charlton Heston, the actor who heard the voice of God as Moses in "The Ten Commandments" and met Jesus Christ face-to-face as a Jewish slave in "Ben Hur," died Saturday night at his Beverly Hills home. He was 84.

  

• China Won't Ban Bibles at Olympics, Assures Evangelist

  NEW YORK – Christian evangelist Luis Palau is encouraging Christians to bring their Bibles to the Summer Olympics in China, claiming that the Chinese government is "wide open" and will not stop visitors from bringing Scripture into the officially atheistic country.

  

• Interview: Luis Palau on 'A Friendly Dialogue Between a Christian and an Atheist'

  NEW YORK - When Luis Palau shares the word of God, he's usually speaking before a live audience of thousands at one of his contemporary evangelistic festivals worldwide. But in his new book, Palau sits down in a one-on-one conversation with an atheist, who is also a Chinese diplomat, in hopes of making a positive step toward bringing the Good News to a country known for its repressive policies on religion.

  

• Religious Broadcasters Take Gospel Message to Further Reaches

  NASHVILLE – Christian broadcasters and communicators who are meeting for the annual National Religious Broadcasters Convention this week say they are looking to expand the reach and depth of their message through new partnerships and technologies.