Category Archives: Evangelicals

Oklahoma tragedy leads to inevitable ‘disappointed God’ theology

Posted on May 22, 2013 by John Hilton

I knew it was coming, although I hoped it wouldn’t. I’m talking about the inevitable “God is disappointed by (the homosexuals, Hollywood liberals, imperialistic America, Obama, etc.).” It’s become pro forma policy for certain evangelists to seize on any tragic … Continue reading →

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Keeping Ten Commandments out of public places good for Christians

Posted on May 15, 2013 by John Hilton

The battle cry over church and state has been fought relentlessly since the Founding Fathers decided the United States would be a secular nation. The modern concept of a wholly secular government is sometimes credited to the writings of English … Continue reading →

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George Beverly Shea dies at 104; longtime partner of Billy Graham

Posted on April 23, 2013 by John Hilton

Sad news last week from North Carolina, where George Beverly Shea, Billy Graham’s longtime partner in evangelism, died at 104. A Grammy-winning gospel singer, Shea appeared before an estimated 200 million people at Graham revival meetings worldwide. He also sang … Continue reading →

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Tebow cancels appearance at Dallas megachurch

Posted on February 21, 2013 by John Hilton

So word came down this morning that God’s quarterback, Tim Tebow is backing out of a speaking engagement at

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Atlas of Giving report: church donations way down in 2012

Posted on January 30, 2013 by John Hilton

I remain convinced that the future is going to bring plenty of change to the Catholic Church and mainline Protestant denominations. We know that church attendance is down pretty much across the board. We know that many church structures are … Continue reading →

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Can megachurches partner with York mainline churches?

Posted on January 15, 2013 by John Hilton

Our editor, Jim McClure, made an interesting point at the end of his blog post on major religion developments last week: The megachurches should consider planting smaller churches in York city and in more heavily populated areas of York County. … Continue reading →

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Pew study: ‘Nones’ now the third-largest religious group in the world

Posted on January 2, 2013 by John Hilton

Are we becoming a secular society? It’s a theme I’ve touched on repeatedly in this space, but the idea is intriguing. I like to study history and am fascinated by the trends established by the human race as we evolve. … Continue reading →

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Transplanted North Carolina pastor making inroads with New England Christians

Posted on November 28, 2012 by John Hilton

I’ve done many stories over the past year about declining church attendance. Last month, I did a story on the youth adherence to faith. According to a study by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life, one-third … Continue reading →

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Guest column: Obama re-election isn’t worst news for America

Posted on November 13, 2012 by John Hilton

I have always hoped to use this space as a community exchange of ideas, rather than just my voice day after day. To that end, my goal is to share this space with community bloggers on a host of faith … Continue reading →

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Pew: how religion helped decide the Barack Obama/Mitt Romney election

Posted on November 8, 2012 by John Hilton

The election analysis continues today and my inbox is flooded with various studies of the role religion played in Tuesday’s results. Let’s get right to it. * The Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life analyzed results from … Continue reading →

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