As dollar falls, so does missionaries' buying power

RICHMOND, Va. - The steep decline of the U.S. dollar's value abroad may be helping American exports and trade deficits, but it's also increasing the cost of doing international missions. ... (read the story)

Graham announces plans for Los Angeles-area crusade

Evangelist Billy Graham announced plans Feb. 9 to hold a summer crusade in the Los Angeles area at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. ... (read the story)

Understanding Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

"He never talks about the war." "When he came back, he was not the same person." "I don't understand him any more." These are a few of the comments we often hear about combat veterans. ... (read the story)

Help for those with PTSD

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can result from any trauma. Perhaps the most predominant source is the result of the shocking confrontation with death, devastation and violence experienced in combat. Memories of the terrifying and gruesome acts of combat violence often last a lifetime, even though the symptoms are likely to come and go. ... (read the story)

Book Review - Combat Chaplain: A Thirty Year Vietnam Battle

In Combat Chaplain: A Thirty Year Vietnam Battle (University of North Texas Press, 2001), Jim Johnson relates the poignant account of a young combat chaplain who did what few chaplains ventured to do - he accompanied members of his unit into the heat of combat. ... (read the story)