Now comes the hard part for Mike Huckabee. By placing a strong second in Ames, Mike Huckabee is on the cusp of the top tier. One problem: he needs money. Lots of money. Huckabee is proving that his message is reasonating in Iowa. He's proven that he's a masterful debater. He proven that he can win on a shoestring budget. Now he needs to prove that he can raise money. It won't be easy. He doesn't have Mitt moneybags cash or Rudy's donors. This is a grassroots organization that somehow needs to go to the next level.
Two years ago today, August 15, 2005, CBN News covered the story of the eviction of more than 8,000 Jewish residents from the Gaza Strip. We, along with news organizations from around the globe, broadcast live from Kissufim, one of the main crossings in and out of the Gaza Strip. What we saw resembled a scene out of John Steinback's "The Grapes of Wrath." Cars, pick-up trucks and trailers piled high with belongings formed a long caravan on the hot, dusty road. Many Jews left for the last time the only home they'd ever known.
Back in June, I produced a story for the 700 Club (Watch here) detailing the growth of Al-Qaeda in North Africa's Islamic Maghreb.
It's an area stretching from Libya to Mauritania where large numbers of veterans of the Iraq jihad are returning home to employ their newfound "skills."
Since 1991, See You at the Pole™ has grown to God-sized proportions. Within only a couple of years, students were praying in several countries around the world. Now, more than 3 million students from all 50 states participate in SYATP. Students in more than 20 countries take part. In places like Canada, Guam, Korea, Japan, Turkey, and the Ivory Coast, students are responding to God and taking seriously the challenge to pray.
This month, The JESUS Film reaches a milestone with the debut of its 1,000th translation, making it the most-translated film in history.
Another of God's generals has passed on to his reward in heaven. George Otis, Sr., the man who pioneered Christian radio and television in the Middle East and influenced millions of Christians around the world, died last weekend at the age of 90.
The Rev. D. James Kennedy, pastor of Coral Ridge Church and host of one of the nation's most prominent Christian television programs, has retired from ministry. Kennedy's daughter made the announcement Sunday at Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, which her father founded and has led for the last 48 years.
Now playing on Christian radio: Barack Obama!
This evening I was on CBN's Newswatch talking about Sen. Barack Obama's plan to expand the faith-based office.