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The Audacity of Evilby Douglas Phillips, Esq., May 14, 2013: Yesterday, Physician Kermit Gosnell was convicted of first degree murder for the killing of three babies born alive in a Philadelphia abortion clinic. After more than five weeks of testimony and thirteen days of deliberation, the jury unanimously found him... Read More

Defending Parental Rightsby Douglas Phillips, Esq., May 8, 2013: Biblical parental rights are under attack today in America. In the past few months, MSNBC has said that children belong to communities, not parents or families. Some pop scientists and college professors have argued that teaching your children biblical creationism is inappropriate and even child abuse. And just a few days ago, a five-month-old baby was taken from his parents by child protective services just because the parents sought a second medical opinion. Read More

This Earth Day, Let’s Reclaim the Axeby J.D. King, April 19, 2013: “No matter if the science is all phony . . . Climate change [provides] the greatest chance to bring about justice and equality in the world.” So declared Christian Stewart while serving as the Canadian Minister of the Environment. Sound preposterous? Welcome to the modern-day Green Movement. As millions around the world celebrate Earth Day this year, it’s important that we go beyond the slogans and pseudoscience that surround this high holy day of environmentalism and discern the true agenda behind it. Read More

The Family Economy in Crisisby Kevin Swanson, April 16, 2013: The family has disintegrated in the 21st century. This is the inescapable conclusion of many of today’s social indicators. With 41% of children born into homes without fathers, half of marriages ending in divorce, and the shack-up rate seven times what it was in 1970, the nuclear family now makes up less than half of American households. Read More

Fathers & Daughters Unitedby Cassidy Bowers, April 12, 2013: Old-fashioned games and a beautiful Southern picnic kicked off this year’s Father Daughter Retreat, where hundreds of fathers and daughters gathered from around the country to spend time together. It was a truly memorable Friday afternoon of fun and... Read More

Struck by Trialby Wesley Strackbein, March 26, 2013: Death. Betrayal. Sickness. Abuse. Persecution. Rejection. Financial setback. Delay of hopes realized. All of these trials and more are the lot of most Christians during some point in their life. The question is: How should those who place their trust in Christ view suffering and respond during such seasons of trial? What is the appropriate posture one should show toward their Maker when affliction comes? Read More

Pursue Excellence and Authenticityby Wesley Strackbein, March 7, 2013: More than 300 students from around the world attended the 2013 Christian Filmmakers Academy (CFA), held on February 4-6 in San Antonio, Texas. This year’s Academy broke new ground by not only featuring fourteen general sessions, but offering eighteen breakout... Read More

San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival Announces 2013 Jubilee Award Winners: SAN ANTONIO, TX — February 12, 2013 — More than 1,800 participants from around the world were on hand in the Alamo City for the presentation of the Jubilee Awards during closing ceremonies at the 8th Annual San Antonio Independent... Read More

Roe v. Wade at 40: Where Do We Go From Here?by Wesley Strackbein, January 22, 2013: America’s holocaust continues. Today more than 3,000 children will be murdered in the womb through surgical abortion. These dead children will be heaped on the more than 54 million others who have preceded them since the darkest day in American... Read More

God Must Be Acknowledgedby Wesley Strackbein, January 16, 2013: It’s not all bad news, fellow Americans. Last Friday was a day for rejoicing in our nation, as Roy Moore reclaimed his position as Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court—a post he was forcibly removed from nine years ago... Read More

Supersonicby Douglas Phillips, Esq., October 18, 2012: “I believe in God, and I truly think there is a plan that He has for everybody. And I also think He has a plan for me; it looks like I’m becoming an Astronaut. Locking myself in a pressure capsule and going up to 130,000 feet . . . and I’m going to slide the door open, bail out, and I’m going to be the first human person, in free-fall, breaking the speed of sound. That’s His plan, and that’s probably my last goal to accomplish.” —Felix Baumgartner Read More

Vision Forum Opens Our Spanish-Speaking Ministry with a Men’s Outreach on Family Shepherding in the Peruvian Amazon: There is a problem that Christian pastors face all around the world. It is a common denominator of crisis that reveals the universality of sin and shows the strategic consistency of Satan in his attempt to wage war on the... Read More

PRESS RELEASE: SAICFF Announces $250,000 Opportunity for Winner of Short Film Jubilee Award, and Deadline Extension: SAN ANTONIO, TX — October 15, 2012 — The San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival (SAICFF) is pleased to announce that the winner of the Best Dramatic Short Film Jubilee Award, bestowed during their annual Jubilee Awards Ceremony, will now receive an added benefit — the opportunity to contract with EchoLight Studios to produce a feature-length film with a budget up to $250,000. This opportunity is being made possible, thanks to EchoLight Studios’ decision to sponsor the SAICFF’s Short Film Award. Read More

Hazardous Journeys Report: Team Summits Five Peaks, Glories in God’s Creation: September 3, 2012Up mountain peaks they climbed—15 men intent on training for yet greater challenges as they backpacked through the remote mountains of Southwest Colorado as part of the Backcountry Experience Bootcamp. The bootcamp, held July 28 through August 4, was the inaugural event for the Hazardous Journeys Society, launched earlier this year by Vision Forum during the 2012 San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival when three engaging video shorts were unveiled—Dominion, Risk, and Manhood—which illustrate three of the core principles of the newly-formed organization. Read More

Jonathan Park: ‘The Copper Scroll’ Released, New Album in Production: August 6, 2012After more than a year in production, Vision Forum Ministries was pleased to recently release Album #8 of the Jonathan Park Creation Adventure Series — The Copper Scroll. When the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered, one scroll stood out from all the rest. It was made of copper and described more than sixty vast, hidden treasures — and how to find them. But where are those treasures now? Read More

PRESS RELEASE: Bad Food, Good Food: Christian Ministry Casts Vision for Food Reformation: SAN ANTONIO, TX — July 18, 2012 — More than 1,300 gathered in San Antonio on July 12-16 for the Reformation of Food and the Family Conference and Specialty Cooking Classes which wrapped up on Monday night. Sponsored by Vision Forum Ministries, the food conference and cooking school issued a clear message: Christians should be wise stewards of the food they eat. Read More

PRESS RELEASE: Food Controversies: Christian Ministry to Address FDA Overreach, Dieting Fads, GMO’s and More: Dozens of food controversies will be addressed this week at the Reformation of Food and the Family: A Tasty Conference for the Hungry, to be held in San Antonio, Texas, at the Gonzalez Convention Center on July 12-14. Sponsored by Vision Forum Ministries, the event will feature lectures on hot-button food issues such as FDA overreach, dieting fads, the fast-food lifestyle, GMO’s, and a host of other thorny topics — all from a Biblical perspective. Read More

My Great Day in Normandyby Wesley Strackbein, June 6, 2012: In June 2011, Wesley Strackbein journeyed with Doug Phillips and a team to Normandy, France for A Final Farewell, a 3-day event sponsored by Vision Forum Ministries to honor Normandy’s last leaving heroes. On June 6 of last year, the 67th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, Wesley had a blessed opportunity to share a joy-filled day with two veterans of this historic assault whom he took back to the beaches of their youth — an account of which is chronicled in this article. Read More

Titanic Lessons on the 100th Anniversary: A Report from Adam McManus on Titanic 100: An International Centennial Event Last week, nearly 600 Christians from across America and Canada gathered in Branson, Missouri to commemorate the 100th anniversary of an incredible sacrifice made by men placing women... Read More

150 Gather for Edwardian Ladies’ Tea to Honor Heroes of Titanic and “Women and Children First. Beall Phillips asks: “Are you a woman a man would die for?”: Just over one hundred and fifty ladies gathered in vintage Edward attire at the Chateau in Branson for the Titanic 100: An International Centennial Event on April 13 for a beautiful tea. Beall Phillips was the hostess for the event... Read More

PRESS RELEASE: Joshua Phillips Accepts the Presidency of the Christian Boys’ and Men’s Titanic Society on the 100th Anniversary: Branson, Missouri — April 16, 2012 After more than fifteen years as president of the Christian Boys’ and Men’s Titanic Society, Doug Phillips passed the baton of leadership to his firstborn son Joshua aboard the Showboat Branson Belle on April... Read More

PRESS RELEASE: Christians Set Sail on Titanic Anniversary to Honor Titanic’s ‘Women and Children First’ Legacy: BRANSON, MO — April 16, 2012 During a showboat gala hosted aboard the Branson Belle late last Saturday, just under 600 Christians observed the precise moments Titanic struck an iceberg and sank 100 years ago. The evening cruise on Branson’s... Read More

PRESS RELEASE: As ‘Titanimania’ Heightens, Ship’s ‘Women and Children First’ Legacy Should Rule, Says Titanic Organizer: BRANSON, MO — April 11, 2012 — In a week dominated by Titanic film specials, tribute cruises, artifact auctions, music extravaganzas, and culinary recreations of Titanic’s last meal, the organizer of Titanic 100: An International Centennial Event — to be... Read More

PRESS RELEASE: Cameron’s ‘Titanic’ Dishonors Sacrifice of Brave Men, Says Titanic Centennial Organizer: BRANSON, MO — April 9, 2012 — As James Cameron’s film Titanic headlines movie theaters worldwide in its new 3D incarnation, the organizer of Titanic 100: An International Centennial Event — to held on April 12-15 in Branson, Missouri — aims to disprove Cameron’s class warfare portrayal of the ship’s demise, showcasing the legacy of heroism on Titanic, as men and boys on board the ship gave their lives so women and children might live. Read More

Communist Dictator Praises Cameron’s ‘Titanic’by Douglas Phillips, Esq., March 30, 2012: The Marxist Attempt to Hijack the Legacy of Titanic’s Heroes Trivia Question: In the last fifteen years, what Hollywood blockbuster won praise from a leading Communist dictator? Answer: James Cameron’s Titanic. While it’s a well-known fact that James Cameron’s 1997... Read More

PRESS RELEASE: Titanic 100: International Event to Celebrate Christian Legacy of Titanic’s “Women and Children First”: As the world pauses this April to remember the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, one group will gather to celebrate the sacrifice of the men and boys on board the ship who gave their lives so women and children might live. Titanic 100: An International Centennial Event will be held on April 13-15 in Branson, Missouri, and is unique as an anniversary commemoration in focusing on the Christian doctrine of “women and children first” that was displayed in the midst of Titanic’s tragic sinking. Read More

New ‘Titanic’ Film Reportedly Portrays First Officer Murdoch as True Hero: Close to a decade ago, Vision Forum and the Christian Boys’ and Men’s Titanic Society reported that Jim Cameron’s film Titanic not only introduced a Marxist vision of class warfare between the first, second, and third class passengers, but vilified... Read More

‘My Maiden Voyage’: The True Account of ‘Titanic’ Survivor Roberta Maioni: It was a terrible story, but I shall never shrink form telling it, for above the horror of the tragedy there stands out the noble British gentlemen who perished that we women might live. My Maiden Voyage by Roberta Maioni,... Read More

Introducing the Hazardous Journeys Society - Watch the Videos: During the 2012 San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival Doug Phillips announced a new Vision Forum project entitled the Hazardous Journeys Society. The heart of the mission of this project is captured in three video shorts filmed in iceland this... Read More

Move Over Oscars: San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival Announces 2012 Jubilee Award Winners and Gives America’s Largest Cash Prize to ‘Courageous’: More than 2,100 participants representing forty-five states from coast to coast and such foreign countries as Bulgaria, Romania, and Uganda were on hand for the presentation of the Jubilee Awards during closing ceremonies at the 7th Annual San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival (SAICFF), held at the Lila Cockrell Theatre in downtown San Antonio this last Saturday a mere twenty-four hours before the 84th Annual Academy Awards. Read More

The Difference Between an Oscar and a Jubilee Award: On the weekend of February 25, the battle for the future of the American culture will be highlighted by two filmmaker award ceremonies going back to back with each other—the Hollywood Oscars and the San Antonio Jubilees. The one represents... Read More

A Constitutional Report Card on the 1/8/2012 Meet the Press/Facebook GOP Presidential Debate: On January 8, 2012, the six leading Republican candidates appeared for the Meet the Press/Facebook New Hampshire Republican candidates’ debate. Read More

A Constitutional Report Card on the 1/14/2012 FOX News/Mike Huckabee GOP Presidential Debate: BACKGROUND: On January 14, 2012, five of the leading Republican candidates took the stage at the College of Charleston, in historic Charleston, South Carolina, for the second Fox News Mike Huckabee Republican presidential candidates’ debate. Read More

A Constitutional Report Card on the 1/19/2012 CNN/SRLC GOP Presidential Debate: BACKGROUND: On January 19, 2012, the four leading Republican candidates took the stage in Charleston, South Carolina. The purpose of this document is to provide a report card that will help Christian families evaluate the statements made by the candidates during that debate from a constitutional perspective. Read More

A Constitutional Report Card on the 1/16/2012 FOX News/Wall Street Journal GOP Presidential Debate: Articles in this series: 9/12/2011 CNN/Tea Party Republican Presidential Debate 9/22/2011 FOX News/Google Republican Presidential Debate 10/11/2011 Bloomberg/Washington Post Republican Presidential Debate 10/18/2011 CNN/Western Republican Presidential Debate 11/09/2011 CNBC/Michigan Republican Party Presidential Debate 11/12/2011 CBS\National Journal Republican Party Presidential... Read More

A Constitutional Report Card on the 1/7/2012 CBS/Yahoo New Hampshire GOP Presidential Debateby Douglas Phillips, Esq., January 12, 2012: On Saturday, January 7, Republican candidates squared off in Manchester, New Hampshire, for the ABC/ Yahoo, and New Hampshire Republican Party debate, one of a series of primary debates for Republicans seeking their party’s nomination for President of the United States. Read More

Goodbye Sweet Friend: Denise Sproul in the Arms of Christ: It does not happen often, but a few times in the course of our lives, God gives us the gift of holy closure with a beloved friend who is about to depart the earth. Read More

How Should Christians Respond to the Life and Now the Death of Anti-Christian Polemicists Christopher Hitchens?: He was probably the most famous anti-Christian of the last decade — a man who made his living scoffing at God and encouraging others to do the same. But now Vanity Fair writer and author of God is Not Great, Christopher Hitchens, is dead at the age of 62 Read More

The Biggest Media Event in the World for One Day: The Pearl Harbor 70thby Douglas Phillips, Esq., December 9, 2011: The press rose to the occasion. AP journalist Audrey McAvoy opened her article on the 70th anniversary gathering in Pearl Harbor with these poignant words: “In wheelchairs and on walkers, the old veterans came Wednesday to remember the day 70... Read More

Protect the Truth Against Politicians and Revisionistsby Douglas Phillips, Esq., December 9, 2011: From the podium the speaker called called for the Pearl Harbor survivors to “rise as able.” From their seats and wheelchairs, the patriarchs of freedom rose. Some stood on their own. Others were lifted with the help of family and... Read More

A Constitutional Report Card for the CBS\National Journal Republican Party Presidential Debate 11/12/2011by Douglas Phillips, Esq., November 28, 2011: On November 12, 2011, the eight leading Republican candidates took the stage in Spartanburg, South Carolina, for a Republican primary debate focusing on foreign policy and national security, and the overall role of the President. Read More

Seven Important Quotes to Read at the Thanksgiving Tableby Douglas Phillips, Esq., November 24, 2011: It was their deep devotion to God, commitment to sound doctrine and the pure faith which primarily motivated the Pilgrims to endure great trials and hardships for the hope of a multi-generational vision of victory. In obedience to God and to strengthen their spirits, the Pilgrims became known as people of song. Read More

Seven Things to Do With Your Family This Thanksgivingby Douglas Phillips, Esq., November 22, 2011: History is not made by majorities, but by dedicated minorities of like-minded friends who have joined together in common cause. This was the Pilgrim legacy, and it must be ours as well. To change the world, courageous men and women must ‘fight hard and hold fast’ to the things they know to be true. Read More

Journey to Scrooby - A Thanksgiving Pilgrimageby Douglas Phillips, Esq., November 22, 2011: On this Thanksgiving week, we can rejoice in a national day of thanksgiving which has its origins not in paganism, not in statism, not in religious syncretism or pluralism, but in the biblical principle that the state, like the family and the church, is under God and bound to acknowledge Him. Read More

A Constitutional Report Card for the CNBC/Michigan Republican Party Presidential Debate 11/09/2011by Douglas Phillips, Esq., November 17, 2011: On November 9, 2011, the eight leading Republican candidates took the stage at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan, for the “Your Money, Your Vote” Republican Primary Debate. The purpose of this document is to provide a report card that will help Christian families evaluate the statements made by the candidates during that debate from a constitutional perspective. Read More

The Five Scariest Things You Can Do This Halloweenby Douglas Phillips, Esq., October 25, 2011: The fear of the Lord is to hate evil. (Proverbs 8:13) Our country is in the grip of a fear crisis. The tension because of this fear is almost palpable. There is fear over elections, fear over the economy,... Read More

A Constitutional Report Card on the 10/18/2011 CNN/Western Republican Presidential Debateby Douglas Phillips, Esq., October 20, 2011: On Tuesday, October 18, Republican candidates squared off in Las Vegas, Nevada, for the CNN/Western Republican Leadership Conference Debate hosted by Anderson Cooper, one of a series of primary debates for Republicans seeking their party’s nomination for President of the United States. Read More

A Constitutional Report Card on the 10/11/2011 Bloomberg/Washington Post Republican Presidential Debateby Douglas Phillips, Esq., October 17, 2011: Last Tuesday, Republican candidates squared-off in Hanover, New Hampshire for the Bloomberg-Washington Post Debate, one of a series of primary debates for Republicans seeking their party’s nomination for President of the United States. Read More

A Constitutional Report Card on the 9/22/2011 Fox News/Google Republican Presidential Debateby Douglas Phillips, Esq., October 17, 2011: Last Thursday, Republican candidates for president squared-off again for the 7th in a series of Republican presidential primary debates. Today I am pleased to offer you a Candidates Report Card, the goal of which is to help you better understand the issues on the table and the positions represented by the respective candidate. Each of the candidates was graded based on the fidelity of his or her answers to the United States Constitution. In addition to a constitutional grade, some limited biblical commentary is also offered on key issues. Read More

A Constitutional Report Card on the 9/12/2011 CNN/Tea Party Republican Presidential Debateby Douglas Phillips, Esq., September 23, 2011: The Republican Presidential hopefuls are squaring off in many debate over the next many months. But two of the most important questions will probably never be asked. These are questions that American Christians must have answered before they can begin to hope to make a decision on how to employ their vote for the glory of God. Read More

Vision Forum 2011 Fall Internships: Vision Forum is pleased to announce that our next internships begin in October 2011! These internships — which emphasize biblical manhood, practical business skills, and preparation for Christian leadership — are available to Christian, home-educated young men who possess a servant’s spirit, a teachable heart, and a desire to work hard serving a ministry devoted to the restoration of the Christian family. Read More

Protect Your Family from TSA Tyranny: Vision Forum believes that the sanctity of the family must be protected and preserved against those who would violate it. We must oppose those who would abuse our wives and children. Recently, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) declared war on moral decency by mandating invasive new screening procedures at our nation’s airports. These procedures involve violating innocent men, women, and children by taking near-nude images of travelers through full-body scanners which also pose potential health risks to those irradiated by them. Read More

My Daughter’s Story: We Must Not Wait Too Long: Several months ago, I discovered that my dear daughter Liberty had been secretly working with her mother on a surprise for me. Knowing her father’s passion for history and desire to cultivate a culture of honor, Liberty’s hope was to... Read More

A Christian Response to Earth Day: For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse. (Romans 1:20) A Christian Response... Read More

Private Carter Returns to Normandy: It is the end of an era. After this year, few if any men of D-Day will be returning to Normandy. But for one last moment in time, handfuls of our heroic fathers will return and Vision Forum Ministries will be giving them “A Final Farewell.” This is the story of one of the men returning with us. Read More

Civil War Sesquicentennial History Tour of Charleston, SC with Historian Bill Potter: Dear Friends, join us on the first of a series of Sesquicentennial Faith & Freedom Tours hosted and conducted by Vision Forum Ministries’ Staff Historian, Bill Potter. Read More

D-Day Tribute: Help us Honor WWII’s Last Living Heroes: The veterans of World War II are fast passing away. Soon they will be gone. This year may be the last time in history to personally thank and honor those men who are still with us. This June 4-6, our... Read More

Will the Legacy of American Manhood Die with Dick Winters?by Geoffrey Botkin, January 22, 2011: Major Richard Winters of WWII’s Easy Company died quietly in central Pennsylvania earlier this month. His heroism was chronicled in Stephen Ambrose’s Band of Brothers, which HBO made into a TV miniseries. In this article, Geoffrey Botkin explains Winters’ powerful legacy of manhood. He notes that Winters was not confused by uncertainty of life, intimidated by the strength of the enemy, or squeamish about duty. Winters lead from the front, and if American men will follow Winters’ moral competence, they may get their heritage of maturity, moral strength, and manhood back. Read More

The 2011 Amazon Adventure Online Tour: What do Teddy Roosevelt, lost advanced civilizations, wild animals, the mysterious City of Z, attempted climbs up 150-foot trees, the Dominion Mandate of Genesis, and the “Into the Amazon” expeditionary force have in common? Find out tonight at 7:30 p.m. (CST) in our latest episode of “Into the Amazon!” Read More

Compassion for the Orphans of Haiti on the Anniversary of the Quakeby Douglas Phillips, Esq., January 14, 2011: Remembering the Cause of Christ and the Children of Haiti on the Anniversary of the Great Earthquake Where were you one year ago this week? One year ago, you and I woke up to a nightmare — one of the... Read More

Important Update on the State of Haiti’s Orphans: Remembering the Cause of Christ and theChildren of Haiti on the Anniversaryof the Great Earthquake Watch the Trailer for Rescue Haiti’s Children Where were you one year ago this week? One year ago, you and I woke up to... Read More

The 2011 Amazon Adventure Online Tour: Doug Phillips has been leading a team of thirty men on an incredible adventure into the heart of the Amazon. Their mission has allowed them to test the limits of manhood in a hostile and inhospitable environment, and to investigate mysteries of the Amazon rainforest and South America with immediate worldview implications for Christians living in the 21st century. Read More

The 2011 Amazon Adventure Online Tour: Dear Friends: Last May we led online viewers across the continent of Europe on a one-of-a-kind journey, revealing God’s providence in Church history while visiting five European countries in just fourteen days. Through "in the field" online video tours and stunning photographs, we were able to bring you an incredible message of history and hope covering the past 2,000 years. Read More

How to End the Year: Life moves fast. If we don’t take the time to chronicle the providences of God, we forget them. If we don’t take the time to say thank you to those who have invested in our lives, we actually cultivate a spirit of ingratitude in our own hearts. If we don’t stop and make sure that we have a spirit of forgiveness toward others, we grow bitter, we lose the capacity to move victoriously into the future, and our prayers are hindered. Read More

Look Back with Us on the Year 2010!: It was a year of worldview antithesis: of life and death; tragedy and hope; and a year where God gave unprecedented fruitfulness to seeds sown in the battle for the biblical family as new victories in Christ were realized. Click here to view more than 180 pages of beautiful, full-color images as we give thanks to God for His mighty hand in the work of Vision Forum Ministries throughout 2010. Read More

Lessons from 2010 and Vision for 2011by Douglas Phillips, Esq., November 23, 2010: Dear Friends, on behalf of my bride Beall, the eight Phillips children, myself, and the families of Vision Forum, I want to thank you. Your love and prayers have sustained us. Your financial support has allowed us to be effective fighting for the Christian family in a year that was full of some heartache, but also much hope. Read More

Vision Forum Ministries Events for 2011: Read about Vision Forum Ministries’ key 2010 projects and events. Also make sure to view the Lessons from 2010 and Vision for 2011 Full Ministry Report, and consider making a donation to the ongoing work of Vision Forum Ministries. Charting... Read More

Right Rhetoric: Obama vs. Billingsby Wesley Strackbein, November 4, 2010: On November 4, 2008 Senator Barack Obama was swept into the office of the US Presidency on a high tide of rhetoric that proved to ring hollow. On November 4, 2007 — a year to the day before Obama was elected — God called home Michael Billings, a young man who had developed an ethic of oratory that called for sincere conviction in public speaking. The contrast between the two men could not be more stark, and Billings — not Obama — stands as inspiration for us to follow. Read More

PRESS RELEASE: San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival Announces 2010 Jubilee Award Winners: SAN ANTONIO, TX — November 1, 2010 — More than 1,700 participants representing states from coast to coast and such foreign countries as Ireland, Nigeria, and New Zealand were on hand for the presentation of the Jubilee Awards during closing... Read More

The 2010 Christian Filmmakers Academy: Join us this year for the Christian Filmmakers Academy and the Sixth Annual San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival and Jubilee Awards. The October 25-30, 2010 event (just one and a half weeks away) will be held in the beautiful Municipal Auditorium and the Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio. Gather with like-minded families, filmmakers, and Christian culture changers for a time of tremendous encouragement and vision. Meet the filmmakers and actors behind some of the most important films coming out of the independent Christian film movement. Listen to world-view challenging messages designed to equip you to enhance your biblical understanding of films. Read More

The 2010 Christian Filmmakers Academy: The 2010 Christian Filmmakers Academy Presents… Our Most Innovative and Practical School for Christian Filmmakers to Date. This October 25-27, 2010. Space Is Limited, So Sign Up Now and Join the Independent Christian Film Revolution! Read More

Have You Forgotten Haiti’s Children?: What if you woke up one morning and everyone you loved was gone. In the twinkling of an eye, your world was turned upside down and your family was gone forever. And what if no one gave you a time to grieve their loss — to speak their names out loud — to lay them to rest or to say goodbye? Read More

Children Are a Blessing: Help Your Friends and Family to Understand Why!: Do you have friends and local church members or even extended family who simply do not understand why your family loves to welcome more children into your home? Do they believe that bad finances means that parents should not have more children? Have they bought into the myth of overpopulation? Do they consider children a burden? Does their head spin as they seek to wrap their hands around the logistics of managing a large family? Are they seeking to work through the complicated end-of-life issues like whether or not elderly parents should have feeding tubes withdrawn? And what about the fast-approaching brave new world of artificial wombs, millions of frozen embryos — each a living soul? Read More

The 2010 Father & Son Retreat: This year’s Father and Son Discipleship Retreat is being held on August 13-16 at one of the premiere event centers in America — the beautiful Crooked Creek Ranch, situated among 12,000-foot peaks near Winter Park, Colorado. The location is idyllic and serene. The views of the gorgeous mountains and forests and the log construction of the lodges will give you an unmatched Rocky Mountain experience. From challenging messages for the father-and-son relationship, to outstanding food, quality time together, adventure-filled rope courses and hiking trails, and the ever popular Father and Son Olympics — it’s a time that will always be treasured by all who attend. Read More

Michelle Duggar Receives ‘Mother of the Year Award’ at Historic Baby Conference: Michelle Duggar, mother to 19 and star of TLC’s 19 Kids and Counting received the “Mother of the Year Award” as part of a special ceremony at the Baby Conference: A Historic Family Summit on the Triumph of Life Over the Culture of Death, held July 8-10 in San Antonio. Michelle and her husband Jim Bob were featured speakers at the event, sponsored by Vision Forum Ministries, which drew more than 1,500 to the Alamo City. Read More

Is it good stewardship for the poor to use birth control?by Douglas Phillips, Esq., June 23, 2010: Announcing The Baby Conference Schedule and Speaker Lineup! On July 8-10, The Baby Conference: An Historic Family Summit on the Triumph of Life Over the Culture of Death will answer hundreds of critical questions, such as, “Is it good stewardship... Read More

How You Can Personally Thank Michelle Duggar & Help Vision Forumby Douglas Phillips, Esq., June 16, 2010: I am writing today because I need your help. At The Baby Conference on July 9, Vision Forum Ministries hopes to communicate a message of gratitude to the world for the powerful testimony of Michelle Duggar. No other woman of... Read More

The 2010 European Virtual History Tour: This is your final day to save on Vision Forum’s just-released 2010 European Virtual History Tour & MP3 Collection, a massive library of more than 100 video and audio presentations recorded on-location across Europe. Now shipping for only $79 w/coupon! (See coupon details below.) Read More

Michelle Duggar to Receive “Mother of the Year Award” at Historic Baby Conference: Michelle Duggar, mother to 19 and star of TLC’s “19 Kids and Counting” has been selected to receive the “Mother of the Year Award” as part of a special ceremony at the Baby Conference: A Historic Family Summit on the Triumph of Life Over the Culture of Death, to be held July 8-10 in San Antonio. Michelle and her husband Jim Bob are featured speakers at the event, which is expected to draw more than 2,000 to the Alamo City. Read More

Earth Day — A Creationist Perspectiveby Ken Ham, April 2, 2010: There is a lot more to Earth Day than meets the eye — more than planting trees, reducing pollution, and conserving natural resources. For many people, this day is really a religious service for the New Age movement (and it’s often based on evolutionary thinking). While we may be responsible for caring for the earth, we are not to worship it, but use it for man’s good, and to God’s glory. Read More

‘The Mysterious Islands’ to Screen in Communities this Earth Day as Part of ‘Worship the Creator, not the Creation Campaign’: As more than half a billion people gather worldwide to celebrate Earth Day this year, The Mysterious Islands — a new adventure documentary that dispels evolutionary and environmental myths birthed on the wonder-filled Galapagos Islands — will be screened in churches and communities around the globe as part of the “Worship the Creator, not the Creature” campaign. Read More

Haiti’s Children Held Hostage by UNICEF’s Agendaby Douglas Phillips, Esq., February 26, 2010: In a WorldNetDaily exclusive article, Doug Phillips exposes UNICEF’s heavy-handed policies to block adoptions using indefensible scare tactics, as well as the help of Hollywood liberal activists such as Sean Penn and Angelina Jolie. Read More

Orphaned Kids Going Home — to Americaby Douglas Phillips, Esq., February 3, 2010: In a WorldNetDaily exclusive article, Doug Phillips tells the heartwarming story of Pat Leyndecker who has been cleared to adopt three Haitian children in the wake of the devastating earthquake that has left more than 150,000 dead. Doug Phillips’ report comes from the field in Haiti, where he is ministering this week as part of Rescue Haiti’s Children, a project of Vision Forum Ministries. Read More

Rescue Haiti’s Children: A Field Report from Doug Phillipsby Doug Phillips, February 1, 2010: Editor’s Note: The following is a letter sent out by Doug Phillips on Friday, January 29. Later today I will be boarding a plane on an important mission bound for Haiti. I am writing because I need your help. Here... Read More

Celebrating the Creator, Not Darwin’s Theoryby Mercy Morecraft, January 29, 2010: Wherever The Mysterious Islands has been shown around America, it has been met with positive reviews. In this article, Mercy Morecraft captures the enthusiasm expressed by those who attended the Birmingham premiere of the film, held on the anniversary of the publication of Darwin’s On the Origin of Species. Read More

Eco-Terrorist Paul Watson of Sea Shepherds Responds to ‘The Mysterious Islands’ Press Release’: Somewhere down near Antarctica, eco-terrrorist Paul Watson got a copy of The Mysterious Islands press release entitled: “The Whaling Controversy Resolved: ‘Mysterious Islands’ DVD Shows Sea Shepherd Pirates to Be Darwinian Extremists.” In his official response, Watson repeatedly uses doublespeak when addressing questions of legal vs, illegal activities, violence, etc.; he analogizes faith in God to belief in Darth Vader; and he offers more evidence of his religiously motivated vitriol against Christianity, even as he prioritizes earthworms and fish over human beings. Read More

The Whaling Controversy Resolved: ‘Mysterious Islands’ DVD Shows Sea Shepherd Pirates to Be Darwinian Extremists: San Antonio, TX — January 15, 2010 — Last week’s clash between the Japanese whaling ship, the Shonan Maru and the Ady Gil, a vessel owned and manned by the eco-terrorist group Sea Shepherd, highlights an animal rights battle that... Read More

Tale of Two Creation Films Denied First Amendment Rights on Darwin’s Anniversary: HUNTSVILLE, AL, Nov. 25, 2009—Two creation films called “inappropriate” were denied the opportunity to be shown in government facilities this week—which marks the 150th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin’s Origin of Species. While the intelligent design film Darwin’s... Read More

Victory in Huntsville!: We want to commend the U.S. Space and Rocket Center (“USSRC”) for opening its facilities to host a private screening of The Mysterious Islands this week. Last week, I reported that Vision Forum was denied an opportunity to rent out... Read More

More than 2,500 to attend Tampa Premiere of “The Mysterious Islands”—a New Film Shot on the Galapagos Islands which Challenges Darwin: TAMPA, Nov. 18 /Christian Newswire/ ― More than 2,500 people have reserved tickets to attend tonight’s Tampa premiere of The Mysterious Islands, a new film that debunks the conclusions Charles Darwin reached during his storied trip to the Galapagos Islands... Read More

You’re Invited! - The Mysterious Islands Movie Premiere - Durham, NC: Meet the film’s executive producer and cast in person and get a behind the scenes experience you will never forget Read More

Trick or Treat: The Darwinists Are Coming to Town. But so is ‘The Mysterious Islands’: “There is a ghoulish specter coming out this weekend, and it’s not merely the dark message of the Halloween celebration,” stated Doug Phillips, President of Vision Forum Ministries. “This weekend marks the beginning of an international push to celebrate... Read More

“The Mysterious Islands” — a New Film Shot on the Galapagos Islands which Challenges Darwin — Premieres Opposite Darwin/Chicago 2009: SAN ANTONIO, Texas — October 30, 2009 — As groups across the world host special celebrations of the 150th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin’s landmark book, On the Origin of Species, Vision Forum has announced plans concerning the... Read More

‘The Mysterious Islands’: New Galapagos Film Challenges Evolution on “Ground Zero” of Darwinism: As the world prepares to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin’s landmark book, On the Origin of Species, Vision Forum has unveiled details on a new documentary, entitled The Mysterious Islands. Filmed on the Galapagos Islands, the new feature debunks the conclusions Darwin reached during his storied trip to this island chain during the voyage of the HMS Beagle. Read More

An Unforgettable Leap into the Pastby John Moore, July 14, 2009: The Reformation 500 Celebration and its panel of finales, from the Children’s Parade and an address from George Washington, to Charlie Zahm’s ballads and ringing the Liberty Bell in the lobby, will be remembered by those of us who attended for the rest of our lives. Read More

Celebrating John Calvin’s Legacy, Not so Much Charles Darwin’sby Col. John Eidsmoe, July 13, 2009: Col. John Eidsmoe remarks about the legacy of Darwin and Calvin, as well as his experience at the Reformation 500 Celebration. Read More

Boston Hosts Grand Celebration of John Calvin’s 500th Birthday: More than a thousand gathered in downtown Boston this last week to honor the 500th birthday of John Calvin as part of the Reformation 500 Celebration hosted by Vision Forum Ministries. The event, held July 1-4 at the Park Plaza Hotel, featured more than 40 live reenactors, 30 formal history lectures, and 20 walking tour of historic landmarks in Boston, a Children’s Parade in Boston’s Public Gardens, and more. Read More

New Radio Drama Release Disproves Popular Darwinist Myths: Vision Forum Ministries has announced the release of Jonathan Park and The Journey Never Taken, 12 new half-hour episodes that disprove popular Darwinist myths in a family radio drama format. This new release of the Jonathan Park Creation Adventure Series is being rolled out as the world is celebrating Charles Darwin’s 200th birthday and the 150th anniversary of Origin of the Species this year. Read More

Calvin vs. Darwin: On July 3, Vision Forum Ministries will host Calvin vs. Darwin: The Boxing Match of the Millennium — a vigorous head-to-head debate between two reenactors representing John Calvin and Charles Darwin’s diametrically-opposing worldviews. This “boxing match” will take place during the Reformation 500 Celebration, to be held July 1-4 in Boston, which falls during a year where millions around the world are celebrating two distinct birthdays: the 500th anniversary of Calvin’s birth on the one hand, and the 200th anniversary of Darwin’s birth on the other. Read More

The Cultural Impact of John Calvin and Charles Darwin on Western Civilizationby Sophia Smithe, June 12, 2009: If we were to reflect back on the history of western civilization, and the lives of the many men who affected it, we would notice two men that stand head and shoulders above the rest in terms of their generational impact, and the legacy they have left to their children and grandchildren. Although separated by more than 300 years, these two men could arguably be considered the most influential in all of history. Read More

What Hath Darwin Wrought?by Geoffrey Botkin, May 21, 2009: In Britain, the year 2009 has become the year of runaway unemployment, social chaos, and cultural confusion. On the 200th anniversary of Darwin’s birth, the civil unrest sweeping the UK reflects a more accurate tribute to what his theory has wrought — as “evolutionary progress” there is characterized by devolution, dehumanization, and the derangement of human reason. Read More

The Return of the Child Catcher of Vulgariaby Douglas Phillips, Esq., April 23, 2009: Since President Obama’s inauguration, vocal and open opposition by leftists in the state and media against the blessing of the fruit of the womb has risen to new heights — and this trend shows no signs of abatement. Welcome to the “United States of Vulgaria”, where advocates of these anti-children attitudes and policies convey the spirit of the “Child Catcher.” Read More

Alamo City Tea Party: Phillips Calls Attendees to Honor our Fathers and Seek the Lord: Doug Phillips, a constitutional attorney and the president of Vision Forum Ministries, issued a pointed charge to thousands gathered in front of the Alamo on April 15: To honor God and the sacrifice of our patriot fathers, and to return to Christ. His remarks were given at the close of the San Antonio Tea Party, a non-partisan grassroots rally that also featured Fox News Commentator Glenn Beck, who hosted his daily television show in view of the Alamo’s famous chapel. Read More

Showers of Blessingby Lindsay Keen, April 13, 2009: The 2009 Father and Daughter Retreat started out with an unexpected rumble, as a mix of heavy thunder and hard rains greeted the attendees. Yet, as is so often the case, when God changes our plans, He has unexpected blessings for us in the change. Read More

The True Story of Darwin’s Finchesby Benjamin Berkompas, March 25, 2009: Little things often have significant impact. A microscopic atom can unleash massive destruction if properly harnessed. Likewise a vessel’s rudder — one of the most minuscule aspects of the ship’s construction — triumphs over tremendous oceanic forces as it keeps the ship on course. And one obscure, amateur naturalist who visited a tiny group of islands in the South Pacific, and observed a little population of finches, gave us modern science. Darwin’s speculations about the nature of life seemed to come alive in the Galapagos Islands. It seemed that there was finally evidence — definitive proof — for the possibility of life without a Creator. Darwin took a leap of faith right off the precipice of irrational atheism, and his theory has been plummeting ever since. Moreover, Darwin’s finches, which have achieved celebrity status among evolutionists today, constitute a remarkable case study in the impossibility of evolution. Read More

As Hollywood Fails, Christian Filmmaking Prevailsby Douglas Phillips, Esq., February 23, 2009: As millions of viewers tuned into the 81st Academy Awards this last weekend where they watched perversion rewarded through numerous Oscar nods, NPR’s Religion correspondent Barbara Bradley Hagerty reported on a film movement and awards ceremonies with a drastically different agenda — the San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival and Jubilee Awards — in a 7-minute feature story broadcast to a listening audience of more than six million. Read More

History Has Been Made: Independent Christian Filmmaking Comes of Age The 2009 San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival was an event of firsts. Each of these firsts pointed to the growing maturity of the independent Christian film movement and its mission to build... Read More

Dean Jones: “I Wouldn’t Trade This for an Oscar”: The San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival (SAICFF), held this last weekend in the Alamo City, presented actor Dean Jones with a Lifetime Achievement Award before a capacity crowd at the Lila Cockrell Theatre. Ken Wales, producer of Amazing Grace, the 2007 film on the life of William Wilberforce, introduced the award to Mr. Jones on behalf of the festival. Read More

San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival Announces 2009 Jubilee Award Winners: More than 2,400 participants representing states from Alaska to New York and foreign cities from Cairo to Shanghai were on hand for the presentation of the Jubilee Awards during closing ceremonies at the fifth annual San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival, held at the Lila Cockrell Theatre in downtown San Antonio this last weekend. Read More

Crown Ministries’ Radio Show MoneyLife Broadcasts Interview on the San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival: Crown Ministries recently aired an interview about the San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival and Christian Filmmaker’s Academy, announcing the special role their ministry will playing in the event this year. Read More

Finalists Announced! Christian Films Competing for $101,000 Grand Prize: Vision Forum Ministries is pleased to announce the feature finalists and semi-finalists for the 2009 San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival Jubilee Awards. Each of these films will compete for category awards, for the Audience Choice Award, and for the largest single film festival grand prize of its kind in America — the $101,000 Best of Festival Jubilee Award. Read More

The 2009 Christian Filmmakers Academy: Join America’s premiere training academy for Christian filmmakers and culture changers. Learn from a distinguished faculty and top independent filmmakers. Receive specialized training in the writing, directing, producing, financing and marketing of independent Christian films. Participate in hands-on training... Read More

Iona’s Gospel Lightby Dr. Joseph C. Morecraft, III, August 6, 2008: Iona sent missionaries throughout Europe, to the Mediterranean Sea, to the equator, through the travels of Brendan, to Iceland, and to North America. The global advancement of Christ’s kingdom that these Ionan missionaries helped to bring about transformed the world, and their amazing story is one that we should joyfully proclaim throughout the generations. Read More

Journey to the End of the Earthby Douglas Phillips, Esq., August 5, 2008: He was a young man in his early twenties when Joe uncovered the truth behind an ancient mountain legend. He had heard tales of mysterious rock scribblings hidden in the West Virginia foothills, and, after finding them, he would journey years later to a remote island in search of their source. Learn the story of how courage and Gospel hope launched a thousand ships and changed the world. Read More

From This Moment Onby Dr. Joseph C. Morecraft, III, July 28, 2008: With the families of the 2008 Scotland Faith and Freedom Tour gathered around, Dr. Joseph Morecraft shared these poignant remarks at the Martyrs’ Monument to the Scottish Covenanters, located in Greyfriars’ Kirkyard in Edinburgh. He urged that the Covenanters’ great sacrifice would compel those present to pray, “O Lord, from this moment on — at Greyfriars — I want to be holy and only Yours.” Read More

God’s Word Championed in Bransonby Douglas Phillips, Esq., July 23, 2008: Last week, approximately two thousand Christians came as families to Branson, Missouri, for an historic joint conference between Answers in Genesis, Vision Forum Ministries, and Voddie Baucham Ministries. God’s Word was championed as the foundation for Creation, culture, Christian apologetics, and family reformation. Read More

The True Foundation for Scotland’s Great Pastby Bill Potter, July 14, 2008: We are fond of talking about stones of remembrance, but who has more of them than Scotland? It is the goal and hope of we who possess Christ, the Eternal Cornerstone, to make the stones of the cities and fields of Scotland live again in order to learn the lessons God would have for our generation Read More

The Tide is Turningby Lael Weinberger, June 18, 2008: More than one hundred men from across the nation — attorneys, law students, businessmen, pastors, fathers and sons — recently gathered in Fredericksburg, Virginia, for the 2008 Witherspoon School of Law and Public Policy. Both the faculty — including Col. John Eidsmoe, Chief Justice Roy Moore, and the Honorable Howard Phillips — and the students shared a common goal: to reclaim the field of law for God’s glory. Read More

Special Appeal: Help the Botkin Family Bring a Gospel Message of Family Discipleship to Europe: The Geoff Botkin family has received just under a dozen important requests to speak at key locations in Scotland and England. My personal goal is to help them raise the 19,400 British pounds needed for a significant missionary journey that will illustrate the valuable lessons of biblical daughterhood, family discipleship, multigenerational faithfulness, and visionary parenting. Read More

A Puritan Family Reformationby Scott Brown, May 24, 2008: On May 9-11, over a hundred people gathered in Wake Forest, North Carolina, for the Puritan Family Reformation Conference. At the conference, we sought not only to document the historical and theological marks of this family reformation, but we also highlighted families whose testimonies exemplified this teaching, including those of Jonathan Edwards and Matthew Henry. Read More

Join Fathers and Sons for Mountain Experience: The father and son relationship is one of the defining relationships in the universe. Join Doug Phillips, Geoffrey Botkin, and “Little Bear” Wheeler on August 9-12 as they explore the power of this pivotal relationship during the 2008 Father and Son Retreat at Colorado’s beautiful Crooked Creek Ranch. Fathers and sons will hear thought-provoking messages that are designed to instill vision and will also participate in exciting outdoor activities. Read More

Prepare Yourself to Speak in the Gatesby Douglas Phillips, Esq., March 20, 2008: God has called men to rise to leadership in the family, the church, and the state. The 2008 Witherspoon School on Law and Public Policy will feature a distinguished faculty and will include important training on the biblical foundations of law and public policy and the relationship of Christianity to the Constitution and the American legal system. In addition, our special symposiums will address the defining issues of the 2008 elections, the future of the Second Amendment, and the defense of the local church. Read More

A Night to Remember: The evening of April 14, 1912, was both the darkest and brightest night in modern maritime history. Even as 1,522 drowned in the icy waters of the North Atlantic, brave men and boys on board the Titanic saved hundreds of other lives by honoring the command “women and children first,” giving their own lives in exchange. Join us on April 14, 2008 for a special evening of tribute as we honor the sacrifice of these noble men. Read More

Christian Filmmakers to Receive the Top Cash Prize in World: The San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival (SAICFF) has unveiled plans to give more than $100,000 to their annual “Best of Festival” Jubilee winner, the single largest cash prize in the world to be awarded by any film festival — secular or Christian. Doug Phillips, founder of the SAICFF, made the announcement earlier today at an official press conference at the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) Convention in Nashville, Tennessee. Read More

Witherspoon School to Address Election Year Issues: The year 2008 may prove to include the most significant Witherspoon School of Law and Public Policy of the last decade. This “election year,” Witherspoon will address many of they key legal, ethical, and political issues facing the nation and the Church as America prepares to elect and install a new political regime. Read More

Lasting Reformation: May God Make it So: Over six hundred participants descended on Wake Forest, North Carolina for the NCFIC’s final regional conference for 2007. The conference — which focused on the reformation of church and home — included church leadership teams wanting to transition their churches to a more family integrated model, church planting teams from around the country, as well as individuals desiring a better understanding of biblical home and church life. Read More

San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival Announces 2007 Jubilee Award Winners: More than eleven hundred participants representing states from Florida to Washington and foreign countries from Scotland to Nigeria were on hand for the presentation of the Jubilee Awards during closing ceremonies at the fourth annual San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival held this last weekend. The top winner received a $10,000 grand prize. Read More

God’s Design for Church and Home: There is a new breed of pastor in this country — men who are not swayed by paycheck or peer pressure. There are hundreds of courageous, God-fearing pastors afoot in this nation, and they fear neither man nor mammon, for they have risked everything — all money and relationships and comforts — for faithfulness. Read More

Christian Filmmakers to Discuss the Influence of Disney on American Culture: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas, October 16 — Christian filmographers will be taking a hard look at the influence of Disney on American culture as part of the Third Annual Christian Filmmakers Academy to be held October 22-24 in San Antonio, Texas. Read More

Dr. D. James Kennedy is with Jesus Christ in Heavenby Douglas Phillips, Esq., September 5, 2007: Once again, the Christian community has lost a giant of the Faith. Dr. D. James Kennedy died at his home just after 2 a.m. this morning. More than anything, Dr. Kennedy must be remembered as a preacher of the Gospel and of Christ crucified. But he was also one of the men who left the most significant and lasting influences on the Church in America during the last quarter of the twentieth century. He dedicated his life to fighting for the Lordship of Christ. We would be well-served to embrace the best examples of this from his illustrious legacy. Read More

Rich Fellowship and Renewed Visionby Sarah Elizabeth Keen, April 20, 2007: In this brief report, fifteen-year-old daughter Sarah Keen shares her personal observations from the 2007 Father and Daughter Retreat. Miss Sarah writes, “I am thankful to Vision Forum for giving fathers and daugthers a vision for this most special relationship. I know I enjoyed the special time with my daddy! Hope to see you there next year!” Read More

Ninety-Five Years Ago, the World Asked “Why?”by Douglas Phillips, Esq., April 20, 2007: Ninety-five years ago this week, the world was asking fundamental questions with the sinking of the Titanic: “Why would God allow thirteen hundred people to perish in the frozen waters of the North Atlantic ice fields?” Following the murder of thirty-two at Virginia Tech, the world once again is looking for answers. What we must recognize is this: that hope and grace can only be realized when we acknowledge that God is sovereign over all things — and that He works through tragedy to accomplish His purpose for His people. Read More

A Short Window, a Sacred Trustby Lindsay Keen, April 14, 2007: Fathers have a short window of time to prepare their daughters for virtuous womanhood, and they must take seriously this sacred trust. In this report of the 2007 Father and Daughter Retreat, Lindsay Keen relates how this theme and others were powerfully communicated to more than 560 fathers and daughters who gathered at Georgia’s Callaway Gardens. Read More

Panavision Agrees to Sponsor Christian Filmmakers Academy and Train Studentsby Douglas Phillips, Esq., September 19, 2006: Panavision, the motion picture industry’s leading designer, manufacturer, and supplier of high-precision camera systems has joined the San Antonio Christian Filmmakers Academy as a sponsor. We are pleased to announce that, this year, Panavision will be sending James Finn to the Academy to lecture on cinematography and the future of high-definition technologies. Academy faculty believe Panavision is well positioned to take advantage of the emerging markets for the capture of images in digital format and the use of digital technologies for post-production work. Read More

The History and Impact of the Geneva Bibleby Dr. Marshall Foster, September 15, 2006: We at Vision Forum Ministries are greatly heartened that the 1599 Geneva Bible—the Bible carried by the Plymouth Pilgrims and the great English Reformers—is being published once again thanks to the fine work of Tollelege Press. We stand in support of their effort to bring this faithful translation of God’s Word and incomparable study Bible to Christians of the twenty-first century. And we thank Dr. Marshall Foster for this inspiring and fitting tribute to the history and impact of the Geneva Bible which will be included in the opening pages of this historic reprint. Read More

Why Should I Come?: The San Antonio Christian Film Academy is not just another film school. If you are an aspiring filmmaker, learn ten reasons why you should consider attending our distinct event. Producing Christian films is not for the faint of heart. If you think you have a place in cinema, you need a sense of responsibility and the leadership skills you will learn at the Academy. Find out if you’ve got what it takes to wrestle tigers, harpoon sharks, and believe the Bible. Read More

The Message of the Mayasby Michael Billings, August 3, 2006: At Vision Forum Ministries’ History of the World Mega-Conference, Doug Phillips shared a powerful message entitled, “A Terrifying Beauty: The Message of the Mayas” wherein he told the story of an ancient nation whose scientific and aesthetic ability was remarkably advanced, yet who sacrificed their children. Could America go the way of the Mayas? Read More

Ordinary, Yet Faithfulby Hannah Zes, August 3, 2006: Throughout all of history, the people of God have triumphed in advancing His Kingdom. Their vision extended far beyond their own lifetime, and we have been blessed because of it. Yet many of those whom God has used to bring about His mighty plan of redemption have been ordinary — seemingly insignificant believers who He raised up for a critical hour. Read More

History with Hands and Feet, Heart and Soulby Scott Brown, August 3, 2006: I was a history major in college, and I cannot tell you how many hours I spent reading book after book and listening to lecture after lecture where there was no understanding of the meaning of history. We students were thus bored to tears. Not so with Vision Forum’s History of the World Mega-Conference. It was history, but with hands and feet, heart and soul. Read More

The Message of History: Kiss the Sonby Matthew L. Chancey, August 3, 2006: In Genesis, we read of the fall of man. Adam and Eve were assured that the Redeemer of mankind, the very Son of God Himself, would be born through the woman and crush the head of the serpent. A war was thus inaugurated, the battlefield the soul of man. Ever since then, every nation on earth has had to make one of two choices: kiss the Son or serve the serpent. Read More

A Feast for the Mind and Soulby Allen Wolfe, August 3, 2006: We’ve all enjoyed those moments when we are leaning back in a great restaurant with family and friends after having sufficiently stuffed ourselves on our favorite dishes. That’s what the History of the World Mega-Conference was like — intellectual meal after meal, day after day. Read More

History Under Godby Sarah Zes, August 3, 2006: “History under God,” Rushdoony wrote, “rests in total meaning and purpose and gives man a glorious inheritance and destiny.” In this article, Miss Sarah Zes explains how this principle was powefully communicated by the speakers who take the stage at Vision Forum’s recent History of the World Mega-Conference. Read More

Discipleship and Dominion: A Hopeful View of Historyby Tait Zimmerman, August 3, 2006: A proper understanding of the past, present, and future is crucial to laying the foundation for effective dominion-taking and a multi-generational vision. Looking at the past, we are encouraged as we see God’s faithfulness and providential hand towards those who seek after His ways and do His will. In the present, we labor diligently in obedience with the hope that we run not as one beating against the air, but in assurance of future success. Read More

No Missing Linksby Marc Moss, August 3, 2006: As Christians, we are barraged with the incredulity of the world as is marvels that we “still believe” in a universal flood, or the Tower of Babel, or creation according to Genesis instead of Darwinian evolution. When offered the opportunity to express our rationale for our views, we often fall into an emotional defense because we lack a grasp of the Big Picture of a young world history. The History of the World Mega-Conference filled in the missing links. Read More

A Historic Conference on Providential History: They came from Australia and New Zealand and Japan, from Hawaii and Florida, and from Alaska and California to attend Vision Forum Ministries’ History of the World Mega-Conference this month. Nearly one thousand home educators, Christian school students, moms and dads, and children came to hear one dozen scholars present sixty-eight lectures on diverse subjects covering more than six thousand years of earth history. Read More

A Night to Rememberby Bill Potter, April 21, 2006: On April 14, 1912, the R.M.S. Titanic struck an iceberg while traversing the waters of the North Atlantic. The disaster claimed the lives of 1,523 souls. Yet in the midst of the tragedy, men sacrificed their lives so that women and children might live. On April 14, 2006, the Christian Boys’ and Men’s Titanic held their tenth annual Titanic Dinner in honor of these brave men. Read More

Providential Fathers, Victorious Daughtersby Sarah Zes, April 14, 2006: The Lord is turning the hearts of fathers to their daughters and the hearts of girls to their daddies. Nowhere was this more evident than in Pine Mountain, Georgia where nearly five hundred fathers and daughters gathered for Vision Forum Ministries’ 2006 Father and Daughter Retreat. Read More

A Retrospective on 2005, A Vision for 2006by Douglas Phillips, Esq., December 22, 2005: In 2005, the Vision Forum team collectively traveled more than a quarter of a million miles around the world. Read Doug Phillips’ retrospective on 2005 along with the outreach plans that Vision Forum Ministries has put before the Lord for 2006. Read More

Our American Birthrightby Roy S. Moore, August 20, 2004: One nation under God was their cry and declaration, Upon the law of Nature’s God they built a mighty Nation. For unlike mankind before them who had walked this earthen sod, These men would never question the Sovereignty of God. Read More

Baby William Updateby Douglas Phillips, Esq., September 4, 2003: Two years ago I would have never thought to ask God for a special-needs child and the heart-wrenching months of trial and tears after his birth. But now, I would never trade William for ten thousand “normal” babies! Read More

Who Is America’s Sovereign?by The Honorable Howard Phillips, August 20, 2003: Those who framed our great Constitution acknowledged that, as God’s creatures, we must hold the Federal government accountable to us, so that, as God’s stewards, we can be accountable to Him. That is our duty, and the Constitution recognizes the fact of the duty we owe our Creator and provides the means for us to do our duty. Read More

A Glorious Week in New Englandby Hannah Zes, March 13, 2003: What a glorious week it was for me to walk the beautiful autumn-arrayed grounds of New England that had, three and four hundred years prior, been tread by a more noble band of self-sacrificing men and women. Each day I was challenged as I gleaned truth from yourself and the other well-spoken guides, and each day my theology was strengthened, my love for history increased, and I departed with a greater desire to know more. Read More

Home School Mission to Japan: In March 2001, Doug Phillips joined CHEA of Japan as keynote speaker for the first-ever national Christian home school evangelism tour in the 1,600-year history of the nation. Joined by his wife and two sons, Doug preached a message of family revival, the blessing and necessity of home education, and the turning of the hearts of fathers to their families. Read More

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