• Alabama Megachurch Pastor, Best-Selling Author David Platt Elected President of Southern Baptist International Mission Board

  David Platt, author of best-selling book "Radical" and "Follow Me" and senior pastor of the Brooks Hill Church in Birmingham, Alabama, has accepted Wednesday the role as the president of the Southern Baptist Convention's mission arm, International Mission Board (IMB), the world's largest missionary sending organization.

  

• Jeremy Lin Receives Dream Birthday Presents- Wax Figure at Madam Tussauds, Self Designed 'Kung Fu Linsanity' Collectible Figures

  August 23 is Jeremy Lin's 26th birthday. This year, he received two notable birthday presents that make a statement of his notoriety as America's first Chinese-American NBA basketball player - a collectible figure of him designed by himself and a wax figure unveiled at the wax museum Madam Tussauds on San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf.

  

• In Memory Of James Wright Foley, 'Courageous and Compassionate' American Journalist Murdered by ISIS

  The parents of U.S. journalist James Wright Foley said Wednesday that they believe he had accepted his fate before ISIL militant beheaded him. As Catholic Christians, they testified of their son's courage and believe that "he was a martyr, a martyr for freedom."

  

• Jeremy Lin on Joining LA Lakers after Houston Rockets Trade: 'God Always Has a Perfect Plan'

  NBA basketball star Jeremy Lin officially signed with the Los Angeles Lakers for a one year term, terminating his three year stint early with the Houston Rockets. The subject of the global phenomenon, known as "Linsanity," expressed disappointment in how his time with the Rockets ended, but chose to trust in God's guidance for his life while leaning on his evangelical Christian faith.

  

• Father's Day Bible Verses and Quotes: Christian History, Prayers for Dads, Husbands

  Did you know that there are an estimated 70.1 million fathers across the nation according to a recent U.S. census? While it may seem natural to most that mothers are placed in a higher pedestal than fathers in this society, Father's Day is nevertheless the nation's fifth largest card-sending holiday. For this special day to honor your father, dad-in-law, son-in-laws, and granddads this Father's Day, The Gospel Herald has listed out bible verses that may help you in your card writings and gift id