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The border between the towns cuts through a brick building owned by Wheaton College about a mile east of its main campus.

Archaeological, Prophetic, and Manuscript Evidences The Bible has been abused, criticized and scorned more than any other book in history. Many attack it Are there reasons why intelligent, educated persons continue to adhere to biblical inspiration? Is there a rational basis for such a belief? I provide many such (and varied) reasons.

Melvin E. Banks Sr., the founder of Urban Ministries, Inc., the largest independent, African American-owned and operated Christian media and publishing company, passed away Saturday at 86. 

(Urban Faith) — Banks revolutionized Bible study by portraying positive images of African Americans in the biblical experience.

When contextualizing Scripture was controversial, he said “the bottom line is Jesus.” Daniel Silliman| Image: Urban Ministries, Inc. Melvin E. Banks, founder of the largest black Christian publishing house in the United States, died on February 13 at age 86. Banks started Urban Ministries Inc. in the basement of his home in Chicago in 1970, focusing on Sunday school curriculum and Bible study materials for African American Christians. The ministry grew to serve more than 50,000 black churches. Banks contextualized Scripture to show its relevance to contemporary African ...