NEWS STORY
RNS-VANIMPE-OBIT: Jack Van Impe, end-times preacher and televangelist, dies at 88
(RNS) — Jack Van Impe, a televangelist who spent decades warning viewers that the end of the world might come at any moment, died this weekend. He was 88. Van Impe and his wife, Rexella, co-hosted a long running television series that mixed Bible teaching with news headlines, linking current events to Bible prophecies. By Bob Smietana. 400 words. (category: a)
COMMENTARY
RNS-Jackson-Oped: Dr. King in today’s America
(RNS) — In this time of remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, we should remember him not as a celebrity but, as he called himself, as a drum major for justice. Dr. King had a dream, but he was much more than a dreamer. He helped transform America, yet he never held a public office nor amassed a great fortune. He was a bold leader, a committed organizer, and he wasn’t tranquil. He forced America to look at hard truths and grim realities that most preferred not to face. By Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. and Grace Ji-Sun Kim. 700 words. (category: k)
