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20-590: In 1997, an article by World Magazine accused the NIVi of being "a feminist seduction of the evangelical church". This led to a protest in evangelical circles, led by James Dobson . A meeting led by Dobson released the Colorado Springs Guidelines , a set of guidelines on gender in Bible translation. Despite some evangelicals coming to the defense of the NIVi, Zondervan responded by not releasing

40-685: A 30-minute daily podcast. Slife left the program in May 2017 and was replaced as co-host by Mary Reichard. Swannanoa River The Swannanoa River flows through the Swannanoa Valley of the region of Western North Carolina , and is a major tributary to the French Broad River . Its headwaters arise in Black Mountain, North Carolina ; however, it also has a major tributary near its headwaters: Flat Creek, which begins on

60-859: A different city. In 2008, World switched from publishing weekly to biweekly. That same year Eicher was succeeded by Kevin Martin. In July 2011, World moved its office from Innsbruck Mall in Asheville to a former bank building at Biltmore Village . World magazine received national media attention in 2009, when its then features editor Lynn Vincent was chosen to collaborate on former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin 's memoir, Going Rogue: An American Life . In 2012, World began referring to itself as World News Group , which includes its print, digital, and broadcast properties. In 2014, Nick Eicher became Chief Content Officer, responsible for all editorial content for

80-511: A much wider, oval-shaped base. The mound was rediscovered in 1984. It was first excavated in a more than two-year project by a team from Appalachian State University , beginning in 2000. The river is 22 miles or 35 kilometers long, and it flows entirely within the geographical boundaries of Buncombe County . It is a valuable resource to the county, providing drinking water to the Asheville metropolitan area, and numerous recreational opportunities. In September 2004, extremely heavy rains from

100-552: A shakeup at the suburban Chicago megachurch. The article written by freelance writer Julie Roys included detailed information on financial mismanagement and a culture of deception and intimidation at the church. On February 13, 2019, the elders of the church announced the firing of MacDonald. World ' s digital properties are headed by Executive Editor Mickey McLean. The World website includes daily news stories, including daily news briefs called "The Sift," weekly news roundups and editorial cartoons . World's magazine content

120-516: Is also available through its apps for iOS , Android , and Amazon Kindle devices. On August 6, 2011, World launched a weekly two-hour radio news program called The World and Everything in It . Hosted by then-executive producer Nick Eicher and senior producer Joseph Slife, the program aired weekends on U.S. stations and featured reports, interviews, and analysis from the organization's editorial team. In May 2013, The World and Everything in It became

140-550: Is one of Christian evangelical Protestantism . Each issue features both U.S. and international news, cultural analysis, editorials and commentary, as well as book, music and movie reviews. World ' s end-of-the-year issue covers stories from the previous year, obituaries, and statistics. World was launched by Joel Belz in 1986 as a publication of The Presbyterian Journal , a theologically conservative magazine founded in 1942. However, due to low readership and financial difficulties, The Presbyterian Journal cancelled

160-733: The Swannanoa River during Hurricane Helene . World News Group's editorial staff is led by co-Chief Content Officers, Lynn Vincent (also the executive editor of WORLD Magazine) and Nick Eicher. In addition, an editorial council provides direction for organization's editorial efforts. The current members of the editorial council are Brian Basham (Program Director-WORLD Watch), Paul Butler (Executive Producer-WORLD Radio), Rebecca Cochrane (Editorial Director-God's World News), Leigh Jones (Executive Editor-Feature), Tim Lamer (Executive Editor—Commentary); Lynde Langdon (Executive Editor—News), and Mickey McLean (Executive Editor-WORLD Digital), along with

180-615: The C Street scandals using the word 'scandal' and argues that The Family subscribes to a, quote, 'muddy theology' and it harbors, quote, 'a disdain for the established church.'" The magazine reported that Christian apologist and conservative political commentator Dinesh D'Souza had shared a hotel room with his fiancée prior to filing for divorce from his previous wife. After World broke the story, D'Souza resigned as president of New York's The King's College in response. In December 2018, World ' s investigative report on Harvest Bible Chapel and its pastor, James MacDonald , led to

200-469: The NIVi in the United States. One of the criticisms was that the word man was replaced by a variety of words in a very mechanical way ("anyone", "person" etc.) even in passages where clearly a man was indicated. This lent credibility to the criticism that this was a feminist translation with the need to strip the translation of as many occurrences as possible of the word man . A modified edition

220-644: The addition of "Today's". This was also discontinued, with a slightly toned-down version of the TNIV being published as the New International Version in 2011. World Magazine World (often stylized in all-caps as WORLD ) is a monthly Christian news magazine , published in the United States by God's World Publications, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization based in Asheville , North Carolina . World ' s declared perspective

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240-562: The co-CCOs. Unlike World' s business staff, which works almost entirely in Asheville, the majority of its editorial and production staff live elsewhere. World has received positive critical commentary from the New York Times regarding its investigative reporting on controversies within the evangelical Christian community. In an August 29, 2009, cover story, World reported on the C Street Center in Washington, D.C., and

260-525: The confluence Untokiasdiyi , meaning "where they race." They used it as a meeting place and area of competitive ritual games. Under pressure from European-American settlers, the Cherokee ceded their land here in 1819. This site near the Swannanoa River was later abandoned and became overgrown. At one time there was plowing in the area, reducing the height of the mound, but it is distinguished by

280-588: The early 21st century, the mound was started by indigenous people between 400 and 550CE, with the second to last stage of the mound built about 580-600CE. It was built over a Connestee Phase habitation (built during the Pisgah phase ) in the Middle Woodland period. The historic Cherokee people occupied this area, which is part of their traditional homeland in this region. The mound has been identified as an area of feasting. The Cherokee called this site near

300-817: The organization. WorldMag.com launched in September 2004 (the website switched to WNG.org in 2021). In 2021, Marvin Olasky resigned as editor-in-chief of World. He said he received an effective "vote of no confidence" when the magazine's board went ahead with creating a conservative opinion section on the magazine's website. He said he opposed turning the magazine into yet another conservative commentary outlet. In July 2024, World changed its magazine from printing biweekly to monthly. Three months later, in late September, World 's two office buildings in Biltmore Village were flooded by up to six feet of water from

320-452: The publication that June. Belz convinced the board of The Presbyterian Journal to shut down operations and reallocate its resources to World , which relaunched in 1987. It started with about 5,000 subscribers and the publishers initially requested donations in every issue to stay afloat. At its peak, World had a circulation exceeding 160,000. In 2005, Nick Eicher replaced Joel Belz as CEO and World considered moving its headquarters to

340-628: The remnants of Hurricane Frances and Hurricane Ivan caused the Swannanoa to flood , causing major damage to the Biltmore Village section of Asheville, and to the other communities that it flows through. In September of 2024, the river overflowed into Asheville resulting in devastating floods due to Hurricane Helene . (Not necessarily in order.) This article about a location in Buncombe County , North Carolina

360-506: The secretive organization behind it, the Fellowship , a.k.a. "The Family". Scott Horton of Harper's Magazine praised the piece, saying the magazine's "attitude is critical and exacting. The piece looks like serious journalism, much like the publication's exposé work on Ralph Reed and other scandals in the past." Rachel Maddow , on her August 17, 2009, show said, "The article exposes The Family's mysterious money trail and describes

380-471: The slopes of Mount Mitchell . The Swannanoa River ends at its confluence with the French Broad, now within the grounds of the 8,000-acre Biltmore Estate in Asheville . The estate encompasses numerous ancient Native American sites, including an earthwork platform mound , now known as Biltmore Mound , that is located south of the Swannanoa River. Based on evidence from excavations conducted there in

400-500: Was published in 1999. Typical of the changes was Leviticus 15:2-15, where "man" was restored in the 1999 edition, as the passage clearly concerned males. Also a John 17:6-26 speech of Jesus was indented in the 1999 edition, following the indentation of similar passages in the gospel. In 2002 Today's New International Version (TNIV) was published for the English-speaking world as a replacement, but differing in its title with

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