Kevin W Mannoia

The Rev. Kevin W. Mannoia has resigned as president of the National Assn. of Evangelicals, saying that he had lost the confidence of the executive committee of the nation's largest evangelical organization after two years at the helm. Mannoia said some of his organizational changes had introduced "stresses." They included moving the NAE headquarters from Wheaton, Ill., to Azusa, Calif.

The Rev. Kevin W. Mannoia has resigned as president of the National Assn. of Evangelicals, saying that he had lost the confidence of the executive committee of the nation's largest evangelical organization after two years at the helm. Mannoia said some of his organizational changes had introduced "stresses." They included moving the NAE headquarters from Wheaton, Ill., to Azusa, Calif.

To feel good and look good, Americans spend millions each year on everything from tummy tucks to health club memberships. Through it all the mantra is exercise and diet. Now, with the Christian penitential season of Lent fast approaching, millions of the faithful are preparing to go on a diet for God. The goal is not to lose weight or to indulge one's vanity but to practice a spiritual discipline--one that believers say sharpens their awareness of God and God's purpose in their lives.