Archive for May, 2013
Devotion
Word from Scotland-Having Found Christ, Andrew Goes To Find For Christ
Having Found Christ, Andrew Goes To Find For Christ (Study 10) In John Chapter 1 and at verse 35, we read of two men searching for Jesus Christ and they find Him.
Ethiopia imprisons Christian accused of defacing Quran
Islamic principles govern Somali region in southern part of country.
Apologetics
Question of the week-What does it mean to be a living sacrifice?-GotQuestions.org
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News
Religious people, churches are vulnerable to fraud
Religious people are more vulnerable to fraud than others, and churches provide a favorable opportunity for scams, a study indicated. This is mentioned in the book, American Grace: How Religion Unites and Divides Us, by Notre D...
Arts & Culture
Joel Osteen’s newest book shares his personal Christmas memories
Bestselling author and megachurch preacher Joel Osteen has written 19 books about inspiration and teaching but his latest tome, “The Christmas Spirit,” takes a more personal path. In his newest book Osteen, senior p...
Iraq arrests militant leader, 11 others linked to church attack
Iraq arrested recently the leader of a Muslim extremist group along with 11 others who are linked to the hostage taking and attack on a cathedral that left 44 Christians dead, including two priests last month. General Ahmed Abu...
Churches globally support South Korea, pray for peace
Churches across the world and in South Korea are praying for peace even as they protest against the recent attack by North Korea of a South Korean island which left four people dead. Rev. Des van der Water, general secretary of...
News
Lutheran World Foundation installs first Latin American as new general secretary
For the first time, the Lutheran World Foundation installed recently a Latin American as its new general secretary in the chapel of the Ecumenical Center in Geneva, Switzerland. Rev. Martin Junge, a 48-year-old Chilean will, a...
Arts & Culture
Hitchens outscores Blair in Munk Debate about religion
Dubbed the voice of atheism, Christopher Hitchens recently won a debate against former Prime Minister Tony Blair in the Munk Debate series held in Toronto, Canada. The motion for the debate, which was organized by the Aurea Fo...
News
China’s newest bishop faces possible excommunication
A newly-ordained bishop in China may be excommunicated because he was proclaimed without papal approval by China’s state-run Catholic Church. According to BBC News, Pope Benedict XVI learned of the ordination of Bishop Joseph G...