Archive for May, 2013
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World Vision launches campaign urging leaders to end world hunger
World Vision launched a global campaign today to urge G8 leaders to support policies tackling issues of hunger and food security in anticipation of the upcoming G8 Summit in May.
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Rep. Smith: Chen Guangcheng’s appeal to China’s Premier reasonable
Chen Guangcheng's appeal to China's Premier Wen Jiabao to investigate and hold responsible all corrupt officials who systematically beat and tortured him, his family and friends is a "reasonable demand that the Chinese governme...
Apologetics
Question of the week: Why did Jesus use parables?
Question: “Why did Jesus teach in parables?” Answer: It has been said that a parable is an earthly story with a heavenly meaning. The Lord Jesus frequently used parables as a means of illustrating profound, divine t...
Featured Columns
Word from Scotland: Jesus remains in complete control as He demonstrates humility
In John Chapter 13 and at verse 1 we read of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, and His Men are having their last and final meal together around that table which has become so meaningful to us. Luke, in his Gospel, gives us so much ...
Featured Columns
Keeping the Faith: Evacuate or Evolve
On Sundays you will usually find me in a church somewhere talking about issues of Christian faith. What I talk about, while the details change, is usually along the same theme: God’s love is inexhaustible and that love – demons...
News
Opposition to gay marriage lower in 2012 campaign
Opposition to gay marriage is significantly lower in 2012 compared to the previous two presidential campaigns, a survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press shows.
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Christian’s 6-Year sentence upheld in Egypt
A judge in Upper Egypt has upheld a six-year prison sentence for a Coptic Christian wrongly convicted of “blasphemy” against Islam and inciting sectarian strife, his lawyer said.
Kidnapped Swiss Christian freed amid Mali’s unrest
Separatist Islamist rebels released a Swiss Christian woman kidnapped by a private militia on April 15 amid political turmoil in Timbuktu, Mali, according to a Swiss foreign ministry statement.
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Global Christian leaders denounce attack on Sudan Presbyterian Church
Global Christian leaders are condemning the destruction on 21 April of the Sudan Evangelical Presbyterian Church Bible School in Khartoum, an incident that occurred amidst escalating hostilities between Sudan and South Sudan.
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College activists draw on faith traditions to fight human trafficking
For two years of her life, Louise Allison says she looked and felt like trash. She was a straggly-haired teenager sold for sex on Dallas streets. Her traffickers often drugged her and dumped her in a park to await customers.