Is This the Most Unknown Sentence In The New Testament? “For if men do these things when the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?”
One friend, when he has gone on speaking engagements, has read these words and then has asked, “Now where does this sentence come from? Old Testament, New Testament, or William Shakespeare?” The majority have usually been wrong, and yet these words are spoken by Jesus as he approaches Calvary.
Zondervan, a Christian book publisher, will release Sarah Palin’s story for tweens, children aged nine to 12.
The Grand Rapids, Michigan based firm is a division of HarperCollins Publishers. They will publish Speaking Up: The Sarah Palin Story under its
The book will form part of a series of biographies of different Christians who have made a difference in the world for the same age market. It aims to feature Christians who are active in the world and prominent in the news, Anchorage Daily News said.
Christian leaders expressed support recently for President Barack Obama’s call for immigration reform.
Recently, Hispanic and African-American pastors coalesced including the National Baptist Convention, USA; Esperanza for America; the Progressive National Baptist Convention; and the African Methodist Episcopal Church, the Christian Post said.
Christian Leaders support Obama’s call for immigration reform
Derrick Harkins, 19th Street Baptist Church senior pastor in Washington D.C. said, “Immigrants are not taking our jobs or public resources. The reality is that we are unified across ethnic and racial lines. We will not waver as we pursue justice on this human rights issue of our day,” the Christian Post said.
Krista Tippett, 49, is widely identified with her radio program, “Speaking of Faith,” a program that has beat the odds in more ways than one.
First, when she first proposed the idea as a radio program nobody believed in it, and there initially were no takers.
However today, “Speaking of Faith” draws some 600,000 listeners on 240 radio stations nationwide and gets 1.3 million downloads a month, according to The New York Times.
Second, Tippett talks about faith and God with an approach that is the antithesis of the fire and brimstone stereotype in religious broadcasting, The New York Times says.
The wildly successful “Lost” ended with a finale recently that was replete with concepts of faith and belief, where all of the show’s main characters–and many from seasons past–meet in a church, then head to the afterlife.
Carlton Cuse, who co-produced the show with Damon Lindeloff said, “The faith axis seems like it’s a big part of the show this year. The show is a reflection of our beliefs,” the New York Daily News reported.
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Openly gay Christian pop star Ray Boltz, after a five-year hiatus, is releasing a new album with the full support of his ex-wife, the New York Times reported recently.
The album, called “True” talks about same-sex marriage(“Don’t Tell Me Who to Love”), among other issues. However, it also shows Boltz’ efforts to reconcile his Christian faith with his gay identity, the New York Times said, quoting his song “Who Would Jesus Love,” the lyrics ask,
Would He only love the ones who looked the same as me
Would He only offer hope when He saw similarity
Even as anti-gay crusader George Rekers admits he traveled to London and Madrid for 10 days with a gay escort named Jo-Vanni Roman, Rekers denied having sex with the 20-year-old. Rekers also denied being gay.
The Miami New Times reported that Rekers found Roman on the gay escorting site RentBoy.com.
Roman was paid $75 a day, plus travel expenses. Part of his job was to give Rekers daily sexual body massages.
However Rekers, a Baptist minister and proponent of gay-to-straight conversion therapy, said on his blog that he had recently had surgery and required someone to help him carry his luggage.