Afghan Leader wants Christians executed
Christians in Afghanistan are concerned following last weeks threats on the parliament floor. According to the Associated Press, Parliamentarian Abdul Satter Khowasi threatened to execute Afghan’s with Muslim-background’s who have become believers in Jesus Christ. He was responding to television broadcast reports showing Christian men being baptized and praying in Farsi. Greg Mussleman with Voice [...]
Haggard Is Back – And I’m OK with that
Ted Haggard announces the Start of a new church in Colorado Springs
Ted Haggard, who was banished from his church in 2006 after a gay sex scandal, is back in his home town today announcing the start of a new church. Haggard made the announcement Wednesday during a news conference at his home with his wife and three sons standing with him three weeks after filing incorporation [...]
Claims of Deity
What did Jesus say about Himself?
Of the reasons the religious leaders sought to kill Jesus, one was His work on the Sabbath day. It seems far from a logical reason that one should seek death for an individual, but in Jesus’ day, breaking the Sabbath was an unpardonable offense. When confronted by the religious leaders concerning His work on the [...]
Social Church
The Church and the New World of Social Media
Of the changes which the church has seen within the 21st century, the rise of social media in culture will probably be looked upon as one of the most drastic changes to the way people communicate. Things have changed! Even in my generation, we’ve seen the mega-large cell phone’s of the 1980′s & early 90’s [...]
Church Negligence
Church sued over not catching a woman "slain in the spirit"
The Lansing State Journal is reporting that the Michigan Supreme Court has ruled 5-2 in favor of Judith Dadd, a woman who sued a church and its pastor after she was injured when no one caught her fall after she was “overcome by the spirit of the Lord” during a service. The Lansing State Journal [...]
On Health Care Reform
What do you think about the changes at hand?
President Obama signed into law the health care reform bill this morning, which is being called a historic reform of the nation’s health care system. Understandably, the bill is met with both enthusiasm and fear. What does this bill mean for you? How quickly will the bill change the way health care is performed? A [...]
Lost Jewish tribe ‘found in Zimbabwe’
Steve Vickers ("BBC," March 8, 2010)
Harare, Zimbabwe – The Lemba people of Zimbabwe and South Africa may look like their compatriots, but they follow a very different set of customs and traditions. They do not eat pork, they practice male circumcision, they ritually slaughter their animals, some of their men wear skull caps and they put the Star of David [...]
Ministry vs. Marriage
Can you really serve God while neglecting your marriage commitment?
The recent developments concerning evangelist Benny Hinn and his wife Suzanne has got me thinking. My earlier post concerning this situation called for a bit of honesty from Hinn. I am truly praying that God would restore his marriage and that this situation would end happily, but I’m not too sure that will take place.
Apple pulls the plug on ‘sexy’ iPhone apps
Apple has started banning many iPhone applications that include sexually suggestive material. The Cupertino-based company axed thousands of sexually suggestive applications, after being pressured to do so, but now app developers are upset over what looks to them to be arbitrary standards. Thanks Apple! It was getting kinda raunchy in the app store…Read More
Orissa, “there is no justice for Christians”
Nirmala Carvalho (“AsiaNews,” February 24, 2010) Udaigiri, India – “Christians in the district of Kandhamal are still the innocent victims of intimidation and violence. The government does nothing to help their rehabilitation, after the religious violence in 2008, and they continue to live in fear… Read More
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