Monthly Archives: July 2012
Stephen Covey, ‘7 Habits’ author, dies at 79
STEPHEN R Covey, author of the best-selling 'The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People', died on Monday at a hospital in Idaho Falls, Idaho, due to complications from a bicycle accident in April, according to his family.
Brazil’s ‘March for Jesus’ Makes History
CHRISTIANITY is also the fastest growing religious segment in Brazil and a Pew study found that as of 2011, Brazil is the world's second most Christian-populated country.
Mizoram churches supported over 2,000 missionaries last year
THE Statistical Abstract of Mizoram 2011, published by Directorate of Economics and Statistics, states that 2,382 missionaries are sponsored by at least eight different church bodies.
Live like you were dying
IT'S no wonder that those left behind are overwhelmed with feelings of depression, shock, anger, hopelessness, and guilt. But what about you? How much time do you spend thinking about your own mortality?
Blasphemy law being considered in Kurdistan
AT one time, the region of Northwestern Iraq was a haven for Christians in the troubled Middle East. Reports two years ago showed that as Christians fled Baghdad, they sometimes headed for Kurdistan.
Boko Haram vows to attack Christians in Nigeria again
NIGERIA'S Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for weekend attacks in Jos, Plateau state. It was the latest outbreak of anger in a violent cycle of aggression and reprisals.
PARENTING gone WRONG?
CREFLO Dollar, one of the most prominent African-American preachers in the US with 30,000 members in the Atlanta area, got the rudest shock of his life when police swooped down on his house and hauled him up for allegedly punching and choking his youngest daughter on June 8.
Woman arrested for striking pastor on head with Bible
A 64-year-old woman is facing an assault charge after allegedly striking a pastor in the head with a Bible during a dispute inside a Baptist church in Tennessee.
Liberty among top 5 homeschool-friendly colleges
THE site ranked 25 schools, identifying three key features that meet the needs of a homeschool graduate: Christian education, socio-political conservatism, and science and faith integration.
American pastor arrested for sex with 14-year-old girl
THE Los Angeles County district attorney's office says 50-year-old Gordon Barrington Solomon was charged Friday with seven counts of committing a lewd act on a child, one count of continuous sexual abuse and one count of oral copulation of a person under age 14.