Monthly Archives: September 2012

PAUL is convinced that the uniqueness and quality of the transformed life of a believer, in comparison to an unbeliever, should be as opposite as day and night. A person who is not different from an unbeliever has no message to give, and becomes a statement that Christ makes no difference in a life.

She said: “When Christians are subject to insults to their faith, and that certainly happens, we expect them not to resort to violence. When Hindus or Buddhists are subjected to insults to their faiths, and that also certainly happens, we expect them not to resort to violence,” said Clinton. “The same goes for all faiths, including Islam.”

AS rumors of preempt strikes and counter-strikes saturate the news I have been continually asked what Israel will do and when. This is a topic I have written about numerous times but first want to mention how Egypt, Syria, Hezbollah and Hamas’ uncertainty and relationship with Iran might play a role in this.

THE body was buried again on Aug 30 in an older, Christian cemetery that already is full and prone to flooding during monsoons, now in full swing. The new burial plot promptly filled with water.

IRANIAN Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, who was originally sentenced to death in his native country for his Christian faith, was acquitted of apostasy charges and released from custody.

LACK of electricity did not equal a lack of worship in Hurricane Isaac's wake at many of the Southern Baptist churches across New Orleans Sunday, Sept. 2.

WHILE the majority of churchgoers desire to honor Christ with their lives and even profess to think on biblical truths, a recent study found few actually engage in personal reading and study of the Scriptures.

AT “Miracle-Seed Sunday” in Singapore’s New Creation Church last month, the pastor’s sermon was preceded by PowerPoint and video presentations, and donations were overseen by auditors.

ACCORDING to the 2012 Large Church Salary Report by Leadership Network, senior pastor salaries rose about 2 percent per year for the last two years. These pastors were found, for the most part, to be leading growing churches.

PASTOR Curt Teesdale and eight members of Garfield Ridge Baptist Church were handing out scripture and talking to the public about the gospel at a street festival in 2008 when police arrested Teesdale on a charge of trespassing, even though he and his church members were standing on a public street.