Monthly Archives: January 2011
Thousands lose homes as floods devastate Sri Lanka
THOUSANDS of people have lost their homes in the devastating floods that have hit Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka has borne the brunt of several major flooding events in the last 12 months.
‘Serial rapist’ targets 6th Christian girl in Pakistan
A Pakistani Muslim, who allegedly sexually assaulted five Christian girls, last month raped a 10-year-old Catholic girl in the Punjab province of that country.
Young Christians don’t want to be ‘evangelical’: report
CHRISTIANS under the age of 25 are less likely to identify themselves as evangelicals, even if they worship at evangelical churches, according to a new report by the Evangelical Alliance (EA).
Asia Bibi faces threat of suicide attack?
ASIA Bibi, the Pakistani Christian woman who triggered a blasphemy furor in that country, is facing a threat of a suicide attack inside a jail, where she is currently lodged.
Egyptian sentenced to death over Coptic Christian killings
THE man, identified as Mohamed Ahmed Hussein, was found guilty of shooting the group outside a midnight Mass for Coptic Christmas in Naga Hamady, southern Egypt.
Tony Blair ‘wobbled’ after reading Bible: former aide
FORMER UK prime minister Tony Blair had a ‘wobble’ on the eve of ordering a bombing raid on Saddam Hussein after a late-night session reading the Bible.
Christian Resources ships Great Crate to India
THE library is expected to provide the much-needed tools for pastors, theology students, and everyday believers to grow in their knowledge of the faith and to disciple others.
Bibles for the World targets Bihar, Haryana
2010 marked the centenary of Watkin Roberts, a missionary who introduced the Gospel of John to the chief of Senvon, a Hmar village.
BBC casts gay slur on King David of the Bible
IN a program on Radio 4, the BBC claimed that young David, one of the most beloved characters in the Bible, had been involved in a homosexual relationship.
Will Sudanese Christians carve out a separate nation?
THE Christian-majority south’s secession would split Africa’s largest country in two and deprive the north of most of its oil fields.
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The Meaning of Life
Philosophers widely recognize that a few “ultimate questions” shape our overall view of life. Those ultimate questions are expressed in various forms, but one common set of questions are those of origin, purpose and destiny.
