Monthly Archives: January 2011
‘Less than 10 percent of US churches multiethnic’
THOUGH the Church stands for the body of Christ where every tongue and every tribe will congregate, the reality in the US is different.
Are house churches the next big thing in the US?
IT could be the beginning of a new trend. Mega churches in the US are embracing the idea of expanding their network by planting more house churches.
Pastor Rajan John dedicates book on Sadhu Benny
PASTOR Rajan John of the Lord’s Assembly church in Meenambakkam dedicated the book ‘The flying sadhu of Madras’ during a packed Sunday service on Dec 12.
Egypt recalls envoy to Vatican over Pope remarks
FOREIGN ministry spokesman Hossam Zaki said: “Egypt has asked its ambassador in the Vatican to come to Cairo for consultation after the Vatican’s new statements that touch on Egyptian affairs."
Franklin Graham defends Sarah Palin over US shootings
US evangelist Franklin Graham denounced what he described as ‘outrageous’ attempts by the political left in America to blame Sarah Palin for the Tucson rampage that left six people dead.
‘Unborn twins interact with each other from 14th week’
ITALIAN researcher Dr. Umberto Casteiello of the University of Padova and associates undertook the study to see how twins interacted with each other in their mother’s wombs.
Jesuit priest arrested for removing Muslim girl’s veil
THE PRIEST, identified as only Father Ephraim Baa, is a teacher at St. Xavier’s College in Ranchi. He was arrested after a student, Neha Praveen, complained that the priest forcibly removed her veil.
No name change for YWCA India
THE Indian arm of the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) has no plans to go in for a name change although the charity organization in the UK recently rechristened itself as ‘Platform 51’.
‘To do God’s work, you need to have compassion’
AS many as 12 believers participated in the first Preparatory Meeting for Prospective Evangelists and Missionaries (PM for PEM), a project launched by The Christian Messenger newspaper.
Preparatory meeting for evangelists, missionaries
EVANGELIST Bro N L Hariharan, founder of Cross Blood Foundation, was the key note speaker at the PM for PEM (Preparatory Meeting for Prospective Evangelists, Missionaries) on Jan 8.