Monthly Archives: March 2011
Mission organizations reach out to hurting Japanese
MANY mission organizations are prayerfully developing their strategies to make a difference in Japan, even as the crisis continues to unfold in its many dimensions.
Is Pakistan covering up Christian nurse’s ‘rape case’?
MAGDALENE is the daughter of Ashraf Masih, a poor Christian, who is said to have ‘dreamed of a good future’ for his daughter after her graduation, but then all came crashing down after the alleged rape.
35,000 Malay Bibles’ release only after govt stamp
THE government of Malaysia will release 35,000 Malay-language Bibles that were held up by customs officials but with a caveat – they will not be used for ‘conversion’ in the country.
Was Pak Christian prisoner murdered in jail?
ANOTHER Christian died at the hands of Pakistan’s disputed blasphemy law this week. The cause of death has been deemed a heart attack by the government, but many believe he may have been murdered.
Japanese asking eternal questions after quake, tsunami
“THEIR gods of money, self reliance and even technology have failed them miserably, and they are absolutely shaken to the core and don't know which way to turn,” he said.
‘Love Wins’: Critics pan US pastor’s ‘heretic’ book
TALK about hellfire! One of the nation's rock-star-popular young pastors, Rob Bell, 40, has stuck a pitchfork in how Christians talk about damnation.
MSNBC grills American pastor Rob Bell over ‘heretic’ book
An MSNBC reporter’s interview with well-known pastor Rob Bell has gone viral in the evangelical Internet realm, no doubt because the interviewer - Martin Bashir - asks Bell a series of tough questions.
Raymond Davis release: Pak Christians brace for attacks
PAKISTANI Christians are bracing for possible attacks on their churches following the release of Raymond Davis, a US CIA contractor after a local court acquitted him yesterday of two counts of murder at a hearing held at a prison.
Christian mission rescues girl from prostitution ring in Pune
THE Indian Rescue Mission, an organization that works for the rescue and rehabilitation of minor children, sold, trafficked and forced into prostitution, rescued a 16-year-old girl from a red light district in Pune on March 15.
Pak Christian charged of blasphemy found dead in jail
REPORTS said Qamar David, who had been awaiting appeal against his 2010 conviction, was found dead today in his prison cell in Karachi’s main jail.
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6 essentials to producing fruit in Christian life
One of the greatest concerns of new converts is for the salvation of their loved ones. As a new Christian, my immediate concern was that if my beloved parents or my brother and sister died in their sins, they would go to Hell.
