Monthly Archives: August 2013
New book ‘Perfect’ tells about building intimacy with God
GOD wants an intimate relationship with each of His children. And an intimate relationship with God is what we all need. He has chosen to build His kingdom through His people, and He works best in those who are most intimate with Him. Perfect* explains how the Model Prayer nourishes that kind of intimacy.
BJP govt in MP orders madrassas to teach Bhagwad Gita
MADHYA Pradesh's BJP-run government has ordered state-funded schools and even madrassas to introduce stories from the Bhagwad Gita in junior classes, triggering a storm in the Muslim community.
Pope Francis reaches out to Muslims during Ramadan
IN message published on Friday, Pope Francis took the rare step of personally expressing his “esteem and friendship” to the world’s Muslims as they prepare to celebrate the end of the Ramadan fast.
Survey: Non-Churchgoers favor a more religious America
ACCORDING to a Gallup poll released in May, a whopping 75 percent of Americans think the U.S. would be a better place to live if more people were religious—even though many of those surveyed reported they don't attend church themselves.
Syrian Christian towns emptied by sectarian violence
TENS of thousands Syriac Christians – members of the oldest Christian community in the world – have fled their ancestral provinces of Deir al-Zour and Hasakah in northeastern Syria, residents have said.
Jesus Christ needs followers, not pulpit-lovers!
By Robin Sam
GREETINGS to you in the Name of Jesus Christ who gave us this wonderful and comforting promise in Matthew 28:20 “I am...
Achieving the Great Commission in our generation
By Don Fanning
UNTIL the mid-20th century the term ‘missionary’ was enviable and honorable as someone willing to give up everything in their life to...
Greg Laurie on the message America hasn’t heard yet
PASTOR Greg Laurie on Sunday shared about the essence of the Book of Jonah, telling his congregation at Harvest Church in Riverside, Calif., that...
Can a nation be saved in a day? Honduras says, ‘Yes’
CAN a nation be saved in a day? Thousands of American missionaries joined with Latin American believers to prove this prophecy of the prophet Isaiah in the Old Testament. (Isaiah 66:8)
‘In Christ Alone’ hymn writers won’t change lyrics for Presbyterian church
THE popular hymn 'In Christ Alone' won't appear in the new hymnal of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) because hymn writers Keith Getty and Stuart...