Poll: Pope Francis Makes Good First Impression on US Catholics
Pope Francis, formally installed on Tuesday as head of the world’s 1.2 billion Roman Catholics, has made a good impression … Read More
Month: March 2013
Dr. Livingstone, I Presume? Missionary Icon Turns 200
When journalist Henry Morton Stanley found the world’s most famous missionary barely alive at the tiny village of Ujiji on … Read More
Before Tim Tebow, There Was Steve Davis
Tragedy struck the Oklahoma football family late Sunday afternoon when former quarterback Steve Davis, 60, was killed in a private … Read More
Young Missionary Discovers Power to Cast Out Demons
Troy had a compelling vision in his heart for the 2012 Transform Outreaches. “I wanted to see the power of … Read More
Let’s Stand Strong With Israel
Did you know that John Winthrop, one of the Puritan fathers, believed that the Plymouth colony was established after the … Read More
Proposition 8 Battle Heats Up as Supreme Court Hearings Loom
Defenders of California’s constitutional amendment protecting marriage filed a reply brief with the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday that concisely answers the arguments … Read More
Palestinians Deface Obama Poster with Swastikas
Palestinian demonstrations against U.S. President Barack Obama’s upcoming regional visit intensified on Monday, with activists in Bethlehem spray painting swastikas … Read More
Another Movie Inspired by ‘Last Temptation of Christ’ Author Underway
Grindstone Pictures has picked up the rights to Christ Recrucified, a 1948 novel by Nikos Kazantzakis (The Last Temptation of … Read More
Bombs Kill 50 on Iraq Invasion Anniversary
A dozen car bombs and suicide blasts tore into Shi’ite Muslim districts across Baghdad and south of the Iraqi capital … Read More
Fmr. Divinity Dean: Pope Open to Charismatics?
Those close to Pope Francis say he is a simple man who will lead the Catholic Church with humility. But … Read More
The Peace of Jerusalem Requires Our Prayers
The Bible instructs us to pray for the peace of Jerusalem (Ps. 122:6). For tens of millions of Christians in America, this admonition means standing for the modern state of Israel and its right to exist in accordance with God’s will and plan.
Yet on a practical level, some Christians find themselves unprepared when confronted by those who cite Israel as an occupying oppressor of the Palestinians or an obstacle to peace due to its failure to return to pre-1967 borders. I often hear believers respond by saying that God gave the land to Abraham’s descendants, not to the Palestinians, and leave it at that.
While this response is certainly accurate, it’s also incomplete. It fails to refute the frequently heard charge that Israel cares more about land than peace, making war inevitable. As Christian leaders, we have the biblical responsibility to respond in full, and the best way to do that is to intentionally educate ourselves on the story of the modern state of Israel. Below, I’ve provided a broad timeline to help us better understand that story.
Carman Takes Street Kid Approach to Fighting Cancer
When Carman was diagnosed with terminal cancer in February, it stunned him. It was sort of like when he was … Read More
Decade After Maluku Massacre, Indonesia Still Dangerous for Christians
More than a decade after the tragic massacre of Christian villagers in Duma in Indonesia’s Maluku Islands, it remains a … Read More
Are You Part of the Modern-Day Daniel Generation?
The History Channel is featuring a new multi-part series entitled The Bible. It is a selection of dramatized Bible stories … Read More
AG Church Plants Invading Red Sox Land With Relevant Gospel
It has been said that planting a Pentecostal church in Boston (in New England) is almost as difficult as finding … Read More
Pilgrims Hope Francis Can Revive Church With Simple Values
Pilgrims who flocked to Rome for the inaugural Mass of Pope Francis on Tuesday had high hopes he can reform … Read More
Pope Calls for Defense of Weakest in Inaugural Mass
Pope Francis inaugurated his papacy on Tuesday with an address calling for the defense of the weakest in society and … Read More
Philadelphia Abortion Doctor on Trial Ran ‘House of Horrors,’ Says Prosecutor
Editor’s Note: This story contains graphic material that may upset some readers. Dr. Kermit Gosnell ran a “house of horrors” … Read More
Russian Orthodox Activists Denounce Evolution at Moscow Museum
Russian Orthodox religious activists festooned a Moscow natural history museum named for Charles Darwin with banners and leaflets denouncing evolution … Read More
Palestinians Deface Obama Poster with Swastikas
Palestinian demonstrations against U.S. President Barack Obama’s upcoming regional visit intensified on Monday, with activists in Bethlehem spray painting swastikas … Read More
Irish Bid to Outlaw Private Abortion Clinics Blocked
An attempt to stop private clinics carrying out abortions in Northern Ireland was blocked last week–even though it won majority … Read More