Supporters of California‘s Proposition 8 are gearing up for a long legal battle over marriage after a federal judge struck down the voter-approved gay marriage ban in August. A hearing before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals is scheduled for December, with briefs beginning this month. But both opponents and defenders of Proposition 8 expect […]
When Pakistan experienced the worst monsoon flooding in 80 years this summer, humanitarian groups—both Christian and non—rushed to send aid. Among them was a small Jerusalem-based Messianic ministry called Keren HaShlichut, which went into the predominantly Muslim nation in September to distribute food and supplies among the more than 20 million people affected by the
One hundred million. That’s how many people are expected to participate in the Day of Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem being held Oct. 3. Organizers—including Eagles’ Wings founder Robert Stearns and Foursquare Church leader Jack Hayford—believe 300,000 churches in 175 nations will join them for what they consider the world’s largest Israel-focused prayer event. They
For Georgian Banov, prophetic evangelism is more than just the latest Christian buzzword. It’s a movement he sees spreading across the body of Christ, a strategy to ignite believers to cast out demons and lay hands on the sick and see them recover. “The goal is to do what Billy Graham did, but not just
Roughly 100 million people worldwide are expected to pray Sunday for the peace of Jerusalem. Organizers say 300,000 churches in 175 nations—including underground congregations in China and the Middle East—will participate in the Day of Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem, which is considered the world’s largest Israel-focused prayer event. Eagles’ Wings founder Robert Stearns,
Family members of a Christian worker who was found dead in a Muslim area in Jharkhand state a day after the Islamic Eid festival said they suspect he may have been murdered by local residents. The body of Shravan Kumar, who had worked with the Gospel Echoing Missionary Society, was found lying in a well
You probably never thought you could help rebuild the earthquake-torn nation of Haiti by purchasing hot sauce. Think again. Churches and other nonprofit organizations are helping to improve Haiti’s economy by purchasing a Haitian-grown pepper sauce called Haiti Is Hot! The Haitian-American-owned company Bel Soley sells the sauce to churches and organizations that commit to
Atlanta megachurch pastor Eddie Long said he plans to fight recent allegations that he coerced several young men into sexual relationships when they were teenagers. “I want you to know, I am not a perfect man, but this thing I’m gonna fight,” Long told his 25,000-member New Birth Missionary Baptist Church Sunday. “And I want
A legislative panel in Nepal has proposed retaining a ban on converting others in the country’s new constitution. Parliament has yet to decide on the proposal, but Christian leaders said they fear it is likely to be approved given that Nepal’s largest political party, led by former Maoist rebels, sympathizes with the deposed king’s wishes
Christians from around the world are gathering in Israel this week to show support for an undivided Jerusalem during the annual Feast of Tabernacles, which began Thursday. The week-long celebration hosted by the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ) also marks the organization’s 30th anniversary, which is to be commemorated Friday with a reception at the
Atlanta megachurch pastor Eddie Long said he categorically denies allegations that he coerced three young men into having sexual relationships with him when they were teenagers. In a statement his attorney read on the Tom Joyner Morning Show Thursday, Long said “ugly charges” made against him and his 25,000-member New Birth Missionary Baptist Church are
Christians joined with Jewish leaders Tuesday to protest the appearance of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the United Nations General Assembly this week. Representatives from the New York Board of Rabbis and Eagles’ Wings’ ministry formed a human chain outside the United Nations building in New York, singing and blowing a shofar to condemn the
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