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Inspiration & Devotionals :: Fully Rewarded
2007-09-02 10:00:00
Author: NewsFeeder Subject: Fully Reward edPosted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 4:00 am (GMT -4) Fully Rewarded Jill Carattini "The most important thing to be said about awards,” an anonymous voice once uttered, "is that Mozart never got one." The statement draws into sharp distinction the often-troublesome quality about recognition: sometimes the most deserving candidates for praise are overlooked. (And the victim we notice most often is usually ourselves.) By the age of six, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was an accomplished performer and a promising composer. In his lifetime he was commissioned to compose an opera, made a member of an honorary knightly order by the Pope, and was given membership by the Accademia Filarmonica despite their policy requiring candidates to be 20 years old. But he was not rewarded with the pomp and circumstance we might imagine for someone of his rare giftedness. He was not given a lifetime achievement award or presented with anything compara...
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Inspiration & Devotionals :: Defining Secularization
2007-09-02 10:00:00
Author: NewsFeeder Subject: Defining SecularizationPosted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 4:00 am (GMT -4) Defining Secularization Ravi Zacharias One of the symptoms of modern and postmodern change is the large stock of new words, or certainly the new use of old words--terms such as "user-friendly," "downsizing," "multiculturalism," "politically-correct," "homophobic," "postmodern," "poststructuralism," and "deconstruction." If the cartographers of our time are working away furiously to draw up new maps as empires get further subdivided each day, our neologists (those who invent new words) are living at a boom time for their preoccupations. One such word that we are all now accustomed to hearing repeatedly is "secular," or "secularization." I would venture to suggest that we might find ourselves stumbling when asked to define what this word really means. The word itself has a broad sweep, ...
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News & Current Events :: Pentagon Officers Face Discipline for Endorsing Ch
2007-08-27 12:18:00
Author: Eric Subject: Pentagon Officers Face Discipline for Endorsing ChristianityPosted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 6:18 am (GMT -4) Top Pentagon Officers Face Discipline for Endorsing Christianity Ethan Cole Seven high-ranking officers, including four generals, could face discipline for what the Pentagon considers their promotion of Christianity. The Pentagon inspector general found the seven officers to be engaged in misconduct when they appeared in a promotional fundraiser video for the evangelical group Christian Embassy three years ago, according to OneNews Now. Christian Embassy was founded by the late Dr. Bill Bright of Campus Crusade for Christ and ministers to diplomats, government leaders and military officers. The ministry holds prayer meetings each Wednesday morning at the Pentagon. The officers were said to be in uniform at the Pentagon when they expressed military approval and support of the evangelical ministry in the video, according to The Associated Press. T...
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Inspiration & Devotionals :: Worlds Apart
2007-08-27 10:00:00
Author: NewsFeeder Subject: Worlds ApartPosted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 4:00 am (GMT -4) Worlds Apart Jill Carattini Anyone who has ever walked through the halls of the great philosophers, early church fathers, or ancient rhetoricians or ethicists has inevitably stumbled upon the person and work of St. Augustine. In his lifetime, Augustine served as a professor for over a decade, established a school of rhetoric, acted as bishop of Hippo, argued fluently in crucial theological debates, and authored over a hundred separate titles. He was the most quoted theologian throughout the Middle Ages, and is considered a great doctor of the early church. But his theology continued to make an impression on the broader Christian church and later Western thought as well. Augustine is easily considered one of the more influential contributors toward the Western mindset; he was also a favorite theologian among the protestant reformers of the 16th century. Augustine's voice was prominent in ...
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Inspiration & Devotionals :: To the Slaughterhouse
2007-08-27 10:00:00
Author: NewsFeeder Subject: To the Slaughter housePosted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 4:00 am (GMT -4) To the Slaughterhouse I'Ching Thomas A few years ago, while traveling across to Europe in a ferry, we found our bus parked next to a truck. It was one of those trucks where there are two levels of storage space for live animals. This time, it was loaded with sheep. There must have been at least a hundred sheep crammed into that vehicle, all on their way to the slaughterhouse. As I observed the animals, they were behaving rather amusingly--some were sticking out their noses sniffing away, while others were trying to peek out curiously as they experienced the new smells, sights, and sounds that were quite different from their usual farmstead. Little did they know they were on their way to be butchered! In another incident, it was reported a while ago that shepherds in Turkey watched in shock as hundreds of their sheep followed each other over a cliff. It started when one sheep w...
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Inspiration & Devotionals :: Status Confessionis
2007-08-27 10:00:00
Author: NewsFeeder Subject: Status ConfessionisPosted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 4:00 am (GMT -4) Status Confessionis Jill Carattini For the earliest believers, confession was a way remembering all they had witnessed. Before God they declared: "You saw the suffering of our forefathers in Egypt; you heard their cry at the Red Sea. You sent miraculous signs and wonders against Pharaoh.... You made a name for yourself, which remains to this day" (Nehemiah 9:9-10). Before one another they remembered: "We believe that Jesus died and rose again and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him" (1 Thessalonians 4:14). Whereas we might view the confessions of the church today as formal treatises or ancient documents, the intent was the same: We confess what we need to remember, what we long to remember. We confess the promises of God; we confess the actions of God. We confess, and our identity is forged. For what we choose to remem...
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Inspiration & Devotionals :: Grace-full Living
2007-08-27 10:00:00
Author: NewsFeeder Subject: Grace -full Living Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 4:00 am (GMT -4) Grace-full Living Margaret Manning We talk a great deal about grace in the church. We talk about God's grace towards us--grace is God's unmerited favor. We also talk about grace in terms of not getting what we deserve--both in terms of God's wrath against us for our sin, and in terms of the abundance of God's blessing towards us. Each is an example of grace. We also talk about God's grace as it extends to others. Since we are recipients of God's grace, and we don't do anything to deserve that grace, we likewise should extend grace towards one another. Extending grace to one another can take many forms: a non-judgmental attitude, humility, generosity, forgiveness, and demonstrating love. It could be said that demonstrating grace in these many ways reflects a 'grace-filled' life, and 'grace-full' living. But how do we get there? So often we are quick to judge, full of pride ...
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Inspiration & Devotionals :: Weed or Plague
2007-08-27 10:00:00
Author: NewsFeeder Subject: Weed or PlaguePosted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 4:00 am (GMT -4) Weed or Plague Jill Carattini In the 1930's, a vine native to Japan was introduced throughout the United States as a highly effective means for controlling erosion. Forty years later, the USDA officially declared this miracle-vine a weed. While visitors to the South are immediately taken by scenic glimpses of kudzu-blanketed landscapes, natives keep their doors shut to keep the creeping plant from taking over their houses. Growing better in the South than it does even in its native environment, kudzu can grow as much as a foot per day, climbing trees, barns, telephone poles--and anything else that gets in their way. And while these vines actually do help prevent erosion, they also destroy entire forests, wrapping themselves around every inch, smothering every tree from needed sunlight. The chronicles of southern kudzu meet up with a similar story in recent headlines. The article descr...
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Prayer & Blessings :: Call To Prayer for Sunday, August 26, 2007
2007-08-27 10:00:00
Author: NewsFeeder Subject: Call To Prayer for Sunday , August 26, 2007Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 4:00 am (GMT -4) Pray that as children and their family members from around the world visit www.childrensbible.com they will welcome our introduction of Jesus and seek to learn more. For this God is our God for ever and ever; he will be our guide even to the end. Psalm 48:14 Read more... Source: Call To Prayer 24x7 Call To Prayer by International Bible Society_________________*The Post Above Was Automatically Inserted* Although we have thoroughly examined the source of this feed before approving it for automation, we are not responsible for any content from this feed source or their website. If you have any issues with the content of this post, please contact Patrick for a resolution.
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Inspiration & Devotionals :: Daily Manna from the Net for Sunday, August 26
2007-08-27 10:00:00
Author: NewsFeeder Subject: Daily Manna from the Net for Sunday , August 26, 2007Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 4:00 am (GMT -4) 'I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more. But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear him who, after the killing of the body, has power to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him. Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.' Luke 12:4-7 NIV Read more... Source: Daily Manna from the Net [NIV] Daily Scripture reading by International Bible Society_________________*The Post Above Was Automatically Inserted* Although we have thoroughly examined the source of this feed before approving it for automation, we are not responsible for any content from this feed source or their website. If you have any issues with the content of this p...
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News & Current Events :: Morning-After Pill Sales Jump as U.S. Access Eases
2007-08-26 20:47:00
Author: Eric Subject: Morning-After Pill Sales Jump as U.S. Access EasesPosted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 2:47 pm (GMT -4) Morning-After Pill Sales Jump as U.S. Access Eases Lisa Richwine WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sales of the Plan B "morning-after pill" nearly doubled in the past year, exceeding expectations after the U.S. government allowed adults to buy the emergency contraceptive without a prescription. A three-year battle ended last August when the Food and Drug Administration decided that women and men 18 and older could buy the Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc product without a doctor's order if they showed proof of age at a pharmacy. "More women know about it, and it's just becoming much more part of their mainstream reproductive health care," Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards said. Plan B pills contain higher doses of progestin, a hormone used in prescription birth-control pills for 35 years. Two Plan B pills reduce odds of pregnancy by 89 percent...
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News & Current Events :: Closed Churches Find New Roles as Youth Clubs, Con
2007-08-26 20:42:00
Author: Eric Subject: Closed Churches Find New Roles as Youth Clubs , Condos, etc.Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 2:42 pm (GMT -4) Second Acts Closed Churches Discover New Roles as Youth Clubs, Condos and City Offices David Briggs CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio -- Dozens of children chattered with excitement in a space where the faithful of the former Heights United Presbyterian Church once raised their voices in worship. The pews were gone, and the sanctuary had become the Heights Youth Club basketball court. Overseeing the gathering was not a preacher elevated above the congregation, but a former basketball player surrounded by kids eager to have a place to play on a warm summer day. What has not been lost in the transition is a sense of purpose and energy -- some even would say mission -- in this old brick building. "I can't think of a better way if the church could not make it there than to develop a program that would make young people's lives better," said the Rev....
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News & Current Events :: CNN Airs 'One of the Most Distorted Programs' Ever
2007-08-25 21:37:00
Author: Eric Subject: CNN Airs 'One of the Most Distorted Programs ' EverPosted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 3:37 pm (GMT -4) CNN Airs 'One of the Most Distorted Programs' Ever Documentary compares Jews, Christians to Muslim terrorists Aaron Klein JERUSALEM – A CNN special series airing this week entitled "God's Warriors" – produced and anchored by the network's chief international correspondent, Christiane Amanpour – is "one of the most grossly distorted programs" ever aired on mainstream American television, according to a media watchdog report. "God's Warriors" takes up six prime-time hours on CNN this week, airing in three parts at 9 p.m. EST. It started Tuesday and concludes tonight. The first part of the series, "God's Jewish Warriors," compared Jewish and Christian "radicals" to Muslim supporters of suicide terror, presented anti-Israel commentators with no counterbalance, falsely labeled the West Bank as Palestinian...
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News & Current Events :: Malaysian Pastor Vows to Open First Gay-Friendly C
2007-08-25 21:34:00
Author: Eric Subject: Malaysian Pastor Vows to Open First Gay-Friendly ChurchPosted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 3:34 pm (GMT -4) Malaysian Pastor Vows to Open First Gay-Friendly Church Ethan Cole The first and only openly gay pastor in Malaysia said Thursday he will move forward with plans to open the country’s first gay-friendly church despite government opposition. The Rev. Ouyang Wen Feng, an ethic Chinese Malaysian ordained in the United States in May, has called on mainstream churches to not discriminate against homosexuals. “We are going to set up a church just like any other one but the only difference is that we affirm and welcome those who openly declare themselves gays, lesbians or homosexuals,” Ouyang told Agence France-Presse. “We will follow all the rules by applying all the proper licenses. We already have a church of such stature in Singapore and I do not see why we cannot set up one here,” he added. On Aug. 12, the openly gay pastor led a Sunday service attend...
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News & Current Events :: South Korean Hostages Said to be Healthy
2007-08-25 21:30:00
Author: Eric Subject: South Korean Hostages Said to be HealthyPosted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 3:30 pm (GMT -4) S. Korean Hostages Said to be Healthy Michelle Vu The remaining 19 Korean aid volunteers held hostage in Afghanistan are reportedly in good health, reporters were told Friday by an Afghan doctor who is in regular contact with a senior Taliban commander. Dr. Mohammad Hashim Wahaaj, who delivered medicine to the Taliban for the sick Koreans, said that although he has not been allowed to treat the hostages, he was, however, in regular telephone contact with Mullah Mansor – the Taliban commander in the area where the South Korean church group was kidnapped on July 19, according to The Associated Press. Wahaaj said Mansor told him the Korean hostages “were fine and have no medical problems,” although earlier reports this week from a purported Taliban spokesman said some of the hostages were sick. Mansor also said the Koreans were split up into several groups and moved eve...
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News & Current Events :: Peru Rocked by Earthquake; Christians Bring Hope
2007-08-25 21:26:00
Author: Eric Subject: Peru Rocked by Earthquake ; Christians Bring HopePosted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 3:26 pm (GMT -4) Peru Rocked by Earthquake; Christians Bring Hope Peru (MNN) ― Food For The Hungry's team is among the many aid agencies responding to the quake in Peru. There are more than 16,000 families in need in Chincha. An estimated 60% of the houses in outlying Chincha fell in the earthquake, and another 20-25% are too badly damaged for occupancy. None of the areas have electricity or running water restored yet. Food for the Hungry relief workers are on-site distributing food, water, basic medical supplies and temporary shelter. The team is working closely with pastors and church leaders during this effort. Specifically in Chincha, the project focuses on providing food through community feeding centers, serving 2,000 people. FH will set up three feeding areas where three meals a day will be served, as well as an option to receive dry rations to prepare for t...
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News & Current Events :: Christians Look to Expand Water Wells in India
2007-08-25 21:23:00
Author: Eric Subject: Christians Look to Expand Water Wells in India Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 3:23 pm (GMT -4) Christians Look to Expand Water Wells in India India (MNN) ― The increasing violence facing Christians in India today isn't stopping Living Water International from their work in that predominately Hindu nation. LWI's Dennis Anderson was recently in India. He says persecution against believers used to be worse in the north. "The south is catching up to the north in terms of persecution. And some of the governors, or chief ministers, are trying to push through anti-conversion laws or laws against evangelism. It's getting to be a delicate situation." While Living Water International is a Christian organization, that fact isn't stopping their work. It's amazing because, Anderson says, "Everything we do is in conjunction with the local church. [The government's] not holding us back, for obvious reasons. [If we're doing the work], the gover...
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News & Current Events :: Evangelical Priorities 'Most Dissimilar' From Aver
2007-08-25 21:10:00
Author: Eric Subject: Evangelical Priorities 'Most Dissimilar' From AveragePosted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 3:10 pm (GMT -4) Evangelical Priorities 'Most Dissimilar' From Average Nathan Burchfiel (CNSNews .com) - Evangelical Christians' priorities for change in government and society deviate from average Americans' priorities more than any other subgroup, according to a study released this week by the Barna Group, a Christian research firm. The study asked respondents to rank the importance of 11 different issues, including overall care and resources devoted to children, the quality of public school education, national security, poverty, the state of marriage and families, the spiritual state of the country and the environment. Among the general population, the issues receiving the most attention were overall care and resources devoted to children -- 82 percent said change was "absolutely necessary"; the quality of public education, 82 percent; and national securit...
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News & Current Events :: AP Poll: God vital to young Amercians
2007-08-25 21:06:00
Author: Eric Subject: AP Poll : God vital to young AmerciansPosted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 3:06 pm (GMT -4) AP Poll: God vital to young Amercians Eric Gorsky & Trevor Tompson Among America's young people, godliness contributes to happiness. An extensive survey by The Associated Press and MTV found that people aged 13 to 24 who describe themselves as very spiritual or religious tend to be happier than those who don't. When it comes to spirituality, American young people also are remarkably tolerant — nearly 7 in 10 say that while they follow their own religious or spiritual beliefs, others might be true as well. On the whole, the poll found religion is a vital part of the lives of many American young people, although with significant pockets that attach little or no importance to faith. Forty-four percent say religion and spirituality is at least very important to them, 21 percent responded it is somewhat important, 20 percent say it plays a small part in their lives ...
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Video & Television :: ARE YOU SAVED? MOST AREN'T....EXAMINE YOURSELF!!!
2007-08-25 03:58:00
Author: Smeee Subject: ARE YOU SAVED? MOST AREN'T....EXAMINE YOURSELF!!!Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 9:58 pm (GMT -4) Been forever and 1day since I posted here last. Hasn't seemed like there has been too much activity. I have been engulfing myself in the presence of the Lord by attending every church service possible, day and night, everyday and thank the Lord it has changed my life. To be able to walk in the Spirit and Strength of the Lord is an Awesome thing. I pray you fellas are doing likewise. A guy at one of my new bible studies came across this video that is harsh but OH SO TRUE. I am posting this in hopes of some discussion, lets bring some life back into this site(creation) the Lord created. Tis a shame to have such a huge mansion of a website with no tenants, yall feel me? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuabITeO4l 8[/url]
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News & Current Events :: Taliban Renews Threat to Kill Hostages
2007-08-23 04:48:00
Author: Eric Subject: Taliban Renews Threat to Kill HostagesPosted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 10:48 pm (GMT -4) Taliban Renews Threat to Kill Hostages Michelle Vu The Taliban renewed threats Wednesday to kill its remaining 19 Korean hostages if their demands were not met but did not immediately set a deadline. “If the demands of the Taliban are not met, the Korean hostages face death,” said purported rebel spokesman Zabihullah Mujahed to Agence France-Presse by telephone from an unknown location. “Although we want this crisis to be solved through negotiations, it seems the U.S. authorities are creating problems,” he added. Mujahed also reported that most of the captives were sick from weather conditions and from lack of “proper food.” “Their health condition is not good,” the spokesman said. “The weather conditions and a lack of proper food have made conditions for them very hard. Most of them are sick.” Talks between Taliban negotiators and a South Korean delegation had ...
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News & Current Events :: What Makes America's Youth Happy?
2007-08-23 04:45:00
Author: Eric Subject: What Makes America's Youth Happy?Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 10:45 pm (GMT -4) What Makes America's Youth Happy? Nathan Black So what really makes someone between the ages of 13 and 24 happy? It's not what most parents or even MTV might think. According to an extensive survey, spending time with family makes the young cohort happiest. Next was spending time with friends and then a significant other. The survey was conducted on 1,280 people by The Associated Press and MTV. Results showed that 65 percent of America's young people are happy with their lives and 62 percent think greater happiness will come later. The relationship with their parents was mentioned by 73 percent of survey respondents when asked what one thing makes them most happy. And those with divorced parents were less likely to wake up happy compared to teens with parents still together. Nearly half also mentioned one of their parents as their heroes with mothers ranking higher ...
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News & Current Events :: Christian Dance Group Going on Tour to Spread the
2007-08-23 04:39:00
Author: Eric Subject: Christian Dance Group Going on Tour to Spread the GospelPosted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 10:39 pm (GMT -4) Christian Dance Group Going on Tour to Spread the Gospel Angela Holman OCEANSIDE – Krump. Some mistake it for an energy drink, while others have never heard of it. For 12 young men in Oceanside, the high-energy dance form is a spiritual movement they plan to share with others through their dance group, One Accord. The group leaves Sept. 2 for a monthlong gospel concert tour across six states that includes stops in Portland, Ore., Atlanta, Denver and Dallas. One Accord formed in April under the mentorship of Antoine Bradford. When Bradford's 16-year-old son got into krumping two years ago, he decided to attend a few krump events to see what the subculture was all about. Krump is an acronym for Kingdom Radically Uplifting Mighty Praise. The relatively new dance form with Christian roots originated in South Los Angeles as an alternative to gang vi...
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News & Current Events :: Pastor Ignites Fire Under Missionary Vision
2007-08-23 04:35:00
Author: Eric Subject: Pastor Ignites Fire Under Missionary VisionPosted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 10:35 pm (GMT -4) Pastor Ignites Fire Under Missionary Vision Portugal (MNN) ― Association of Baptists for World Evangelism's David Southwell says a Brazilian pastor is moving toward shared vision for sending missionaries to the Portuguese-speaking countries in Africa. What makes this a natural fit is that the project focuses on a group of nations in Africa who share a heritage with Brazil. Southwell notes that during the days of slave trade, there were more Africans taken as slaves to Brazil than to Central and North America together. This pastor developed "Multi-Cultural Ministries Maranatha" to train new missionaries, and the program will soon be ready to launch. "Hopefully in the end of this year, or very early next year, two couples will be on-site, and they will focus their first efforts at Cape Verde Island. These two young couples will be heading out a...
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News & Current Events :: NDI Responding to Hurricane Dean Damage in Jamaica
2007-08-22 12:15:00
Author: Eric Subject: NDI Responding to Hurricane Dean Damage in JamaicaPosted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 6:15 am (GMT -4) New Directions International Responding to Hurricane Dean Damage in Jamaica MEDIA ADVISORY, Aug. 21 /Christian News wire/ -- Through partnerships with several pastors and the U.S. Ambassador to Jamaica, New Directions International is prepared to respond to the devastation caused by Hurricane Dean in Jamaica. The category four hurricanes have caused widespread damage along the countryside, including the shantytowns and tin shacks that many Jamaicans call home. As other agencies focus on providing food and water, NDI will be purchasing plastic tarps and tin sheets for temporary roofing and permanent shelter - and immediate funds are needed. It is estimated to cost only $500 to provide a new roof for a simple house. "NDI will focus on providing shelter relief and helping people dig out," according to CEO Joseph Williams. He went on to say the situation b...
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Bible Validity :: The Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy
2007-08-22 09:14:00
Author: Eric Subject: The Chica go Statement on Biblical InerrancyPosted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 3:14 am (GMT -4) Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy - with Exposition Background The "Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy" was produced at an international Summit Conference of evangelical leaders, held at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare in Chicago in the fall of 1978. This congress was sponsored by the International Council on Biblical Inerrancy. The Chicago Statement was signed by nearly 300 noted evangelical scholars, including James Boice, Norman L. Geisler, John Gerstner, Carl F. H. Henry, Kenneth Kantzer, Harold Lindsell, John Warwick Montgomery, Roger Nicole, J. I. Packer, Robert Preus, Earl Radmacher, Francis Schaeffer, R. C. Sproul, and John Wenham. The ICBI disbanded in 1988 after producing three major statements: one on biblical inerrancy in 1978, one on biblical hermeneutics in 1982, and one on biblical application in 1986. The following text, containing the &...
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News & Current Events :: Hope for Unity Fading in Divided Anglican Communio
2007-08-22 07:54:00
Author: Eric Subject: Hope for Unity Fading in Divided Anglican CommunionPosted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 1:54 am (GMT -4) Hope for Unity Fading in Divided Anglican Communion Lillian Kwon Hope for the Anglican Communion is not any brighter now than it was when leaders tried to resolve divisions earlier this year or even 10 years ago, said the Anglican Archbishop of Nigeria. In his latest statement over the highly publicized rifts in the 77 million-member Anglican Communion, the Most Rev. Peter Akinola blasted The Episcopal Church – the U.S. branch of Anglicanism – and the Anglican Church of Canada, saying they betrayed the rest of the Communion. "Their intention is clear; they have chosen to walk away from the biblically-based path we once all walked together," said Akinola. Akinola is considered the most powerful Anglican leader in the 77 million-member Communion and the fiercest critic of The Episcopal Church, particularly over homosexuality. The Nigerian archbi...
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News & Current Events :: Survey: Evangelicals Worry Most Over Health of Chu
2007-08-22 07:50:00
Author: Eric Subject: Survey : Evangelicals Worry Most Over Health of ChurchesPosted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 1:50 am (GMT -4) Survey: Evangelicals Worry Most Over Health of Churches Audrey Barrick When it comes to what changes are "absolutely necessary" for the United States to address in the next 10 years, the most likely answer among Americans pertains to children's future. Among evangelicals, however, the priority was much different, a new survey found. Among various groups – including conservatives and liberals and blacks and whites – the latest Barna survey found that the most radical differences of opinion on what needs to change in America were between evangelicals and those who are not born-again Christians. Overall, 82 percent of American adults said a change in the overall care and resources devoted to children is absolutely necessary in the immediate future. Evangelicals were 20 percentage points below in ranking that issue a top priority. While enhancin...
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News & Current Events :: Planned Parenthood Sues to Strike Down Missouri Ab
2007-08-21 22:49:00
Author: Eric Subject: Planned Parenthood Sues to Strike Down Missouri Abortion LawPosted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 4:49 pm (GMT -4) Planned Parenthood Sues to Strike Down Missouri Abortion Law JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to strike down a new Missouri law that it claims could eliminate abortion services in large parts of the state by subjecting clinics to stringent state oversight. The federal lawsuit contends that the law, which takes effect Aug. 28, would infringe on abortion rights, and asks a judge for an injunction blocking it. If the law takes effect, Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri claims it will be forced to halt abortions at its Columbia and Kansas City offices — either permanently or while costly and "medically unnecessary" renovations are made. That would leave the St. Louis area as the only place in Missouri with functioning abortion facilities, the lawsuit said, although Planned Parenthood also ope...
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News & Current Events :: Hurricane Dean Menaces Mexico and U.S.
2007-08-21 22:04:00
Author: Eric Subject: Hurricane Dean Menaces Mexico and U.S.Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 4:04 pm (GMT -4) Hurricane Dean Menaces Mexico and U.S. International (MNN) ― Hurricane Dean now threatens to wreak havoc in Mexico. Computer models predict that the storm could arrive as a category five, after having a deadly swipe at Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic. There's almost been a sigh of relief as the storm skirted Haiti. Francois de la Roche, World Vision's emergency response director in Latin America and the Caribbean, says, "These countries are especially vulnerable because they are already struggling with chronic poverty." A storm the size of Dean could have been devastating in the Caribbean. It has already been blamed for at least seven deaths across the Caribbean islands, including two killed in Haiti. Six homes were destroyed and 200 damaged in Haiti as well, although no major mudslides or floods were reported. World Vision strategically...
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