Pontiff reaffirms view that homosexual acts, gay marriage and abortion are sinful Originally published in The Christian Post Pope Francis has spoken openly about the issue of homosexuality on Monday, saying that he would not judge priests for their sexual orientation. “If a person is gay and seeks God and […]
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Tutu says he would not worship a ‘homophobic’ God
Originally published in Christian Today Archbishop Desmond Tutu has said he would rather go to hell than worship a God who was homophobic. The South African Nobel peace laureate made the outspoken comments at the launch of a global United Nations campaign against homophobia. The Free and Equal campaign will […]
Pope Francis draws 3m to Rio vigil
n Originally published in Fox News Pope Francis drew a reported 3 million flag-waving, rosary-toting faithful to Rio’s Copacabana beach on Saturday for the final evening of World Youth Day, hours after he chastised the Brazilian church for failing to stem the “exodus” of Catholics to evangelical congregations. Francis headed […]
Call for prayer ahead of Zimbabwe elections
Originally published in Christian Today Church leaders in Zimbabwe are asking for prayer ahead of elections taking place at the end of the month. The Zimbabwean Council of Churches (ZCC) is asking Christians around the world to pray that the elections on July 31 will not be marred by the […]
Global Leadership Summit 2013 countdown: Meet the speakers — Mark Burnett
MARK BURNETT Four-time Emmy Award Winner; Executive Producer, Survivor, The Voice and The Bible Session 4: Unscripted Leadership Named one of The World’s Most Influential People, Time Magazine Producer of a renewed series on each of the four major U.S. television networks, with over 1,200 hours of programming that regularly […]
Study: world is turning more religious, atheism declining
Originally published in Christian Post A new study says the world is more religious now than it was four decades ago, and this trend will continue to 2020 and perhaps beyond even as the global share of the nonreligious is likely to witness a sustained decrease. The percentage of the […]
Dying teen’s ode to heaven tops music charts
Originally published in Charisma News A song about ascending to heaven written by a dying 18-year-old, has gotten 7.7 million YouTube hits and at one point reached No. 1 on the iTunes music charts. Zach Sobiech, who died in late May, wrote the farewell song “Clouds” as an ode, in […]
Sudan regime targeting church, foreign aid workers
Originally published in Baptist Press Security forces in Sudan reportedly are focusing on the removal of foreigners who work for hundreds of foreign aid organisations within its borders. The concern, raised by two workers in statements to Baptist Press, follows a report on religious freedom in predominantly Muslim Sudan released […]
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[notice]Musings around children’s ministry.[/notice]I have a huge backpack that I carry around daily. If you saw me walking by you’d probably think that I was going on a hike or something. I carry it because it is big enough to hold all of the things I need on a daily […]
Has convenience gone too far? US church has drive-thru prayer
Originally published in All Christian News.com If you don’t have time to go to church, you can always go to the Sonrise Worship Center in Lutz, Florida and follow the signs which read “Need God’s Guidance?” Drive-Thru Prayer: Turn Here,” and “Free Prayer Ahead,” and get someone to pray for […]