Syria to Receive More International Food Aid
The World Food Program says the Syrian government has agreed to let the agency work with dozens of Syrian organizations to distribute food aid throughout the war-torn country. ...
View ArticleVideo – Princess Basma Center transforms disabled children’s lives
[Episcopal News Service] The Princess Basma Center is a unique institution in East Jerusalem that serves children both with and without disabilities. The center is one of 35 institutions run by the...
View ArticleMilitants seize foreign hostages in Algeria
Islamist militants in Algeria say they have taken up to 41 foreigners hostage, including seven Americans, in an attack on a natural gas field. ...
View ArticleThrough writing, Afghan women find freedom
In the virtual space created by The Afghan Women’s Writing Project ( AWWP), women have the freedom to write about whatever they want and they can receive mentoring by a volunteer team of teachers and...
View ArticlePakistan Supreme Court confirms decision to drop blasphemy case
The Pakistan Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out an appeal to reopen a blasphemy case against a 14-year-old Christian girl, who had been accused of burning verses from the Koran ...
View Articleephesians 1:15-23: thanksgiving and prayer
For many of these ideas, I am indebted to the excellent commentary on the book of Ephesians in the NIV Application series written by Dr. Klyne Snodgrass, Professor of New Testament at North Park...
View ArticleWhat a blind man fears
Tommy Edison discusses what he’s afraid of as a man blind since birth… (brief NSFW language)
View ArticleGlenn Beck, David Barton, Assault Rifle Company Working on Self-Sufficient...
III Arms, a firearms manufacturing company that makes a AR-15 rifle similar to those used in the recent shootings in Newtown, Mass., and Webster, N.Y., is planning to build a fortified,...
View ArticleFla. Conservative Group Distributes Bibles at Public Schools
Volunteers from a Florida-based group have distributed Bibles to the lunchrooms of several high schools in the Sunshine State. World Changers of Florida, a conservative organization, distributed the...
View ArticleNJ Teacher Suspended for Giving Student a Bible, Sharing Verse
A substitute teacher in New Jersey was suspended for the school year in response to giving a student a copy of the Bible and talking about a Scripture verse with the student while on duty.
View ArticleAmerica's Religious Heritage is not a "Patchwork," Mr. President
In today’s proclamation concerning “Religious Freedom Day,” President Obama refers to America’s religious heritage as a “patchwork.” This is revisionism, a conscious dilution of the historical record....
View ArticleJerusalem diocese provides health, education services to Palestinians
[Episcopal News Service] For every one physically or developmentally disabled child treated at the Princess Basma Center for Disabled Children in East Jerusalem, another 20 are treated at intermediate...
View ArticlePat Robertson Is Here to Fix Our Marriage Troubles
Pat Robertson has a question-and-answer segment on his television show because we live in a world where people consider his advice to be valuable. Among those people was a 17-year-old boy looking for...
View ArticleSheen's Advice to Grandchild: 'Drive a Nice Car' - Star Reveals Anger...
Charlie Sheen's advice to his future grandchild is "Drive a nice car." The former Two and a Half Men actor gave the advice during his interview on Good Morning America on Wednesday morning.
View ArticleDiocese of Chicago bishop responds to gun violence proposals
[Episcopal Diocese of Chicago press release] The Rt. Rev. Jeffrey D. Lee, Episcopal bishop of Chicago, released this statement today in response to President Obama’s gun control proposals unveiled Jan....
View ArticleHow to Find Comfort in the Face of Uncertainty
Posted by Grayson Pope with A Parched Soul Uncertainty is the bane of your existence. It makes you stress, fret and worry. Sometimes to points of physical illness. Is there a different way? Is it...
View ArticleUnderestimating Staff Burnout
Posted by Alan Rudnick with AlanRudnick.org You don’t think your staff are stretched thin? Don’t think you are above burning out? Have you checked the health of your organizational staff? Perhaps you...
View ArticleStaff Meeting: The Pastor and His Purpose | O.S. Hawkins
Posted by Blake Atwood with FV EditorsLong-time Pastor and Author O.S. Hawkins shares tips for pastors and other church leaders on the call on their lives and how to serve as God intends for them to.
View ArticleSmall Group Bible Study Ideas: The Lying Game
Posted by Blake Atwood with FV Editors I'm terrible at my job. No one likes me. I'm ugly. My family hates me. I'm pretty sure God wants nothing to do with me. We tell ourselves an immense number of...
View ArticleLesson: God’s Promise to Jacob (Genesis 28)
This children’s Bible lesson will help kids understand the promises of God. Specifically, it deals with the promise that the LORD makes to Jacob in Genesis 28. After this lesson, children will be...
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