ASIA : PAKISTAN : OVER 100 KILLED IN SERIES OF ATTACKS
ASIA NEWS REPORTBalochistan, where there was the greatest number of victims, declares three days of mourning. Slaughter in a pool hall in Quetta: 81 dead and 120 wounded, the majority Shiites. Earlier...
View ArticleAFRICA : CENTRAL : CHILD SOLDIERS NUMBER SOARS TO 2,500
CISA NEWS REPORTBANGUI, January 11, 2013 (CISA) -The Séléka Rebel Alliance troupes, who already control over 75% of the nation, and forces of the government of the Central African republic, have...
View ArticleVATICAN : POPE : AUDIENCES AND CARDINAL SANDRI ON YEAR OF FAITH
(Vatican Radio IMAGE SHARE)CARDINAL SANDRI: GUARANTEE PROFESSION OF FAITH FOR ALLVatican City, 11 January 2013 (VIS) - Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches,...
View ArticleWhen God is an inattentive cook
By Rod Emmerson in the New Zealand Herald… (via Reddit)
View ArticleMuslims believe in adoption, or do they?
The Dallas Morning News ran a tame little feature recently on efforts to recruit Muslim foster families in North Texas. By “tame little feature,” I mean a relatively shallow report that scratches at...
View ArticleHow To Overcome Sexual Temptation
Here's a battle-tested, grace-based, and Christ-centered strategy for overcoming sexual temptation.
View ArticleSalvation in Matthew (with an Assist from Paul)
The Gospel of Matthew is a book about salvation. The author sets up the topic very clearly in the first chapter, in the section that provides the two names of Jesus. The angel says to Joseph (Matt...
View ArticleCol. Fitzroy Newsum (USAF, ret.)
[Denver] Colonel Fitzroy Newsum died January 5, 2013. Newsum was a member of the cadre of African American pilots now famously known as the Tuskegee Airmen. In 1989, Col. Newsum received the Brigadier...
View ArticleRELEVANT Recommends
Facebook 14 Twitter 6 StumbleUpon 0 With all the books, shows, movies and albums that come out every week, it can be hard to choose what's worth checking out and what's, well, not. At least, it used to...
View ArticleBinge drinking: Not just a man's problem
Alana Mokma remembers the first time she got drunk during a friend’s birthday party. The Long Island was so strong, she couldn’t walk to the bathroom. At first, she thought someone had drugged her....
View ArticleEvery human started out as a girl
The Y chromosome that makes men men doesn’t kick in until about five weeks after conception. Check it out…
View ArticleTheologians for Prayer (You Read that Right)
On January 7, the director of FRC's Center for Religious Liberty, Ken Klukowski, filed a compelling brief with the U.S. Supreme Court concerning efforts to prevent prayer at the beginning of government...
View ArticleWeekend of Prayer Event Seeks to End Human Trafficking
The "Weekend of Prayer To End Slavery and Trafficking," which kicks off Friday and goes to Sunday, hopes to mobilize prayers and awareness in America to end modern-day slavery and human trafficking.
View ArticleNY Teacher Files Complaint Against School Over Alleged Anti-Christian Bias
A New York state high school biology teacher has filed a complaint against her school district over having to remove expressions of her Christian faith from her classroom upon threat of being fired.
View ArticleSyrian sniper offers thoughts on life, death and faith
Anyone who has been to the Middle East, or who has spent much time talking to natives of that troubled region, knows that there is much more to its conflicts than religion. At the same time, anyone who...
View ArticleBen Folds Five
This week we talk to the one and only Ben Folds of legendary rock band Ben Folds Five. After an 11-year hiatus, the band is back with a great new record and perspective on music and touring. Also, our...
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