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Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Arguments Heard Today in German Homeschoolers Deportation Case
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit heard arguments Tuesday in a case, Romeike vs. Holder, that could grant or revoke asylum...
Congress demands more FBI answers on Boston bomb suspect
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U.S. lawmakers demanded more answers on the Boston Marathon bombing on Wednesday, unsatisfied with the FBI reaction to warnings about one...
Citing 1,000+ Dead Christians, Experts to Call Attention to Nigeria's Pre-Genocide
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After the deaths of more than 1,000 Christians in brutal attacks on villages and churches in Northern Nigeria and that country's Mid...
Christian bishops released by Chechen rebels in Syria
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Two Christian bishops kidnapped near the northern Syrian city of Aleppo were freed yesterday and arrived safely at St Elias church i...
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Ten Ways to Grow a Small Group
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Small groups matter in the church. Regardless of a church’s size, the small group is a place of teaching, fellowship, prayer, and pastor...
Preconceived Notions Pave the Road to Hell
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"I can earn my way to heaven." "If I don't think about the afterlife, it won't ever reach me." "A lovi...
A Rise in Wealth for the Wealthy; Declines for the Lower 93%
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An Uneven Recovery, 2009-2011 During the first two years of the nation’s economic recovery, the mean net worth of households in the uppe...
Islamic Leader Issues Tough Response to Fellow Muslims on Bombings and Extremism: Drop the ‘We Are the Victims’ Mentality
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Dr. M. Zuhdi Jasser , a conservative author, activist and the president of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy ( AIFD ), has a ...
Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev: From outsiders to bombing suspects in Boston
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Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev sought to embrace American lives after emigrating from Russia — joining a boxing club, winning a sc...
France Approves Same-Sex Marriage in Final Vote; Riot Police Readied for Protests
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France is set to become the 14th country in the world to officially legalize same-sex marriage, after the Socialist-majority Assembly v...
Henan House Church Revival Meeting Raided, U.S. Church Leader Under House Arrest
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Press Release from China Aid A well-known U.S. church leader, Dennis Balcombe, was being held by police under house arrest following a ...
Churches Fear Sri Lanka Ban on 'Distorting the Original Teachings' of Christianity
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Evangelical churches not recognized by government could be deemed cults. Proposed legislation designed to prevent the spread of cults i...
Monday, April 22, 2013
Molinism 101
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In recent months and years, an old controversy about the nature of God’s knowledge has been re-ignited in certain Christian circles. The...
Viewpoint: Why I Object to Screen Preaching
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Is it okay for a preacher to speak to a Christian gathering via a screen? Or is it important that he be physically present with them? In...
Christ, Culture, and the Generation Gap
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Photo: Herald Sun Grandma listened patiently as I described the content of the album I was obsessed with that summer. The songs told th...
After Boston Bombing Aftermath: Celebrating Love, Not Death
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At the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013, two bombs exploded, killing three people and injuring 183. Our feelings of security were onc...
Red Cross: At Least 187 Killed in Nigeria Violence
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Fighting between soldiers and Islamic extremists in northeast Nigeria killed at least 187 people, the worst single incident of violence ...
Canadian police: 2 arrested in al Qaeda-supported terror plot
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Canadian authorities have arrested two men accused of plotting to attack a passenger train in an al Qaeda-supported plot, the Royal Cana...
Suspect charged in Boston bombing case
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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, still in serious condition with several gunshot wounds, was arraigned in a hospital Monday on federal charges in conn...
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Four Simple Reasons Most Churches Aren’t Breakout Churches
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Almost a decade ago, I led a major study on churches that had reversed negative trends and become positive breakout churches. I establis...
What a Dead Missionary Can Teach Us About Radical Youth Ministry
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Although Hudson Taylor was born in 1832 and died in 1905 he has a lot to teach us about youth ministry in this postmodern world. The prin...
A REMINDER: FREE Live Webcast : 25 Leaders on How We Can Be Better at Disciple Making
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If you can’t make it to the upcoming Exponential 2013 church planting conference April 22-25, or if you’re coming but leaving team or fami...
Living life, paranoia- and fear-free
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What do the bombings during the Boston Marathon and the explosion of a fertilizer plant in a small Texas town have in common? They are j...
Updated: Boston bomb suspect hospitalized under heavy guard
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Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev lay hospitalized in serious condition under heavy guard Saturday as people around...
Pastors Push Back Against 'Annual Registration Fee'
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One Illinois city says it's charging churches a fee, but church leaders call it an unfair 'tax.' After the city's ...
The Persecuted Church: Egypt's Interior Ministry and the Muslim Brotherhood Plan to Eliminate Copts, Says Former Politician
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Mohamed Hamd el-Gamal, former head of the State Council, stated that Egypt's Interior Ministry and the Muslim Brotherhood have adopte...
Boy Scouts Will Consider Measure to Lift Ban on Gay Youths, but Not Leaders
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After months of mulling over the issue, the voting members of the Boy Scouts of America will consider a resolution to lift the ban on gay...
Friday, April 19, 2013
Why the Sermon Is Not Enough
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If you've spent much time in church, you may have noticed that more seats are filled on Christmas and Easter than on an average Sund...
Relationships aren’t Secondary
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When we look at Scripture, we can see that Jesus continually spent time with people. It wasn’t Plan B for him, it was his whole mission...
Don’t Forget to Pray for One Another
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God has been challenging me to spend more time alone with Him. All too often prayer is overlooked by those who prefer to be busy. If yo...
What does it mean to 'not love the world'?
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If you read through 1 John, you'll come across a short statement that might seem a little confusing: "Do not love the world or ...
1 Boston bombing suspect dead; massive manhunt for 2nd, the "white hat" suspect [VIDEO]
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The city of Boston remains in virtual lockdown as law enforcement engaged in a massive sweep for one of two suspects in the Boston Marat...
What we must learn from the Boston Marathon bombing
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By Robin G. Jordan The Boston Marathon bombing came as a shock and a surprise to many Americans. Yet such bombings are almost everyda...
Infanticide: the coming battle
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Yesterday I created a file on my computer marked “Infanticide.” I intend to start making notes, collecting articles, and finding material...
Anglican Leader Upholds Traditional Marriage After Meeting With Gay Rights Activist
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The much awaited discussion on homosexuality between the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and gay-rights activist Peter Tatchell on ...
Thursday, April 18, 2013
The shadow of secularization and the new dawn of the church
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Storm Clouds Gathering - Water Color by Nigel Fletcher The sky is falling. Secularization is on the rise, or so it seems. Positions long...
Measuring Post-Christianity: How Will It Impact Your Ministry?
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There are signs everywhere…that American culture is becoming less Christian. When I study the research and read the reports, I’m immedia...
How Your Lifestyle Sways What You Believe
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Do you realize just how dramatically your lifestyle influences what you believe? It really does, just like your beliefs greatly influence ...
An Overview of the Complex Situation in South Carolina
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Lawsuits in San Joaquin and Quincy have prevented me from doing an update on the situation in South Carolina, and one is sorely needed. Th...
Sinai, Syria, and maybe Boston
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Wednesday morning's news was of two rockets that fell in the outskirts of Eilat. There was no significant damage, but the reminder wa...
Abductions of Christian Girls Increased in Egypt Since Regime Change
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More than 500 Christian girls have been reported kidnapped in Egypt since the revolution began in January 2011, with the age of the girls...
Updated: Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion Leaves 5-15 Dead, 180 Injured
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Photo: DFW Scanner/Facebook An explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant in a small town north of Waco, Texas, has killed an estimated five ...
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Eight Steps to Grow Your Church
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Do you realize that if your weekend attendance totals about 90 people, you’re an above average church (at least in the United States and...
What the Church Needs Now Is Roots. Deep Roots.
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I want the church – your church and my church – to grow. I’m encouraged when I see the church effectively demonstrating the love of God a...
How Loud Should Our Church Music Be?
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If you have any semblance of modern, band-driven worship, I guarantee you’ve had complaints about volume. I had a guy who would stick to...
Loving Strangers
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We serve Christ directly when we show hospitality to those we don't know. The word hospitality might evoke images of soft, swee...
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