Religion in Daily Life By the Rev. Edward Chinn, D.Min. Rector, All Saints’ Church 9601 Frankford Ave. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19114 (215) 637-5225 Written 8 September 2000 Christians around the world reacted to a new Roman Catholic document released on September 5 and titled “Dominus Iesus.” The document said that other Christian churches “which have not […]
Christmas is a time of great joy and celebration as we remember the coming of our Saviour. But vast numbers of Christians will be suffering over Christmas. Christians will suffer due to war and civil unrest (Chechnya, Sri Lanka, Colombia, Serbs in Kosovo) and Jihad (Chechnya, Afghanistan, Sudan, Ambon). Others will suffer due to imprisonment […]
There was once a man who didn’t believe in the incarnation or the spiritual meaning of Christmas, and was skeptical about God. He and his family lived in a farm community. His wife was a devout believer and diligently raised her children in her faith. He sometimes gave her a hard time about her faith […]
Religious Liberty Prayer List – No. 074 – Thu 27 Jul 2000 WELCOME to all those who have joined the list recently. DURING JULY WE HAVE PRAYED FOR: * God to intervene in Maluku as the situation for Christians has deteriorated dramatically since the arrival of the Laskar Jihad. * the case in Yemen of […]
C U R R E N T N E W S S U M M A R Y by the Editors of ReligionToday January 10, 2000 Violence against Christians is getting worse in Lebanon, where three Christian women, including a nun, have been reported murdered. Officials suspect the killers are militant Muslims, Christian Solidarity Worldwide […]
Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 0-003 GOD: IMPORTANT, BUT NOT PRIMARY “The world is religious, but not in love with God” A worldwide poll of religious beliefs presents an intriguing snapshot of man and God at the end of the millennium. God is important to many people, but not primary, the poll shows. Almost two-thirds of the […]
This lady has a hard road before her, Please keep her in your prayers …. ———————————————————— JANE FONDA BECOMES A BORN-AGAIN CHRISTIAN Robert Stacy McCain THE WASHINGTON TIMES Jane Fonda has become a born-again Christian, enthusiastic in her newly found faith, and her conversion is making waves from Atlanta to Hollywood. She’s regularly attending church […]
Heres the outline of an end-of-year talk I gave to a Christian School, on the topic Wisdom for the Third Millennium. Have fun with it and make up your own wisdom-list! Rowland Croucher IM GLAD I WAS TOLD: I WISH I WERE TOLD: GIVE your life to GOD It will be COSTLY! LIFE is […]
This morning, our pastor – preaching on the subject of apathy and apathetic faith – told us a very poignant true story. A man who for 10 years had been part of a car pool with three other men, was stricken with terminal cancer and given just a few weeks to live. His wife asked […]
Special Report: Ten of the Worlds Most Difficult Areas for Christians Political ideology, religious extremism and social instability continue to provide a breeding ground for severe Christian persecution worldwide. With the approach of November 14 and the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church (IDOP), Compass Direct wanted to highlight 10 of the worst […]