Prayer
Exorcism – pro and con
The visit to Australia of Fr Gabriele Amorth, an exorcist in Rome, aroused some comment. Most related exorcism to the wild eyed, brow furrowed,bloodstained spiritual shoot-outs portrayed in popular culture. When reflecting more soberly on the practice of exorcism within the churches, it is helpful to ask three related questions. The first question concerns how […]
Is Time Spent Online Cutting into the Clergy’s Prayer Time?
“Prayer is not easy,” the spiritual writer Henri Nouwen constantly reminded his readers. Hearing what he called “the still, small voice of love” amid the cacophony of secular voices calling for attention needs special effort: “It requires solitude, silence and a strong determination to listen.” The Internet has not made the spiritual life any easier. […]
Pray for the World December 13, 2010
AUSTRALIAN PRAYER NETWORK NEWSLETTER * SURVEY REVEALS AMERICANS’ ATTITUDE TO MARRIAGE IS STILL STRONG * 135 EVANGELICAL CHURCHES RECEIVE LEGAL STATUS IN ALBANIA * PUSH TO REPEAL PAKISTAN’S BLASPHEMY LAWS * CHRISTIANS IN EGYPT PRAY FOR PROTECTION FROM EXTREMIST ATTACKS * SUPPORT AT U.N. FOR DEFAMATION OF RELIGIONS DWINDLING * INDONESIA: 110 CHURCHES CLOSED IN […]
IVORY COAST: ON THE BRINK OF WAR
Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin | RLPB 085 | Wed 08 Dec 2010 Like Sudan and Nigeria, Ivory Coast is divided by a volatile ethnic- religious fault-line. Whilst the less-developed North has long been predominantly Muslim, the South — Ivory Coast’s economic and political engine — has historically been predominantly Christian and African Traditional Religion (ATR). […]
Pray for the World December 6, 2010
AUSTRALIAN PRAYER NETWORK NEWSLETTER * THE VICAR OF BAGHDAD SPEAKS OUT ABOUT RECENT IRAQ CHURCH BOMBINGS * RECORD NUMBERS OF FEMALE INMATES TURNING TO CHRIST * BRITS TOLD TO INSURE THEMSELVES AGAINST DIVORCE * POPE BENEDICT CALLS FOR WORLDWIDE PRAYER AGAINST ABORTION * ALGERIA: OFFICIALS ORDER CLOSURE OF 19 PROTESTANT CONGREGATIONS * A HOMELESS MAN’S […]
Pray for the World 29 November
AUSTRALIAN PRAYER NETWORK NEWSLETTER * INDONESIA ON THE FRONT LINE AGAINST RADICAL ISLAM * IRISH AND ITALIAN WOMEN REJECTING ABORTION * IRAQI CHRISTIANS LIVING IN FEAR OF FURTHER ATTACKS * THE GOSPEL TRAIN TAKES AN EXTENDED STOP IN CUBA * HOW THE BIBLE STILL SHAPES OUR LANGUAGE * SUDAN: REFERENDUM ON INDEPENDENCE FOR THE SOUTH […]
Pray for the World November 25, 2010
Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin | RLPB 083 | Wed 24 Nov 2010 WELCOME to the intercessors who have joined the list this month. —————————————————————- NOVEMBER 2010 UPDATE — During November we prayed concerning . . . BURMA, where the fraudulent elections produced a landslide victory for the pro- military Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) […]
Pray for the World 22 November 2010
AUSTRALIAN PRAYER NETWORK NEWSLETTER * SUU KYI’S RELEASE STIRS GUARDED HOPE AMONG BURMA’S CHRISTIANS * FIRST WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BLASPHEMY IN PAKISTAN * THE MORAL AND POLITICAL TIDE BEGINS TO TURN IN AMERICA * DAY OF PRAYER FOR THE SUDAN – SUNDAY 5th DECEMBER 2010 * GERMAN DOCTOR-NUN BRINGS RELIEF AND HOPE TO […]
IRAQ & EGYPT: AL-QAEDA DECLARES WAR ON CHRISTIANS
Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin | RLPB 082 | Wed 17 Nov 2010 — BACKGROUND IN EGYPT: In July 2010 Camilia Shehata Zakher disappeared after a quarrel with her husband, a Coptic priest in Minya Governorate. Unaware that she was with relatives in Cairo, he reported her missing and accused Muslims of abducting her for forced […]
Burma: Suu Kyi’s Release Requires Cautious Response
WEA-RLC Research and Analysis Report November 15, 2010 Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi ¢â‚¬â„¢s release from a two-decade long house-arrest is cause for celebration for both the people of mainland Burma who have long been subjected to authoritarian rule and the ethnic minorities seeking independence or autonomy for over 60 years. But there is a […]
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