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Pope Francis officially de-emphasizes papal titles

Published on June 6, 2013 By DEC2012b

Repost: Joshua J. McElwee | May. 23, 2013 Pope Francis has possibly de-emphasized a number of the formal titles normally taken by the leader of the Roman Catholic church, choosing instead to list himself first by the basic title “Bishop of Rome” in the Vatican’s annual directory. The directory, known as the Annuario Pontificio​, lists [...]

Experiencing New Horizons in Nepal

Published on March 12, 2013 By DEC2012b

Reposted:   While serving as a U.S. diplomat in the Arabian Gulf for ten years, I saw more and more Nepalese come to the region looking for work. I developed a love for these mild, gentle, hardworking people from one of the world´s poorest countries. I became aware that, despite centuries of their country being [...]

A New Year Message from the ‘Bible Answer Man’

Published on January 8, 2013 By DEC2012b

We are still working on a  desire to host a live call-in radio talk time or link to the same; as part of a help with church edification. There is a plan for various formats. To accomplish this desire, some of the options are creating our own that is more sensitive to the region in terms of timing and issues, getting time [...]

Movie – New Hope

Published on November 18, 2012 By DEC2012b

Michael Evans is forced to move to the small town of New Hope in the middle of his senior year. Thrust onto the basketball team just before the playoffs, Michael struggles to fit in, particularly with star player Lucas Green (Ben Davies, Courageous). Compounding the situation, Michael begins dating Jasmine Stone, the former girlfriend of [...]

Aftermath: Lessons From the 2012 Election

Published on November 9, 2012 By DEC2012b

  The 2012 U.S. election is over, and more than 100 million Americans participated in the great exercise of democracy — fulfilling the franchise of the vote. Even with some votes not yet counted and some issues as yet clarified, a general picture of the election is clearly in view, and the impact of this [...]

Billy Graham Faces Backlash Over Mormon ‘Cult’ Removal

Published on October 28, 2012 By DEC2012b

(RNS) – The Rev. Samuel Wynn admired Billy Graham and his evangelistic association for decades, joining its spiritual crusades and urging fellow Christians to do the same. But no more. “I will never again support anything by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association,” said Wynn, the superintendent of a United Methodist Church district in Fayetteville, N.C. [...]

Evangelistic Festival to Draw 50,000 in Egyptian Desert

Published on October 28, 2012 By DEC2012b

  Re-posted: SANTA ANA, Calif. (Oct. 25, 2012) – A Christian leader in Egypt is calling for prayers for a huge four-day evangelistic festival starting Friday in the desert north of Cairo. The unique event is expected to draw 50,000 people from all over Egypt. Hundreds of buses will transport the crowds every day from [...]

Christian Unity Series

Published on October 22, 2012 By DEC2012b

Below is an article on Christian unity, which is certainly thought provoking; even if we don’t agree with some of the assumptions made by the author. Certainly if we govern ourselves by the scriptures, the world would more clearly know that God sent His son and further the church’s mission: Christian Unity (Ephesians 4:1-16) Study By: [...]

The Olympics of Ministry Defines Success Differently

Published on August 13, 2012 By DEC2012b

  By Dan Delzell , Special to CP August 8, 2012|7:52 am As Olympians are currently striving in London to earn medals and get on the platform, I think of all the Christians in the world today who are focused on winning a different kind of medal. St. Paul described this holy pursuit with these [...]

Christian life worth more than 10 seconds of glory – bishop

Published on August 10, 2012 By DEC2012b

    Posted: Wednesday, August 8, 2012, 12:12 (BST)  Over 200 young people gathered near the Olympic Park were encouraged to live for a higher glory. Bishop Thomas McMahon of Brentwood and Bishop Richard Moth of the Forces were there to celebrate with the youngsters at St Francis of Assisi Catholic church in Stratford. Bishop [...]