If you missed ABC News’ Nightline on Monday night, go to their website and watch it right now. Currently the story is located in the right column, the third one down, called “Facing Famine.” If you aren’t subscribed to RealNetworks’ superpass (I’m not), or don’t have AOL (I don’t), but have SBC Yahoo! DSL (I […]
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Western Europe is the new missionfield. According to the Scottish Church Census, only 11.2% of Scots attended church on an average Sunday in 2002. And those who do are mostly old people. This is higher than England (7.5%), but compare this with the U.S. at 40% (Barna), and a 1997 report by the University of
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Author and pastor John Piper has responded to the disaster with an article at DesiringGod.org entitled “Tsunami, Sovereignty, and Mercy.” Another example is the curse that lies on this fallen earth. Those who do not believe in Christ experience it as judgment, but believers experience it as, merciful, though painful, preparation for glory. “The creation
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As of 2:24 PM EST on January 5, 2005, CNN.com is reporting that the death toll from the earthquake-induced tsunamis in the Indian Ocean that hit on Sunday morning has topped 155,000. The organizations listed below are specifically communicating that they have people in the area already with relief efforts that are already underway: World
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India On Tuesday night they had a report on PBS about a Jesuit priest in India who heads up a missionary school where he teaches poor children how to play violin, and he only accepts those in the lowest castes (transcript). It was so awesome! I want to go and help out in any way