Book: What’s needed for a healthy church? Loyalty
DALLAS (WordNews.org) April 30, 2013 — For a church to be truly healthy, it takes more than friendly parishioners, vibrant personalities and strong people skills. So says evangelist Dag Heward-Mills, author of the newly released book “Loyalty & Disloyalty: Dealing with Unspoken Divisions Within the Church.” Heward-Mills said while it is beneficial for a church […]
Read More →A new study asks, ‘Are you being Christ-like or Pharisee-like?’
VENTURA, California (WordNews.org) April 30, 2013 – A new study finds that more than half of the Christians surveyed tend to emulate the actions and attitudes of Pharisees, those self-righteous and hypocritical leaders, rather than the actions of Christ. The Barna Group research found just 14 percent of self-professed Christians emulate the actions and attitudes […]
Read More →Prayer and fasting urged while verdict out on abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell
PHILADELPHIA (WordNews.org) April 29, 2013 – A prayer vigil began today at noon in front of the Courthouse in Philadelphia as closing arguments are scheduled in the murder trial of abortion-doctor Kermit Gosnell. At a press conference in Philadelphia today, pro-life leaders called on Americans to join them in prayer and fasting as the verdict […]
Read More →U.S. Capitol Bible Reading Marathon is underway
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WordNews.org) April 29, 2013 – The 24th annual U.S. Capitol Bible Reading Marathon began last night at 6 and ends on Thursday afternoon at 1. The Bible readings began with Genesis 1:1 and every word of the Bible will be read aloud without commentary, organizers said. Bibles are on hand in 100 languages, […]
Read More →Obama criticized for speech to Planned Parenthood
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WordNews.org) April 27, 2013 – President Barack Obama, the first sitting president to speak before abortion provider Planned Parenthood, was criticized for not mentioning Dr. Kermin Gosnell or tempering his remarks. Gosnell is on trial facing capital murder charges in Philadelphia for the death of four babies. “With the Gosnell story changing the […]
Read More →Half of American evangelicals view Islam as violent religion
VENTURA, Calif. (WordNews.org) April 26, 2013 – Sixty-two percent of evangelicals say they have an unfavorable view of Islam and 39 percent have a “very unfavorable” view of the religion, according to the latest Barna Group survey. The results come less than two weeks after the Boston marathon bombings. Much attention has been given to […]
Read More →Obama to fight alongside Planned Parenthood ‘every step of the way’
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WordNews.org) April 26, 2013 — President Barack Obama spoke at a Planned Parenthood gala where he vowed before a crowd of 1,000 to fight with the abortion provider “every step of the way.” LifeSiteNews said Obama’s speech was combative at times. “No matter how great the challenge, no matter how fierce the opposition, […]
Read More →Christian legal group Liberty Council wins National Day of Prayer event battle in Miami
NORTH MIAMI, Florida (WordNews.org) April 26, 2013 – North Miami’s city council plans to furnish a sound truck, event and staff for free at a national Day of Prayer event after all. The council initially voted 4-1 in support of providing the equipment and staff when it received what Liberty Counsel called a “threatening, inaccurate […]
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