A conversation with Pure Flix’s David A.R.White: Bosworth meets – and accepts – his maker (Part 2)

LOS ANGELES (WordNews.org) March 13, 2013 – Does life imitate art? Or art imitate life? All Pure Flix Entertainment co-founder David A.R. White knows is Brian Bosworth, one of the NFL’s premiere “bad boys,” has accepted Jesus Christ as his savior on March 3. SPOILER ALERT: The same thing happens to Bosworth’s character, Hawg, the […]
Read More →Former NFL player Pastor Miles McPherson tells readers to ‘see themselves through God’s eyes’

SAN DIEGO, March 5, 2013 — People’s focus is all wrong, says Pastor Miles McPherson, a former NFL player who now leads The Rock Church. In McPherson’s new book, “God in the Mirror: Discovering Who You Were Created To Be,” released by Baker Publish Group, McPherson urges readers to think less about themselves and more […]
Read More →Group says spike in advanced breast cancers may be result of abortion, use of hormonal contraceptive steroids

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. (WordNews.org) March 4, 2013 – A recent report in the America Medical Association says incidents of advanced breast cancer rose by nearly 90 percent during a 33-year-period. The report, led by Dr. Rebecca Johnson, said the more aggressive breast cancers and low survival rates among women, jumped from 1.53 percent in 1976 […]
Read More →Imprisoned Iranian pastor details abuse in letter to wife; ACLJ heats up release efforts

IRAN (WordNews.org) Feb. 23, 2013 – Iranian Pastor Saeed Abedini, imprisoned in Evin, considered one of the worst prisons in Iran, says he has been physically and psychologically abused. Abedini, a U.S. citizen, is in prison for not denouncing his faith. The 32-year-old details in his letter “the psychological warfare, a year of not seeing […]
Read More →Planned Parenthood closing 4 clinics in Wisconsin over funding

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wisconsin (WordNews.org) Feb. 19, 2013 – Planned Parenthood is closing four clinics in Wisconsin as a result of budget cuts, the Chippewa Herald is reporting. Teri Huyck, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Wisconsin, told the Herald the abortion provider need state funding to keep its offices open, but those fund were cut […]
Read More →Edward Blews outlines vision for Council for Christian Colleges & Universities

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WordNews.org) Feb. 18, 2013 – The new head of the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities said the organization will play an active role in promoting Christian higher education “whether in the halls of Congress, the corridors of the White House, the chambers of courts, or any other forum.” “The CCCU will be […]
Read More →Bible Gateway celebrates 20th year online, adds ‘The Voice’ to lineup of Bible translations

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WordNews.org) Feb. 12, 2013 – Bible Gateway is adding a new Bible translation to its lineup of translations. The new addition, “The Voice,” was introduced to the market in 2011 by Thomas Nelson Inc. It is written in screenplay format, which Bible Gateway says allows readers to “step into the story of […]
Read More →Reactions are swift to Pope Benedict XVI’s retirement announcement

VATICAN CITY (WordNews.org) Feb.11, 2013 – Pope Benedict XVI announced today he would be retiring at the end of this month, becoming the first pope to resign in 600 years, according to published reports. The 85-year-old pope surprised cardinals today when he said during a Vatican concistory, “my strengths, due to an advanced age, are […]
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