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Miguel Torneire Taking His Missionary Work A Step Further For Helping The People
Humans are taught to help others from a very young age. Regardless of their beliefs, age, race, or any other category, humans are taught to help others since it is a basic code of conduct. Helping others is not just part of good manners; humans are prompted to help...
From Ashes to Beauty – Robert Sherriff
YES, it’s true, life is not always sunshine and rainbows. It’s not always easy, and sometimes it’s harsh and unfair. One might wonder, if there is a God, where is he? Why didn’t he stop that difficulty from happening? But the truth is, even if we don’t see or feel it,...
Pastor Chris Draws Another Successful Healing School To A Close
Pastor Chris Oyakhilome is one of the world's most famous ministers, but each year he takes time out of his busy schedule to give back through the work of The Healing School. In August 2018, the second session of this year's school drew to a close and proved to be one...
Pastor Chris And The Healing School Bringing Hope And Salvation To The People
The August Healing School Session of 2018 commenced in Lagos, Nigeria. It was a day of salvation, restoration and hope that many people were looking forward to. Thousands of people traveled from numerous continents across the globe to be a part of the supernatural...
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Sydney teen accused of stabbing 2 clerics showed no signs of radicalization, Muslim leader says
SYDNEY (AP) — A 16-year-old boy accused of stabbing two Christian clerics during a Sydney church service might have “anger management and behavioral issues” and a “short fuse” but had shown no signs of being radicalized, a community leader said Thursday, after...
Prominent Baptist pastor in military-ruled Myanmar detained again hours after release from prison
BANGKOK (AP) — A prominent Christian church leader and human rights advocate from Myanmar’s Kachin ethnic minority was detained by the authorities just hours after he was released from prison under an amnesty by the military government, a relative, a colleague and...
Nancy French had it all — then along came Trump. Her new book ‘Ghosted’ tells all.
(RNS) — Nancy French’s approach to life can be summed up in a line from a hit Van Halen song.“Might as well jump.” At age 20 she dropped out of college to get married and move to New York with a man she barely knew, later talked her way into a career as a ghostwriter...
Hindu Lord Ram road-trips through the United States
(RNS) — For the past month, four road-trippers have been making their way across the United States, snacking on vegetarian treats and playing Hindu devotional music called bhajans on the car radio.With them, a very important passenger: the idol of baby Ram, or Ram...
Frederick D. Haynes resigns abruptly as leader of Rainbow PUSH Coalition
(RNS) — The Rev. Frederick D. Haynes III, who succeeded the Rev. Jesse Jackson as president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, has resigned suddenly from leading the Chicago-based civil rights organization. “After continual prayer and deliberation, I have decided to step...
Father of boy accused of stabbing 2 Sydney clerics saw no signs of extremism, Muslim leader says
SYDNEY (AP) — The father of a boy accused of stabbing two Christian clerics in Australia saw no signs of his son’s extremism, a Muslim community leader said on Wednesday as police began arresting suspected rioters who besieged a Sydney church demanding revenge.The...
‘The Hopeful,’ film about Adventist origins, debuts in theaters
(RNS) — A lifelong Seventh-day Adventist, Emmy Award-winning director/producer Kyle Portbury wasn’t always vocal about his faith tradition.Growing up, he recalls hesitating to talk about going to church on Saturday or observing a 24-hour Sabbath, fearing friends would...
In time for Passover, the first Ukrainian-language Haggadah goes to print
(RNS) — For centuries, Ukraine was home to one of the largest Jewish communities in the world, but never before had the Haggadah, the Passover liturgy that millions of Jews will read around their Seder tables next week, been translated into Ukrainian.Just in time for...
After traditionalist churches left, UMC may be more — not less — diverse
(RNS) — After the departure of thousands of traditionalist United Methodist churches from the denomination over the past five years, it might stand to reason that those congregations remaining in the fold are more progressive and open to ordination and marriage of...
How not to comfort the mourning: Hospital chaplain J.S. Park talks grief in new book
(RNS) — “Everything happens for a reason” might be one of the least helpful things you can say to someone who just lost a loved one, according to veteran hospital chaplain J.S. Park.But while Park understands why people grasp for what he calls “Swiss cheese theology”...
Prominent New York church, sued for gender bias, moves forward with male pastor candidate
(AP) – A search committee previously sued for gender discrimination over its hiring process has announced its pick for the next senior pastor of a prominent New York City congregation considered by some to be the flagship of the Black church in America.Candidate Kevin...
A London court rules against a Muslim girl who wanted to pray at a school known for strict rules
LONDON (AP) — A Muslim student who wanted to pray during lunchtime lost a court fight Tuesday against a strict London school that had banned prayer on campus.A High Court judge said the female student had accepted when she enrolled in the school that she would be...