Christian Today
Dozens Injured by Explosion in Christian Town Near Beirut, Lebanon
An explosion near a Christian radio station and church north of Beirut injured 28 people Friday night, on the eve of the return of a Christian Lebanese politician who had been exiled for the last 14 years...
South Africa Bishops Reaffirm Traditional Marriage
Bishops of the Anglican Church in South Africa today released a statement expressing growing concern that its clergy could be forced to bless and marry same-sex couples, and to carry out other things that the church does not believe and permit...
Tsunami Aid Groups Told: If You Want To Stay - Do Not Interfere
Foreign relief groups that wish to continue their post-tsunami work in Aceh, Indonesia, must not "interfere in the internal affairs of the country," a government official has warned...
New Iraq Government Sworn in with One Christian Representative
As Iraq’s first democratically elected government was sworn on Tuesday, the new Prime Minister, Ibrahim al-Jaafari said he would unite a nation divided along religious and ethnic lines. The new appointments come as insurgents have claimed over 170 lives...
World Evangelical Alliance Gather to Discuss Future
The world’s largest fellowship of evangelical church bodies is developing new strategies, vision and direction, under the leadership of a strengthened international council, according to the group’s head coordinator...
WARC Head Visits Leaders of China’s "Official Churches"
The general secretary of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC) met with leaders from China’s government-recognised church bodies during a five-day trip last week. While visiting church leaders in the China Christian Council...
Orthodox Christians Celebrate Easter
Over 200 million Orthodox Christians from around the world celebrated Easter with great reverence for tradition, goodwill and hope on Sunday 1st May 2005. Traditional Orthodox Easter Resurrection Services...
World Vision Offers Support for Romania Flood Victims
One of the largest Christian relief and development organisations in the world has sent relief supplies to communities impacted by the worst flooding in 35 years in north-west Romania. According to reports, heavy rains...
Forty Christians Arrested in Saudi Arabia Raid
Forty foreign Christians have been arrested for proselytising after police raided a clandestine church in Saudi Arabia's suburban Riyadh, reports have stated last week. Lt. Col. Saad al-Rashud, who heads a wide-ranging security campaign in the capital...
Number of Christian Jews in Israel Doubles to 10,000
In Israel, the number of Christian Jews, known as Messianic Jews, has doubled in size to about 10,000 due to recent immigration waves, according to Messianic leaders and evangelism opponents...
I Wish I Could’ve Been There
I wish I could’ve been there to see You make the dumb man talk and hear You command the cripple to get up from his bed and walk...
Firm Foundations 2005 with Boys’ Brigade: Wide Open
Date: Fri 27th - Mon 30th May
Venue: The Boys' Brigade HQ, Felden Lodge, Hemel Hempstead, Herts, HP3 0BL
Description: Firm Foundation is run by The Boys' Brigade and Girls Brigade in England & Wales...
I Love You This Much
You said, I love you this much, arms stretched out wide,
with nails in Your hands and a wound in Your side.
Stripes of blood on Your body, thorns into Your head...
Bishops Fall Short of Moratorium on Gay Marriage Blessings in Canada
Bishops of the Anglican Church of Canada agreed not to encourage same-sex union blessings but fell short of placing a moratorium on such ceremonies. The House of Bishops also sidestepped a request that the church voluntarily withdraw...
Interfaith Leaders End Peace Summit in Africa
Leaders from Africa’s largest religions said they will continue to work together to resolve the continent’s problems, at the conclusion of an inter-faith peace summit near Johannesburg...
Same-sex Marriage Bill Passes California Committee
A bill to legalise same-sex marriage in California was approved by a state committee on Tuesday, reigniting the debate between proponents of traditional and gay marriage. Opponents of the measure protested...