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I am the Way

"I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you really knew me, you would know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him." ~~ John 14:6-7

Jesus says that He is the way, the truth and the life. He was sent here to show us the original image of man; a man without sin...

Christians Oppose New Conversion Restrictions & Violence in Sri Lanka

The National Christian Council of Sri Lanka have released a statement addressing concerns regarding attacks against Christian places of worship and...

Christian Persecution in India Continues

Attacks on Christians in India are continuing, a Christian persecution watchdog group reported yesterday following a recent report of violence in the northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan...

Gay Unions in Greece called for by Human Rights Watchdogs

In a move expected to provoke fierce opposition from the Orthodox Church, Greece's human rights committee yesterday called for same-sex civil unions so that homosexuals and heterosexuals have equal social benefits...

Marriage Debates Continue Across the Atlantic

The hotly contested gay "marriage" debate flared through the Western world as Great Britain announced it will recognise civil unions for homosexuals by the end of the year and Canada's Ontario officials introduced a bill to amend 73 marital laws ...

Evangelical Relief Ministry Seeing Gradual Success in Sudan

A ministry that seeks to spread the message of Christ in persecuted nations is involved in ongoing work in war-torn Sudan. For the past five years Oklahoma-based Strategic World Impact has been working in Eastern Sudan ...

Christian Ministries Provide Support to Iran After Deadly Quake

Christian ministries are bringing both physical and spiritual encouragement to the people of Iran after an earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale struck the southeastern city of Zarand Tuesday ...

Put your Hope in God

Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Saviour and my God.

In the world we can easily get downcast and fall into despair. This empty feeling comes when we do try to replace God's love with something else in our lives. We are surely the ones who seek true peace and rest in our lives and wish to feel the deeper joys of true eternal love.

Korn Guitarist Quits Band in Pursuit of Christ
Korn Guitarist Quits Band in Pursuit of Christ

Brian "Head" Welch, founding guitarist of successful heavy metal act Korn - announced on Sunday that, after 13 years together, he is leaving the band to pursue a life with Jesus Christ...

Continued Violence in Darfur Restricting Humanitarian Missions

In response to last week's report on Sudan by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, the humanitarian agency Church World Service says that the debate over the location and composition of a war crimes tribunal diverts attention from the immediate priority...

ELCA Commences Draft Social Statement on Human Sexuality

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) took their first steps to developing a social statement on human sexuality for the 5-million member denomination by 2007, on 18-20 February 2005. The meeting, held at the church's Chicago...

Final Ruling Delayed in Jordan Custody Case

The judge of an Islamic court in Jordan postponed a schedule custody hearing until March 15 after receiving a request on Sunday by the the Muslim guardian of two minor children belonging to a Christian widow...

Missionaries Face Continuous Threats in Colombia Churches

Native missionaries working in remote jungle areas of Colombia face the constant threat of violence and extortion from the war-torn nation's powerful guerrilla groups, an indigenous missions agency have reported...

Hope for Peace as Uganda Receives Increased Aid

Large numbers of Ugandans remain displaced and in desperate need, according to a global alliance of churches and related agencies. With the number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in camps peaking over 1.6 million, Action by Churches Together (ACT)...

Evangelicals Prepare Plans to Reclaim America for Christ

Some 900 Evangelical Christians from across 40 US states gathered at the Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, for the 2005 Reclaiming America for Christ Conference...

United Nations Backs Human Cloning Ban

A United Nations (U.N) committee last week approved a resolution to ban all forms of human cloning incompatible with human dignity and the protection of human life, prompting praise from millions of pro-lifers...