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Liberian Council of Churches Plays Key Role in Presidential Elections
The Liberian Council of Churches played a key role in ensuring successful and peaceful presidential elections in Liberia earlier in the month. The turnout was a massive 70 per cent...
World Mission Group Reacts Cautiously over Nepali Election Promises
BMS World Mission has expressed caution at the announcement by the Nepalese government that it will hold parliamentary elections by 2007. The statement by the Nepalese government comes after a recent announcement...
Swiss Evangelical Church Alliance Releases Christian Perspectives on Globalisation
The Swiss Evangelical Church Alliance has released a paper on globalisation in which it calls for globalisation to be "in service of the people" & based on ethical values..
WEA Highlights Strengthening of Global Evangelical Community
In the largest assembly of European Evangelicals in history, World Evangelical Alliance member leaders learned of the new developments that are broadening the scope of the international network's service...
Churches Continue to Respond to Desperate Cries of Pakistan Quake Victims
Nearly two weeks following the largest earthquake in Pakistan in the last 100 years, medical relief is urgently needed as diseases spread. Survivors of the massive quake on have managed to live through a disaster that has killed more than 50,000 people...
The Topical Memory System
Many Christians have found Scripture memory helpful, including Brother Yun, author of The Heavenly Man, and Frances Ridley Havergal (1836–1879) who wrote the hymn ‘Take my life and let it be’...
The God Who Is There
If we live in a world that thinks there is no absolute truth and that faith and reason are incompatible how can we convince people that God exists?...
When Life Hurts
This little book, which takes less than an hour to read, is designed to help those who are distressed by questions about suffering and are in need of comfort...
Seek First His Kingdom and His Righteousness
So often in life we get so entangled in worries and problems...
Archbishop of York Prays for Senders of Racist Letters
The new Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu has spoken to BBC Radio 4’s Today programme about racist hate mail that he has received since his new position was announced, and has revealed he has prayed for those sending...
Hopegivers International Continues Campaign to Save 10,000 Orphans in India by 2006
An indigenous ministry in India’s Rajasthan state has the goal to save 10,000 orphans in India by the end of this year. Hopegivers International, a ministry founded in the northwestern Indian state, is close to reaching its goal...
Church of England to Review Clergy Terms at General Synod
Clergy terms of service are up for review at the Church of England's upcoming General Synod, to be held in London from 14 to 16 November. The arrival of the issue is expected to be the latest heated debate...
“Keeping the Faith” Project to Reveal Vitality of Ecumenism Ahead of WCC Assembly
A new integrated communications project has been launched ahead of the World Council of Churches’ (WCC) 9th Assembly, which will take place in February 2006 in Brazil. The project entitled, “Keeping the Faith” will...
Battle Cry for a Generation
At this very moment, an entire generation of young people is at risk. Giant corporations, media conglomerates, and other purveyors of popular culture have leveraged every dollar they can spare—as well as every waking hour— into claiming the souls of today's youth...
Evangelical Leaders Across Europe Commence Largest Annual Assembly in History
Nearly 200 evangelical leaders from over 35 countries are gathered in Tavira, Portugal this week for the largest ever combined assembly of the European Evangelical Alliance (EEA), the European Evangelical Missions Alliance...
Christian Groups Call for Inquiry After Migrants Killed at EU Borders
Six Christian groups have written a letter to the European Union's Justice and Home Affairs Council calling for an inquiry into the deaths of 15 migrants at the EU border. Signatories to the letter included representatives of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conference of the European Community...