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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...

UK's Top Evangelicals Invite Billy Graham for Mission in Autumn

A group of top British evangelicals and major church leaders have signed a letter to invite the world-renowned American evangelist Billy Graham for a mission tour. Revd Dr Billy Graham has already received the invitation...

Protests Against 'Religion Column' in Pakistan Passports Continue

Human rights and religious defending groups in Pakistan are preparing to start a nationwide protest campaign against the govermnent's plans to re-introduce the 'Religion' section to the national passports, and to add 'Islamic...

Archbishop Williams Welcomes Statement of Canada House of Bishops

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams has warmly welcomed the statement of the Canadian House of Bishops issued on 27th April 2005. The statement is the latest reaction to the Windsor Report...

Malaysia Arrests Two Christians – Government Attempts to Ease Fears of ‘Radical Islamists’

Two Protestant Christians have been arrested in Malaysia’s new administrative capital, Putrajaya, on charges proselytising. Ricky Ruperd and Zachry Harris were passing out pamphlets with religious content to Muslims...

World Mission Conference in Greece to Gather Global Attendants via Internet Broadcast

Five hundred delegates from all over the world will meet in Athens on 10th May for the opening session of the first World Mission Conference of the 21st century. All plenary sessions of the conference will be available for viewing live on the internet...

World Vision Albania Promotes Education to End Poverty

More than 3,500 children from 10 schools in Albania are participating in the 'Global Campaign for Education Action week'. The initiative will focus on urging the country's leaders to send "my friend" to school - as many Albanian children are prevented...

Methodist Church Offers New Resources for Racial Awareness Training

In the run-up to the General Election on 5th May, radical discrimination is one of the hottest issues that churches in the UK would seek politicians to address. To raise awareness of the existing racial injustice in the UK, the Methodist Church...

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...

Vietnam Urged to Improve Religious Freedom amid War Anniversary Amnesty

Two tortured church ministers in Vietnam will be released together with some other 7,500 prisoners of conscience on 30th April, the Vietnamese Police announced on Wednesday. The amnesty marks the 30th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War...

Pro-lifers Applaud British Nurses’ Stand against Euthanasia

The heated debate on euthanasia in Britain has been reignited by the annual Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Congress held earlier this week. As all nurse leaders across the UK reaffirmed the College’s stern opposition to euthanasia, pro-life organisations...

Bishop Griswold Tries to Focus on Life and Death Issues Not Homosexuality

Members of Episcopal Church in Salt Lake City, Utah welcomed Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold on Wednesday evening, 27 April 2005. He informed that he wants to spend his time working on life and death issues, not on the stir over the homosexual issue...