Going Church is Good for Your Health

25 Jun 2017

1. Why Going to Church is Good for Your Health

2. Church attendance, allostatic load and mortality in middle aged adults

3. Going to church might be good for your health, says new Vanderbilt study

New Pro-LGBT Law

18 Jun 2017

1. Franklin Graham Warns US Christians of Ontario’s Anti-Parent LGBT Law

2. Ontario Passes Law to Take Children From Parents Who Oppose “Gender Expression”

3. Ontario Makes Disapproval Of Kid’s Gender Choice Potential Child Abuse

4. Ontario passes ‘totalitarian’ bill allowing gov’t to take kids from Christian homes

5. Evangelist Outraged: Law Mentions Kids’ Gender Identity

 

500th Anniversary of the Reformation

11 Jun 2017

1. 5 REASONS WE NEED TO REMEMBER THE REFORMATION

2. 500^th Anniversary of the Protestant Reformation

3. Protestant Reformation (articles)

4. Protestant Reformation (video)

Manchester & Jakarta

28 May 2017

LATEST UPDATES

1.  Manchester Arena Bombing

2.  Manchester Arena Attack

3.  Manchester Arena Victims

4.  Manchester Arena Suicide Bomber

5.  Manchester Suicide Bombing (Singapore Reports)

6.  Jakarta Suicide Bombing

7.  Jakarta Suicide Bombing (Singapore Reports)

Our Persecuted Brethren

21 May 2017

1.  Faithkeepers – the movie and the movement – will awaken, enlighten and inspire all people of faith to stand up and take action

2.  US Vice President Mike Pence speaks at World Summit in Defense of Persecuted Christians

3.  Ongoing Exodus: Tracking the Emigration of Christians from the Middle East

4.  VP Mike Pence faces immense backlash after saying Christians are ‘most persecuted’ in the world

5.  Christian persecution seen in more locations across the globe, new report shows

6.  Islamic Ideology Flourishes Because Christians Deny Biblical Orthodoxy, Pastor Warns

7.  Christians in the Middle East: Mass Exodus or Returning Home?

8.  Pence: U.S. Will Not Ignore Persecuted Christians

9.  Archbishop of Canterbury talks about ‘endless heartbreak’ of persecuted Middle East Christians

10.  Archbishop of Canterbury speaks of persecution of Middle East Christians

11.  Saving Syrian and Iraqi Christians

12.  Pence: America will prioritize protecting Christians abroad

13.  New Roma Downey Film Documents Horrors Faced by Christians in Middle East

14.  Middle East Christians suffer genocide, the world just finger-wags

15.  Facing Global Persecution, Christian Leaders Urge U.S. For More Protection

16.  Persecution of Christians in 2016

17.  New documentary film reveals just how dangerous Middle East is for Christians, religious minorities

18.  A dwindling faith in the Middle East

19.  Persecution of Christians isn’t rare: Franklin Graham

20.  Israeli President Calls Persecution of Mideast Christians ‘Stain on Humanity’

Jakarta’s Christian Governor Jailed for Blasphemy

14 May 2017

1.  Jakarta’s Christian Governor Ahok jailed for two years for blasphemy

2.  Shock decision to jail Ahok continues to divide Indonesia

3.  Ahok: Indonesia’s religious tolerance on trial?

4.  Decision to jail Ahok politically driven: Lawyer

5.  Ahok jailing a victory for Muslim extremists in Indonesia

6.  International rights groups express concerns following Ahok verdict

7.  Lawyers: Court Verdict for Ahok Was Based on Fear

8.  Ahok did not defame Islam: Harvard alumni petition

9.  Ahok verdict: Mob politics brings down Jakarta’s Christian governor

10.  Support pours in for Ahok after verdict

11.  ASEAN lawmakers alarmed at conviction of Ahok

12.  Questions raised over court’s harsh sentence for Jakarta governor Ahok  over blasphemy conviction

13.  Supporters rally for Ahok; he says ‘fight not over yet’

14.  Parties supporting Ahok call on public to respect court ruling

15.  Protests in Jakarta after Christian governor convicted of blasphemy

16.  Christian Governor in Indonesia Found Guilty of Blasphemy Against Islam

17. Post-blasphemy ruling, Indonesia’s reputation for pluralism takes a hit

18. Indonesia: Ahok conviction for blasphemy is an injustice

19. Ahok’s verdict prompts fresh calls for review of “draconian” Blasphemy law

20. EDITORIAL: Injustice for Ahok

21. ‘I’ll replace Ahok in prison’: Djarot

Christians and the Environment

30 Apr 2017

1. Earth Day

2. Christians and the Environment – Geneva College

3. A Biblical Perspective on Environmental Stewardship

4. Christians and the Environment: How Should Christians Think about the Environment?

5. A Burning Issue: Christian care for the environment by Robert White

6. Loving the Environment Is a Christian Responsibility – Christianity Today

7. Christian Environmentalism – Raymond G. Bohlin Ph.D.

8. Operation Noah | A Christian response to climate change

9. The Bible doesn’t talk about climate change, right?

10. Should Christians Work to Protect the Environment? Billy Graham’s Answer

11. Global Weirding with Katharine Hayhoe

12. A Rocha – a Christian nature conservation organization

13. Why Conservation Is a Gospel Issue

14. Why Christians Should Love Creation, not ‘Nature’

15. Stephen Fitch: The Good News Regarding the Environment – Biola University Chapel

16. How should we steward the environment?  Biola University

17. How can we be better stewards of the environment?  Biola University

18. What viewpoints are out there?  Biola University

19. Do we have a responsibility to the environment?  Biola University

20. Do Christians care about the environment?  Biola University

21. Do Christians Need to Care About the Environment?  Pastor Scott Creps

22. How Should Christians Care for the Environment?  Duke University – Kyle Van Houtan

23. Why Christians Should Care for Creation – Dr Calvin B. DeWitt

24. Christians and the Environment:  Dr. Howard Snyder

25. Why should Christians care for the environment? Professor Bob White

26. Does the World Matter to God? Why Should it Matter to Us? Professor John Lennox and Professor Mark Boslough