Pastoring a church of 30,000 members comes with its own complexities and stresses but this can be multiplied many times over when your teenage daughter gives the news that she is pregnant.
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T.D. Jakes Addresses Dealing With Daughter's Teenage Pregnancy
Bishop Launches Social Networking Prayer Initiative
The new Bishop of Durham is harnessing the power of social networking to get Christians praying for the region. Prayer of the People was launched by the Rt Rev Justin Welby at St Nicholas’ Church in Durham on Friday. He is inviting locals to share their hopes, dreams and prayers for their communities and the people who live in them.
Over 500 Dead After Election of Christian President in Nigeria
Deadly clashes between Muslims and Christians in the north of Nigeria following the re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan has brought the death toll to over 500, according to a local civic group.
At least 516 people have died with the violence being the worst in Kaduna state, according to Shehu Sani, executive director of the Kaduna-based Civil Rights Congress.
Muslim opposition supporters of Muhammadu Buhari, a Muslim and former military ruler, began rioting after the April 16 victory of Goodluck, a Christian from the south. Outraged over the 57 to 31 percent defeat, armed protesters took to the streets, chanting Buhari's name and attacking Christian supporters of the president. The violence which took place at churches, homes, and police states, also triggered retaliatory attacks by Christians.
Marion Jones On Meeting God in Prison
Track and field star Marion Jones fell from the public's grace in 2007 when she admitted to lying to federal agents about her use of performance enhancing drugs prior to the 2000 Summer Olympics but she met God while serving time for perjury.
Campaign Against Online Dating Site That Recruits Married People
American televangelist Pat Robertson caused controversy when he said on TV that it may be acceptable to divorce a spouse suffering from Alzheimers because he or she is “not there” anymore. It reflects a growing attitude that marriage is in the same category as consumable items like computer accessories that can be abandoned and replaced.
Nigeria's 'Middle Belt,' Where Christian South Meets Muslim North,Is Where Islamist Violence Is Brutally Coming To The Surface
For Nigerian Mark Lipdo, the last few weeks in his hometown of Jos have been like enduring "a horror film." Lipdo is director of Stefanos Foundation, a Jos-based organization that helps suffering Christians in Nigeria. Lately, the suffering has been immense.
Muslims gangs raided three predominantly Christian villages in central Nigeria's Plateau State in the pre-dawn hours of March 7, slaughtering more than 300 people—mostly women, children, and the elderly.
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