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Leaders attending the GC2 Summit at a Chicago church urged believers to reach out to those in need such as Syrian refugees. They said that despite anxieties over differences of religion, reaching out to people is an opportunity to preach the Gospel. The GC2 Conferences stands for both the Great Commission…

In a difficult neighborhood of Los Angeles, the Central City Community Church of the Nazarene hosts a karaoke night for the homeless and nearly homeless in the neighborhood. They come, about 200 per week, and shut out the depressing street life to sing and dance and share refreshments. Pastor Tony, who…

Michel Flamant, a French baker, and Isaac Wenrich, a youth league baseball coach have something in common. Both of them had their lives saved in the same week by non-professional and unlikely people. Flamant had collapsed on the floor of his bakery when the room filled with carbon monoxide gas from a…

When Journey Baptist Church sold their building, they had plans to build in a new location that was in a better location and gave them room to grow. They purchased a new site, but found that building a new structure cost too much, so they decided to continue meeting in temporary facilities. Then, the…

Jesus told His disciples to take the Gospel to the entire world. Two thousand years later, the world is connected like never before, but hundreds of millions of people still do not have access to the Gospel in their heart language. Louann Hunt, who works with a ministry called Faith Comes By Hearing…

The grandson of evangelist Billy Graham gave an update on his grandfather’s condition, and relayed an important message during a meeting of Christian Broadcast professionals. Will Graham told the crowd that his grandfather is in condition that is natural for someone who is 95 years old. Billy Graham…

Scientists believe there are as many as 70 isolated tribes in the Brazilian Amazon that have had only limited contact with the outside world, mainly through rubber harvesters and mahogany loggers. It is rare for an uncontacted people to emerge from the jungle, but scientists say they were ready when…

NFL Quarterback Tim Tebow got a lot of playing time during the 2015 pre-season, but in the end, he was cut from the Philadelphia Eagles rooster. Coach Chip Kelly said he did was not sure the quarterback was good enough to retain for the regular season. When a reporter caught up with Tebow later, he did…

NBA MVP, Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry led his team to an historic championship. Curry became just the sixth player in NBA history to win his first MVP and first title in the same season. He also made waves for a record-breaking 98 three-point shots during the playoffs. Curry often…

Lizzie Velasquez is one of three people in the world who suffer from a rare genetic disorder that prevents a person from gaining weight. She has never weighed more than 62 pounds and she was born blind in her right eye. To make matters worse, right before her junior year of high school, Velasquez discovered…

One quarter of the world’s people have the condition known as myopia, or nearsightedness. That represents a 66% increase since 1970. Experts say the condition has skyrocketed as children spend more time indoors, staring at computer screens. The prediction is that by 2020 the number will increase to one…

In his book, The Fifth Gospel, North Carolina pastor Bobby Conway encourages Christians to do more than read the Bible, but to live it as well. Conway says the inspiration for the book came from British evangelist Gypsy Smith who said, “There are five Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, and the Christian.…

Ward Brehm went to Africa with his pastor nearly twenty years ago. That trip changed his life forever. While there, Brehm saw people who were chronically malnourished, children going blind for lack of inexpensive medicine, and other people dying of AIDS. He came back from the trip feeling a call to speak…

In the Netherlands a 16-year-old girl forgot to check “private” on a Facebook invitation to a birthday party. Three thousand people showed up. Sometimes it seems like the church has set its privacy settings too stringent, and no unexpected guests ever shows up. --Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell The…

The town of Rijukan, Norway, which is about 90 miles west of Oslo, has found a way to bring light into its sun-deprived town. They have set up three huge computer controlled mirrors, which will follow the faint sunlight as it moves across the horizon, directing it into the town square. Visionary town…

Several pastor and Christian leaders had positive things to say about the TV miniseries, The Bible, which aired on History channel in March 2013. Expressing his views in writing, Franklin Graham said, it was fitting that the series aired during the month leading up to Easter, because it would remind…

Os Guinness is a noted speaker and the author or editor of more than 30 books. Born and reared in China, the son of missionaries, Guinness spent the first 10 years of his life there. In 1949 the communists who had seized power forced his parents out of China. In an interview with World Magazine Guinness…

the philosophy of the master martial artist, Bruce Lee, is being revealed to James Franciscus in, The Way of the Intercepting Fist, one of the episodes of the TV series, Longstreet. Bruce tells James that he should become like "water," forming to the very essence of his opponent's character and skills,…

The Wycliffe organization, a leader in translating God’s Word translated into every language has announced that they have reached a milestone by bringing the number of languages that still need the Gospel down to less than two thousand. Wycliffe Bible Translators COO Russ Hersman says 1,967 languages…

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Leonard Pope was at a birthday party when six-year-old Bryson Moore slipped and fell into the deep end of the swimming pool. Hearing cries for help, Pope leaped in, fully dressed, with cellphone and wallet in his pockets, to rescue the boy. “I wasn’t waiting on anyone else,”…

In Mongolia, officials have detained10 house church pastors in reaction to their involvement with the Lausanne Congress on World Evangelism in 2010. Chinese officials blocked over 200 house church pastors from attending the event. --World May 21, 2011 p. 10 Illustration by Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell…

When the New York City Department of Education decided to ban the use of public schools by religious organizations, an area pastor said the ban is troubling for constitutional and practical reasons and an unprecedented occasion to demonstrate the love of Christ. Ray Parascando, pastor of Crossroads church,…

Multiculturalism is rapidly losing its attraction in a world gripped in terrorism. German Chancellor Angela Merkel commented on its failure recently; “The tendency had been to say, ‘Let’s adopt the multicultural concept and live happily side by side. . .’But this concept has failed, and failed utterly.”…

A new animated film is taking the good news of Jesus to a new generation in a way they understand. The film, entitled ”My Last Day” is adapted from the original Jesus film and tells the story of Jesus’ crucifixion through the eyes of the thief who hung next to Him. The new film is just over nine minutes…

Billy Graham says, “The legacy we leave is not just in our possessions, but in the quality of our lives . . .” --http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/show/159535 Illustration by Jim L. Wilson and Ed Peterson Many people believe quality of life only exists in the possessions and wealth collected in this lifetime.…