NYC: battle on the doorstep

“You can feel the hate of the people who did this,” said Raymond Talavera, the pastor of Glory of Christ Church.

NY Mag takes a look at Redeemer & Tim Keller

“Tim Keller Wants to Save Your Yuppie Soul — Why Are So Many New Yorkers Flocking to Evangelical Christian Preacher Tim Keller?”

Gang-reforming bakery ‘needs dough’

Homeboy Industries, sounds like a rapper’s place of business but it’s actually a place where ex-gang members looking for a way out in LA find work and new lives — through baking, installing solar panels, and silk screening.

Justice according to whom?

More than 85 unofficial Islamic shari’a ‘courts’ operate in the UK, reveals a report by the think-tank Civitas. The courts can make legally-binding rulings upheld by civil courts in England and Wales, under the 1996 Arbitration Act.

Prayer in the Square update

Call to prayer and fasting for this upcoming prayer in Times Square:
Fast with us for Prayer in the Square!
On September 20, thousands of people representing churches and ministries of all denominations will gather in Times Square to pray for one hour to seek God’s forgiveness on behalf of our nation.
We invite all churches and ministries [...]

Iranian saints endure

“We will not deny our faith,” declared Marzieh Amirizadeh Esmaeilabad, 30, and Maryam Rustampoor, 27. Their love for Jesus made them targets for the Iranian government’s show trials — a backlash for political unrest.

another “gospel” in texas

Saddens us to read about the appeal to present riches and comfort as the goal of Christ’s message. And it is a shame that His name is being used for lining the pockets of these peddlers.

Iran: Believers unite & hope enduring persecution

“They see a window of opportunity to share the Gospel with the new generation which is very tired of the dictatorship and the forcing of the Islamic religion on people. There is definitely a mixture of excitement, hope and tension. Their hope is in God.”

YOUTH DROPPING OUT OF CHURCH

Confirmation of the urgency our prayer matter taken up on Thursday.
Young people aren’t just walking away from the church, they’re sprinting. The statistics are grim: 70 percent of youth leave church by the time they are 22 (Rainer Research); 80 percent of those reared in the church will be “disengaged” by the time they are [...]

North Korea: Unexpected life

A tortured prisoner. A starving elderly woman.Two Christians living and loving the Lord in North Korea.