PRIME MINISTER OF UK AND ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY
PRAISE OUTGOING CHRISTIAN AID DIRECTOR.
LONDON: Prime Minister Gordon Brown and
the Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams have paid
tribute to outgoing Christian Aid director an Indian
Dr.Daleep Mukarji.
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 JERUSALEM
APPROVES CONTENTIOUS NEW BUILDING PLAN
JERUSALEM, By ARON HELLER (AP) — The Jerusalem
municipality has approved 20 new apartments for Jews in
east Jerusalem, the city said Wednesday, in a move that
could stir a new diplomatic crisis with the United
States.
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UNWAVERING FAITH: HOW THE TALIBAN FAILED TO BREAK 8
CHRISTIANS
Mar. 28, 2010: They were kidnapped and
imprisoned by the Taliban for 105 days. But what the
Taliban could not do was break their faith in God nor
destroy their hope.
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CALIFORNIA HOME BIBLE GROUP ORDERED TO GET PERMIT
Mar. 18, 2010: City officials ordered a small
home Bible study group in Southern California to either
stop meeting or obtain a permit. The home Bible group in
Rancho Cucamonga must have a Conditional Use Permit by
Good Friday, April 2, in order to continue gathering.
The Bible study group was referred to as a “church” in a
letter sent by the city. All churches are required to
obtain a CUP in residential areas, it stated.
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 CHILDREN
URGED TO ATTEND MASS SERVICES
Tanzania: Many churches have a tendency of
having Sunday Schools for children. But in Catholic,
parents who go with their children for prayers end up
only being distracted by them as the mass continues.
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BENNY HINN SPEAKS OUT ABOUT DIVORCE PAPERS
Well known Evangelist Benny Hinn has spoken out about
the announcement that his wife of thirty years, Suzanne
Hinn, has filed for divorce. As reported on Digital
Journal Suzanne Hinn, wife of Benny Hinn filed for
divorce on Feb. 1. The couple have been married for over
30 years and have four grown children.
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CARDINAL 'ASHAMED' AT OWN FAILURE ON HANDLING ABUSE
ISSUES
Armagh, Mar 18, 2010 (Irish Times):
CARDINAL SEÁN Brady has apologised again for his
handling of complaints against child abuser Fr Brendan
Smyth and expressed shame that he has not always upheld
the values that he professes and believes in.
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BILLY GRAHAM IS NOW 90 YEARS OLD WITH PARKINSON'S
DISEASE.
 In
January 2000, leaders in Charlotte , North Carolina ,
invited their favorite son, Billy Graham, to a luncheon
in his honor. Billy initially hesitated to accept the
invitation because he struggles with Parkinson's
disease. But the Charlotte leaders said, 'We don't
expect a major address. Just come and let us honor you.'
So he agreed.
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SURVEY: 1 IN 4 U.S. CHRISTIANS IDENTIFY AS
PENTECOSTAL
A quarter of American Christians identify as charismatic
or Pentecostal, a new survey shows. Those aged 26 to 44
are most likely to claim the Holy Spirit-filled
identity.
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DEVOTIONS FROM HISTORY
Springfield, IL March 17, 2010 (AG News):
Ruthie Edgerly Oberg has spent the vast majority of the
past 18 years as a stay-at-home mom raising kids - but
she says that now that the children are getting ready to
"launch out," she is too.
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PALM SUNDAY MARKS START OF HOLY WEEK
Believers worldwide have commenced their annual
observance of Holy Week beginning with Palm Sunday,
which highlights the triumphal entry of Jesus Christ
into Jerusalem nearly 2,000 years ago.
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ALPHABET SOUP EQUALS GROWTH IN ASIA'S CHURCH
Church leadership development in Asia is a challenge.
Leadership training for Asian Access is done through the
Japan Church Growth Institute. The key to its
effectiveness is the careful selection of twelve
emerging leaders on an annual basis. These leaders are
then invited to be a part of a class that meets four
times a year, for a week at a time, over a two-year
period.
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LESBIAN BISHOP APPROVAL BY US CHURCH CAUSES OUTCRY
Conservative Anglicans have condemned a decision to
approve the election of another openly gay bishop in the
US Episcopal church. Last night it was confirmed that
the Rev Mary Glasspool, who has been with her partner,
Becki Sander, for 22 years, had received the required
number of votes from bishops and standing committees.
Her consecration will take place on 15 Mayin Los
Angeles.
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JOHN PIPER TO TAKE LEAVE TO "REEXAMINE SOUL”
 Well-known
evangelical preacher John Piper announced Sunday that he
will be taking his first-ever break from ministry to
reexamine his soul. The long-time preacher apologized to
his congregation for not a specific deed but for the
"sins of my own soul," "ongoing character flaws" and
stresses that they have caused to others.
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WATCHDOG: MURDER OF STREET PREACHERS IN FLORIDA IS
'ALARMING'
The murder of two young street preachers in Florida by a
teenager whom they shared the Gospel with is “alarming,”
said a spokesperson for a religious freedom watchdog
group.
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 NIGERIA:
CHURCH LEADERS BACK GADAFFI
Lagos, Mar 18, 2010— Eminent church
leaders in Nigeria yesterday rose in support of Libyan
leader, Muammar Gaddafi's call for the splitting of
Nigeria as a solution to the constant crisis in the
country.
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NEED FOR ONLINE MISSIONARI ES
RISES AS WEB OUTREACH BOOMS
Mar. 15, 2010: Building off of the momentum from
2009, the media arm of Campus Crusade for Christ says it
is poised to touch even more lives throughout 2010. “We
believe that God has given us the technology and the
strategy,” says Allan Beeber, the Orlando director of
Global Media Outreach, and “as more and more believers
get involved, we think it’s possible to see the Great
Commission fulfilled, five to ten times over in ten
years.”
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UK PM AND ARCHBISHOP PRAISE OUTGOING CHRISTIAN AID
DIRECTOR
March 24, 2010 (ChristianToday): Prime
Minister Gordon Brown and the Archbishop of Canterbury
Dr Rowan Williams have paid tribute to outgoing
Christian Aid director Dr Daleep Mukarji.
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WORLD VISION LAUNCHES FIVE-YEAR CAMPAIGN TO AVERT
CHILD DEATHS
Mar 22, 2010 (ChristianToday): The
country's leading Christian humanitarian organisation
World Vision has embarked on a campaign to improve
maternal and child health in India.
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VATICAN DENIES CELIBACY RULE BEHIND SEX SCANDALS
THE Vatican denied that its celibacy requirement for
priests was the root cause of the clerical sex abuse
scandal convulsing the church in Europe and again
defended the popes handling of the crisis.
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TUBERCULOSIS: DRUG-RESISTANT STRAINS STILL SPREADING
AT DEADLY RATES, W.H.O. REPORT SAYS
Drug-resistant tuberculosis killed about 150,000 people
in 2008, and half of all the world’s cases are thought
in be in China and India, the World Health Organization
said in a report last week.
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 U.S.
EVANGELIST MEETS WITH 500 PASTORS IN VIETNAM
Mar. 22, 2010: American evangelist Luis
Palau met with more than 500 pastors in communist
Vietnam last week. Palau attended a two-day pastors
conference March 16-17, and earlier in the week he met
with U.S. Diplomats.
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CHRISTIANS URGED TO AGREE ON COMMON EASTER DATE
Both western and eastern Christians will celebrate
Easter on the same day this year. And one ecumenical
leader hopes that such a unified celebration will
continue in the future.
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CHRISTIANS CONCERNED OVER MANDATORY SEX LESSONS FOR
5-YEAR-OLDS
Church and faith school leaders have criticized a bill
passing through Parliament that seeks to make sex and
relationships education compulsory for schoolchildren
from the age of five.
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