Thursday, March 21, 2013
5 of the Rarest, Most Unique Bibles and Historic Artifacts in ‘The Bible’s’ Epic Exhibit
Mark Burnett and Roma Downey, producers of History Channel’s “The Bible,”
have teamed up with Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment to
premiere “The Bible Experience,” a gallery of fascinating biblical
relics and rare artifacts. On Wednesday night, TheBlaze was on-hand at
the exhibit’s New York City opening to be among the first to see this
fascinating array of material.
A breathtaking companion to the hit
television series about history’s most read, most popular and, arguably,
most studied book, “The Bible Experience” includes items that were
previously shown at the Vatican and that are rarely unveiled to the
public.
'People turned on Christians': Persecuted Iraqi minority reflects on life after Saddam
LONDON
-- Rana stepped out of church in Baghdad in December 2006 to find an
envelope wedged against her car windshield. Inside was a bullet -- a
message that meant she and her family were next on an assassin’s list.
They fled the city the next day, leaving behind a business, a home -- everything.
"I didn't like Saddam Hussein, but he didn't bother the Christians," said Rana, 29, after a church service in London. "He was a dictator. When he went, the gangs came from everywhere."
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They fled the city the next day, leaving behind a business, a home -- everything.
"I didn't like Saddam Hussein, but he didn't bother the Christians," said Rana, 29, after a church service in London. "He was a dictator. When he went, the gangs came from everywhere."
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Child Abuse Tragedy Turns Grandmother into Advocate
Event - Blue Sunday April 28th
RIO GRANDE VALLEY, Texas,
March 18, 2013
/Christian Newswire/ -- April is Child Abuse Prevention
Month. The last Sunday of April is called Blue Sunday. This is the day
when churches take time in their service to pray for the victims of
child abuse and for those who rescue them.
According to the latest Child Maltreatment Report by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 1570 children died from child abuse and over 3 million others were also confirmed victims of child abuse in 2011. One is too many.
In the process of rescuing her grandchildren, founder, Janet Magee, was drafted into the battle against child abuse. Faced with such overwhelming numbers of children reported as abused she recognized that the epidemic of child abuse needed the faith community's participation in order to heal.
What began with 20 churches praying has grown into a national effort with over 2.5 million people committed to pray annually. Our prayers matter. New ministries can be birthed, awareness raised, and healing will come when we pray.
Many state agencies across the country have embraced and promoted the day of prayer, a clear sign that the line between church and state doesn't apply when it comes to child abuse prevention. State agencies need what the church has to offer: people, resources and our prayers.
On Blue Sunday we are asking churches to take time during their service on to pray. It's free. Visit www.bluesunday.org for free resources and to register your church or ministry to pray.
It is imperative for the faith community to become leaders in child abuse prevention and relief efforts.
Churches are encouraged to pray for 3 things:
- The children who are victims of child abuse
- Those who rescue and serve abused children
- Direction to become active participants in the fight to end child abuse
We pray because abused children shouldn't have to pray alone
Christian Newswire
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Texas Cheerleaders Fight to Promote the God's Word
Cheerleaders at an east Texas highschool are once
again defending the right to display Bible verses at football games.
Their bold stand has earned national attention and placed them right in
the middle of a heated free speech battle.
In this small town of Kountze, Texas, there is
overwhelming support for the hometown cheerleaders who simply believe if
God is for them, no one can be against them.
Just one look at the banners the Kountze football
players run through just before a big game tells you that the Kountze
highschool cheerleaders are not typical teenage girls.
The cheerleaders began writing Bible verses on them last Fall.
"We're just all Christians and believe the Bible is
from God and so if it's from God, why not?" one cheerleader said.
"That's what we were thinking and it's a positive message and it's
uplifting."
Ben Carson, Eric Metaxas Warn of Loss of Religious Freedom at CPAC
By Napp Nazworth , Christian Post Reporter
March 17, 2013|7:44 am
Ben Carson and Eric Metaxas, who both gained notoriety for their speeches at a National Prayer Breakfast, appeared together Saturday and warned about a loss of religious freedom, at the Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Md.
The controversy over the Obama administration's birth control mandate is about religious freedom, not contraception, Metaxas argued.Paraphrasing how he views the government's position, Metaxas said, "We will force you to violate your conscience. Why? Because we can. We have the power and you Catholics are just the backward religious minority."
Scholar: Liberals, Feminists Have Made Men Afraid to Embrace Their Manhood
By Napp Nazworth , Christian Post Reporter
March 18, 2013|8:40 am
A healthy society needs fathers. Men, therefore, need to embrace their manhood and recognize the important role they play as husbands and fathers in a family, Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse advised Friday in a panel on the problem of fatherlessness at the Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Md.
The important role men play in a family is due to their natural instincts to protect the weak and vulnerable, Morse explained, but liberals and feminists have made men afraid to embrace their unique role."This is what the left despises about the family – they cannot control it and government is not necessary for it," Morse said.
"I want the men listening ... to embrace your manhood," Morse said. "Do not be ashamed. ... There's nothing wrong with being a man. That's what we need from you. We need those who will take responsibility for protecting the weak and will sustain the family. There's nothing to be ashamed of."
Jack Hayford's Grandson, Missionary in Mexico, Home Safe After Being Kidnapped
By Nicola Menzie , Christian Post Reporter
March 19, 2013|7:00 am
Kyle Bauer of The Foursquare Church Tells Congregants He Preached God's Forgiveness to Captors
Kyle Bauer, a Christian missionary and pastor who has been living in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, with his family for less than a year, was reunited with his Foursquare congregation in California this past weekend less than 48 hours after being kidnapped and held for ransom.
"We are grateful to God for bringing Kyle safely back home to his wife and children," Foursquare Church President Glenn Burris Jr. said in a March 15 statement on the Pentecostal Christian denomination's website. "The prayer support that permeated the past 24 hours is a testimony to the miraculous outcome of this story."TV's 'The Bible' again finishes No. 1 for night
NASHVILLE (BP) -- History Channel's "The Bible" miniseries climbed back
into the top slot in its third week Sunday (March 17), finishing No. 1
for the night among all broadcast and cable programs thanks to an
increase in viewership.
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