Decline and fall: the slow erosion of Mars Hill | Christian News on Christian Today

Decline and fall: the slow erosion of Mars Hill | Christian News on Christian Today: "t all started so well. Founded by Mark Driscoll with Lief Moi and Mike Gunn in 1996, Mars Hill church in Seattle  began with a home Bible study group. It  grew rapidly to become a multi-site church with an average weekly attendance of around 12,000 at its 15 locations in five US states."



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Satanic colouring book under consideration in Florida school district | Christian News on Christian Today

Satanic colouring book under consideration in Florida school district | Christian News on Christian Today: "A Satanic colouring book is under consideration in a Florida school district after a judge upheld a district policy allowing religious materials to be distributed to students."



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BosNewsLife – Christian News Agency » Blog Archive » NEWS ALERT: Christians “Slaughtered” In Northeast Nigeria

BosNewsLife – Christian News Agency » Blog Archive » NEWS ALERT: Christians “Slaughtered” In Northeast Nigeria: "ABUJA, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- Islamic militants attacked a predominantly Christian area in northeastern Nigeria on Sunday, November 3, "slaughtering" villagers, just days after they killed Christians elsewhere in the region, residents and pastors said."



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End Times: Are there Biblical signs that show us when Jesus will return? - Kindle edition by Glenn Pease. Religion & Spirituality Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

End Times: Are there Biblical signs that show us when Jesus will return? - Kindle edition by Glenn Pease. Religion & Spirituality Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.: "There are hundreds of books written about signs of the times showing that we are in the end times because of something the author interpreted from the Bible. The problem with signs of the end times is that there is nothing in the Bible to back up what they say. The opposite is true, Jesus said we will not know when he will return, he will come like a thief in the night, so we need to be ready all the time.
There is one sign that we can support from the Bible, that when it is complete, Jesus will return. This sign is not something that we can measure, but when it has happened, Jesus will return."



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Ministers Explain Why They Won't Do Gay Marriages

Ministers Explain Why They Won't Do Gay Marriages: "Perform same-sex wedding ceremonies or pay tens of thousands of dollars in fines and spend months behind bars. That’s the choice their Idaho town gave one Christian couple who have made marriage ministry their life’s work.

Donald and Eyelyn Knapp, ordained Pentecostal ministers, are married to each other. Together, they have run Hitching Post Lakeside Wedding Chapel in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, since Ronald Reagan’s last year as president."



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Stone-throwing Muslims bloody Christians in Michigan

Stone-throwing Muslims bloody Christians in Michigan: "The case arose from the annual Arab International Festival in June 2012 when Wayne County sheriff’s deputies stood by while a Muslim mob threw rocks at Christians, bloodying them.

The officers then threatened the Christians with arrest if they didn’t leave the event."



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The End of Christianity in Iraq? - Eagle Rising

The End of Christianity in Iraq? - Eagle Rising: "When I attended Liberty University one of the most important people I had the chance to meet was a man named Vernon Brewer. Vernon Brewer is a beautiful man who has spent his life working hard to bless the less fortunate in our world and to carry the Gospel to the ends of the planet. He is the founder and CEO of World Help, an organization that helped to save thousands of lives and provide food and education for millions of impoverished children. World Help (and Vernon Brewer) are literally on the front lines in the battle against poverty, "



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Marine Dad Objected to Daughter’s Islam Based Homework…So Administrators Banned Him From School

Marine Dad Objected to Daughter’s Islam Based Homework…So Administrators Banned Him From School: "When one Marine dad objected to his daughter’s homework assignment, school officials slapped him with a no trespassing order that effectively banned him from the school entirely."



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California Forces Churches to Fund Abortions

California Forces Churches to Fund Abortions: "First, the mayor of Houston flagrantly violated clergy's First Amendment rights, when she subpoenaed sermons, and she still refuses to rescind her mandate. And now California government officials are forcing churches and other faith-based organizations to fund abortions. What's next?"



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Erasing God From School | Decision Magazine | BGEA

Erasing God From School | Decision Magazine | BGEA: "Paul Rubeo sat stunned. He replayed the voicemail from his son’s fifth-grade teacher and winced: “Good morning, Mr. Rubeo. Giovanni called you because I asked him to. I noticed that he has a book, a religious book, in the classroom. He’s not permitted to read those books in my classroom.” The book in question? The Bible."



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