Mission
Evangelism Explosion International (www.evangelismexplosion.org) recently launched "What's My Story" (www.whatsmystory.org), an innovative new gospel tool that helps Christians easily create their testimonies and then share them with others as a way to introduce people to Jesus. Every Christian has a testimony, which is not only important to that individual, but also important to God, the church and the world. "What's My Story" helps Christians put their testimonies into a powerful story format, making it easier and more effective to share with others.READ MORE
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Vitae Foundation and LIFE Runners are hosting America's First Pro-Life Half Marathon/5K on Sunday, Nov. 9, 2014, at Katy Trail State Park in Jefferson City, Mo. Registration will begin at 7 a.m., with the races beginning at 8 a.m. The cost is $55 for the half marathon and $25 for the 5K and both include a historic event shirt if you register before October 17. Late registration will be $65 for the half marathon and $35 for the 5K. To register online go on the Vitae's website.READ MORE
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In a news conference today on the campus of missionary organization SIM USA (www.simusa.org), Nancy Writebol, joined by her husband, David, shared for the first time details of her battle with the Ebola virus. While in Liberia, Writebol served at SIM's ELWA Hospital. She expressed that it was a great privilege to be part of the hospital staff during such a difficult time.READ MORE
Ministries
The upcoming "Be Normal & Change History!" ProLife Conference is the first of its kind hosted by California ProLife Council and the National Right to Life Committee. The conference will gather high-level leaders of the pro-life movement in Orange, CA with the goal of showing pro-lifers how to change history by using the civic process available to "normal" American citizens.READ MORE
Ministries
Wanderlust Productions—the independent film studio behind the cult hit trilogy FINGER OF GOD, FURIOUS LOVE and FATHER OF LIGHTS—is poised to disrupt the entertainment industry's long-established business model with the debut of its dynamic new documentary film HOLY GHOST. Featuring a concert by Jake Hamilton & The Sound, the HOLY GHOST World Premiere Experience will be a one-time, live global event on September 6th in which anyone anywhere can see the film—for free.READ MORE
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Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04) said President Obama has resorted to coercion and massive, punitive fines in a U.S. Health and Human Services announcement made today that targets faith-based hospitals, schools and other organizations which for moral reasons cannot and will not include abortion-causing drugs, sterilization and contraception procedures in their private health insurance plans.READ MORE
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Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04), led 25 Members of Congress in a bipartisan letter to the Secretary of the Navy, Ray Mabus, urging that donated religious materials remain in the guest rooms at Navy Lodge facilities. Last week, it came to light at the Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) had issued a memo for the removal of Bibles currently in Navy Lodge guest rooms after NEXCOM received a complaint. After significant pushback, however, the Navy announced that the decision was being reconsidered.READ MORE
Entertainment
xecutive produced and narrated by Natalie Grant, "In Plain Sight: Stories of Hope and Freedom" features six modern-day abolitionists as they fight sex trafficking across America. Eight premieres are scheduled around the nation, and the first will be held at Franklin Theatre in Nashville, Tennessee, on Thursday, September 18th, at 7pm with special guest Natalie Grant.READ MORE
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Families lined up on U.S. 41 on Saturday in Naples during the sweltering Florida heat, but what had them smoking mad was not the August weather. Instead, this group was steaming about the language on Florida's proposed Amendment 2 and what they say is public misinformation about this amendment on "medical" marijuana.READ MORE
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Three SIM missionaries serving in Liberia during the recent Ebola virus outbreak returned to the United States late Sunday night. They flew into Charlotte-Douglas International Airport by private charter and arrived at 10:16 p.m. Among the three is David Writebol, husband of SIM missionary Nancy Writebol, who is being treated for Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. The other two missionaries are SIM doctors who have been treating Ebola patients at SIM's ELWA medical facilities in Monrovia, Liberia. Their names are being withheld at this time to protect their privacy and that of their families.READ MORE
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The condition of Nancy Writebol, a missionary who recently contracted Ebola while serving in Liberia, has worsened, according to SIM, the Christian missions organization with which she serves. She continues her battle against the deadly virus. Writebol was serving alongside Dr. Kent Brantly on a joint team of people with Samaritan's Purse and SIM when they contracted Ebola.READ MORE
Church
A new documentary film that reveals the decline of the American church focuses on the spiritual climate in the United States. The film, titled "When God Left the Building," will be screened August 4 at the Acme Theater in Hollywood, California. The film's director, Thom Schultz, will accompany the film and lead a live talk-back session following the screening.READ MORE
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Dr. David Schuringa (pictured), president of Crossroad Bible Institute, joined Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Rand Paul (R-KY) to voice his support for the Democracy Restoration Act (DRA) at a bipartisan Senate briefing in the Dirksen Building. Serving on a six-member panel that included civil rights leaders and law enforcement experts, Dr. Schuringa offered the packed hearing room a faith-based perspective on the bill, which Sen. Cardin introduced to Congress in April.READ MORE
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The Sudanese woman recently sentenced to death for not recanting her faith was the topic of a congressional hearing Wednesday, July 23 held by U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04), Chairman of the House congressional panel that oversees global human rights issues.READ MORE
Ministries
Newly released documentary "Such Were Some of You" confronts the rising tide of popular opinion by chronicling the stories of 29 former homosexual men and women who say that Jesus Christ has transformed their lives. Experts in psychology, (Dr. Julie Hamilton), biblical scholarship (Dr. Robert Gagnon) and ministry (Dr. Neil Anderson) add their voice to the claim that people have been leaving homosexuality for millennia.READ MORE
The Sunday Assembly, also known as the “Atheist Church”, based in the United Kingdom is scheduled to have its first global assembly. The “church” is also known to have a branch and ...
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