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D. A. Carson on “Why Should I Pray If God Knows Everything?” Atheists’ Times Square Billboard: “Who Needs Christ at Christmas? Nobody” (CNS News) Judge Orders Colorado Cake Maker to Serve Gay Couples despite His Religious Convictions (CBS) Broadway Stars Join Forces to Help Fix Century-Old Church (CBS) Old Churches Get Makeovers as Homes, Bookstores (CNN) …

Selected News Stories from Around the World* — Tuesday, December 10 Read More »

Culture Wars: Holiday Struggle Over Public Spaces Still Very Much Alive (CS Monitor) Irish Divorce-Assistance Company Offers Christmas Vouchers (The Independent) Denmark Now Gives Lesbians Full Parental Rights as Couples (The Copenhagen Post) Rick Warren on Redefining Marriage: I Fear God’s Disapproval More Than Man’s (The Christian Post) British Judge Bemoans Illegitimacy in the UK, …

Selected News Stories from Around the World* — Monday, December 9 Read More »

Lay Aside the Weight of Christmas Expectations (Desiring God) Lucado on His Film, Why December Is Painful for Many (Houston Chronicle) A Bibliology Grounded in Christology (Credo House) 9 Things You Should Know About the Council of Trent (The Gospel Coalition) Pakistan’s Churches Increase Security after Peshawar Blasts (The Christian Post) Scholars Explore Christian Perspectives on …

Selected News Stories from Around the World* — Saturday, December 7 Read More »

Nelson Mandela Death: South Africa and World Mourn (BBC News) Mandela’s “Long Walk to Freedom” Ends (Baptist Press) Christianity Spreading Rapidly among Middle, Upper Castes and Youth in Emerging “New India” (Charisma News) Indonesia, South Sulawesi: Islamists and Local Authorities Pull Down Protestant Church (Asia News) Christians under Fire in Syria (Religion Today) Syria: Conflicting …

Selected News Stories from Around the World* — Friday, December 6 Read More »

Biola President Answers Why Christians Fail at Engaging Today’s Culture (The Christian Post) Miracle of Science: 65 Diseases Treated with Adult Stem Cells (Christianity Today) 82 %of Abortions in NYC, 64% in Texas Were on Black or Hispanic Babies (Life News) Utah Homosexual “Marriage” Challenge Back in Court (The Guardian) Stopping an Affair Before It …

Selected News Stories from Around the World* — Thursday, December 5 Read More »

Family Worship and Its Benefits (Reformation 21) Church Makes Prostitutes Its Mission (Mercury News) The Radical Christian Approach to Poverty and Riches (The Gospel Coalition) Ironic Christmas Ad by Church of Norway Is Upsetting (The Local) The Reality for Christians Living Under the Shadow of Pakistan’s Blasphemy Law (Christian Today) Dutch Bishops Give Pope a …

Selected News Stories from Around the World* — Wednesday, December 4 Read More »