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Christian News, Updated daily en-gb Updated: Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 6:31 (EST) 5 144 31 http://au.christiantoday.com http://au.christiantoday.com/images/logo_rss.gif SELECT id,submittime,title,slug,summary FROM ct_article WHERE submittime>'2013-06-12 09:57:27' AND output='Y' AND category!=17 AND category!=20 AND category!=21 AND category != 19 ORDER BY submittime DESC LIMIT 50 Oscar and Heyley Duan are the faces of this new wave of highly educated young people coming into Australia and making an enormous contribution to the nation as a whole and in this specific situation to Christian ministry through Oscars monthly article in Christian Today as a young writer http://au.christiantoday.com/article/international-christian-young-writer-for-christian-today-chinas-oscar-and-heyley-duan-are-honing-their-skills/15598.htm Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:29:25 +1000 For the June issue of Christian Life I had the privilege of writing a story on some new research to come out of America This research settled that ageold debate of Does child sponsorship actually work with a resounding yes http://au.christiantoday.com/article/you-cant-argue-with-numbers/15597.htm Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:21:16 +1000 I remember when I was baptised a new somewhat nave Christian and my pastor at the time had a baptismal revelation verse for me and my husband For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord plans to prosper you and not to harm you plans to give you hope and a future Jeremiah 29 verse 11 http://au.christiantoday.com/article/prospering-jeremiah-29-verse-11-style-or-not/15596.htm Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:09:06 +1000 Pope Francis and David Cameron have exchanged letters on the G8 summit taking place this week in Northern Ireland http://au.christiantoday.com/article/pope-asks-g8-leaders-to-remember-poor/15595.htm Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:47:22 +1000 John MacArthur influential author pastor and seminary president has organized what has already proven to be a controversial conference as he and several other evangelical Christian ministers will gather in October at his Sun Valley Calif church to take a corrective stance against what he describes as strange fire practices in the charismatic movement http://au.christiantoday.com/article/john-macarthur-to-take-corrective-stance-against-strange-fire-charismatic-movement/15594.htm Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:40:33 +1000 A British woman convicted of aborting her baby just two days before her due date has had her prison term reduced after Londons Court of Appeal found her original 8year sentence manifestly excessive http://au.christiantoday.com/article/sentence-reduced-for-woman-who-aborted-baby-two-days-before-due-date/15593.htm Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:36:25 +1000 Nelson Cook who established Coaches of Influence 25 years ago in LA USA writes a monthly letter to the many coaches at professional college and high school levels and the current correspondence touches the spot http://au.christiantoday.com/article/nelson-cook-sends-every-day-family-humour-to-sport-coaches/15592.htm Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:56:59 +1000 I recently watched the 2011 film Moneyball a baseball film about the 2002 Oakland As and how they managed to field a competitive team with a payroll of 41 Million compared to rich teams such as the Yankees with 125 Million and achieve similar success in terms of season wins and advancing into the post season http://au.christiantoday.com/article/moneyball-panthers/15591.htm Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:52:57 +1000 Fire extinguishers have been used as high pressure graffiti paint canisters Drugs for intolerable pain are sometimes abused by drug addicts to devastating effects There are many inventions designed for improving society But sometimes people use them the wrong way The ancient Israel temple is one such example http://au.christiantoday.com/article/the-two-big-mistakes-i-make-as-a-christian/15590.htm Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:24:59 +1000 Even in my experience as a young woman I know people who are lawyers businessman doctors engineers teachers ministers scientific researchers artists designers and so on In our modern society our careers make up such a huge part of our lives http://au.christiantoday.com/article/seeking-gods-will-for-our-careers/15589.htm Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:12:19 +1000 A recent AdelaideNowcom news article detailed how a Koala on a very hot day climbed the garden and pool fence had its fill of water being so hot and then took its rest under the jetty on the cool rocks all afternoon moreover with the householders doing their own things a href httpwwwadelaidenowcomaucoolmarsupialcrashespoolpartystorye6frea6u1226580673065 targetblankwwwadelaidenowcomaua http://au.christiantoday.com/article/australias-indigenous-animals-and-birds-have-a-surprising-knack-of-visiting-and-becoming-comfortable/15588.htm Mon, 17 Jun 2013 07:47:17 +1000 Im really not that sure about God http://au.christiantoday.com/article/he-knows-if-youve-been-bad-or-good-so-be-good-for-goodness-sake/15587.htm Mon, 17 Jun 2013 07:44:10 +1000 Have you ever moved house and had to find a new church Or have you been on holidays and visited a different church What qualities do you look for in a church you want to be part of Or have you ever considered how healthy your church is http://au.christiantoday.com/article/what-makes-a-healthy-church/15586.htm Mon, 17 Jun 2013 07:39:30 +1000 President Mahmoud Ahmadinejads second term as President of Iran is coming to an end The Iranian constitution doesnt allow him to run again for President so one thing is certain on August 3 another man will be inaugurated as the new President http://au.christiantoday.com/article/iranians-vote-for-mahmoud-ahmadinejads-successor/15585.htm Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:35:34 +1000 In their first meeting since their inaugurations the Archbishop of Canterbury and Pope Francis have spoken of their shared desire to continue the journey of theological dialogue and fraternity between their two Churches http://au.christiantoday.com/article/pope-and-archbishop-of-canterbury-affirm-commitment-to-dialogue-in-first-meeting/15584.htm Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:27:48 +1000 Four years after its military victory over Tamil Tigers Sri Lanka appears to be seeking to establish social and political supremacy of the Sinhala Buddhist majority within a unitary state instead of bringing about reconciliation And this postwar resurgence of nationalism no longer threatens only the Tamil ethnic minority but also religious minorities particularly Christians and Muslims http://au.christiantoday.com/article/why-christian-persecution-is-worrisome-in-sri-lanka/15583.htm Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:21:31 +1000 Nearly 53 years to the date after evangelist Billy Graham preached to the people of Kisumu Kenya his grandson Will Graham returned last weekend to carry forth the same message of hope through Jesus Christ The Will Graham Celebration of Peace was held June 79 at Kisumus openair Jomo Kenyatta Sports Ground http://au.christiantoday.com/article/evangelist-will-graham-preaches-message-of-hope-and-peace-to-21000-in-kenya/15582.htm Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:51:18 +1000 Demonstrations are being planned on Thursday at Iranian embassies around the world for imprisoned Pastor Saeed Abedini and other victims of the Islamic countrys human rights abuses with hopes that they will get the attention of many world leaders http://au.christiantoday.com/article/demonstrations-at-iranian-embassies-worldwide-for-pastor-saeed-religious-freedom/15581.htm Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:31:00 +1000 Belgium might become the first country in the world to allow seriously ill children the right to choose to die if lawmakers in the Federal Parliament decide to expand on the already controversial euthanasia laws http://au.christiantoday.com/article/children-would-have-ight-to-die-in-belgium-under-amended-euthanasia-laws/15580.htm Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:20:22 +1000 The conclusion of a new report by the US Hudson Institute researcher Lela Gilbert is clear and unequivocal genderbased violence plays a key strategic role in the plans of those who wish to eradicate Christians and Christian belief from Muslim lands http://au.christiantoday.com/article/gender-based-violence-wielded-mercilessly-in-muslim-countries/15579.htm Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:54:06 +1000 According to Reuters Reshma Begum was just 16 when she left her rural village in Bangladesh for the big city Reshma wanted to pursue a career a life outside of village living She joined the many millions of garment workers the majority of whom are also women to work in factories in Dhaka the capital of Bangladesh http://au.christiantoday.com/article/do-your-fashion-choices-oppress-the-poor/15578.htm Fri, 14 Jun 2013 07:53:07 +1000 Hackers of the world are in the news bigtime Recent articles have revealed how serious it is when the US Federal Reserve is shown to be at risk as is the Australian Taxation Office and the new ASIO building plans compromisingly hacked http://au.christiantoday.com/article/computer-hackers-nightmare-mission-computers-full-of-articles-on-jesus-salvation-it-can-prove-deadly/15577.htm Fri, 14 Jun 2013 07:51:05 +1000 I think its something we all notice from time to time that when we get busy its all too easy to pay little attention to what others are up to and how theyre feeling http://au.christiantoday.com/article/too-busy-to-care/15576.htm Fri, 14 Jun 2013 07:43:34 +1000 Assailants on a motorbike threw an explosive device into a church compound in southeastern Kenya on Sunday June 9 injuring 15 people http://au.christiantoday.com/article/explosion-in-attack-on-church-in-kenya-injures-15/15575.htm Thu, 13 Jun 2013 21:37:13 +1000 Bonhams will be offering a Bible signed by Albert Einstein at auction later this month http://au.christiantoday.com/article/bible-signed-by-albert-einstein-to-be-auctioned/15574.htm Thu, 13 Jun 2013 21:30:25 +1000 Europe once sent missionaries to the rest of the world Now Christians in the majority world are increasingly turning their attention to mission on this dark continent but it is not without its challenges http://au.christiantoday.com/article/missionaries-consider-challenges-of-evangelism-on-the-dark-continent/15573.htm Thu, 13 Jun 2013 21:24:48 +1000 Mr Francis Sullivan CEO of the Truth Justice and Healing and Council has supported the call today by the CEO of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse Ms Janette Dines for victims to come forward and tell their stories to Commissioners http://au.christiantoday.com/article/catholic-church-supports-call-for-victims-of-sexual-abuse-to-contact-royal-commission/15572.htm Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:03:32 +1000 God is love God is patient God is fair God also works in mysterious ways Not so long ago I moved away from a country that was and probably still is in a great amount of pain and unhappiness As the saying goes the grass is always greener on the other side and so I chose to migrate to the green green grass of Australia http://au.christiantoday.com/article/finding-god-in-a-foreign-place/15571.htm Thu, 13 Jun 2013 07:28:20 +1000 Know Jesus http://au.christiantoday.com/article/the-three-keys-to-eternal-happiness/15570.htm Thu, 13 Jun 2013 07:25:58 +1000 The Footplate Padre has written sixteen books on railways more specifically train drivers anecdotes and these books served a niche market in the 1980s and 1990s ranging from titles such as Driving Trains the Australian Way Old Stories Steamy Railway Chronicles and Train Drivers Stories to list four of them http://au.christiantoday.com/article/footplate-padre-tells-the-story-of-railway-nicknames-and-how-they-stick/15569.htm Thu, 13 Jun 2013 07:18:34 +1000 What does it look like to walk with the Holy Spirit in an every day tangible way that actually affects the lives of others When I asked this question early in my Christian walk I couldnt have anticipated how completely God would answer from John 16 verse 13 But when he the Spirit of truth comes he will guide you into all the truth said Jesus when he foretold the Holy Spirits coming The Holy Spirit our comforter our counsellor our guide if we allow him http://au.christiantoday.com/article/warning-may-cause-miracles/15568.htm Thu, 13 Jun 2013 07:16:10 +1000 The Russian Duma or the lower house of parliament passed a law banning homosexual propaganda by an overwhelming 4360 vote on Tuesday leading to clashes between gay activists and their opponents http://au.christiantoday.com/article/russia-passes-law-banning-gay-propaganda/15567.htm Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:46:56 +1000 A trademark dispute between multibillion dollar sporting goods company Adidas and a small Illinois church which rejected the companys offer of 5000 to give up their AddAZero logo is heading to trial http://au.christiantoday.com/article/church-adidas-in-trademark-dispute-over-add-a-zero-logo/15566.htm Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:38:31 +1000 Seventeen years have elapsed since the Coptic Church first requested permission to build a church in the town of Nubaria Northern Egypt http://au.christiantoday.com/article/president-morsi-for-first-time-approves-construction-of-new-church-in-egypt/15565.htm Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:28:40 +1000 A judge in Upper Egypt found a Christian teacher guilty of defaming Islam today and levied a massive fine against her after prohibiting her lawyers from presenting a single witness during the trial http://au.christiantoday.com/article/teacher-in-egypt-sentenced-for-defaming-islam/15564.htm Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:21:30 +1000