Dr Yang Jianli, a US-based Chinese democracy activist, arrives in the UK tomorrow as part of a visit hosted by Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) to the UK and Brussels, where he will address the European Parliament’s Subcommittee hearing on Human Rights in China on 6 December. Dr Yang will focus on Freedom of Religion or Belief, jailed Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo and dialogue between the Communist Party and civil society.
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In honor of World AIDS Day on Dec. 1, Saddleback Church is setting its own goal of reaching zero orphans throughout Rwanda by 2015. The target is supplemental to UNAIDS' three-year strategy of "Getting to Zero," including zero babies born of HIV, zero AIDS-related deaths, zero new HIV infections and zero stigma and discrimination. You learned about faith when you studied it as a spiritual gift. The concepts taught about faith as a gift are also applicable to faith as a fruit. <more> Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani was a special guest speaker at For Such a Time as This, CSW’s National Conference in London on 10 November, where he thanked those who had prayed and petitioned on his behalf during his incarceration in Iran for almost three years.
“It is the opportunity for me to share about what the Lord did for me and to thank you because you supported me by your prayers, you supported my family in a very difficult time,” he said. A daughter of the Azusa Street Revival and Mission, 93-year-old evangelist, Dr. Verna Linzey, preached on the baptism with the Holy Spirit at another revival and mission in Los Angeles called Global Covenant Church, where a new move of the Holy Spirit erupted. An awakening occurred and five Filipinos and Americans burst into speaking in tongues as the Holy Spirit moved and gave them utterance while Verna Linzey was ministering on the stage. The mission is pastored by a Japanese woman, Rev. Alice Tanaka. Ray Comfort, the producer of the award-winning "180" has made a new movie that is simply called "Genius." Comfort said, "After '180' was viewed by millions, we kept being asked if we were going to make something similar. I wasn't too enthusiastic because I didn't think we could top it. But now that we have finished "Genius," I think it will be much bigger, because of the unique subject matter." Love Hope and Faith Magazine Issue #51 now published! Feature Articles: - Twilight: A Parent's Guide to the Vampire Series Since Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight series debuted in 2005, the four books about love-struck teenage vampires, werewolves and humans have taken the world by storm. Christians’ views on Twilight’s value as entertainment or a ministry tool vary widely. Even the series’ detractors say it has some positive elements. - Inner-City Experiences Seek to Transform Lives When Union Gospel Mission hosted walking tours of the Downtown Eastside this fall, guided by someone who calls this poverty-stricken community home, the response was far more than anyone expected. And not just in the large number of people who showed up. - Country Superstar Goes Back to His Faith Roots Country music artist Paul Brandt is getting in touch with his gospel roots. The Canadian singer-songwriter from Calgary recently released a new album featuring a gospel sound, a different direction than that of his most recent award-winning country album, Give it Away. - When Spiritual Warfare Makes You Bite Your Tongue It was a jaw-dropping moment for me years ago when I asked the Holy Spirit what my biggest problem was and He told me, “Your mouth.” I expected Him to tell me I needed to pray more or read the Word more—or do something more. But He assured me my mouth—the very thing He’d called me to use—was my biggest weakness during that season. Plus Much More! CLICK HERE Supporters and opponents of Egypt's Islamist president staged rival rallies Friday after he assumed sweeping new powers, a clear show of the deepening polarization plaguing the country. President Mohammed Morsi's decree put himself above the judiciary and also exempted the Islamist-dominated constituent assembly writing Egypt's new constitution from judicial review. Liberal and secular members earlier walked out of the body, charging it would impose strict Islamic practices. |
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