“I prayed non-stop,” Nik Wallenda said after becoming the first man to walk over Niagara Falls on a tightrope. Walllenda explained that he grew up in a “Bible-believing, God-fearing family” and that his Christian faith is “the most important part of my life.” He fasted for eight hours, then joined hands in a small circle with his wife […]
Save the environment, not the children
“The Future We Want,” the concluding statement of the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, which will be signed by 52 heads of state on June 22, will not contain language about “population dynamics,” “reproductive rights” and “reproductive health services.” Groups such as the UN Population Fund and the International Planned Parenthood Federation had been pushing for the […]
Family Being Refocused
Christian psychologist James Dobson is expanding and reissuing the series of videos on parenting that was originally issued in 1978 and that launched Dobson’s Focus on the Family ministry into international prominence. The original series of seven videos was filmed in San Antonio, Texas, and was viewed by an estimated 80 million people in the next five years. Dobson, […]
A Gentle Answer has cosmic implications
In this age of instant bestsellers, it is difficult to comprehend the historical and cosmic scope of this book project. It is the next stage in a discussion that is measured, not in months or years, but in centuries. And the issues involved are as far-reaching as they are timeless. That is the nature of […]
Faith for Today’s Media
Faith Today, the national magazine published by The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, will now be offered free of charge online effective May 21 at www.faithtoday.ca/digital. Faith Today will continue to publish five print issues of the magazine every year, which still require a paid subscription, but starting this summer it will also publish a digital-only […]
Museum Exhibit Sparks Controversy
An exhibition at the Canada Science and Technology Museum in Ottawa has aroused considerable criticism, including from the minister whose government department funds the museum. The museum’s website says Sex: A Tell-all Exhibition, which opened May 17, “presents information on sexuality in a scientific, engaging and interactive manner.” It adds that the exhibition was created […]
The Pain Continues
The July 2011 division of Sudan into two countries, a mainly Muslim and Arab north and a mainly Christian and animist black south, has not resolved the violence that killed 2 million people and created millions of refugees, mainly in the south. Fighting is now escalating over disputed territory along the border, including control of […]
Jesus the Revolutionary
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez tearfully prayed for healing at a Catholic mass over Easter, according to Assist News Service. The 57-year-old is battling cancer and last year went to Cuba for treatment, which was apparently unsuccessful. Chavez wanted to become a priest as a young man. He believes his socialism has roots in the teachings […]
News Roundup May 10, 2012
Big Impact 150,000 people attended a two-night open-air music festival in Asuncion, Paraguay April 27-28. Besides the music, there were Christian testimonies by well-known soccer players and messages by evangelist Luis Palau and his son Andrew; 12,000 people indicated they had decided to become followers of Jesus. The festival was broadcast live on two national […]
Politics Makes Strange Bedfellows
The Canadian and Ontario governments have decided to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada a lower court ruling that Canada’s laws against brothels and “living off the avails of prostitution” are unconstitutional. The ruling was made March 26 by the Ontario Court of Appeal. In announcing the appeal, Canadian Minister of Justice Rob Nicholson […]