A Saudi Arabian man cut out the tongue of his daughter and burned her to death after finding out that she had converted to Christianity.The girl came to know about Jesus Christ through the Internet, according to Gulf News. Her father…

Hello friends, I reached India yesterday. I am now in God’s own country, as Kerala is often called. Beautiful greenery and monsoon here keeping things calm and quite. It is wonderful to be in quite serene surrounding and away from…

TAHIRA ALI CONCERT You Are Invited To Join Us Special - Inspiring Testimony from Lt. General Ajai Masih [India][From Civilian to Career Soldier to Cancer to Commission] Invite Your Family and Friends Spread the Word Around Prayers Will Be Made…

Part 2I have just read the latest issue of Family News from Dr. Dobson, and I find that overwhelmingly persuasive (I append it below). Family News From Dr. DobsonOctober 2008 Dear Friends,Can you feel the tension in the air? The…

Place me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm; for love is as strong as death, its jealousy unyielding as the grave. It burns like blazing fire, like a mighty flame. Many waters cannot quench…

Love is not the same as insecure attachment, lust, out of selfish motives, and sentimental garbage. I learned that love is sometimes not always romantic and perfect as portrayed in the popular movies, romance novels and tales. In fact a…

As Story-keepers, we are called to communicate the gospel to screenagers. Communication is not data transfer. So, it is important that we recognize the inner dynamics of the ‘image-culture’ and understand how it is changing the way we ‘see’ and…

In a recent report, I came across rising stress levels among teens. Parental and societal expectations, peer acceptance, fear of failure, confusion over who they are and what they want to do in life, changing body, media/culture influences, relationships etc…

One of the first questions people ask me when talking about planting 7 Mile Road is, “Do you guys have a church yet?”  Depending on the day, I have one of two answers. If I’m hurried, I’ll say, “No we…

Genesis 3:12, "The man said, "The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me from the tree, and I ate." Genesis 3:13, "And the woman said, "The serpent deceived me, and I ate." Hubert H. Humphrey, the…

The markets are now very disconnected from realities and are based on "sentiment" or "herd instinct". I predict therefore that the oil price will fall to around $50 before recovering (at some point in the future) to $70-80. I don't…

Discussion questions on Shania Twain’s song Ka ching First Step: Watch/Show Video Second step: Read the lyrics of the song We live in a greedy little world–That teaches every little boy and girlTo earn as much as they can possibly–Then turn…

Since, it was Surya's birthday our family decided to go out. Surya decided to talk our parents into going to a German restaurant. My parents were hilarious. My Dad's initial reaction was, "German food, what's that? Why German food?" Afterwards,…

When darkness veils His lovely face,I rest on His unchanging grace.In every high and stormy gale,My anchor holds within the veil. His oath, His covenant, His bloodSupports me in the whelming flood.When all around my soul gives way,He then is…

TAHIRA ALI CONCERT You Are Invited To Join Us Special - Inspiring Testimony from Lt. General Ajai Masih [India][From Civilian to Career Soldier to Cancer to Commission] Invite Your Family and FriendsSpread the Word AroundPrayers Will Be Made For The…

A few months ago, Shainu started a Facebook account.  It didn’t take long before she became a Facebook junky.  One friend led to another, and before you knew it, she was in over her head.  A never-ending stream of pictures…

Hello friends… I have been out of blogging for a while. Mostly travelling and it is hard to keep blogging while on the road. This weekend I am in Houston doing a weekend retreat and then off to Asia for…

so i've been thinking...kind of pointless stuff i have to admit, but thinking nonetheless. i've been around for nearly a quarter of a century. according to life expectancy numbers, a third of my life on this planet is over. a…

SOME of life's most profound lessons can be learned through stories and parables. In appealing parable style, Ken Blanchard tells the moving story of how a local church can lose its focus and become a curse to the community around…

NEW DELHI: Condemning violence against Christians and vandalism of churches in Orissa and elsewhere in the country, L.K. Advani, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, described the rape of a nun as “a shameful crime against humanity.” Mr.…