Author: MC Editor

World Vision relief teams in Jakarta have dispatched emergency supplies to thousands of people left homeless by Saturday’s 6.3 magnitude earthquake in central Java, Indonesia. Read more about World Vision’s response. Also: World Relief also responds, through local church contacts, plus reports from Operation Blessing, and from Food for the Hungry, and also Samaritan’s Purse.

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 24, 2006 – (BP)–Jason Cruise’s eyes light up when he starts relating stories about hooking trout in a cold mountain stream. His voice quickens describing the patience involved in outwitting and luring a tom turkey.

PORTLAND, OREGON (ANS) — Roadside bombs, suicide bombers, and mortar attacks can’t hold back the spread of God’s Word. The Bible is dynamically ministering to soldiers on the front lines in Iraq.

GHANA, WEST AFRICA (ANS) — Two young Muslims left the savannah of West Africa to study Islam in Mecca, their educational expenses paid by the largesse of the Saudi government. But after they returned home a dreadful automobile accident altered their lives in a way that had enduring consequences.

Touting economic benefits reduces embryos to products, they sayBy PATRICK MARLEY and STEVEN WALTERSMadison – Two Catholic bishops are asking Gov. Jim Doyle to oppose the use of embryonic stem cells at a time when he is touting the research as a major reason voters should re-elect him in November. Read more.

News ReleaseStatewide pro-family group commends Doyle’s action on bill that adds abstinencecomponent to existing Human Growth and Development law

News Release(Madison WI) – A unique Christian community website focused on the Madison area is now online in a beta release. The website, www.madisonchristians.com, is designed to be a practical home page for those who are interested in staying informed on how God is at work in our community.

SANTA MONICA, CA (ANS) — Following an appearance on CNN’s prime time evening program, Paula Zahn Now on Wednesday (May 17), where he talked about the storm of controversy over The Da Vinci Code and the debate over a potential boycott, Christian media leader Phil Cooke, has dropped a bombshell. Cooke told ANS that he is believes that the much of the American Church has become irrelevant in the modern world by "preaching to the choir" rather than transforming modern culture.

(AgapePress) – Despite protests from the Christian community, moviegoers flocked to see the screen adaptation of Dan Brown’s controversial novel The Da Vinci Code, the fictional plot of which depicts church conspiracy and cover-up, murder, and mysterious clues about a marriage between Jesus and Mary Magdalene. The film took in $224 million worldwide over its opening weekend. Read more.

A Hearty Celebration: Friday, June 13th 7-9Singer/Songwriter Josh Harty Higher Ground Coffee House