Sri Lanka’s Parliament is expected to pass the country’s first anti-conversion law next month. The proposed legislation, titled “Bill for Prohibition of Forcible Conversions,” was presented a second time to members of Parliament in January. It is expected to easily pass when it is presented for a vote in February.
For decades he was a fixture on the Billy Graham Crusade stage and on televisions in living rooms around the country. Now, George Beverly Shea, the award-winning baritone who is often described as “America’s Beloved Gospel Singer,” has reached a new milestone in his storied life – the century mark.
Pastors across the U.S. and around the globe are affirming The Preacher’s Pledge- -a declaration of the centrality of the Bible in preaching and sermon preparation. More than 5,000 preachers have now taken The Pledge, with many more affirming it every day.
By Tim Burdashaw, Operation Compassion
On January 26th, 2009 one of the worst ice storms in recent history blasted the central part of the country. Ice, as thick as two inches, provided a blanket over power lines, trees and roadways making travel nearly impossible from northeast Arkansas to the Northeast. Kentucky, Ohio and extreme northern Tennessee received the nastiest of the weather. Utility companies expect power to be out in these areas for up to two weeks.
CHESAPEAKE, VA — It doesn’t always have to cost thousands of dollars to reach the lost for Christ. Not according to international evangelist the Rev. Gene Strickland who recently stated, “all that God requires is availability and obedience.” Evangelism International is a fairly new crusade ministry, headed by Rev. Strickland, but already seeing worldwide ministry opportunities.
TULSA, Okla.– Board Chair Mart Green and the Oral Roberts University Board of Trustees announced today the election of Dr. Mark Rutland as the next president of ORU.
