Azusafest 2015 was declared a great success and leaders on Azusa Street anticipate a global gathering next year of “TheCall Azusa” on April 9th, 2016. The widely acclaimed William J. Seymour Award was given to Lou Engle of “TheCall, Inc.” Lou Engle was the ninth recipient of the National William J. Seymour Award and is the visionary founder of TheCall, Inc.

The Awakening America Alliance recently hosted their bi-annual Leadership Summit in Atlanta, Georgia. The summits emphasize:

• Strategic Planning and Development of Preach2Engage Initiatives
• Relational Connecting and Encouragement for National Leaders and Spouses
• United Ministry Engagement around a Contemporary Spiritual Awakening

General Sessions introduced fresh ideas and inspired the group of key leaders with speakers from the arenas of denominational leadership, next-generation evangelism, faith-based media, and prayer ministry. Mark Burnett and Roma Downey, producers of A.D. The Bible Continues, and Ronnie Floyd, president of the Southern Baptist Convention joined the group via video conferencing.

A magnitude-7.8 earthquake centered less than 50 miles from Kathmandu rocked Nepal with devastating force Saturday, toppling homes, temples and historic buildings and leaving at least 2,500 people dead. In the aftermath of the quake, whole streets and squares in the nation’s capital and largest city were covered in rubble. Locals and tourists ferreted through mounds of debris in search of survivors. Residents, terrorized by a seemingly endless series of aftershocks, huddled in the cold rain overnight for safety. Dozens of bodies were pulled from the nine-story Dharahara tower, a popular tourist site, that came crashing down during the quake. At least 12 bodies were evacuated from a Mount Everest base camp hit by avalanches.

Christians are being called to battle in the U.S. A spiritual battle, that is.

Demonstrating notable unity, the pro-life community today came together in support of HB 3074, which requires the provision of artificial nutrition and hydration for patients who wish it, unless the provision of food and water causes harm to the patient.

Rabbi Yehuda Levin, Torah values spokesman for the 75 year old, 850 members Rabbinical Alliance of America stated:

Alive Publications has announced their acceptance of the Book of the Year Award for 2015 in the category of Bible Study/Theology by the Christian Small Publishers Association. The book awarded is The Praying Church Handbook – Volume II, Personal and Family Prayer.

A proposal to make the Bible the official state book of Tennessee, a measure the state attorney general had said would be unconstitutional, was effectively dropped for the year on Thursday by the state Senate, officials said.

California’s senate education committee approved a bill making it mandatory for children to be vaccinated before starting school despite opposition from “anti-vaxxer” parents who have packed public hearings and flooded lawmakers with calls.