All Orthodox churches in Russia will raise funds to help Greece mitigate the social impact of the euro zone crisis, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia announced on Thursday. “We are currently establishing relations between our church charitable organizations and the Church of Ellada so that the Russian Church can take part in this…
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In our first reading, from St. Paul’s Letter to the Philippians, we hear him tell his recent converts to faith in Jesus Christ – and we hear him tell us –“Have no anxiety at all, but in everything by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God. Then the peace of God…
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When one leaves a worshipping community, I fear it has more to do with evading an issue and less to do with following Jesus. In the sixth chapter of the Gospel of John, when Jesus delivers a long and intense pronouncement on the reception of his body and blood, many of Jesus’ disciples leave. His…
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Throughout his life, Kyle Babin always has been a regular church goer and an enjoyer of liturgical music. But not always at the same time. “When I was young, the music at church was…not very good,” he said. “But I was learning piano and hearing good music, so had enjoyed both.” Today, Babin is the…
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Last night John Huntsman delivered his victory/concession speech (which was it?) for his third place finish in the New Hampshire Republican primary. One of his main points concerned the decrease of trust the American public has for its major institutions. He said, “The people of the greatest nation that ever was, the United State of…
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While Christianity is hardly on the radar of young people in Western countries, Buddhism is growing in popularity. In fact in the 90s, as people were leaving the church in their thousands, it was the fastest growing faith in the UK. Today, there are over 500 Buddhist centres and meditation sites in the country. There…
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The husband and friends of an Iranian woman missing from Dandenong for almost a month fear she has been abducted by Muslim hardliners because of her attempts to convert Muslims to Christianity. Mandy Ahmadi disappeared from her home on the afternoon of December 16, taking her phone but leaving her handbag, money and credit cards.…
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If you are looking for God’s motive in creating the world and people, you have to find the motive in John 3:16 and 17. If God didn’t love us he would not have put Jesus through this. “For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the…
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Miracles and magic can change your life. Brock Gill, illusionist and evangelist, believes that. Gill performs Jan. 6 at Winter Jam 2012. The annual Christian concert event kicks off its 2012 tour at the Charleston Civic Center. Gill said, “A miracle or a magic trick can be something people can remember forever. With Jesus, his…
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Tonight – for Christmas – we’re going to take you to a place outside our world. It’s not Mars or Venus but it might as well be. It’s a remote peninsula in northern Greece that millions believe to be the most sacred spot on Earth. It’s called Mount Athos and prayers have been offered here…
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