ST. LOUIS (AP) _ Dan Peek, a founding member of the popular 1970s band America who had a subsequent career in Contemporary Christian music, has died at the age of 60. Peek’s wife, Catherine, found him dead Sunday in bed at his home in Farmington, Mo., according to his father. The cause of death was [...]
CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (AP) _ Pope Benedict has called on the international community to renounce hatred in the face of the “deep sorrow” felt over the terror attacks in Norway. The pope urged people to pray for the dead, the wounded and their loved ones. He spoke to pilgrims and tourists from the balcony of [...]
WASHINGTON D.C. (CBN) – President Obama’s “Circle of Protection” met with him at the White House Wednesday. The “Circle” is made of prominent pastors from the Washington, D.C., area and across the country. The group discussed the spending issues being considered by the president and Congress, alongside a deal to increase the nation’s borrowing power. [...]
ORLANDO, FL. (FR) – Campus Crusade for Christ International is planning to change the name of its ministry. Starting next year, Campus Crusade for Christ’s work in the United States will be done under the name “Cru.” The new name doesn’t apply internationally. Campus Crusade leaders say the word “campus” in the group name doesn’t [...]
LOS ANGELES (AP) _ The California delegation in Congress is being urged by a group of Christian leaders not to go along with cuts to programs benefiting the poor and hungry. At a Los Angeles news conference organized by Bread for the World, religious leaders said cuts being considered in Washington would have a severe [...]
UNDATED (ChristianPost) – A new iPhone application is available to help Bible readers properly pronounce names, places and terms. The Bible Audio Pronunciations app offers assistance on over 1,000 of the Bible’s toughest words. Users can search through a database of words and use a simple tap on the screen to hear a clearly spoken [...]
UNDATED (HealthDayNews) – A new Canadian study finds that teens look to parents as their guide to healthy sexual behaviors. Researchers talked to mothers of teens and teenagers between the ages of 14 and 17. The survey found that when it comes to sexuality, 45 percent of the teens considered their parents to be their [...]
LOS ANGELES (AP) _ The California delegation in Congress is being urged by a group of Christian leaders not to go along with cuts to programs benefiting the poor and hungry. At a Los Angeles news conference organized by Bread for the World, religious leaders said cuts being considered in Washington would have a severe [...]
ATLANTA, GA. (AP) – The public is invited to weigh in on Georgia’s new license plate design. The state had an online contest and planned to announce the winner last week. But it scrapped its plans after confusion arose over whether the motto “In God We Trust” would be on the winning design. More than [...]
QASR EL-YAHUD, West Bank (AP) – Israel has opened the traditional baptism site of Jesus to daily visits. The location, where John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the waters of the Jordan River, has only been opened several times a year in coordination with the Israeli military. That area still has land mines from the [...]