Playing hide-and-seek by God’s rules

Anyone who has children, works with children, or has ever been in a waiting room at the doctor’s office knows that sometimes children use the nag tactic to get what they want when they want it.

If any of the aforementioned criteria applies to you, you know…  more>>

Foto:  flickr.com (courtesy: Marind is waiting for les tambours de la pluie)

Filed under: bible, christian, christianity, church, Faith, Jesus, Uncategorized, children, Matthew 7:7-8

Pope’s UK visit will not be affected by Foreign Office memo, Vatican says

Vatican notes apology and says document mocking Catholic church will have no impact on Benedict XVI’s visit.

The pope’s visit to Britain will not be affected by the leak of a memo from a Foreign Office brainstorming session that mocked the Catholic church, the Vatican said today.

Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi noted the Foreign Office apology and said the paper would have “absolutely” no impact on Benedict XVI’s visit in September, an official said. > more.
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Filed under: bible, christian, christianity, church, Faith, god, Jesus, life, politics, Religion, theology, Uncategorized, England, gb, great britain, pope, rome, uk, united kingdom, vatican

Moon landing’s 40th anniversary Video (4min 13sec)

Space experts at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC marvel at the challenges of putting men on the moon 40 years ago. > more.

foto:aliquando ,flickr.com

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America chose Obama

“Well, here we are on the other side. A watershed moment. An historic election. And we, the American people, have made our choice. –  Barack Obama will be the 44th President of the United States, and the nation’s first black president. And in elections across the country, Democrats won their seats in the Senate. When Obama takes office in January, he will do so with a Democratic majority in both houses of Congress.” > more.

picture:Barack Obama,flickr.com

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Does God allow hard things?

“There are times when life is hard, and answers are few.  When situations happen that challenge the core of who we are and what we believe.  When doubts plague our minds and trouble our souls. We ask where is God and will he meet the needs of my life.  Will he reach down and stop my suffering? We want the pain to stop and we want answers to our hard questions — NOW!” > more.

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Filed under: Uncategorized, alone, bible, christian, christianity, church, Faith, god, Jesus, love, psalm, Religion

Cry for help from Orissa (India)

Here is a mail that reached me this morning and that made me very concerned. How would I be in such a situation? Even so brave as my friend or helpless and desperate. The measure of people bringing together, to give help to Orissa, is a courageous measure of my friend in such a situation in which some 100 people were killed and in the meantime 13,000 Christians are living in refugee camps and many other Christians are submerged. Many have fled into the jungle.

Filed under: Uncategorized, Christians, Faith, god, help, India, Jesus, Orissa

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We want you to – if you studied (or are studying) theology, philosophy, if you are a missionary, or if you are interested in faith, christianity, dialog of cultures and religions or something similar.

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