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The “Christian” Label

Seven months before the 2001 terrorist attack on the United States, Taliban fanatics in Afghanistan made international headlines by passing legislation ostensibly designed to protect Hindus. The law required every Hindu to wear a yellow piece of cloth on his shirt pocket. Plainly, the Islamic fundamentalists’ real purpose was to stigmatize, isolate, and intimidate Hindus.…

Grenada

“For God so loved [the people of Grenada] that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should  not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16).    Grenada is an island country consisting of Grenada itself plus six smaller islands at the southern end of  the Grenadines in the southeastern Caribbean Sea. Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, and Saint Vincent  and the Grenadines are neighboring countries. Grenada is known as the island of spice because of its  significant production and export of nutmeg and mace. Grenada has a population of about 110,000. Its  capital and largest city is Saint George’s.    Grenada’s official language is English. The national motto is: “Ever conscious of God we aspire, build and  advance as one people.” Today we pray that the Grenadians will indeed live in God’s presence: “If we  walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son  cleanses us from all sin” (1 John 1:7).    Note: Wikipedia is the source for the geographical information in this feature. 

Psalm 37:8-9

Psalm 37:8-9 8 Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret—it leads only to evil. 9 For those who are evil will be destroyed, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.

Greece

“For God so loved [the people of the Greece] that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16). Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic,[8] is a country in Southeastern Europe. Its capital city is Athens. It borders Albania, the Republic of Macedonia and Bulgaria to…

If Paul Couldn’t Do It …

Jesus and his apostles worked astounding miracles. They cured leprosy, opened deaf ears and blind eyes, caused the lame to walk, and even raised the dead. Though plainly unable to perform signs of this sort, modern faith healers claim to have the same power working within them. But when pressed for evidence, they fail to…

Genesis 1:26

Genesis 1:26 26 Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”

Ephesians 3:16-21

Ephesians 3:16-21 16 I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18 may have power, together with all the Lord’s…

Ghana

“For God so loved [the people of the Ghana] that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16). The Republic of Ghana (formerly the Gold Coast) is a country in West Africa. Twenty-three million people live there; its capital is Accra. It is in Western…