Daily Archives: February 27, 2012

An Asian farmer takes note of parallels between growing coffee and a growing faith. “Coffee is a kind of seed,” he reflects. “Spiritually, God’s Word is like a seed.”

A federal judge has handed New York City churches a major victory, issuing a preliminary injunction that will allow congregations to meet in schools while the lawsuit proceeds — that is, unless the city wins on appeal.

Fourteen of Jia Liang’s* family members and close friends chose to follow Christ because they saw how the Lord set Liang free from his fear of death. Now he leads a small group in his farmyard.

Refugees in more than 40 camps at Kabul, Afghanistan, are suffering from the heaviest snowfall in many years and bitter cold temperatures. Humanitarian partners in the city are moving to bring relief to more than 500 of the hardest-hit families.

A U.S. House of Representatives committee has approved a bill prohibiting abortions based on a child’s sex or race. The House Judiciary Committee endorsed the Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act, H.R. 3541, in a party-line vote. Republicans on the panel outpolled Democrats 20-13.

Tennessee pastor Dwayne Maxey, whose congregation was strengthened as he battled a lung disease for which there was no cure, died Feb. 23. He was 45. Maxey was called as pastor of Eastside Baptist Church in Martin, Tenn., in 2000 when the congregation consisted of about 10 weekly attendees. Baptist […]