The Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity gratefully share five special free song downloads this June as part of their “Bridge Radio” at the Franciscanized World www.fscc-calledtobe.org.

Despite a high level of engagement with North Korea, including the 2009 visit of an official delegation to the isolated country, the Geneva-based World Council of Churches (WCC) has said little about North Korea following the release of a report implicating the Communist nation in the sinking of a South Korean ship.

Many of us start our day to a new morning. We may see the sun coming up or be glad to have a day off from work. We may start the morning with a breakfast or listening to the radio.

Some local ministers in Florida are coming to the defense of two teachers who have been removed from their classrooms and are under investigation for allegations they offended an atheist colleague.

HENDERSONVILLE, NC – Commissioners in one North Carolina county have decided to continue opening their monthly meetings with prayers despite a judge ordering another county to end the practice.

A well-known pastor was beaten to death in St. Petersburg, Russia.

To further its mission to serve the Spirit-filled community, Charisma magazine has launched a free Charisma News Mobile app, one of the first Christian applications to offer original news articles that inform readers about the work of the Holy Spirit worldwide, and inspire and empower believers to live life in the Spirit.

“When I was a kid, my mom was a cook in nursing homes,” said Bill Hutson, a truck driver for Showtime Concession Supply out of Moore, Okla. Hutson spent his childhood hanging around the elderly, as his mother cooked for them, and that’s how he developed a passion for the older generation. Meanwhile, his father built his own airplane while he was growing up, and he taught Hutson how to fix anything.

“I glorified you on earth, having accomplished the work that you gave me to do.”
– Jesus, praying on the night of His betrayal (John 17:4)

I’ve always found it interesting that Jesus defined glorifying God as doing the work the Father had given him.