Did God give pastors and teachers to "equip the saints for the work of ministry," or did he give them to the church to "equip the saints" and "for the work of ministry?" OR IS IT BOTH?
"When leaders lead in Israel, When the people willingly offer themselves, Bless the Lord!"

I'm sure many American journalists are Christians, but when reporting a story that involved Jesus Christ it wouldn't be proper to refer to him as "Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ," or "Jesus Christ, the Messiah." (Or would it?) Surely when an American journalist reports on cartoon images of "the Prophet Muhammad" he is not proclaiming his belief that Muhammad was, in fact, a prophet. SO WHY DO THEY DO IT?

"Reports that 2014 was the 'hottest' year on record feed the insatiable appetite the public has for definitive, alarming headlines. It doesn't matter that even in the thermometer record, 2014 WASN"T THE WARMEST within the margin of error."

Hospitality was practiced already in the Old Testament by both Abraham and Lot, is expanded in New Testament with Jesus Christ, and is encouraged by Paul. Are Christians willing to OPEN THEIR HOMES?

With over 500,000 Chinese being baptized each year, the Chinese Church is GROWING ASTRONOMICALLY. However, the Communist Party is not happy; they are stripping down crosses and have plans to unveil a "Chinese Christian Theology"