By Gary G. YerkeyMichael Oren, Israel’s ambassador to the United States, said March 10 that his nation has begun to prepare for a possible influx of Christian refugees from Syria. Oren said that the Christian community in Syria, estimated to be 10 percent of the country’s population of about 23 million, continues to be the most vulnerable to the two-year-old civil war.“We’re … [Read more...] about Israel Prepares for Refugees
Archives for March 12, 2013
Anglican 1000: 770 to Go
By Barbara GauthierAt his investiture in June 2009, Archbishop Robert M. Duncan called the newly formed Anglican Church in North America to plant 1,000 new churches within the next five years. It was a “God-sized number and a God-sized assignment,” Duncan admitted March 4 during his address at the opening of the Anglican 1000 Summit 2013 in Wheaton, Illinois. “Who could have … [Read more...] about Anglican 1000: 770 to Go