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By Dan Brewster | Blog
The Great Commission applies to children as well as to adults. Children, more than any other people group, are receptive to the gospel. Nearly half of the population of every…
By Thomas Schirrmacher (Germany) | Presentation
This is a THEME PAPER ABSTRACT; the paper will be presented at the Jamaica Consultation on Creation Care and the Gospel in October, 2012. Comments are welcomed! View all abstracts.…
By Joni and Friends | Video
In this two-part episode, Joni and Friends presents the story of Terri Schiavo. Her family’s long and highly emotional struggle to save their daughter’s life eventually came under the harsh…
By Joni and Friends | Video
In this two-part episode, Joni and Friends presents the story of Terri Schiavo. Her family’s long and highly emotional struggle to save their daughter’s life eventually came under the harsh…
By Joni Eareckson Tada | Sermon/Message
Joni shares how April’s doctors, rather than recognizing the sanctity of life, gave a stark prognosis for her recovery after she became quadriplegic. I got off the phone last week…
By Bridget Adams | Article
To facilitate a truly global conversation, we ask Christian leaders from around the world to respond to the Global Conversation’s lead articles. These points of view do not necessarily represent…
By Various | Cape Town 2010 Congress Video
John Wyatt and Peter Saunders handle questions from the participants and conclude with practical steps the Christian community can take to defend and protect vulnerable human lives. Download Options PC…
By John Wyatt | Cape Town 2010 Congress Video
M.D. John Wyatt (UK) discusses the power of seven emerging technologies changing what is possible in genetics and medicine. Download Options PC users: Right click a link and choose "Save…
By Peter Saunders | Cape Town 2010 Congress Video
M.D. Peter Saunders (UK) contrasts the differences between secular and Christian worldview approaches to medical technologies. Download Options PC users: Right click a link and choose "Save as" to download…
By John Wyatt | Cape Town 2010 Congress Video
M.D. John Wyatt (UK) explains how emerging technologies have brought on many of the ethical challenges we face. Download Options PC users: Right click a link and choose "Save as"…
By Dr. Kelly and Dr. Michele O’Donnell | Blog
Virtue does not have to be so painful, if it is sensibly organized. Charles Handy, Understanding Voluntary Organizations How healthy is your church, mission, NGO, etc? Here are five brief…
By Michelle S | Article
In Sunday School we were taught that murder, stealing, and hitting your brother was wrong. We learned that saying “please” and “thank you” were polite and that we learn patience…
By Chris Kidd | Blog
As part of my preparation for attending Cape Town 2010 I’ve been reading the advance papers. The latest is Emerging Technologies and the Human Future by Nigel Cameron and John…
By Various | Cape Town 2010 Congress Video
Directions: Click the play button in the video window above to watch all videos from the session in order. Alternatively, you may advance to a specific part of the session…
By Nigel Cameron and John Wyatt | Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper
Editor’s Note: This Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper has been written by Nigel Cameron and John Wyatt as an overview of the topic to be discussed at the Multiplex session…
By Jennifer Lahl | Video
NEW YORK, NY/July 28, 2010 – The infertility industry has a dirty little secret that is dressed in deceptive advertising, large monetary incentives and appeals to altruism. Using these tactics, the…
By Jennifer Lahl | Article
Since organ donation became the recommended treatment of choice for many patients with end-stage organ failure, the controversy over the number of available organs for transplant and the solutions to addressing the…
By RevEricFoley | Blog
When does fundraising become unethical? When fundraisers act as takers, not lead givers Jim Harries had me from hello. Even the title of his post on the Lausanne Global Conversation site–Biblical…
By Jennifer Lahl | Video
The infertility industry in the United States has grown to a multi-billion dollar business. What is its main commodity? Human eggs. Young women all over the world are solicited by…
By Thomas Schirrmacher | Blog
The Catholic systematic theologian William J. Hoye, who teaches at the State University in Muenster (Westfalia), has rightly emphasized that candid rational discourse between all parties involved in democracies is…
