‘Unplanned’, which is being screened across 1,059 theatres in the United States, was made by Pure Flix – the company behind the ‘God’s Not Dead’ film series.
Chief executive officer, Michael Scott said: “We are very happy for the success of this film.”
Pure Flix had expected the picture to gross $3 million during its first days in cinemas.
The film tells of how Abby Johnson left her post at Planned Parenthood to campaign for the rights of unborn babies.
Children under the age of 17 must be accompanied by an adult to see ‘Unplanned’, which has been awarded an R rating by inspectors.
According to Deadline Hollywood, several US cable television networks refused to grant the film air-time for advertising – but Fox News and religious broadcaster TBN did.
‘Unplanned’ received the backing of US Vice President Mike Pence who described it as “deeply inspiring.”
So good to see movie theaters across the country showing @UnplannedMovie — a deeply inspiring new pro-life film based on the best-selling book by @AbbyJohnson. More & more Americans are embracing the sanctity of life because of powerful stories like this one. #Unplanned
Michael Scott continued: “To bring the story of Abby Johnson to audiences and have them show up in such large numbers shows how the topic of abortion is so important to bring to audiences.
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Bosnia’s capital city made Iron Maiden lead singer Bruce Dickinson an honorary citizen Saturday for a concert he performed while Sarajevo was under siege during the 1992-95 war.
Mayor Abdulah Skaka presented the award at a ceremony in Sarajevo City Hall, which was badly damaged during the long Bosnian Serb siege of the city and since restored.
“The arrival of Mr. Dickinson in Sarajevo in 1994 was one of those moments that made us in Sarajevo realize that we will survive, that the city of Sarajevo will survive, that Bosnia-Herzegovina will survive,” said Skaka.
Saturday was Sarajevo Day, which marks the city’s 1945 liberation during World War II and the start in 1992 of the Bosnian Serb siege that killed more than 11,000 people, including 1,600 children.
Dickinson, who also walked through the city center greeting people and signing autographs, said that “it’s a great honor to be given the honorary citizenship of Sarajevo.”
“In a world where things only last for about five seconds on social media … people are still remembering it. That’s really quite something,” he told The Associated Press. “This is a brilliant day, a lovely day and it’s great to be back.”
The day-long event in Windsor Baptist Church in Belfast was organised by the True Freedom Trust.
Demonstrators held a peaceful picket outside the church, branding the conference a form of gay conversion therapy. But the True Freedom Trust said the protesters had misunderstood its message.
It insisted it did not provide therapy or counselling, rather “pastoral support” for Christians who find themselves attracted to members of the same sex but who want to adhere to the Biblical definition of sex as between a married man and woman.
Around 25 to 30 people gathered outside the church in south Belfast on Saturday morning to highlight their opposition. They waved rainbow flags and held placards proclaiming that “love needs no cure”.
The demonstration was largely silent, with no songs, chants or speeches. A number of police officers maintained a low key presence, monitoring the event from the other side of the road.
Director of the True Freedom Trust, Stuart Parker
The protest was organised by LGBT health advocacy group the Rainbow Project.
Rainbow Project director John O’Doherty said the conference was engaging in “quackery”.
“The True Freedom Trust is a reparative therapy organisation that believe that there is something wrong with being gay and people should move away from being gay,” he said.
Sometimes, giving to a church can feel like you are placing money in a black hole—clueless as to how it is being used. As a former church staffer and current church volunteer, I can pretty much assure you—God is using your generosity in amazing, eternity-changing ways. Whatever you give, God is multiplying it like he multiplied the bread and fish on earth.
Forget what you call your Bible study ministry—Sunday school, small groups, community groups, connect groups, or something else—it is the place your church has chosen as a primary means of making disciples. Growth happens in groups, so we must be intentional about creating a pathway for people to become involved in the church’s most important ministry.
When individuals tell you that they were sexually abused or raped, often those victims are terrified, full of shame, and sure that you are going to think less of them. However, they have also given you great honor and privilege because they have decided that you may be a safe person in their most unsafe place. But ministering to men and women who are victims of sexual abuse can be tricky; there are several common mistakes that people in the Church make. By being aware of these pitfalls, you can be better prepared the next time an incident…
The Church’s interim safeguarding director has began a complaint process against Dr Peter Forster under the Clergy Discipline Measure (CDM).
Such procedures can usually only be filed within twelve-months of alleged misconduct but it is understood Sir Roger Singleton is seeking an exception. The complaint has not yet been lodged.
The complaint would focus on Dr Peter’s (pictured) response to a letter sent to him in 2009 by Warrington vicar Charles Gordon Dickenson who, in the note, confessed to child abuse.
Despite the admission, Mr Dickenson was permitted to stay on as a retired clergy member and hold services for another five years.
The 89-year-old was jailed last month after admitting eight counts of sexual assault against a boy during the 1970s.
The colourful and vibrant pattern has been designed in memory of Sara Pilkington who died suddenly from a heart-related condition in February 2012.
Gaye Kirby, from Durham Cathedral said: “The piece seeks to capture Sara’s vibrant personality, her passion for learning and the special place that she held in her heart for Durham Cathedral.
“Seeing the window being installed is the culmination of many years of planning and we look forward to sharing the beauty of Mel’s artwork with our visitors in the coming weeks and months.”
Funded by Sara’s parents, Jonathan and Jools, the ‘Illumination Window’ has been created by West Sussex-based artist Mel Howse.
Mel said: “The installation process is in itself a beautiful one, as we begin to marry the glasswork with the golden sandstone walls of Durham Cathedral.
“You can imagine the intricacy of the work involved and the immense care that needs to be taken when embedding a 26-square-metre window into such a historical foundation, but it is a challenge that my team face with enthusiasm.
“Whilst the process is ongoing, Sara is at the forefront of my mind, as the driving force behind this entire project.”
The artwork, which is being installed in the north side of the cathedral, uses glass imported from Germany.
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The blaze, which broke out in the kitchen of the Prayerhouse in Weymouth early in the morning, is being treated as a suspected arson attack. No one was hurt.
Pastor, Paul White told Premier: “We know that the church is not a building, but people.
“Although this is a very sad for us and a loss for the community, we have not lost hope. This will make us stronger and we will rise above the storm and continue to serve God and this community.
“Please do pray for wisdom, peace and comfort for the members of the church.”
The Prayerhouse says alternative arrangements for its service and various activities will have to be made while the church remains unusable.
Flames destroyed space which has been used four times-per-week as the Soul Food soup kitchen.
Josh White, Paul’s son, told the Dorset Echo newspaper: “The community will come together and we will keep going.
“We, as a church, forgive whoever did this to us.”
Firefighters were called to the site on Newstead Road at 5am.
The fire was extinguished by 6.30am.
Dorset Police said it was investigating.
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In response, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad conceded the country’s Inspector General of Police (IGP) was implicated by the findings and a new IGP would have to be appointed before a fresh probe.
He was quoted by the New Straits Times as saying: “After that, we will set up a group to study whether there is substance in the hearsay evidence used by Suhakam.”
The commission was also investigate circumstances around the disappearance of a Shi’ite Muslim activist. Amri Che Mat disappeared in November 2016. It concluded that, “on a balance of probabilities”, police agents were responsible.
Police have previously denied involvement in either cases. But the commission concluded that there were “uncanny similarities” in the two cases.
It found both men had been under surveillance prior to vanishing.
Pastor Koh has been accused of proselytising to Muslims – which is illegal.
Malaysia’s human rights commission, Suhakam, blames police Special Branch for the disappearance of Pastor Raymond Koh and Amri Che Mat.#AnglicanNews#Anglican#Anglicans
Museum of the Bible Announces New 2020 Exhibit on Science and the Bible
On Monday, the Museum of the Bible announced plans for a “large-scale, year-long temporary exhibit” that will explore important fundamental questions about life and creation through the lenses of both the Bible and science.
According to a Press release, the museum received “significant grants” from the John Templeton Foundation which will fund the project.
The exhibit, which will open in the summer of 2020, will use multimedia and artifacts both from the museum’s collection and from museums around the world to create a “thematic experience.” The exhibit, along with an accompanying educational program is being developed by the museum staff and an international advisory panel consisting of over a dozen scientists and scholars.
The goal of the exhibit, the Washington D.C. based Museum says, is to bridge the gap between religion and science.
“By exploring historical interactions between science and the Bible, this exhibition will shed light on contemporary debates and foster a greater understanding of the shared curiosity about our world that stimulates both scientific inquiry and biblical interpretation,” the press release reads.
The exhibit will seek to provide information about six questions that challenge the existence of life as we know it.
The questions “how did it all begin,” “what keeps the universe running,” “are we…
Topic: Accessing the Mountain-Levelling Grace [Seeds of Destiny 6 April 2019 Devotional]
The Wisdom of God shows you the correct light and action for the situation that will produce the right outcome.
SCRIPTURE: Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it. Zechariah 4:7
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: The Wisdom of God shows you the correct light and action for the situation that will produce the right outcome.
Mountains are symbolic of obstacles and hindrances. They are obstacles and hindrances to vision and purpose. Mountains are age-long strongholds or challenges; they are trans-generational challenges and insurmountable obstacles.
They block progress and delay life’s journey. Mountains are challenges that occupy life and give a person minimal time to do something meaningful. They are destiny-limiting situations that limit the extent of the expression of one’s potentials and the fulfilment of one’s destiny. Mountains came to challenge purpose, hinder vision and frustrate the agenda of God for a person, a land or a generation. In our journey of life and destiny, there are mountains; there are obstacles; there are hindrances, oppositions and resistance.
Many people are confronted with mountains in one form or the other and it could be very stressful and challenging to be confronted with mountains.
From our anchor Scripture, we see that there is a grace to level mountains.
Now, what are some of the ways of accessing the grace to level mountains?
i. By Exercising Faith in God (Mark 11:22-23): Having faith in God is a mountain leveler. And faith in God is a strong conviction backed with forceful Word-based declarations. It is from the Word of God that you get the conviction to begin to speak to the mountains of your life.
ii. By Expressing the Wisdom of God (Job 28:9): Wisdom is the right insight plus the right action which results in the right outcome. The Wisdom of God shows you the correct light and action for the situation that will produce the right outcome.
iii. By Connection to the Presence of God (Isa. 64:1-3): The Presence of God does not only level mountains; the Presence of God melts mountains. The heavier the Presence of God you carry, the more mountains you can level.
Beloved, my counsel is, make up your mind to exercise absolute faith in God, express the wisdom of God and remain connected to His Presence in order to level every mountain of your life.
REMEMBER THIS: The Wisdom of God shows you the correct light and action for the situation that will produce the right outcome
ASSIGNMENTS:
Ask God for the grace to surmount all mountains and obstacles in your life.
Demand for the Wisdom of God at the place of prayer.
PRAYER: O Lord, I ask that You impart me with a bulldozer mantle. Grant me the grace and boldness to confront and surmount every obstacle on my path to destiny fulfilment, Lord in Jesus’ Name.
FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: GRACE TO LEVEL MOUNTAINS
QUOTE: If the Kingdom of God is losing the battle, it is not that the evil is so powerful. No! The problem is with God’s weapon- you. Culled from THOU ART MY BATTLE AXE by Dr Paul Enenche
DAILY READING: Deuteronomy 29:1 to 30:20, Luke 11:37 to 12:7, Psalm 78:1 to 31, Proverbs 12:19 to 20
AMAZING FACT: There are no pain receptors in the brain, so the brain can feel no pain.
Today’s devotional was written by Pastor Paul Enenche of the Dunamis International Gospel Centre (DIGC), headquartered at Abuja, Nigeria, with Pastor Paul and Becky Enenche, as the Senior Pastors. It is a power-packed arena where God’s Presence, Principles and Power are at work for the salvation, healing and restoration of human destinies and dignities
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