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04/21/2012 Ravi's Statement about Chuck Colson We have just received word of the passing of Chuck Colson at 3:30pm April 21st. He was 80 years old. His wife and family were all by his side. You may have known that last week while he was speaking he took ill. When taken to the hospital, they discovered a pool of clotted blood on the surface of his brain. 03/20/2012 The Merchant and the Thief: A Folktale from India We are very pleased to announce that Zondervan is bringing Ravi Zacharias’s illustrated children’s story, The Merchant and the Thief: A Folktale from India back into print in a hardback edition.
The story follows the misadventures of a greedy fruit seller named Mohan who longs to steal the coveted treasure of the jeweler, Raj. But when Mohan hatches the perfect scheme and still comes up empty-handed, the would-be thief begins to wonder whether there is more to life than material wealth, and whether coveting others’ possessions can ever bring him true riches. A vibrantly illustrated retelling of an Indian folk tale!
Visit our online store to purchase The Merchant and the Thief today! 03/07/2012 Live Webcast of Ravi's Open Forum at Clemson University Please pray for Ravi and John Njoroge as they head to Clemson University in South Carolina on Thursday. Ravi will be doing an Open Forum there on March 8 on "Coexist: The Question of Intolerance"; John will be joining him for the Q&A. The Littlejohn Coliseum at Clemson is totally sold out- even the extra seating that was created for the occasion. In fact, the general manager at Littlejohn Coliseum said they've never had so many people at a non-basketball event.
The event this Thursday will be streamed live at: www.coexistclemson.com
For mobile users, the event can be viewed using the USTREAM iPhone and iPad application. Download the app here and search on RZIM Media for the live broadcast.
02/15/2012 Professor John Lennox VERITAS Forum Events Friends,
This is a special prayer request. Please pray for two forthcoming events at Harvard University featuring Professor John Lennox. He is doing a faculty round-table on Thursday (February 16th) and over 140 have signed up (including other universities in the area). 02/02/2012 Wellspring International, Mets Pitcher Climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro To Fight Human Trafficking Mets pitcher RA Dickey spent the first weeks of his new year climbing the highest summit in Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro. His mission was to raise awareness and funding for an even greater climb in the war against human trafficking. Despite warnings from his baseball coach that any injury would void his four million dollar contract, Dickey thought of his two young daughters and decided he needed to do something significant by raising support for Bombay Teen Challenge (BTC) located in Mumbai, India. 01/26/2012 A Letter from Ravi Zacharias about "Why Jesus" Over the past forty years, movements like the New Spirituality, riding on the winds of cultural rebellion, came together to make a “perfect storm,” thrusting open the doors of so-called “human potential.” The goal was to redefine the very essence of what the hunger for God was all about. In secular terms, the pursuit in culture had led to the search for ultimate prosperity and autonomy. What was assumed was that man was the measure of all things. Now in the new spirituality the path is littered with religious jargon but the end goal is still the same: self-deification.
Read More 01/18/2012 Think Again by Ravi Zacharias THE SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY French philosopher Rene Descartes is best known for his dictum, "I think, therefore, I am." A cynic may well quip that Descartes actually put des cart before des horse because all he could have legitimately deduced was, "I think, therefore, thinking exists." I do not intend to defend or counter Cartesian philosophy; I only wish to underscore that thinking has much to do with life and certainty. Click here for Ravi's full article. 01/04/2012 Things Unseen "Things unseen" is a motif that runs throughout Scripture—and what is not visible to the eye often presents a significant challenge to those unable to discern God's presence and purpose when God seems silent. Click here for Danielle's full article. 12/28/2011 Bridging the Heart and Mind: An Interview with Ravi Zacharias As Christians we want to believe what we cognitively affirm—that God is sovereign and good—and yet sometimes we struggle to make sense of the emotions that we feel when we encounter difficult passages of Scripture. As Christians we want to believe what we cognitively affirm—that God is sovereign and good—and yet sometimes we struggle to make sense of the emotions that we feel when we encounter difficult passages of Scripture. How do we begin to bridge the heart and mind when dealing with hard issues? Ravi Zacharias sat down with Danielle DuRant to discuss their roles in one's faith journey.ow do we begin to bridge the heart and mind when dealing with hard issues? Ravi Zacharias sat down with Danielle DuRant to discuss their roles in one's faith journey.
Click here for the full interview. 12/22/2011 Evicting the Sacred by Ravi Zacharias Everyone is a worshipper. Every person has his or her God: The only difference is that some can defend what they believe with sound reasons while others do so in a vacuum. Not only individuals but nations have their gods. 12/19/2011 Two Poets Hoping It Might Be So: A Christmas Sermon My sermon this morning is entitled, Two Poets Hoping It Might Be So. The two poets in question are Thomas Hardy and the prophet Isaiah. Hardy is better known for novels like Far From the Madding Crowd and the Mayor of Casterbridge, but by his own admission he wrote novels primarily to support his poetic habits. A fact more pertinent to my message, however, is Hardy’s reluctant atheism. As we will see, Thomas Hardy concluded that the universe was devoid of a creator but found little to celebrate in the matter. In fact, Hardy could frequently be found in church on a given Sunday because he continued to venerate the Christian traditions despite his disbelief. Essentially what I am trying to do is reveal two contrasting perspectives on Christmas. Two visions, united by hope, but divided in their appraisal of that hope. I begin with Hardy, the reluctant atheist. I state my intentions up front because I plan on interacting with Thomas Hardy in a creative manner. Put simply, I’ve written a little story in which Hardy’s poem The Oxen figures as the central framing devise. Following my little story, I want to look briefly at Isaiah’s foretelling of the Incarnation and the role of hope in that foretelling. Again, I want to set two visions of Christmas side by side, one portraying a failed hope and ultimate despair, the other proclaiming the fulfillment of all our hopes and fears and the advent of salvation. This is my attempt to provide a small measure of perspective in how great a celebration we believers truly take part.
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