Can my PDA go on-line via a mobile phone?
The PC User Help Page answers this question. Can't you just see Buck using his PDA to access the net via his cell phone in a crisis? Cool tech toys for your Trib Force.
Thursday, May 08, 2003
Christian Evangelist Stabbed to Death in Bangladesh by Muslim Extremists
Barnabas Fund and Religion Today report that a Christian evangelist became Bangladesh’s first martyr in modern times following attack by at least seven Muslim extremists armed with knives. Just after midnight, early in the morning of April 24, Hridoy Roy was returning home after showing a film version of Luke’s Gospel. As he approached his house seven or eight people attacked him, stabbing him seven times. He died instantly. Hridoy Roy was a Bangladeshi evangelist and regularly used to put on the film, known as the Jesus Film. He is believed to be the first martyr in Bangladesh in modern times, if not ever; local believers feel that he will not be the last. They are in a state of deep shock, mourning and great fear following this tragic attack. In Islamic law (Shari’ah) conversion from Islam to another faith (apostasy) is punishable by death. This is a deep-seated tradition among Muslims and those who do convert, if not killed, are often subject to beatings and having their possessions and family taken away from them. This is the fundamental reason for the antipathy that most Muslims hold towards those who try to proselytize in their communities. It goes a long way towards explaining why they are sometimes willing to take such draconian measures to make sure that none of their community will be corrupted.
Barnabas Fund and Religion Today report that a Christian evangelist became Bangladesh’s first martyr in modern times following attack by at least seven Muslim extremists armed with knives. Just after midnight, early in the morning of April 24, Hridoy Roy was returning home after showing a film version of Luke’s Gospel. As he approached his house seven or eight people attacked him, stabbing him seven times. He died instantly. Hridoy Roy was a Bangladeshi evangelist and regularly used to put on the film, known as the Jesus Film. He is believed to be the first martyr in Bangladesh in modern times, if not ever; local believers feel that he will not be the last. They are in a state of deep shock, mourning and great fear following this tragic attack. In Islamic law (Shari’ah) conversion from Islam to another faith (apostasy) is punishable by death. This is a deep-seated tradition among Muslims and those who do convert, if not killed, are often subject to beatings and having their possessions and family taken away from them. This is the fundamental reason for the antipathy that most Muslims hold towards those who try to proselytize in their communities. It goes a long way towards explaining why they are sometimes willing to take such draconian measures to make sure that none of their community will be corrupted.
Wednesday, May 07, 2003
Globalreach, New Site for Evangelism Debuts
Global University's Center for Evangelism and Discipleship presents Globalreach, a new Web site to provide free evangelism and discipleship materials worldwide. Globalreach will initially provide materials in English, Mandarin (simplified), French and Spanish, with Mandarin (traditional), Arabic and Bengali to be added shortly. These courses are currently being used in 178 countries, and have been translated into nearly 150 languages. A user may "Discover God," "Discover Christian Life" and "Discover Christian Service." Many courses are in audio, video or online interactive format; print courses are available in PDF format. Ministries and individuals may use the courses for any language group; all users are asked to provide feedback and let Globalreach know how the materials will be used. To link to a specific language page on the site, please contact the webmaster.
Global University's Center for Evangelism and Discipleship presents Globalreach, a new Web site to provide free evangelism and discipleship materials worldwide. Globalreach will initially provide materials in English, Mandarin (simplified), French and Spanish, with Mandarin (traditional), Arabic and Bengali to be added shortly. These courses are currently being used in 178 countries, and have been translated into nearly 150 languages. A user may "Discover God," "Discover Christian Life" and "Discover Christian Service." Many courses are in audio, video or online interactive format; print courses are available in PDF format. Ministries and individuals may use the courses for any language group; all users are asked to provide feedback and let Globalreach know how the materials will be used. To link to a specific language page on the site, please contact the webmaster.
Monday, May 05, 2003
Zantaz Introduces E-Mail, Instant Message Monitoring Service
This TechWeb article on the latest in technology for monitoring employee communications, including e-mail, instant messages, and file attachments is a timely reminder that in today's world, big brother, or big boss, may be watching. So fire up your PGP and hit those keyboards.
This TechWeb article on the latest in technology for monitoring employee communications, including e-mail, instant messages, and file attachments is a timely reminder that in today's world, big brother, or big boss, may be watching. So fire up your PGP and hit those keyboards.
Wireless Wares Take Center Stage At N+I
Interesting article here from TechWeb on new wireless products. Don't let your Trib Force team leave the safe house without the latest gadgets. Just be sure to check those security features, you never know who may be listening.
Interesting article here from TechWeb on new wireless products. Don't let your Trib Force team leave the safe house without the latest gadgets. Just be sure to check those security features, you never know who may be listening.
Friday, January 17, 2003
Blogging Phenom Goes Cellular
NewBay Software, a Dublin, Ireland-based startup, is offering FoneBlog, a software system for carriers that extends the practice of Weblogging, or "blogging," to cell phone users. With the software, consumers can create and maintain personal Web sites from any messaging-enabled phone. :: This News Factor report demonstrates that you will soon be able to update a web page from anywhere. Human rights workers witnessing state brutality can now report live from the field, missionaries can file real time reports of persecution, and civil libertarians can stay one step ahead of big brother, for a while at least.
NewBay Software, a Dublin, Ireland-based startup, is offering FoneBlog, a software system for carriers that extends the practice of Weblogging, or "blogging," to cell phone users. With the software, consumers can create and maintain personal Web sites from any messaging-enabled phone. :: This News Factor report demonstrates that you will soon be able to update a web page from anywhere. Human rights workers witnessing state brutality can now report live from the field, missionaries can file real time reports of persecution, and civil libertarians can stay one step ahead of big brother, for a while at least.
China Blocks Internet 'Blog' Site
China has blocked an Internet site used by more than one million people worldwide to post on-line diaries, known as blogs, users and its developer said on Wednesday. :: This CNN report reminds us that even the freewheeling Internet can be tamed by a government bent on oppressing the people.
China has blocked an Internet site used by more than one million people worldwide to post on-line diaries, known as blogs, users and its developer said on Wednesday. :: This CNN report reminds us that even the freewheeling Internet can be tamed by a government bent on oppressing the people.
Thursday, January 16, 2003
Secret Document Outlines Anti-Church Campaign in China
A confidential document entitled “Work Plan of the Baoding Municipal Public Security Bureau to Prohibit Christian Illegal Activities” calls for specific action against unregistered house church Christians in Hebei province in the months leading up to the Communist Party Congress in November last year. The document states the aim of the repressive campaign, “to protect legal [religious activities] and to prohibit illegal ones; to resist infiltration and to strike down criminal acts … and to ruthlessly strike down all cult activities masquerading under the banner of Christianity.”
A confidential document entitled “Work Plan of the Baoding Municipal Public Security Bureau to Prohibit Christian Illegal Activities” calls for specific action against unregistered house church Christians in Hebei province in the months leading up to the Communist Party Congress in November last year. The document states the aim of the repressive campaign, “to protect legal [religious activities] and to prohibit illegal ones; to resist infiltration and to strike down criminal acts … and to ruthlessly strike down all cult activities masquerading under the banner of Christianity.”
Wednesday, January 15, 2003
Even 'Erased' Hard Drives Hold Info
So, you think you cleaned all your personal files from that old computer you got rid of? Two MIT graduate students suggest you think again. Over two years, Simson Garfinkel and Abhi Shelat bought 158 used hard drives at secondhand computer stores and on eBay. Of the 129 drives that functioned, 69 still had recoverable files on them and 49 contained "significant personal information" — medical correspondence, love letters, pornography and 5,000 credit card numbers. :: This AP report certainly gives missionaries operating in closed societies more reason than ever to take care in how they use computers.
So, you think you cleaned all your personal files from that old computer you got rid of? Two MIT graduate students suggest you think again. Over two years, Simson Garfinkel and Abhi Shelat bought 158 used hard drives at secondhand computer stores and on eBay. Of the 129 drives that functioned, 69 still had recoverable files on them and 49 contained "significant personal information" — medical correspondence, love letters, pornography and 5,000 credit card numbers. :: This AP report certainly gives missionaries operating in closed societies more reason than ever to take care in how they use computers.
Chinese Internet Dissident Put on Trial
Human Rights in China reported Wednesday that police in Shanghai have sentenced the leader of an underground Christian church to 18 months in a labor camp.
Human Rights in China reported Wednesday that police in Shanghai have sentenced the leader of an underground Christian church to 18 months in a labor camp.
Monday, January 13, 2003
Christians Begin to Fight Terrorism on Knees
Prayer movements across the country are rallying support for a major prayer effort intended to keep the United States safe from terrorist attack. The Homeland Security Prayer Initiative urges Christians to unite in 91 days of concerted prayer, through April 1.
Prayer movements across the country are rallying support for a major prayer effort intended to keep the United States safe from terrorist attack. The Homeland Security Prayer Initiative urges Christians to unite in 91 days of concerted prayer, through April 1.
Sunday, January 05, 2003
Defense Tech
I'd like to call your attention to a web page I recently discovered. It is a web log, or blog as they are called, that deals with the future of the military, law enforcement, and national security.
I'd like to call your attention to a web page I recently discovered. It is a web log, or blog as they are called, that deals with the future of the military, law enforcement, and national security.
Monday, November 25, 2002
Indian Pastor and Missions Team Beaten by Mob in Goa
An Indian pastor and members of a team from Operation Mobilization (OM) India were savagely beaten by a mob on the evening of November 18 in a small town in the state of Goa, India, after showing a film about the life of Christ.
An Indian pastor and members of a team from Operation Mobilization (OM) India were savagely beaten by a mob on the evening of November 18 in a small town in the state of Goa, India, after showing a film about the life of Christ.
Friday, November 22, 2002
Jesus Freak Phenomenon
Bethany House announces the launching of Jesusfreaks.net, a Web site to challenge and inspire "Jesus freaks"of all ages and to promote prayer for the persecuted church worldwide. Learn about the best-selling Jesus Freaks books by dc Talk, including the most recent "Jesus Freaks, Volume 2: Stories of Revolutionaries Who Changed Their World--Fearing God, Not Man," that includes bios on Bonhoeffer, Luther, the Booths, Mother Teresa, Corrie ten Boom and more. Read book excerpts, discover the inspiration behind the books by dc Talk, watch a video interview with the band, sign up for an e-newsletter and order the books online. Find also a prayer map and many other useful resources for supporting the persecuted church on November 10, 2002, the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church.
Bethany House announces the launching of Jesusfreaks.net, a Web site to challenge and inspire "Jesus freaks"of all ages and to promote prayer for the persecuted church worldwide. Learn about the best-selling Jesus Freaks books by dc Talk, including the most recent "Jesus Freaks, Volume 2: Stories of Revolutionaries Who Changed Their World--Fearing God, Not Man," that includes bios on Bonhoeffer, Luther, the Booths, Mother Teresa, Corrie ten Boom and more. Read book excerpts, discover the inspiration behind the books by dc Talk, watch a video interview with the band, sign up for an e-newsletter and order the books online. Find also a prayer map and many other useful resources for supporting the persecuted church on November 10, 2002, the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church.
Sunday, November 17, 2002
More than 350 Churches forcibly closed in Vietnam
By the end of September, 354 of 412 churches had been forcibly disbanded in Dak Lak province alone. By mid October, about 50 Christian pastors and elders in this province had been arrested or had "disappeared." It is expected that the remaining 58 churches in the province will soon be closed. This latest move against churches in Dak Lak is the most severe persecution since 1975, when churches were closed and church leaders put in re-education camps for years. Local Dak Lak television is reported by many to have broadcast "Ceremonies of Voluntarily Renouncing Christianity" and has shown pictures of Christians "voluntarily" giving their Bibles and songbooks to be burned. "All the Christians I met greeted me with tears, asked me to pray with them and then hurried me on my way lest something untoward happen to me," said a recent visitor to the area. "Even some sympathetic government officials received me with tears, recognizing the overwhelming sadness of what is happening." He added, "Many of the churches in Vietnam are praying night and day for this 'national tragedy.' Please pass this sad news to churches overseas as well so that they may participate in earnest prayer, beseeching the Lord to deliver us from this distress.
By the end of September, 354 of 412 churches had been forcibly disbanded in Dak Lak province alone. By mid October, about 50 Christian pastors and elders in this province had been arrested or had "disappeared." It is expected that the remaining 58 churches in the province will soon be closed. This latest move against churches in Dak Lak is the most severe persecution since 1975, when churches were closed and church leaders put in re-education camps for years. Local Dak Lak television is reported by many to have broadcast "Ceremonies of Voluntarily Renouncing Christianity" and has shown pictures of Christians "voluntarily" giving their Bibles and songbooks to be burned. "All the Christians I met greeted me with tears, asked me to pray with them and then hurried me on my way lest something untoward happen to me," said a recent visitor to the area. "Even some sympathetic government officials received me with tears, recognizing the overwhelming sadness of what is happening." He added, "Many of the churches in Vietnam are praying night and day for this 'national tragedy.' Please pass this sad news to churches overseas as well so that they may participate in earnest prayer, beseeching the Lord to deliver us from this distress.
Monday, October 14, 2002
Churches Around The World To Observe Day Of Prayer For Persecuted Church
Churches around the United States and the world will focus on support of suffering Christians on Sunday, Nov. 10, during the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church (IDOP). On that day thousands of church congregations from all denominations will join in prayer for the Persecuted Church. IDOP is one of the largest prayer events in the world and has been observed since 1996. A total of 10 Christian agencies collaborate to sponsor the event. “In my many talks with persecuted Christians around the world, I always ask them what can we in the West do most to support them in their walk with the Lord,” states Terry Madison, president/CEO of Open Doors USA. “And . . . number one on the list is prayer. They want us to pray with them and for them. But not just one day a year!”
Churches around the United States and the world will focus on support of suffering Christians on Sunday, Nov. 10, during the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church (IDOP). On that day thousands of church congregations from all denominations will join in prayer for the Persecuted Church. IDOP is one of the largest prayer events in the world and has been observed since 1996. A total of 10 Christian agencies collaborate to sponsor the event. “In my many talks with persecuted Christians around the world, I always ask them what can we in the West do most to support them in their walk with the Lord,” states Terry Madison, president/CEO of Open Doors USA. “And . . . number one on the list is prayer. They want us to pray with them and for them. But not just one day a year!”
Sunday, October 13, 2002
PGP 8.0 Beta Released
James Evans writes "With a release date seemingly scheduled in December, the new PGP Corporation has today released PGP 8.0 Beta. It features Smart Card functionality, Unicode support, Novell Groupwise support, among other things.
James Evans writes "With a release date seemingly scheduled in December, the new PGP Corporation has today released PGP 8.0 Beta. It features Smart Card functionality, Unicode support, Novell Groupwise support, among other things.
Sunday, September 29, 2002
New Google News
Google has launched a news searching service. Although still in beta form, it pools over 4000 news sources, ranking them for freshness, credibility and popularity. Because ordinary webpages don't get into any search engine database very fast, this sort of ability to search for fresh news is highly useful. Mission executives needing the latest international news will appreciate this service.
Google has launched a news searching service. Although still in beta form, it pools over 4000 news sources, ranking them for freshness, credibility and popularity. Because ordinary webpages don't get into any search engine database very fast, this sort of ability to search for fresh news is highly useful. Mission executives needing the latest international news will appreciate this service.
Chinese Internet Censorship Extended to E-mails
As e-mails containing certain keywords have begun to bounce back to Chinese senders, activists have realized that Chinese government capabilities to restrict access to information on the Internet are considerably greater than they had previously assumed possible and represent a significant violation of personal privacy, reports a Hong Kong daily.
As e-mails containing certain keywords have begun to bounce back to Chinese senders, activists have realized that Chinese government capabilities to restrict access to information on the Internet are considerably greater than they had previously assumed possible and represent a significant violation of personal privacy, reports a Hong Kong daily.
Sunday, September 22, 2002
Religion News Blog
If you're interested in keeping up to date with news and developments from the world of Christian apologetics, the Religion News Blog (RNB) is a resource you'll want to visit regularly. Every day, news stories and events related to religions and cults around the world are updated to help Christian apologists, professionals and researchers keep current with religious news and happenings. The RNB even features a free religion news ticker you can add to your own Web site. Visit the RNB daily and keep current with worldwide religious news.
If you're interested in keeping up to date with news and developments from the world of Christian apologetics, the Religion News Blog (RNB) is a resource you'll want to visit regularly. Every day, news stories and events related to religions and cults around the world are updated to help Christian apologists, professionals and researchers keep current with religious news and happenings. The RNB even features a free religion news ticker you can add to your own Web site. Visit the RNB daily and keep current with worldwide religious news.
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