Students flock to cyber cafes
This Express India report is a reminder that even in countries with a small Christian population, the Internet can still be a powerful means of reaching and teaching.
Saturday, May 24, 2003
Thursday, May 22, 2003
Software simplifies e-mail encryption — somewhat
So, let's say your trib force sends a lot of e-mail. How do you know that your communication is secure? Could hostile GC agents be intercepting your e-mail? This USA Today report suggests that one simple way to secure your e-mail is to use a program like PGP. If you are not doing this already, it's time to start.
So, let's say your trib force sends a lot of e-mail. How do you know that your communication is secure? Could hostile GC agents be intercepting your e-mail? This USA Today report suggests that one simple way to secure your e-mail is to use a program like PGP. If you are not doing this already, it's time to start.
Wednesday, May 21, 2003
Writing a PDA Friendly Web Site
This About.Com report suggests that with the Palm VII wireless Internet, cell phones that offer Web access, and other pocket sized computers, it is getting more and more important to think about how your Web site displays on the palm sized computers and internet devices.
This About.Com report suggests that with the Palm VII wireless Internet, cell phones that offer Web access, and other pocket sized computers, it is getting more and more important to think about how your Web site displays on the palm sized computers and internet devices.
Alarm at Pentagon's Email Snooping
This report from The Guardian suggests that the age if Big Brother is here and about to get a lot more intrusive. It makes me wonder how well a trib force could really evade GC forces in the modern world of 21st Century government surveillance?
This report from The Guardian suggests that the age if Big Brother is here and about to get a lot more intrusive. It makes me wonder how well a trib force could really evade GC forces in the modern world of 21st Century government surveillance?
Sunday, May 11, 2003
A Question for All Bloggers
Jim at Right Thoughts blog has an idea for protective web hosting. He explains it better than I can, but the idea is simple enough, if you are the type that might run afoul of the PC police and their lawyers, he promises not to cave. In his words, "My pledge will be simple: I will not shut you down on any threat of a lawsuit. I will not regulate your content. If the lawyers come a'knockin, I will "accidentally" lose all your personal information with one click of the delete key. In short, I will be a human digital shield, only I won't run away when they start shooting." He is looking for input from the blogosphere on this idea. Ever wonder who Tsion's ISP was? How come the GC couldn't just force the ISP to shut him down? Maybe he had protective web hosting.
Jim at Right Thoughts blog has an idea for protective web hosting. He explains it better than I can, but the idea is simple enough, if you are the type that might run afoul of the PC police and their lawyers, he promises not to cave. In his words, "My pledge will be simple: I will not shut you down on any threat of a lawsuit. I will not regulate your content. If the lawyers come a'knockin, I will "accidentally" lose all your personal information with one click of the delete key. In short, I will be a human digital shield, only I won't run away when they start shooting." He is looking for input from the blogosphere on this idea. Ever wonder who Tsion's ISP was? How come the GC couldn't just force the ISP to shut him down? Maybe he had protective web hosting.
Thursday, May 08, 2003
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.
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.
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.
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