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The congregation at a Church of God in Zillah, Wash. realizes that with the name “Church of God, Zillah” comparisons to a certain giant B-movie lizard are inevitable. Rather than try to duck the tie to corny Japanese monster films, the church has erected a 10-foot skeleton of a tyrannosaurus rex, which has a cross in one hand and a sign (to advertise the church times) in the other. Pastor Gary Conner says, “As you drive past, the kids go, ‘I want to go to the church where Godzilla goes.’ Different people use different lures to catch fish . . . We want people to know that Christians . . . are not so stuffy we don’t have a sense of humour.” The church also sells t-shirts showing a cross-carrying Godzilla rampaging through a city, leaving only a church untouched. – Evangelical Press News Service
The New International Version of the Bible is tops with Protestant ministers in the US, according to a new survey by Ellison Research, a marketing firm. In a poll of over 500 pastors, 40% said that they are most likely to use the NIV in their work. The King James Version was second most popular version with 24%, followed by the New Revised Version with 17%, the New King James Version with 10% and the New American Standard Bible with 9%. The survey also found that mainline Protestant pastors tended to favour the New Revised Version, while evangelicals prefer the NIV and charismatic pastors use the King James Version. – EPNS
The latest translation of the New Testament in a Javanese-language version by Wycliffe marks the 500 translation by that organization. The version is being distributed to the South American nation of Suriname. Christians there celebrated the arrival of their new Bible with a three-hour dedication service of prayer, drama and praise. – EPNS
Canadian Mennonite University in Winnipeg unveiled its new logo this summer. Faculty and staff have given it positive reviews. At the centre of the new logo are images of a flame and a dove that together form a torch emanating from the name of the university. “We recognize the flame and the dove as reminders of God’s inspiration and peace. In combination with the torch, a mark of excellence, we have a symbol that makes a clear summary of who we are as a Christian university,” said Gerald Gerbrandt, Canadian Mennonite Bible College president. The logo was created by CMU graphic designer Mark Mueller. – Canadian Mennonite University
Concord College’s new address is:
Concord College, Canadian Mennonite University
500 Shaftesbury Blvd.,
Winnipeg, Man. R3P 2N2.
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