people say i fell out of love. that s your choice. he talks religion, reason, and what america needs now. the good life isn t good enough. what you need is the better life. the election, the economy, same-sex marriage and more, to the issues that really matter. you know why we have to change the constitution? it was a flawed document. it was made by men. what does god mean to you? this is piers morgan tonight. good evening, and happy holidays and welcome to a special piers morgan tonight. joining me, one of the most influential spiritual leaders in the world, rick warren. we re going to talk about politics, sins, and much, much more. he s the author of a purpose driven life. it s good to be here with you. what is the purpose of christmas? you know, the angels in the story the first christmas said three things. those three statements say the three purposes of christmas. they are celebration, salvation, and reconciliation. first thing the angels said w
this week on christian world news, one year, three teams, six countries, and hundreds of changed lives. the miracle of gapia. wendy: plus, egypt s unrest continues, but the military pledges to protect and rebuild damaged churches. george: and the dangers of doing good. the moment that this christian leader learned he was doing the right thing for the wrong reasons. and welcome to this week s edition of christian world news, everyone. i m george thomas. wendy: and i m wendy griffith. well, it is that time of year, george, many high school graduates heading off to college this fall, but a growing number of deciding to take a year au off instead. it is called a gap year. george: and some of america s top universities, hathey actually support it. not too long ago, i came across three teens who were on the global journey of a lifetime. this is the story of three 19-year-olds. george: who decided to live for almost a year outside their comfort zones. lady douglas is f
earthly key, a messiah who will deliver them from the yoke of roman oppression. into this powder keg walks jesus of nazareth. his protests against the romans make him a popular hero. to some, he is the messiah. but to the romans, he s political trouble, so they crucify him. the followers of jesus believed that he has risen from the dead and will soon usher in the kingdom of heaven, but when and how will this new faith survive after jesus? today, more than 2 billion people call themselves christians, people who believe jesus rose from the dead. but perhaps it s a miracle that christianity did not disappear when the romans crucified jesus on a lonely hill outside jerusalem almost 2,000 years ago. this region, jerusalem and judea, represented an important land bridge between syria and egypt. so throughout history, this has been a critical place. jerusalem had been the holy city of judaism for more than 1,000 years, a place that the romans had occupied since 63 b.c. at the
earthly key, a messiah who will deliver them from the yoke of roman oppression. into this powder keg walks jesus of nazareth. his protests against the romans make him a popular hero. to some, he is the messiah. but to the romans, he s political trouble, so they crucify him. the followers of jesus believed that he has risen from the dead and will soon usher in the kingdom of heaven, but when and how will this new faith survive after jesus? today, more than 2 billion people call themselves christians, people who believe jesus rose from the dead. but perhaps it s a miracle that christianity did not disappear when the romans crucified jesus on a lonely hill outside jerusalem almost 2,000 years ago. this region, jerusalem and judea, represented an important land bridge between syria and egypt. so throughout history, this has been a critical place. jerusalem had been the holy city of judaism for more than 1,000 years, a place that the romans had occupied since 63 b.c. at the
deliver them from the yoke of roman oppression. into this powder keg walks jesus of nazareth. his protests against the romans make him a popular hero. to some, he is the messiah. but to the romans, he s political trouble, so they crucify him. the followers of jesus believed that he has risen from the dead and will soon usher in the kingdom of heaven, but when and how will this new faith survive after jesus? today, more than 2 billion people call themselves christians, people who believe jesus rose from the dead. but perhaps it s a miracle that christianity did not disappear when the romans crucified jesus on a lonely hill outside jerusalem almost 2,000 years ago. this region, jerusalem and judea, represented an important land bridge between syria and egypt. so throughout history, this has been a critical place. jerusalem had been the holy city of judaism for more than 1,000 years, a place that the romans had occupied since 63 b.c. at the time the romans killed jesus, ar