5 Powerful Prayers for the Persecuted From Scripture
When we read headlines about people groups being persecuted for their faith, it may seem—at first glance—that there’s nothing we can do. After all,...
5 Bible Verses We Should Pray for North Korea
North Korea has never been more in the American public eye than it is now. Once a closed off, anonymous and mysterious country on...
Home City of Peter, Andrew and Philip Uncovered by Archaeologists
Archaeologists believe they have found the site of Bethsaida, where Peter, Andrew and Philip were from.
Vatican to American Catholics: Do Not Join Fundamentalist Evangelicals in ‘Ecumenism of Hate’
What unites these groups is a “nostalgic dream of a theocratic type of state”—a state in which “walls and purifying deportations” rid it of enemies such as Muslims.
Chinese Official: ‘Party members should be firm Marxist atheists’ and ‘stick to the party’s...
"Party members should be firm Marxist atheists, obey party rules and stick to the party's faith. They are not allowed to seek value and belief in religion."
Church of England Welcomes and Affirms Transgender Lifestyle: Some Bishops Say It’s ‘Not a...
"As the world listens to us today, the world needs to hear us say that LGBTI orientation and identity is not a crime, not a sickness and not a sin,” the Bishop of Liverpool, the Right Reverend Paul Bayes stated.
It Is Now Illegal to Call a Non-Gender Conforming Person in Canada ‘He’ or...
Canada's Bill C-16 could potentially levy fines, make sensitivity training mandatory, or—if the courts push for it—incarcerate anyone refusing to recognize the validity of non-gender conforming identity and pronouns.
Muslims Hide Christians From ISIS-Affiliated-Militants in the Philippines
“We heard them shouting ‘Allahu akbar’ and asking neighbors about religion… If they could not answer questions about Quran verses, gunfire immediately followed.”
Families of Egyptians Martyred on Shores of Libya Still Strong in the Faith After...
Seeing the faithfulness of our Christian family in Egypt reminds us that the God we serve is powerful, loving and on the move…and He’s calling us to join Him in His work.
Church in China Razed, Members Beaten and Imprisoned by Chinese Officials Over Arbitrary Fee
One witness likened the violence displayed by Chinese officials to the notoriously brutal Japanese invaders during WWII.
Three Indonesian Soccer Players Show Us All How to Practice Religious Harmony
Speaking to Indonesia’s Kompas newspaper, Christian player Yabes Roni said, “Even though we all come from different religions and ethnicities, we’re all one.”
Kim Jong-un’s Hostile Regime Arrests Fourth U.S. Citizen—and Christian—as Tensions Mount
It is highly possible the two professors were arrested for any work they were doing outside of the university that could have been perceived as having an agenda to proselytize North Korean citizens.
Massive National Day of Prayer Gathering in South Africa Draws Over 700,000 People
“Sir, I have a very stern word for you word from God: Put your own house in order before you try and help somebody else. Sir, if you’ve got nothing good to say about South Africa, then with due respect shut up! Let’s see this country change in a day,” evangelist Angus Buchan said.
For One Brief Moment in History, Indonesia—the World’s Largest Muslim Nation—Had a Christian Governor
"He is a good man. He has served the people of Jakarta so well. He is now being defamed. Oh my God, it's so hard."
This Is How Christians in the Middle East Celebrated Easter in Spite of ISIS
"Isis is clearly offended by the cross,” Jeremy Courtney explains. Wherever they go, they spray paint X-es over it or shoot it up with their guns.
If You Are a Christian in Egypt, You Are Used to Terrorism—But That Doesn’t...
"Every church in Egypt just prepares for this. Everyone knows that some time you will get bombed, you will be killed."
Pew Research: Muslim Births Projected to Surpass Christian Births by 2035
The research estimates that Islam will be the world’s largest religion by 2075.
Muslim Refugees Coming to Christ in Record Numbers in Europe
According to the Anglican Bishop of Bradford, Toby Howarth, one in four of the church’s conversions in England over the past year are refugees.
U.S. Congress Steps in to Assist Compassion International’s Appeal to Indian Government
“I hoped to become a doctor. But now that we are told we will no longer have sponsors to see us through the education, I don’t know what will happen. This place taught me to have a life. It is finished now.”
Alleged Site of Jesus’ Empty Tomb Reopens in Time for Easter after $4 Million...
During the painstaking restoration and cleaning process, the team uncovered the rock-hewn bench which was believed to be the temporary resting place of Jesus’ body after he was crucified and before he rose again.
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TobyMac Releases First Song of Hope Since Son’s Passing
Last week, the DC Talk notable and one of Christian music's most popular artists released his first single of 2021 titled "Help Is On The Way (Maybe Midnight)" along with a brand new music video.
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Jason Sobel: How to Read the Bible in High Definition
"I feel like a lot of people are reading the Bible in standard definition," says Rabbi Jason Sobel, "because they don’t know how the Old and the New Testaments connect. And when you connect the dots, the Bible comes alive."
