By Obed Minchakpu – Compass Direct News MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, July 13 – Christians in northern Nigeria’s Borno state, already forced to abandon worship services due to attacks by Islamic sect Boko Haram, are bracing for a massive assault to commemorate the death of the extremists group’s leader at the end […]
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Evangelical, Catholic, and mainline bodies issue evangelism rules
[notice]Missiologists applaud unity effort, but note what’s missing and what will raise eyebrows.[/notice] By Chris Norton – Originally published in Christianity Today Evangelical, Mainline Protestant, and Roman Catholic leaders convened in Geneva last week (June 28) to announce the release of a historic document on the ethics of Christian evangelism. […]
ICC issues arrest warrant for Gadhafi
Originally published in Urban Christian News International judges ordered the arrest of Moammar Gadhafi today for allegedly murdering Libyan civilians who rose up against him, as NATO warplanes pounded his Tripoli compound and world leaders stepped up calls for the Libyan leader to The International Criminal Court said Gadhafi, […]
Selfmoord neem dramaties toe in Japan
Deur Tobie de Wet Die selfmoordsyfer in die noordooste van Japan het die afgelope 100 dae met 39% gestyg en die owerheid het gewaarsku die land word deur ’n krisis van geestesgesondheid in die gesig gestaar. In die res van dié land, wat bekend is om sy hoë selfmoordsyfer, het […]
“Israel alone at its hour of greatest peril”
Originally published (on June 17 2011) in the Jerusalem Post [notice]As was the case in May 1967, when the combined Arab armies gathered with the express purpose of wiping the Jewish state off the map – today again, Israel is alone at its hour of greatest peril, writes Caroline Glick, […]
Buchan amazed by response to gospel in divided Belfast
IRA and Protestants back outreach “We saw the power of God moving in no uncertain terms and experienced the peace of the Lord which passes all understanding,” said Angus Buchan of his recent two-night evangelistic outreach to Roman Catholics and Protestants at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Describing […]
Sunday is Global Day of Prayer
Millions of Christians in hundreds of countries will join together in interceding for the world on the Global Day of Prayer on Pentecost Sunday (June 12). Many churches in participating areas will mark the day during their Sunday services by repenting and interceding for the biblical hope of Christ’s glory […]
Church in Japan growing after earthquake
Originally published in Mission Network News It’s been nearly three months since Japan was torn apart by an earthquake and tsunami. The billions of dollars in damage sent the country into a deeper recession as many jobs were lost, businesses were left crippled, and in some cases–destroyed by the disaster. […]
Five years jail sentence for giving Christian CD to neighbour
Convicting a Christian convert for insulting the prophet of Islam, a judge in Algeria last week stunned the Christian community by sentencing him beyond what a prosecutor recommended, Compass News Direct reported on Monday (May 30). In Oran, 470 kilometers west of Algiers, a criminal court in the city’s Djamel […]
Angus Buchan expecting “revival” at big Northern Ireland outreach
South African farmer and evangelist Angus Buchan is trusting God to move mightly in the hearts of Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland when he shares the gospel with them at the Odyssey Arena sports and entertainment centre in Belfast this weekend (May 27 and 28). The 15 000-capacity arena, […]