Originally published in Faith Wire Jang-mi was startled as the door to her cell swung open. Bruised, bloody, and soaked from her captives’ attempts to wake her with buckets of water, she was surprised to see her uncle walk through the door. Jang-mi lives in the most oppressive country in […]
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US Christian leaders meet with Saudi crown prince
Originally published in CBN News.com Now might not be the best time to visit Saudi Arabia, but a delegation of US evangelical leaders felt it was a risk worth taking. They met with controversial Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman and other Saudi leaders. It was filled with both political controversy […]
This bullet-scarred Bible ‘saved the life’ of a World War I soldier
Originally published in Fox News A Bible marked with bullet holes from a German machine gun helped save the life of a British World War I soldier, his daughter has explained. The Bible belonged to Private Leslie Friston, a nurse with the Royal Army Medical Corps, Sky News reports. Blinded […]
Canada legalises dagga in ‘national experiment’
Originally published in The Christian Institute Canada has become the second country in the world to legalise cannabis (dagga) for recreational use. Retailers have already begun selling marijuana on the high streets, with Canadians queueing overnight to be among the first to buy the potent drug. It was claimed legalisation […]
‘The Message’ author Eugene Peterson under hospice care
Originally published in Charisma News Eugene Peterson, the bestselling author of The Message and longtime pastor praised as a “shepherd’s shepherd,” is moving into hospice and receiving palliative medical care. Peterson, 85, was hospitalised Tuesday October 9 “when he took a sudden and dramatic turn in his health caused by […]
US ‘hopeful’ on release of Pastor Andrew Brunson today
Originally published in Christian Today The Trump administration is hopeful that American pastor Andrew Brunson who is on trial in Turkey could be freed at a Friday court hearing, but the State Department said it was unaware of any deal with the Turkish government for his release. NBC News and […]
Minister reports Scotland’s hate crime posters for being a hate crime
Originally published in Christian Today A church minister has reported the Scottish Government’s hate crime posters to the campaign’s own website over concerns that they are doing more to encourage hate than prevent it. David Robertson, minister of St Peter’s Free Church in Dundee, said the posters produced jointly by the […]
Iran’s judges jail believers for affirming basic Christian doctrines
Originally published in Persecution International International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on September 22 Iran’s judiciary affirmed the jail sentences of two Christians. The verdict wrote that believing in the Bible’s authority and Jesus as Lord are attacks against Islam. Saheb Fadaie was sentenced to 18 months and Fatemeh […]
More than 80 Indonesian children feared killed at Bible camp
Originally published in Christian Today The church where more than 80 Indonesian children were studying the Bible has moved about two kilometres from where it stood on Friday last week, before disaster struck. A 7.5 magnitude earthquake that struck the west coast of Sulawesi island caused extensive soil liquefaction, a […]
Passengers saved as Indonesian pilot heeds Holy Spirit’s prompting to take off early
Originally published in God Reports The Holy Spirit prompted a Christian airline pilot to speed the departure of his Batik Air flight from Palu carrying 140 passengers, narrowly averting a potential disaster with the loss of many lives. The epicentre of a powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck Friday September 28 […]