Originally published in World Watch Monitor Life hasn’t been easy for 28-year-old Syrian mother Kristina, a Christian of Armenian descent, who lived with her husband in Aleppo, Syria long before the civil war started in 2011. It was in that besieged city that Kristina gave birth to her firstborn daughter, […]
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Chuck Pierce: vote for how you would want to be visited
Originally published in Charisma News. Chuck Pierce of Glory of Zion International Ministries has been waiting for the 2016 presidential election for eight years. Having already prophesied the rise of President Barack Obama while traveling the country in 2005—three years before his election in 2008—the Lord caught him up a […]
Morris Cerullo activates 100 000 intercessors to pray on US election eve
Originally published in Charisma News. Dr Morris Cerullo, who is celebrating his 70th year in ministry, will hold an event on Facebook and his ministry’s website on November 7, the day before the presidential election, to lead people around the world in prayer for the US. Cerullo, who recently released a book about his life, “The Legend […]
Christ’s tomb revealed for first time in centuries
Originally published in International Business Times A team of researchers revealed that the site where Jesus Christ is believed to have been buried has remained largely intact after exposing it for the first time in centuries, National Geographic reported Monday. The site is located in the Church of the Holy […]
Canadian Christian university wins legal battle over ban on sex outside heterosexual marriage
Originally published in Christian Today. An evangelical Christian university in Canada has won a decision by the Appeal Court of British Columbia (BC) in favour of its ‘community covenant’ that bans its students from having sexual relations outside of heterosexual marriage. The Appeal Court of BC yesterday released its decision […]
Muslim refugees turning to Christ in Greece — and sharing gospel
Originally published in CBN News. Athens, Greece, was once a city of glory, intellect, and progress. Today, the once booming acropolis is no stranger to economic turmoil and uncertainty about how to handle the millions of Syrian refugees now teeming at its shores. Some 97% of the country identifies with […]
UK foreign office hosts global summit on freedom of religion or belief
Originally published in World Watch Monitor. ‘Religious freedoms can counter violent extremism’ was the key message at a two-day global conference held at the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) last week. The conference explored ways to build resilience against extremism and identified opportunities to work together. More than 50 […]
Christians bakers who lost business over gay cake stand say ‘God is in control’
Originally published in The Gospel Herald. Christian bakers who lost their business after refusing to make a cake reading the phrase “Support Gay Marriage” have said their faith is stronger than ever despite ongoing legal woes. On Monday, Daniel and Amy McArthur, who run Ashers Baking Company in Belfast, lost […]
Girl who forgave ISIS, ‘excited’ to return home to Qaraqosh
Originally published in The Gospel Herald. A young Iraqi Christian girl displaced by ISIS, who made headlines last year after saying God’s grace enabled her to forgive her tormentors, has said she can’t wait to return home now that her hometown is almost liberated. During an interview with SAT-7 KIDS, […]
Pastor freed in Iran
Originally published in The Christian Telegraph After six years in prison, Pastor Behnam Irani has been released from Ghezel Hesar Prison, and is now free in Iran, Christian Telegraph reports according to ASSIST News Service. “I basically have very little details. He finished serving his sentence and was released. He […]