Originally published in ChristianExaminer Pastor Saeed Abedini, who has been locked up and beaten in an Iranian prison since 2012 for his belief in Jesus Christ, wrote a letter encouraging Christians to have faith. The letter was sent from Rajai Shahr Prison to one of his family members, who then gave […]
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Billy Graham’s daughter shares secret to dad’s focus on the Gospel
Originally published in Charisma News Billy Graham is four years away from celebrating a century of life, and he’s still one of the strongest figures on the evangelism circuit. “He’s not yet lost focus on the Gospel and reaching people for Christ,” says his daughter, Anne Graham Lotz, to Premier. […]
The world’s smallest Bible released
Originally published in Christian Today If you’ve ever struggled to fit your Bible into an already overflowing bag, you’re in luck. Measuring just 4.76mm each side, the world’s smallest Bible has been released. The Jerusalem Nano Bible company has developed a tiny chip containing all 27 books of the New […]
“Christmas in a North Korean gulag will be just another day of grotesque suffering”
British Parliamentary report urges global pressure to oppose systematic religious persecution in N.Korea Originally published in World Watch Monitor It was International Human Rights Day on Wednesday (December 10, 2014) but the right to freedom of belief is violated each and every single day, especially in North Korea, despite being protected […]
After a brutal rape, I became pregnant. Doctors told me to abort. My husband and I did this instead.
Originally published in Life Site News Last January, I was travelling on business, staying in a little hotel in a college town. I like to think I’m usually more aware of my surroundings, but it was so snowy and windy that I wouldn’t have heard his footsteps even if he […]
Ebola survivors, missionary named Time Magazine ‘Person of the Year’
Originally published in Charisma News Time magazine named those fighting Ebola its 2014 “Person of the Year,” applauding the work of medical relief teams, doctors, nurses, ambulance drivers and burial teams working in western Africa, where an outbreak of the virus has killed thousands. “For tireless acts of […]
Thousands gather to memorialise Myles Munroe
Originally published in Charisma News Thousands celebrated Dr Myles Munroe and his wife, Ruth, two influential leaders in Christianity being laid to rest Thursday in a state-recognizsd funeral in the Bahamas. The funeral came nearly a month after the couple died in a plane crash along with eight others from […]
Vicar of Baghdad: Four Iraqi Christian children beheaded by ISIS after refusing to convert to Islam
Originally published in The Christian Post Four Iraqi Christian children, who were all beheaded by the Islamic State, refused to betray Jesus and graciously died in his name when the ISIS militants gave them one last chance to say the Islamic words of conversion, the Rev. Canon Andrew White revealed […]
US church commences ‘drive-thru’ prayers
Originally published in The Christian Mail Busy drivers in California can now be blessed by a pastor through their car window. The first drive-thru service at the car park of the Holy Spirit Church in Fremont was held on 17th November. Around 35 cars arrived within the first hour. It’s […]
Asia Bibi’s final plea to avoid the gallows
Originally published in Aleteia Asia Bibi, the Christian woman who has received the death penalty for being accused of blasphemy made an appeal to the Supreme Court of Justice in her country to change her sentence. Her sentence is considered “unfair” and excessive in light of the insufficient evidence and […]