Originally published in The Christian Post North Korea’s supreme leader, Kim Jong Un has reportedly ordered the execution of 33 people for converting to Christianity and receiving money from a South Korean Baptist missionary to start 500 underground churches. An unidentified source told The Chosunilbo that the 33 converts will be […]
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Christian homeschooling family granted asylum in USA
Originally published in Christiannews.net The Obama administration has decided to allow a Christian homeschooling family from Germany to remain in the country after initially battling the family in court as they sought asylum in the United States. Ewe and Hannelore Romeike have been battling the matter in the courts for several […]
Baptist pastor named acting president of Ukraine
Originally published in The Christian Post After watching their country erupt into months of angry anti-government protests, Christians in Ukraine praised a peace deal that ended the protests as well as the appointment of Baptist pastor Dr. Oleksandr Turchynov as their interim president. The Ukrainian parliament voted to impeach President […]
Yonggi Cho guilty of embezzlement; US megachurch pastor defends him
Originally published in The Christian Post American megachurch pastor, Bob Rodgers, has defended Pastor David Yonggi Cho after the pastor of Yoido Full Gospel Church in Seoul, South Korea, was convicted last week of embezzling $12 million of the church’s funds. Cho, 78, was sentenced to three years in prison […]
Bible stops bullets, saves bus driver’s life
Originally published in All Christian News.com A bus driver in Dayton, Ohio, is crediting the fact that he is still alive, to a miraculous intervention from God. The man was attacked, on his bus, by three teenagers last Monday. Reportedly, the 49-year-old Christian bus driver, Rickey Wagoner, was experiencing electrical […]
Christian missionary arrested in North Korea over Gospel literature
Originally published in Christian News An Australian Christian missionary was arrested this past Sunday by North Korean authorities for distributing Gospel literature. John Short, 75, who has lived in Hong Kong for 50 years, was arrested in his Pyongyang hotel, a day after arriving in the North Korean capital. “[Short] […]
God at work amidst Ukraine violence
Churches hand out scriptures, pray in conflict zone Scripture portions helped provide a flicker of faith as violence escalated in Ukraine on February 18. At least 25 were killed and hundreds injured as government forces acted to forcibly remove protesters from Kiev’s Independence Square. The dead include civilians and police […]
Prophet Bob Jones passes away
Originally published in Charisma News Bob Jones, who operated in prophetic ministry for more than four decades, wen home to be with the Lord on Valentine’s Day (Friday, February 14, 2014). “Bob passed away at 6:22 this morning, peacefully and smiling,” says Rick Joyner, founder and executive director of MorningStar […]
After fears, Carman tells fans he’s cancer free
Originally published in CBN News Christian musician Carman Domenic Licciardello, known to fans simply as Carman, says he’s cancer free. He shared the news recently on his Facebook page, telling friends and fans that it appears the rare form of cancer he was diagnosed with last year, Multiple Myeloma, is […]
Darlene Zschech: ‘Grace, grace’ as chemo starts
Originally published in CBN News Christian singer-songwriter Darlene Zschech says she has started to lose her hair as she begins chemo treatments for breast cancer but she hasn’t lost her desire to worship. Zschech, who announced on her blog in December that she has breast cancer, recently finished round one […]