Originally published in Christian News Wire Christian missions agency Gospel for Asia this week called for Christians to pray as South India remains in the grip of a critical water shortage that threatens hundreds of millions of lives. As many as 600 million people – almost half of India’s 1.3 billion […]
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Pompeo announces creation of international religious freedom alliance
Originally published in CBN News Yesterday, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the creation of the International Religious Freedom Alliance, which will make the issue of persecution a top priority for countries around the world. One of the goals of the new alliance will be to hold accountable countries […]
Churches across America are wiping out millions in medical debt
Originally published in CBN News The Bible calls Christians to tithe but what happens when churches give back? In a trend that is sweeping across the United States this summer, churches all over the country are helping their congregations eliminate their medical debt. From coast-to-coast churches are stepping in and […]
Joni Eareckson Tada thanks Jesus after being declared cancer free
Originally published in Faithwire Joni Eareckson Tada is celebrating after beating breast cancer for the second time. The Christian author and speaker, who is quadriplegic, shared the “miraculous” news on Facebook along with a picture of herself holding up a sign saying “All Clear”. Tada, who ministers to disabled people […]
Two priests arrested after going inside clinic to save babies from abortion
Originally published in Life News Two Catholic priests were arrested last Saturday inside an abortion facility in New Jersey in the United States during a non-violent demonstration to save unborn babies from abortion. Police arrested four pro-life advocates during the Red Rose Rescue: Father Fidelis Moscinski, Father Dave Nix, William […]
UK votes to impose abortion, same-sex marriage on Northern Ireland while Belfast government in crisis
Originally published in Lifesite News British MPs passed amendments on Tuesday to legalise abortion and homosexual “marriage” in Northern Ireland if the devolved Northern Ireland Assembly at Stormont is not restored by October 21. The British parliament voted 332-99 on Labour MP Stella Creasy’s amendment to the Northern Ireland (Executive […]
Archaeologists announce discovery of biblical city of Ziklag
Originally published in The Christian Post The Israeli Antiquities Authority, Hebrew University in Jerusalem and Macquarie University of Sydney, Australia, have announced the discovery of what they believe is the biblical city of Ziklag, the Philistine city in which according to the Bible the young David took refuge from King […]
Small Georgia church performs 8 000 baptisms in 17 months
Originally published in Charisma News In 30 years of ministry, Pastor Todd Smith says he’s never seen God show up the way He has the past 17 months at Christ Fellowship Church in Dawsonville, Georgia in the United States. He says God’s power has obliterated cancers, swept away disease, shattered […]
Christian doctor lost job after refusing to identify a bearded man as ‘madam’
Originally published in The Telegraph A Christian doctor lost his job in a government department after he refused to refer to “a six-foot-tall bearded man” as ‘madam’, a tribunal heard. Dr David Mackereth, 56, claims he was sacked as a disability benefits assessor by the Department of Work and Pensions […]
Christian author asks for help, prayers after fake book sales on Amazon
Originally published in The Christian Post Tish Harrison Warren, a priest in the Anglican Church in North America and the author of Liturgy of the Ordinary: Sacred Practices in Everyday Life, asked her supporters for help and prayers on Monday after learning from her publisher, Intervarsity Press, that Amazon had […]