Originally posted in LifeSiteNews.Com This year Ash Wednesday isn’t just the first day of the Christian penitential season of Lent, it is also the beginning of the largest ever 40 Days for Life campaign. In the past seven years hundreds of thousands of pro-life advocates have joined the campaign, thousands […]
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Two churches targeted in bomb attack in Nigeria
By Obed Minchakpu — Compass News Direct SULEJA, Nigeria – Suspected Islamic extremists detonated a bomb outside a church building here on Sunday (February 19), two months after Boko Haram Islamists killed 44 Christians and blinded seven in a church bombing in nearby Madalla. Sunday’s blast in Suleja, […]
Operation World author Patrick Johnstone visits SA
Patrick Johnstone, author of six editions of the hugely influential prayer guide “Operation World” and “The Church is Bigger Than You Think” will address public church meetings in Pretoria, Cape Town and Durban during a visit to South Africa in February and March. He will also use the opportunity to […]
Jailed Iranian pastor’s health deteriorating
Originally published in Worthy News The health of a jailed pastor of one of Iran’s largest evangelical house church movements is deteriorating and there were fears on Monday he that may die, a well-informed representative told Worthy News. Behnam Irani, who was jailed for what critics view as “trumped up” […]
Congressional resolution condemns Iran, demands Youcef Nadarkhani’s release
Originally published in Christian Post United States Rep. Joseph Pitts (R-Pa.), with the support of seven members of Congress, introduced a resolution into the US House of Representatives Friday that condemns Iran for continuing to imprison pastor Youcef Nadarkhani and calls for his immediate release. The resolution, called H. Res. […]
Kirk Franklin’s ‘Hello Fear’ certified Gold
Kirk Franklin and his chart-topping album Hello Fear has just been certified Gold, as reported by the R.I.A.A, says Christian Art Media in a Press Release. The announcement follows Franklin’s two Grammy awards wins for Best Gospel Album (Hello Fear) and Best Gospel Song (“Hello Fear”) earlier this week at […]
Angus Buchan’s Ordinary People movie opens in SA on April 5
The highly anticipated film, Angus Buchan’s Ordinary People, is scheduled for cinema release 5 April 2012 in theatres nationwide, says Brettian Productions in a press release today. The film explores the phenomenal impact of Buchan’s Mighty Men Conference on the lives of ordinary people. The plot (based on true events) […]
Earliest fragment of Book of Mark found?
By Michael Foust – Originally published in Godreports Much of the biblical scholarly world has been buzzing since Feb. 1, when a New Testament professor made a claim during a debate that was news to most everyone who heard it — a first-century fragment of Mark’s Gospel may have been […]
TB Joshua prophesied Zambia’s historic AFCON victory
[notice]The following report is exactly as it appeared on ZimEye on February 14. It should be noted that while this report refers to the prophecy occurring hours before the match, the youtube channel (see photo and video clip below) of TB Joshua’s Synagogue Church Of All Nations says the prophecy […]
The fight over Obama’s mandate is the fight of a lifetime for religious freedom
By Chuck Colson — Originally published in LifesiteNews I’ve been talking a lot lately about the Obama Administration’s relentless attempts to restrict religious freedom. You know by now that the Catholic bishops have strongly rejected the president’s so-called “accommodation” to exempt religious organizations from paying for abortion-inducing drugs, contraception, and […]