In 2018, following the decision by then-US President Donald Trump to move the US embassy to Jerusalem, Paraguay followed suit by opening its own embassy in the city. However, the decision was reversed just five months later by incoming president, Mario Abdo Benítez. “At some point, there was a certain […]
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An opportunity for creative change: ‘Love Renewed’ for women
By Jane Flack, founder of the Love Renewed course The legend of the starfish. When I heard this story it made a very real and lasting impact on me and the way I think. I still think of it when faced with what may seem an overwhelming problem. There had […]
Three Eritrean pastors mark 20 years in prison
Originally published in Mission Network News Todd Nettleton with Voice of the Martyrs USA says there are between 300 and 350 Christians currently jailed in Eritrea, a small country on the Horn of Africa. “None of them – not a single one of them – has had a trial. Not a single […]
Crammed with Heaven: A letter from home and the man I married
A monthly column in which Jenni Pretorius Hill shares stories of hope which bring Heaven’s perspective to Earth The people I most like to be with, are those who appreciate and celebrate life’s simple joys. I was living in London when I met the man I would eventually marry. Not […]
Cape Town kids minister to kids through innovative books, podcasts
By Garth van Niekerk For the past three years, a joyful team of kids and their pastor at Melkbos Fellowship (https://www.thefellowship.co.za/), have been writing and recording Bible stories for young ones (ages 6-13 years). While the focus was on getting the Word to kids “out there”, it’s been a wonderful […]
Word of the Lord for 2025 — Janet Brann-Holls
Church dynamics will change next year as the Spirit of God breaks out, bringing pockets of revival among certain churches and a new wave of prayer, says Janet Brann-Hollis in a prophetic word for 2025. The awakened Church will also offer the only answer to a great spiritual attack on […]
Pastoral manager sacked by Catholic school for marriage beliefs launches legal action
Originally published in Christian Concern An employment tribunal will hear the case of a Christian social media influencer and education behavioural specialist who was sacked by a North London Catholic school for supporting Biblical marriage on Instagram in her own time. Supported by the Christian Legal Centre, Gozen Soydag, 37, […]
Resurrected biblical ‘balm of Gilead’ seed begins to grow
Originally published in Premier Christian News A 1000-year-old seed, believed to be one which produced a balm resin mentioned in the Bible, has shown signs of growth. In the late 1980s, the “Sheba” seed was discovered in a natural cave in Wadi el-Makkuk, a series of dried ravines near ancient […]
Peace in Jerusalem: Only solution to Middle East conflict already taking place
We were studying the opening verses of Matthew’s Gospel in our church home group the other day, appropriately at the start of the Advent season focusing on the first and second coming of Christ. It’s a strange way to start a book, as our leader pointed out. Strange, for Gentiles […]
Persecution watchdogs issue warnings as Syria falls into chaos, uncertainty
Originally published in CBN As Syria descends into uncertainty after the fall of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, persecution experts are warning about what could befall Christians and members of other minority groups. In the days leading up to the regime’s fall, David Curry, president and CEO of Global Christian Relief, […]