Originally published in Israel Today Young people from Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Yemen and many other Arab countries are turning to social media to tell the world that they love Israel. The trend began, according to Al-Monitor, a popular pan-Mideast media outlet, when an Israeli Arab Muslim who served in the […]
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Social media: the latest evangelism tool
By Robert Wayne — Originally published in Crosswalk.com Imagine the miles Saint Paul could have shaved off his sandals if he had owned a mobile device with built-in Wi-Fi. Nearly 2 000 years after Jesus commanded followers to go into all the world and make disciples, an increasing number of […]
Seduced by the world
If you are a Christian, what or who sets the agenda for your life? In other words what or who determines what things you should care and comment on? When you scroll down on social media platforms you will notice that many Christians simply regurgitate or follow whatever line has […]
Bible access breakthrough: YouVersion Bible app tops 1 000 translations
Originally published in Christian Newswire In another major milestone, the wildly popular and free YouVersion Bible App has expanded to more than 1 000 translations of the Bible in over 700 languages. “It’s unprecedented in history having so many Bible versions in the palm of your hand—something we never imagined […]
“Click for Christ”: Evangelism via social media
Originally posted in Christian Headlines Imagine the miles Saint Paul could have shaved off his sandals if he had owned a mobile device with built-in Wi-Fi. Nearly 2 000 years after Jesus commanded followers to go into all the world and make disciples, an increasing number of gospel messengers are […]
Facebook blames automation for blocking Kirk Cameron ‘Unstoppable’ film
Last week Kirk Cameron made headlines with his accusations that Facebook and YouTube censored him by blocking the URL and trailer of his new movie, Unstoppable. Facebook responded to the allegations Monday. Cameron’s film was marked as “spam” on Facebook and YouTube, preventing anyone from posting a link or trailer to […]
Riding 10 000km to bless teens with daily devotional messages
‘WordSpace on Wheels’ bike safari begins on June 16 Two young adventurers are undertaking a 10 000km bundu-bashing motorcycle ride to raise funds for a project that aims to broadcast short daily devotional messages to teens and young adults across seven free social media platforms. Cape Town youth worker […]
Despite haters, golf champ Bubba Watson continues tweeting about God
Originally published in Charisma News There’s something different about Bubba Watson. And he doesn’t care if you know it. The winner of the 2012 Masters golf championship realizes he’s not like most famous athletes. In fact, he welcomes it. “People always ask ‘Why is Bubba different?’” said Watson during a […]
Are Facebook, Apple and Google censoring Christian speech?
Orginally published in Charisma News Social media and smartphones are changing the way people communicate—and consume—information. And there’s a clear bias against Christian speech. That’s why the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) is wading into a unique and volatile communications freedom issue—the collision course between free speech on the Internet and […]
Share Jesus ONLINE! It’s Digital Outreach Month.
Internet Evangelism Day is set for Sunday April 29 this year, with the entire month of April designated as Digital Outreach Month. Internet Evangelism Day is an annual focus day that creates a space for churches, ministries and individual Christians to investigate the many options for sharing the good news […]