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340,000,000 Christians now persecuted worldwide

Every day around the world, 13 Christians are killed for their faith; 12 are illegally arrested or imprisoned; 5 are abducted; and 12 churches or other Christian buildings are attacked worldwide. These ...

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Promises Keepers launches virtual men’s marriage conference

Promise Keepers wants to strengthen marriages with a new online marriage conference. The news comes as a Wall Street Journal article shed some light on the extreme pressures at work on marriages ...

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Christian leaders speak on QAnon movement

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The dysfunctional political environment has spawned movements on both the left and right. On the left was the belief President Donald Trump was a Russian agent, so powerful in the Democratic Party ...

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Ministry brings hope to Russians like Nadia, who lost her son in terrorist attack

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Nadia will never forget the day terrorists stormed a local school in her hometown and took nearly 1,200 children and adults hostage. When the siege in Beslan, Russia, ended two days later ...

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FCA announces ‘Pursue’ is 2021 ministry theme

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Fellowship of Christian Athletes is urging athletes to move from state of uncertainty to a position of confidence as they move into the new year. “It is important that we continue exercising ...

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New podcast series from R.C. Sproul now available

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Just in time for the new year, Ligonier Ministries is releasing a new podcast titled “Ultimately with R.C. Sproul.” It features classic teaching moments from Sproul, who died in 2017. It also ...

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Religious background of the new Congress

Missouri Rep. Emanuel Cleaver made headlines on the opening day of Congress when he added “a-women” to the close of his prayer. His remarks, which drew scorn from all sections of the ...

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Nashville police officer hears from God and turns away from explosion

An emotional Nashville police officer, James Wells, told the media recently about an encounter with God at the Nashville explosion on Christmas Day. As one of the police officers responding to the ...

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Open Doors shelters Colombian boy who turned down guerrilla gang

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Timóteo’s family found Jesus, and converted from the beliefs of their tribe in Colombia. That made them targets for persecution – and made  11-year-old Timóteo a target for guerrilla gangs. You’re 11 ...

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The story of Ignatius provides guidance for completing 2021 resolutions

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Can a 15th-century Spanish nobleman named Ignatius offer lessons for succeeding at fulfilling our New Year resolutions? Making and breaking resolutions is a familiar and discouraging annual ritual for many people. Almost ...

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Christian leaders condemn violence in Washington, D.C.

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Christian leaders from across the nation are condemning Wednesday’s violence at the U.S. Capitol. “This mob attack on our Capitol and our Constitution is immoral, unjust, dangerous and inexcusable,” tweeted Dr. Russell ...

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Scotland closes all churches in latest lockdowns

As of Wednesday, church buildings across Scotland have been shuttered as part of the latest government lockdowns. The restriction, expected to last for “at least four weeks,” affects all of the mainland, ...

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CNN anchor Chris Cuomo mocks Sen. Marco Rubio over Christian faith

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Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida was mocked on CNN earlier this week because of his Christian faith Anchor Chris Cuomo referred to him as “Bible boy” and said he has “a ...

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Wycliffe using tablets to help believers translate the Bible

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Wycliffe Associates, one of the world’s leading Bible translation organizations, is using computer tablets to develop new languages. In regions where Christians risk intense persecution and even death because of their faith, ...

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Kathie Lee Gifford shares untold stories in new memoir

Kathie Lee Gifford shows no signs of slowing down, including releasing a memoir. “I am in a new place at the age of 67 that I never would have dreamed I would ...

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Billy Graham book ‘Til Armageddon’ being rereleased

Although Billy Graham died before the tumultuous year of 2020, his words about suffering and armageddon are as timely as ever. He examined the topic of suffering in his 1981 (see below) ...

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Worldwide Bible sales increase during pandemic

Although it’s hard to find positive news during the pandemic, it appears that more people are looking to God for answers. Lifeway Christian Resources, one of the world’s largest providers of Christian ...

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Legacy of Reinhard Bonnke: Ministry passes 80 million salvations

When Reinhard Bonnke moved his family to the tiny Kingdom of Lesotho on the southern tip of Africa in 1967, he often struggled with small evangelistic meetings and meager results. Today, more ...

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Smuggling Bibles into North Korea stopped by Covid, new law

Since Covid caused the closure of the border between South and North Korea, Christian groups are finding it impossible to smuggle bibles to the north. Now that difficulty may be enshrined in ...

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Nick Saban of top-ranked Alabama makes Sunday church his priority

The top-ranked team in college football, the University of Alabama, will play No. 4 Notre Dame in the college football playoff semifinals on January 1. Both teams will feature Catholics living out ...

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President and First Lady wish America a Merry Christmas

Americans were wished a Merry Christmas by President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump wished Americans a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, expressing gratitude to God and courageous citizens. “The President and I want to wish ...

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Armenian Christians displaced from war fear destruction of their medieval churches

A six-week war in Nagorno-Karabakh, a mountainous region in the South Caucasus, ended on Nov. 9 after Russia brokered a peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan.  Now, Armenian Christians fear their ancient ...

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Pastor once held in Turkish prison tells U.S. Christians to prepare for persecution

Christians in the United States can expect persecution to come in the near future, says Pastor Andrew Brunson who was unjustly locked up in a Turkish prison for two years Brunson, 52, ...

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Christian leaders agree lawsuits between believers should be avoided

Although 82 percent of evangelical leaders said that 1 Corinthians 6:1–8 does not forbid all civil lawsuits between Christians, they also indicated that lawsuits should not be the typical way a Christian ...

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Christmas and the Pursuit of Truth

In today’s world, does truth still matter?   “Passion for truth.”  That is what I wrote down in my Bible some years ago after reading Luke 1:1-4.  This is the beginning section of ...

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