Just ahead of this month’s Olympics, it has been revealed that more than 100 Christians have been sent to “re-education” camps in China’s north-western Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in the past few ...
Read More »Dwight Widaman: Can you believe the headlines?
You no doubt have seen the breathless headlines reporting about Cape Town and western South Africa running out of water after a lengthy drought. I saw a detailed report earlier this week ...
Read More »Olympic games get special Bible app for free download
Museum of the Bible is inviting Olympic fans to learn about how the Bible — the best-selling, most influential book in history — has impacted the Olympic games and the athletes who ...
Read More »Artifacts tell story of Jews fleeing to Shanghai
As the world prepares to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan. 27, a recently unveiled exhibit at a Holocaust museum in Brooklyn tells the largely untold story of Eastern European religious ...
Read More »Brownback approved to fight for religious rights
After a close vote, the Senate approved the nomination of Governor Sam Brownback (R-Kansas) to be the Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, a job then-Senator Brownback was pivotal in creating ...
Read More »Dead Sea Scroll translation sheds light on festivals Jesus celebrated
Researchers at the world-renowned University of Haifa, Israel have completed the translation of one of the last two parts of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Dr. Eshbal Ratson and Prof. Jonathan Ben-Dov of ...
Read More »Forum offers $1 million to U.N. agency to change policies on refugees
The Middle East Forum announces a donation of one million dollars to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). After the U.S. Government partially ...
Read More »Muslim militants kill man for cross tattoo
Militants belonging to the ‘State of Sinai’ group in Egypt have promised to “kill more Copts” after murdering a 27-year-old Coptic man because of the tattoo of a cross on his wrist. ...
Read More »Nigeria sees Christians slaughtered by Muslims on New Years
Reports are filtering out of New Year celebrations marked by incidents which claimed dozen lives across Nigeria. According to local sources and media, the attacks were carried out by suspected Fulani herdsmen ...
Read More »Busy year for improved U.S., Israel relations
U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley is proving to be a powerhouse on the diplomatic front. She has emerged as the most vociferous supporter of Israel in the last 50 years. 2017 saw many ...
Read More »Evolutionist retracts key study on origin of life
A secular scientist who attempted to explain the origins of life has made a bold admission that bolsters arguments against Darwinian evolution. Jack Szostak of Harvard University published a 2016 paper in ...
Read More »News from 2017 that Christians can celebrate
For all the bad news in the world, there were many news stories that Christians could celebrate in 2017. Major events in 2017 have given American Christians many reasons to celebrate. Here ...
Read More »Video shows moment terrorists attack Methodist church
After terrorists attacked a Methodist church, Pakistani Christian mourners today are burying their dead only days before they should be celebrating Christ’s birth. Dramatic video shows how terrorists launching their attack. ...
Read More »Miss Iraq flees homeland over photo with Israeli
Death threats are being leveled the Miss Universe contestant from Iraq, Sarah Idan, after an Instagram post went viral. The selfie showed her with her friend Miss Israel with a heartfelt wish ...
Read More »Surprise! Congress agrees with Trump on Jerusalem move
Below is a list of statements from members of Congress following the administration’s Dec. 6 announcement that the United States will now officially recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel: U.S. Senate: ...
Read More »Editorial—Jerusalem: The Capital of Israel
On Dec. 6, the United States officially recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. As part of this historic announcement, President Trump initiated the process of relocating the U.S. embassy there. For ...
Read More »Jerusalem residents speak out on Trump capital announcement
Jerusalemite opinions about President Donald Trump’s landmark policy changes on their city run the gamut, reflecting the diversity of the Israeli capital itself. In an effort to take the pulse of the ...
Read More »U.K. remembers persecuted Christians
Parliament, churches light up red to raise awareness for martyred believers being persecuted around the world. (WNS)–On Nov. 22, the British Houses of Parliament and more than 30 churches and schools, mostly in ...
Read More »News Briefs From Israel
Israeli economy flexes its muscle as shekel is deemed world’s 2nd-strongest currency: Deutsche Bank last week ranked the Israeli shekel as the world’s second-strongest currency, bolstering the broader outlook on the Jewish ...
Read More »How should believers invest for the future?
How to invest: Faith, not fear of N. Korea, should guide both finances and time says Stewardship Capital founder Ron Finke. In a little-heralded news item last month, the Federal Reserve announced ...
Read More »Study confirms global warming temp rise is manipulated
A new study found adjustments made to global surface temperature readings by scientists in recent years “are totally inconsistent with published and credible U.S. and other temperature data.” “Thus, it is impossible ...
Read More »In era of polarizing politics, Israel a unifying force for evangelical Christian press
With the motto of “inspiration, instruction and interaction,” the Evangelical Press Association’s (EPA) annual convention for Christian media casts a unified vision as it touched on topics relevant to the gathering of ...
Read More »Innovation and Leadership in Israel, the Start-up Nation
A 2016 exhibition at Israel’s main airport, Ben Gurion, highlighted the country’s achievements in medicine, science and technology. From irrigating a desert for agriculture to GPS that Moses would have loved, Israel ...
Read More »Israel Tourism Setting Records
Israel continues to be one of the hottest destinations for visitors in the world. This winter is breaking all previous standards as a record number of international visitors visited Israel in January ...
Read More »Severe drought leads starving Kenyans to church
MATUU, Kenya — When her pantry runs dry, Agnes Mwikali walks down a dusty road to a local church mission. There, beyond the metal gate and the church garden where the crops ...
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