The fallout from sexual abuse allegations against Kanakuk Kamps near Branson continues. More than 26,121 people have signed a petition asking the organization to release dozens of victims and their families from ... Read More »
Supreme Court stops execution of inmate denied pastor’s touch
The Supreme Court has halted the execution of a Texas death row inmate who had requested his pastor be allowed to lay hands on him in the execution chamber. The inmate, John ... Read More »
Convicted of murder as a teen, Gene McGuire has found true freedom
In 1977, then 17-year-old Gene McGuire found himself at the wrong place at the wrong time. His 24-year-old cousin had come for a visit, and the two went to a tavern in ... Read More »
First Christians in Iran sentenced under brutal new law
Morning Star News reports the first Christians to be punished under a newly amended law in Iran aimed at halting the growth of Christianity and other religious groups were sentenced to five years ... Read More »
Palestinians say they’re in a police state not of Israel but of their own leaders
Palestinians say they’re living in a police state. But contrary to what some may think, it’s not at the hands of Israel, but their own Palestinian leaders. Earlier this year, Palestinian Authority ... Read More »
Pastor jailed for in-person services is released to applause from other inmates
Canadian Pastor James Coates, held in prison for holding in-person church services, is speaking out after his release. Coates, a pastor at GraceLife Church in Edmonton, Alberta, left the jail to thunderous ... Read More »
Opioid epidemic affecting foster care and adoption agencies
An opioid epidemic is sweeping the nation and it is having a profound effect on foster kids. The National Center for Drug Abuse Statistics reports that death rates are rising among young ... Read More »
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, ... Read More »
‘God showing up’ – Youth For Christ replaces loneliness with hope in juvenile detention centers
“I was totally lost, really hopeless and ashamed of what I was doing with my life. I was in a hopeless spot at a time where I didn’t really care what happened ... Read More »
Man sentenced for Facebook threats to kill Christian ministry employees
A Florida man has been sentenced to federal prison for threatening to kill employees of the American Family Association. Chase Davis, of Pompano Beach, posted the threats to the American Family Association ... Read More »
Wrongly imprisoned for 16 years, Floyd Bledsoe is back, sharing Christ as a free man
Floyd Bledsoe spent nearly 16 years behind bars for a horrendous crime he didn’t commit. Now, he is back in prison five days a week — voluntarily — teaching spiritual truths and ... Read More »
Trump criticized for Stone commutation while Obama had 1,712
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) suggested on Saturday that the House may introduce a bill to limit presidential pardon power following President Donald Trump’s decision to commute the sentence of his longtime associate and former ... Read More »
Suspect in murder of retired St. Louis officer previously convicted but never served time
Stephan Cannon, who was arrested this week for the alleged murder of retired St. Louis Police Captain David Dorn, was sentenced to seven years in prison in 2014 but never spent a ... Read More »
Faith groups call for releasing prison inmates during pandemic
The close quarters of Missouri jails and prisons presents a high risk for the transmission of the coronavirus. Faith leaders joined other groups in calling for many of these inmates to be ... Read More »
Iran releases 85,000 prisoners with half possibly having coronavirus
Iran has released 85,000 prisoners with half of them possibly having the coronavirus. Iran is currently one of two epicenters for the virus outside of China. It’s overcrowded prisons, that hold individuals ... Read More »
‘He has set the captives free.’ Men freed after serving 36 years for wrongful conviction
After a painful 36 years in prison, three Baltimore men were exonerated Monday for a murder they did not commit. Alfred Chestnut, Ransom Watkins, and Andrew Stewart were teenagers when they were ... Read More »
Columbia man sentenced to federal prison for Molotov cocktail attack on Planned Parenthood
Wesley Brian Kaster of Columbia, Mo. will face five to 21 years in prison after admitting that he threw a Molotov cocktail inside the Columbia Planned Parenthood building in February. He entered ... Read More »
Jail – when only a miracle will do
For nearly 10 years I served inmates in our small rural county jail as a minister, and saw over 100 of them come through our Bible studies and annual Christmas outreach. They ... Read More »
Tim Tebow surprises inmates at maximum security prison
Former NFL quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow continues to go out of his way to put his faith into action Tebow and a Duck Dynasty star recently made a surprise visit to ... Read More »
Missouri mother faces jail in Abu Dhabi after asking for her wages
Missouri mother of three, Traci Nichole Coffel (Nichole), is facing a possible jail term in Abu Dhabi because she asked for her unpaid wages and compensation for medical bills after her employer’s ... Read More »
In Cuba, homeschooling will land you in prison
After refusing to send their daughter to a communist school where she was bullied for her faith, a Christian couple is now serving a prison sentence. The husband and wife, both pastors ... Read More »
Coroner cannot say Epstein death was suicide
The New York City medical examiner’s office completed an autopsy on the body of accused child sex-trafficker and financier Jeffrey Epstein. The report could not conclusively determine suicide or the means of death ... Read More »
21 prison inmates give lives to Christ during Hillsong, Prison Fellowship event
In early July, Hillsong NYC and Prison Fellowship combined efforts to lead a “night of hope” at Riker’s Island prison, in which they evangelized to the inmates at the prison. The evening, ... Read More »
Beautiful “Church of the Good Thief” is located inside a New York maximum security prison
Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora is a maximum security prison housing nearly 3,000 inmates in upper New York, not far from the Canadian border. The facility made the national news in 2015 ... Read More »
Pakistan acquits Christian preacher of blasphemy
A court in Lahore, Pakistan has acquitted a Christian preacher two years after his arrest for alleged desecration of Islam’s holy book, the Quran, and insulting the Prophet Muhammad. Judge Zafar Iqbal ... Read More »