“God’s Smuggler,” Brother Andrew dies at 94
Brother Andrew, famously known as “God’s Smuggler,” has died at the age of 94 at his home in the Netherlands, according to a family spokesperson. Born Anne Van der Bijl, the defender ... Read More »
Questions of faith haunted the life of Gorbachev
There’s an interesting story about former Soviet leader Mikhael Gorbachev and how faith intersected his life. It isn’t every day that one of the creators of a political thriller gets to ask ... Read More »
Stalin and the “Night of the Murdered Poets”
Power kills. Absolute power kills too many to count. Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin spoke with personal authority on the subject when he famously said, “A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is ... Read More »
Leonid Kravchuk, Independent Ukraine’s first president, dies
Leonid Kravchuk, Ukraine’s first president after breaking away from the Soviet Union, has died at 88 Ukrainian officials announced on Wednesday. Kravchuk may be most remembered for signing a 1994 agreement with ... Read More »
Slavic Gospel Association brings hope to children in former Soviet bloc nations
About 800 local churches across Russia and the former Soviet Union will deliver Christmas gifts and the gospel — along with personalized greetings from donors in the United States — to an ... Read More »
Renowned evangelist Luis Palau enters hospice following cancer battle
Evangelist Luis Palau has been placed in hospice, his family announced this week. The 86-year-old has been battling lung cancer since 2018. “You may have heard that Dad is not doing so ... Read More »
‘The Iron Lady’ looks at public and personal struggles of Margaret Thatcher
The Soviet Union gave Margaret Thatcher her colorful nickname “almost lovingly,” we hear in The Iron Lady. And, as anyone who knew the woman—or even knew of her—it was apt. The daughter of ... Read More »
Slavic Gospel Association hopes to reach 50,000 needy Russian children this Christmas
A U.S.-based evangelical mission that partners with local churches to serve orphans, widows and others in need across Russia and the former Soviet Union aims to share the true meaning and hope ... Read More »
Untold history and Germany’s invasion of Russia
There is a great deal about the history of World War II that has missed our history books. Like how the Soviet Union waited until the day before VJ Day to declare ... Read More »
