Thai Church Holds Record-Breaking Baptism Despite COVID-19…… | News & Reporting
Things weren’t looking good for the Thai church at the start of 2020. The southeast Asian nation was the first outside China to report a coronavirus case, and analysts feared a long, overwhelming outbreak. Instead, Thailand is now being praised as
Vietnamese Pastor A Dao Released From Prison a Year Early
(Christian Solidarity Worldwide) — CSW welcomes the release of Vietnamese Pastor A Dao on Sept. 18 after more than four years in prison. He was not expected to be released until August 2021. Pastor A Dao was arrested in 2016 while on
The Best Way to Memorize Scripture Has Little to …
I was desperate for encouragement but couldn’t even open my Bible. As my tears fell, the words I could not read welled up inside instead. “For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise
The Black Church Is Atlanta’s Original Community Organizer
As pastor of Atlanta’s historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, Raphael Warnock said he never felt the pressure to fill the shoes of his famous predecessor, Martin Luther King Jr. But he does “stand on his shoulders.” Warnock is the fifth and youngest
“We pray for the rulers who tortured us,” say Christians who fled from Iran
For being a member of a house church in Iran, 3 Christians were sentenced to 10 years in prison, and although they fled the country they are praying for each person who tortured them while in detention.Kavian Fallah-Mohammadi, Amin Afshar-Naderi
Jesus Is Your Lord and Savior. Is He Also Your Philosopher King?
Let me begin with a brief lament. As a Christian philosopher who teaches future ministry leaders and speaks to lay leaders and pastors, I frequently defend the need for philosophy. Allowing for some slight exaggeration, a typical student comment goes
Sign Language Bible Complete After 39 Years
When Renca Dunn talks about having the Bible in her own language for the first time, she emphasizes the adjectives. In English, she has no problem understanding the people, places, and things of Scripture. But in her own language, the
Pakistani Police Arrest Men Accused of Killing Christian Neighbor
Photo Credit: HS Wajid Hussain (International Christian Concern) – Police in Pakistan have announced the arrest of two men, Salman Khan and Suleman Khan, in Peshawar in connection with the killing a Christian in June. According to statements from the victim,