Beloved missionary statesman Dr. Edwin L. Frizen, known to many as “Uncle Jack,” passed peacefully into the presence of the Lord on December 22, 2012 in Orlando, Florida after a period of illness and declining health. He was 87.
The story of The Woman at the Well, recorded in John, chapter 4, is central to the vision and mission of Living Water International. Some of our organizational goals are that all of our staff, affiliates and partners learn and be able to tell th...
A human rights organization is very concerned about the vague and restrictive nature of a new “decree” in Vietnam relating to freedom of religion or belief that came into force on Jan. 1.
The brutal rape and ultimate death of an unnamed woman in New Delhi, India, this week has opened the eyes of the world to violence against women in India and their deeply rooted social plight.
When I recently visited the slum settlements of Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan, I found that living in those colonies was similar to living in any far-flung areas of Sindh or Balochistan, where basic facilities do not exist.
It back in 1956 when Terry Dene, who in the 1950s at the age of 17, became Britain’s first rock and roll rebel. It was a period when the country was looking for the British Elvis and Terry, like so many others, got his big break at the 2 I s Cof...
Before Christmas we prayed for God s divine hand to be over several regions where gathered Christians risked terrorism and mob violence. While Christmas was not without incident, we can thank God that the violence was minimal and that the height...
Iranian government forces began a coordinated and pre-planned raid during a meeting of Iranian Christians celebrating Christmas last week, during which many were arrested and detained, including an Armenian pastor.
Some 4,224 students from US and Canadian colleges pledged themselves to long-term missionary service at the close of Urbana 12 on New Year’s Eve, twice as many as the last Student Missionary Conference in 2009. All the other measured outcomes...
Syrian rebels beheaded a Christian man and fed his body to dogs, according to a nun who says the West is ignoring atrocities committed by Islamic extremists.
Well known Armenian-Iranian pastor Vruir Avanesian, 60, was one of about 50 Christians arrested in a raid on a praise and worship service on Dec. 27 2012.
While people around the world celebrated Christmas and then the New Year, catastrophic flooding sliced through the island nation of Sri Lanka, leaving thousands homeless and more than 300,000 impacted—many without the basic needs to survive.
One of the great Sunday pages of the Peanuts comic strip by Charles Schulz shows Linus walking outside while it is snowing. He looks up, he catches snowflakes on his hand... and goes wild when he sees that two are identical...
Non-Arab Christians in Sudan s Nuba Mountains said they feel forgotten after Sudanese air forces killed at least 11 of the faithful in bombings before and after Christmas, according to area sources.
Suspected Islamic extremists on Christmas Day shot a Roman Catholic priest on the Tanzanian island of Zanzibar, seriously wounding him, area church leaders said.
The secret shame of sexual addiction may be carefully hidden for years, but about 70 men gathered at this workshop are ready to bring their failings into the light and find healing in Christ.
Mark A. Driscoll (born October 11, 1970) is an American pastor and author. He is the founder and current preaching pastor of Mars Hill Church in Seattle, Washington, co-founder of Churches Helping Churches and the Acts 29 Network.
One of the easiest ways to see what books are influencing Christian students on campus today is to follow bestselling book trends at the Urbana 2012 Mission’s Conference here in St. Louis, Missouri.
Over 16,000 students built 32,000 caregivers kits for AIDS workers in Africa last night (December 29, 2012) in less than 120 minutes during the Urbana 2012 event which is being held at the Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri, December 27-31, 2012.
First of all, may I wish you a happy New Year! Secondly I would like to set the scene for second my column by telling you a few facts about London and its boroughs; there are 33 boroughs that make up London, though some don’t use the name boroug...
In the introduction to ‘The Peace Making Pastor’ by Alfred Poirier (Baker Books, 2006), the author states that to be a pastor is to be a peacemaker (p.13).
