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The village just a couple miles away struck fear in Minati’s heart. She knew all previous attempts to share the Gospel with the residents had been met with staunch opposition. An anti-Christian group had warned the villagers to stay away from an...

This may come as a shock to some, but I’ll gladly say it: I’m liberal! But, first, let me clarify what I mean by the term “liberal.” I don’t use it in a political sense, nor do I mean it in a theological sense, something akin to being “unorthodox.”

In his 31 years as a law enforcement officer in central Oklahoma, Rhett Burnett has witnessed the aftermath of some of nature’s most destructive storms, such as the one that hit the Oklahoma City area Monday afternoon. It’s his duty to help main...

Christian actress, Jenn Gotzon (Frost/Nixon, Doonby), who never seems to stop working these days, has done it again with a sparkling performance in “God’s Country,” in which she plays the lead as Meghan Doherty, a young, successful realtor who...

Hundreds of religious communities across Russia were among non-governmental organizations (NGOs) inspected by officials.

As reported in last week s RLPB 210, a rebel army known as Seleka ( alliance ) has seized control of Central African Republic. What interna...

Rev. Robert Asserian, a pastor at the Central Assemblies of God (AoG) Church in Tehran, was arrested this week while conducting a prayer meeting at the church.

La Gloria de Dios (The Glory of God) by Guillermo Maldonado and published by Whitaker House, received the Spanish Evangelical Press Association s (SEPA) award for best original book in Spanish at Expolit 2013 held in Miami the first week of May.

OM Ships International’s vessel Logos Hope has launched back into service from Hong Kong, SAR China following the annual dry dock and maintenance time required for ongoing operation. The ship is now sailing to San Fernando, Philippines which wil...

Billy Jack McDaniel knew the risks of work on drilling rigs. Injuries and death in the oil field are common, mostly due to human error. But when a pressure seal on his rig failed, which allowed natural gas to escape, he came face-to-face with et...

A Protestant pastor in Kazakhstan s capital city of Astana has been imprisoned.

Former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd has shifted his position on same-sex marriage. As reported by The Australian (21 May 2013)...

Crisis-trained chaplains with the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team are being deployed to Moore, Okla., the suburb of Oklahoma City that sustained a direct hit from a massive two-mile wide tornado earlier today.

As Dr. Michael Youssef prepares to preach at a series of revival meetings at the Istora stadium in Jakarta from May 23rd-25th, the evangelist is praying this significant event will lead the way towards a long-lasting spiritual transformation thr...

The Rev. Gregg Anderson marks the chapters of his life as having occurred before and after a fiery bus crash from 25 years ago.

On 8 May 2013, after more than a week in the "small dark hole" of solitary confinement, Pastor Saeed Abedini (33) -- an Iranian-born US citizen imprisoned in Iran -- was returned...

I’m not a fisherman. If my memory serves me right, I’ve only caught three fish—on two different occasions—in my entire life. This is not to say that I haven’t been fishing more than the amount of fish I’ve taken. I have. Growing up in New Mexico...

Fourteen years after Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two young sons were burnt to death in sleep by a right wing mob, two suspects were arrested Friday from Odisha’s Keonjhar district.

China does not allow religious communities to run schools for children, even though regulations do not forbid the provision of religious education to minors. Nor is religious education provided in state schools.

Bob Finley’s “triple legacy” of indigenous mission agencies are turning 60 in May and June, just weeks after he turned 91 on May 2. Around the globe thousands of indigenous mission agencies and tens of thousands of churches in 122 countries...

Evangelist and pastor, Greg Laurie, has described the day when he learned that his son, Christopher David Laurie, 33, had been killed in an automobile accident on the 91 freeway in Southern California, as “the worst day of my life.”

In Bangladesh and parts of Myanmar (Burma) where Tropical Storm Mahasen left hundreds of thousands displaced and homeless, Gospel for Asia (GFA) missionaries are on the job delivering food, clothing and temporary shelter.

The escalation of Muslim attacks on Christian churches in Egypt continues unabated.

Writer Greg Karber is giving Abercrombie & Fitch clothing to the homeless, and he’s hoping others will join in.

Inspirational comedian Nazareth is releasing his second book project, “You re So Funny Daddy!” just in time for Father’s Day.