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Li Jie and spouse Li Shanshan with their kids.(Photo: Christian Solidarity Worldwide) ‘When I obey the Lord, I nonetheless have pleasure and hope. If I compromise to get out of right here, then the struggling I expertise would solely result in despair.’ Preacher Li Jie and his spouse Li Shanshan had been among […] More

(Photo: Getty/iStock) As the world’s second-most populous nation prepares to vote, India’s Christians shall be becoming a member of collectively in prayer and fasting as they ask for God’s steering and safety in a nation that’s more and more hostile to their religion. Priya Sharma (identify modified for safety causes), who companions with […] More

(Photo: Getty/iStock) Release International, a UK-based Christian ministry, has used India’s nationwide elections to resume requires an finish to anti-conversion legal guidelines, saying they’ve led to a rise in arrests of Christians and violence towards believers. Almost a billion folks will vote throughout India’s six-week-long elections, which run from April 19 by to […] More

‘Oh the reminiscences!’ Peter Crumpler’s assortment of Ladybird books. I’m actually excited a few new exhibition opening in my native museum subsequent month. It guarantees to immediate joyful reminiscences of childhood for a lot of older individuals – and perhaps remind them of once they first learnt about Jesus. ‘The Wonderful World of […] More

The assault was captured on video throughout the livestream. The bishop who was stabbed throughout a livestreamed sermon in Sydney, Australia, has forgiven his alleged attacker.  Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel was stabbed within the assault at The Good Shepherd Church on Monday together with three others. Their accidents weren’t life-threatening and he stated […] More

A brand new useful resource has been launched to help mother and father and carers in nurturing the religion of youngsters within the dwelling. ‘Children’s Faith: A Whole Church Approach to Family Ministry’ has been created by the Kitchen Table Project, a part of Care for the Family, in collaboration with Andy Frost […] More

Paramilitary troopers patrol previous a vandalised church in Imphal, capital of the northeastern Indian state of Manipur, May 14, 2023.(Photo: Associated Press/Alamy) Violence has damaged out once more within the Indian state of Manipur, giving rise to issues about extra lack of life as India’s basic elections acquired underway on Friday. There had […] More

Chibok mother and father on the tenth anniversary service.(Photo: Open Doors) A service has been held in Chibok, Nigeria, on the tenth anniversary of the kidnapping of 276 schoolgirls.  The service was attended by a whole bunch of fogeys, a lot of whom are nonetheless ready for the discharge of their daughters.  […] More

(Photo: Unsplash/Jef Willemyns) For virtually seven years now I’ve carried a prophetic phrase God gave me in July of 2017. You can examine that right here. Over the previous virtually seven years, I’ve personally confronted quite a few religious assaults on myself, my household, and my management in pastoring and main Vanguard Church […] More

(Photo: Unsplash/Aaron Burden) There have been requires extra help for non secular schooling (RE) after an Ofsted report revealed this week discovered that many colleges have to “add depth” to their RE curriculum. Ofsted’s new topic report, ‘Deep and significant’, attracts on proof gathered throughout visits to a pattern of major and secondary […] More

Paul Coleman, govt director of ADF International and a speaker on the convention, outdoors the venue whereas it was barricaded.(Photo: Alliance Defending Freedom) A Christian group has criticised the actions of authorities in Belgium who introduced a conservative convention attended by Nigel Farage and Suella Braverman to a halt.  High profile delegates on […] More

Newspapers devoted rapturous entrance pages to the approaching event, and after I flew to my former house Kolkata on the eve of the massive day, my neighbors there declared their anticipation by setting off firecrackers late into the evening. The subsequent morning, on Jan. 22, loudspeakers and tv screens tracked me by town with Sanskrit […] More