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October 30, 2022 (Morning Star News) – Two Christians imprisoned in Iran for their church leadership roles were released a few days after a fire broke out in Tehran’s Evin Prison on Oct. 15, but rights advocates were mystified about why they were freed. Pastor Naser Navard Goltapeh, who had spent two months in solitary […]
The Freedom Tower at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, is the home of Liberty’s School of Divinity. | Courtesy of Liberty University A Christian university has credited God for the record number of students it welcomed this year, both online and in person, making it one of the youngest universities to achieve such a feat. […]
REUTERS Scripture is more than clear: evil is real. But what does that mean — and how can it impact human hearts, minds and souls? There’s much discussion and debate about evil in our world today. A comprehensive look at the Old and New Testaments tells us this is nothing new, as Jesus and the […]
“Halloween” Director John Carpenter at autograph signing | Screengrab: Facebook/Celebrity Evangelist Pastor Dylan Novak, who goes by the name “Celebrity Evangelist” on social media, said he recently witnessed about God to horror film creator John Carpenter. Novak, who’s a youth pastor at Henard’s Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Rogersville, Tennessee, has also devoted his life to […]
Hobby Lobby | Justin Sullivan/Getty Images What does it look like to actually trust God … with everything? Hobby Lobby founder and CEO David Green is a shining example. He turned a $600 loan and a small business making tiny frames in his basement into a multi-billion dollar empire. Christian Post reporter Ian M. Giatti […]
“Oh how I love your law! It is my meditation all the day.” – Psalm 119:97 At least 154 people were killed and 149 others were injured in a crowd surge at a packed Halloween festival Saturday night in Seoul, South Korea. In other weekend news, Somalia’s president said at least one hundred people were […]
The 36-acre Point State Park fronts downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at the confluence of the Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio Rivers. | Dennis Lennox In the shadow of Pittsburgh’s office towers, bridges and sports stadiums is a riverfront promenade not dissimilar from London’s Embankment or the walkway along the River Seine in Paris. Many visitors probably assume […]
“You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” There have essentially been two forms of governance across human history: autocracy (“the rule of one”) and democracy (“the rule of the people”). We are watching the former on display in China, where Xi Jinping has claimed an unprecedented third five-year term […]
“We are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us.” —2 Corinthians 5:20 “There is no doubt we face profound economic challenges. We now need stability and unity, and I will make it my utmost priority to bring my party and country together.” This was the promise made Monday by Rishi Sunak, who […]
Prosecutors seek maximum 20-year prison sentence Militant Islamist fighters parade on military vehicles along the streets of northern Raqqa province, Syria, June 30, 2014. | Reuters Family members of a 42-year-old American woman who pleaded guilty to operating an all-female military group for ISIS in Syria said in court filings she had sexually, psychologically and […]