Posts Tagged ‘story’
Causes
Saeed Abedini in solitary confinement in Iran; health deteriorating
By Jeremy Reynalds Senior Correspondent for ASSIST News Service Already badly weakened by months of beatings and torture that have resulted in internal bleeding, American Pastor Saeed Abedini, a U.S. citizen, is facing perhaps ...
Arts & Culture
Let’s end bullying: Teen publishes book to combat bullying
You’re ugly. You’re short. Eww, you’re so hairy and gross.
In her short time on earth, Cara Losh, 16, has had all kinds of insults hurled at her. Most of those jabs have come from the mouths of bullies.
Christian Living
Stories of Grace and Light: An ever present help in trouble
I want to start this by sharing a story with you.
News
Villagers advertise for new vicar on YouTube
Churchgoers in Essex, England, who have been without a vicar for 16 months are hoping that a video on YouTube will bring them a replacement.
Featured
Evangelical author sees a ‘Mormonizing of America’
Stephen Mansfield, an evangelical author who has written widely about the faith of politicians, turns his attention to Mormons in his latest book, “The Mormonizing of America.”
Status of Five Christian Converts in Iran’s Shiraz Unknown
It is now more than four months since five Christian converts were arrested by plain clothes security officers in Shiraz.
Arts & Culture
Kirk Franklin to perform at the opening ceremony of the World Choir Games
Nine-time Grammy Award winner Kirk Franklin, a nationally known Gospel music singer, will compose the Official Song of the 2012 World Choir Games and perform it at the Opening Ceremony.
Features
Egypt’s lost daughters; the abduction of Christian girls
“We don’t know if our daughter is still alive,” Magda told ICC during a recent visit to Egypt. “We haven’t seen or heard from her in five years… Her kidnapper called us and said she was dead and buried.”
Kuwaitis face death for insulting Islam under new law
Kuwait's parliament approved the death sentence for Muslims who insult Allah, the Qu’ran, Muslim prophets, or Muhammad’s wives on Thursday. Christians and other non-Muslim minorities will be given a minimum prison sentence of t...
Arts & Culture
Why we’re hungry for ‘The Hunger Games’
(RNS) "The Hunger Games" has sold 26 million copies and is the first young-adult book to sell a million copies on Kindle. When it was released in theaters on March 23, the film version broke box office records for a new non-se...