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Islam’s influence deepens in UK in unexpected place

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By Charles Gardner --Islam’s increasing influence in the UK has now manifested itself with bold new initiatives within our much-prized National Health Service. Support for...

Soccer chaplain found new hope after depression

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By Charles Gardner -- Among those celebrating the promotion to League One of Doncaster Rovers FC is their long-time chaplain and former player Barry Miller. Chatting...

White specks fall from blind girl’s eyes after prayer in Jesus’ name

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The indigenous people had long been suspicious of Pastor Kabir*, who came to their South Asian village on a regular basis to preach, pray, and...

In ‘post-Christian’ area of Australia, 8000 gather to hear the Gospel

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By Nile Hosni -- After 15 years leading Muslims to Christ through Kingdom SAT TV, Michael Youssef returned to Australia -- the place he landed...

He found victory over gay lifestyle

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By Charles Gardner -- James Parker had a shocking start to life – abandoned at birth, incubated and later subjected to childhood abusers, he was...

Two thousand Iranians turning to Jesus every day

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By Charles Gardner -- The Bible Society, which operates around the globe, reports that more than 2,000 Iranians are turning to Jesus every single day!...
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When the Rain Overflows with God’s Goodness

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By Carol Round - “Ask the Lord for rain in the springtime; it is the Lord who sends the thunderstorms. He gives showers of...

Bible stories transform violent, possessed schoolkids

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By Charles Gardner -- Bible stories are having a transforming effect on children’s behavior in a West African school. Even the healing power of Jesus, which...

Pope’s brother says he will follow footsteps of Francis

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By Mark Ellis – The first American pope’s Chicago roots were made evident in interviews with his brother John Prevost, still living in a middle...

Celebrating Easter for a month

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By Jim Yost -- Easter in Papua New Guinea is celebrated an entire month beginning with Palm Sunday and remembering Jesus entering Jerusalem for the...

Miner’s joy touches lives after encounter with Jesus

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By Charles Gardner -- A Yorkshire coal miner had his life turned upside-down after an encounter with Jesus nearly 50 years ago. And now Russ and...

‘Wrestling Church’ baptizes 30 in first year

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By Charles Gardner -- In a quiet corner of northern England, a traditional looking Anglican church is regularly transformed into a wrestling ring where pent-up...

The spiritual battle for Israel’s salvation

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By Charles Gardner -- In the days and weeks leading up to Easter/Passover, I was part of a team involved in an exciting citywide...

My day at the play

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By Scott Anderson -- I went to the play today, like I usually do, and have done for my entire life.... but today something interesting...

Remembering a Christian broadcasting pioneer

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By Mark Ellis – His daily five-minute radio program, “Guidelines for Living,” is the longest running daily five-minute program in Christian radio. Now translated into...
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Our Redeemer Brings Hope to the Weary

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By Carol Round -“I know that my Redeemer lives, and that in the end. He will stand upon the earth”—Job 19:25 (NIV). After a harsh...

Palm Sunday rocket attacks during church services

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Our brothers and sisters in Ukraine need our prayers. Two ballistic missiles struck the same location, minutes apart, while families attended church in Sumy,...

Does Easter have pagan roots?

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By Charles Gardner -- Claims that Easter is not originally Christian have been debunked by a leading authority on the subject in England. Rev Aaron...

‘The Chandelier Maker’ — intriguing novel about peace in the Middle East

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Book review by Charles Gardner -- How do you solve the Middle East conflict? This is the theme of an intriguing new book, The...

Irish antisemitism is deeply embedded, survey reveals

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By Charles Gardner -- Irish antisemitism has been described as ‘medieval’ after a shocking survey of Christians there. According to new research, a third of Irish...

Southern Evangelical Seminary moving from North Carolina to South Carolina

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By Mark Ellis -- Southern Evangelical Seminary (SES) an institution offering both online and on-campus courses, is moving its physical campus to a new location...

Christians dig for treasure in the Jewish roots of their faith

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By Charles Gardner -- A growing number of British Christians are digging deep in a bid to discover the riches of their faith’s Jewish...

Fountains of blessing when light breaks thru the darkness

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By Charles Gardner -- Looking back on an article I wrote a couple of months back, I am seriously encouraged to acknowledge that we could...

Why do donkeys have crosses on their backs?

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By Charles Gardner -- My wife Linda and I have just spent a precious few days in the tranquil surrounds of the New Forest...

The King of Kings movie: Charles Dickens’ ‘secret’ story

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Renowned storyteller Charles Dickens brought the world characters such as Ebenezer Scrooge, Tiny Tim, David Copperfield, and Oliver Twist. He wrote a story for his own children that he read to them annually. He didn't want it published, but it was published posthumously and now is the basis for a major motion picture.

Freemasonry: An Exposé

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By Dr. Greg Hinnant -- As a young high schooler I had no clue what I was getting into. All I wanted to do was...

Early ‘father’ of the Jesus Movement passes to his reward

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By Mark Ellis – Stephen (Steve O’Shea) Heefner, a successful disc jockey in the San Francisco Bay Area, who lived communally with several other Christian...
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Do You Have a Friendship with God?

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By Carol Round - "For since our friendship with God was restored by the death of His Son while we were still His enemies,...

‘Cold plunge’ baptisms leave sincerely shivering saints

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By Mark Ellis – In this rural Pennsylvania church 80 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, the pastoral team believes in spontaneity, so when new believers enter...

Bible scholars pop quiz

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Compiled by John Pearson -- Mark the verses as True or False as to whether they are found in the Bible: “Better to live alone...

Young Nahuatl man dated unbeliever, then God changed her heart

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By Ed and Denise Aulie -- Springtime in the Sierra is full of life with baby lambs, baby foals, baby chicks and newborn babies in...

If God is finished with Israel, why is Jesus returning to Jerusalem?

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By Charles Gardner -- The silence of the Church in the wake of the exponential rise of global antisemitism has been “deafening”, a UK pastor...

Veteran woman missionary helps de-stress believers

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By Mark Ellis – A daughter of missionaries, Gaylen Williams joined Wycliffe Bible Translators when she was only 20, the youngest person at the time...

Remembering Bonhoeffer 80 years after his martyrdom

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By Charles Gardner -- With the 80th anniversary of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s martyrdom on April 9th, the fresh challenge to Christian faith posed by a new...

Evangelist has problem outgrowing tents

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By Mark Ellis – For an evangelist holding outdoor crusades, this is the best kind of problem one can have, rapidly outgrowing your tent. “It's been...
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Rejoice Greatly and Shout for Joy

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By Carol Round - “The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom. Like the crocus, it will...

Muslim flogged himself to earn God’s favor

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By Charles Gardner -- Imagine growing up with the ambition of sacrificing your life for Islam. But that was the only way to be sure...

Surprised by God’s voice, His ‘blackmail’ to stop smoking

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By Aubrey Beauchamp -- It was a hectic day! My sister and I were moving into a furnished home together for a year. She...

Bonhoeffer movie is a love story

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By Charles Gardner -- A new movie focusing on a Christian pastor who stood up to the Nazis over their persecution of the Jewish people...

Noted prayer intercessor led to Jesus by a Jew

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By Mark Ellis -- In the delightful, inspirational, and challenging book, Rees Howells Intercessor, by Norman Grubb, Grubb tells the story of Howells’ brush...

She saved the man sent to assassinate her

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By Mark Ellis – She grew up in communist Romania under the dictatorial rule of Nicolae Ceausescu, who led one of the most repressive regimes...

My conversation with AI about God, the Bible, and Jesus

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By John Marshall -- (Note: This is a conversation I had with Grok, a direct competitor to ChatGPT, but already more powerful, AND the designers...

Bonhoeffer challenges pastors’ indifference to antisemitism

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By Charles Gardner -- When the Jews of ancient Persia were threatened with genocide, they were mercifully rescued by one of their own. But Queen Esther’s...

He and his Muslim friends beat Christians involved with crusades

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By Jasu Diaz – When the Christians came to town for a crusade in northern Nigeria, Abdul* and his Muslim buddies beat them up. “We thought...

What happened to the disciples between Jesus’ arrest and crucifixion?

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By Aubrey Beauchamp --  What happened to Jesus’ disciples after He was arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane? Scared, confused and bewildered, they fled the...

Former Muslim, committed atheist, exploring Christianity

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By Michael Ashcraft – As the self-touted Apostate Prophet or simply AP, Ridvan Aydemir is the scourge of Islam. From being a devoted Turkish Muslim, AP...
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Seek God When You’re Discouraged

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By Carol Round - “But O my soul, don’t be discouraged. Don’t be upset. Expect God to act! For I know that I shall...

Two top movies honored at Academy Awards are ‘blasphemous, grossly immoral’

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By Mark Ellis – The two films receiving the most awards on Hollywood’s biggest night have been labeled blasphemous and grossly immoral by the Christian...

Retired church secretary’s miracle on a bus

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By John Pearson -- It didn’t happen while she was flying first class, but on a bus.  And Janet wasn’t a CEO—she was a secretary. ...

MGM’s House of David: Israeli king’s lessons for today?

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What does the 3,000-year-old history of a shepherd turned king have to say today? MGM begins showing its House of David video series worldwide this month.

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He found victory over gay lifestyle

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By Charles Gardner -- James Parker had a shocking start to life – abandoned at birth, incubated and later subjected to childhood abusers, he was...
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Two thousand Iranians turning to Jesus every day

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By Charles Gardner -- The Bible Society, which operates around the globe, reports that more than 2,000 Iranians are turning to Jesus every single day!...
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Islam’s influence deepens in UK in unexpected place

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By Charles Gardner --Islam’s increasing influence in the UK has now manifested itself with bold new initiatives within our much-prized National Health Service. Support for...
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Soccer chaplain found new hope after depression

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By Charles Gardner -- Among those celebrating the promotion to League One of Doncaster Rovers FC is their long-time chaplain and former player Barry Miller. Chatting...
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Bible stories transform violent, possessed schoolkids

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By Charles Gardner -- Bible stories are having a transforming effect on children’s behavior in a West African school. Even the healing power of Jesus, which...
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In ‘post-Christian’ area of Australia, 8000 gather to hear the Gospel

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By Nile Hosni -- After 15 years leading Muslims to Christ through Kingdom SAT TV, Michael Youssef returned to Australia -- the place he landed...
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When the Rain Overflows with God’s Goodness

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By Carol Round - “Ask the Lord for rain in the springtime; it is the Lord who sends the thunderstorms. He gives showers of...
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White specks fall from blind girl’s eyes after prayer in Jesus’ name

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The indigenous people had long been suspicious of Pastor Kabir*, who came to their South Asian village on a regular basis to preach, pray, and...
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    Idaho boy sent shoebox to ‘Christmas Child’ in Philippines, 14 years...

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    By Mark Ellis -- Many believers have stuffed a shoebox full of goodies for Operation Christmas Child, a project to bless children around the world...

    9/11 Remembrance: only known survivor from impact zone credits God

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    By Mark Ellis -- The 9/11 Commission credits Stanley Praimnath as the only known survivor from the impact zone at the World Trade Center towers...

    Missionary died thinking he was a failure; 84 years later thriving...

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    By Mark Ellis -- In 1912, medical missionary Dr. William Leslie went to live and minister to tribal people in a remote corner of the...

    Revival hits army base with 1459 receiving Christ

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    By Josie Rabbitt Bingham -- Army Chaplain Jose Rondon believes "there is nothing more exhilarating in life than seeing people come to Christ." In the...

    University settles lawsuit with scientist fired after he found soft tissue...

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    By Chad Dou -- CSUN scientist Mark Armitage found soft tissue in a dinosaur bone, a discovery that throws significant doubt on evolution. Then, two...

    God led Christian doctor in Texas to winning Covid treatment

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    By Mark Ellis -- He’s practiced medicine in Texas for 28 years, served on former Governor Perry’s healthcare task force, and is a medical expert...

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