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Seminarians Share Faith Stories in Lenten Podcasts

CJM Music and the Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham have released a series of freely downloadable musical podcasts to guide worshippers through Lent and into the Easter Season..

  • Billy Graham Association to Lay Off Staff

    The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association plans to lay off 10 percent of its staff, or 55 employees, an official at the organization said this week.

  • Queensland Bible Society to Promote 'True Love' at Sexpo

    Queensland Bible Society members are aiming to promote \"true love\" and to hand out 5,000 copies of the originally titled \"Jesus Loves Porn Stars\" Bible at this year\'s Sexpo event.

  • Queuing for Help in Benin

    Almost two thousand people queued outside a stadium in Cotonou, Benin, hopeful of receiving an appointment card for free medical treatment from crew serving on the world's largest charity hospital ship.

  • China: Persecution to Escalate in 2009

    Most religious liberty monitors believe persecution of the Church will escalate in China during 2009 as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) tackles growing dissent and anger over repression, injustice and increasing economic hardship. Last week the UN Human Rights Council (which is dominated by un-free states) commended China\'s human rights record. But persecution is escalating. Amongst those recently arrested are house-church Christian Yuan Shenlun (70), who has already spent 14 years in prison

  • China: Officials Grapple with Spread of Christianity

    Concerned by the growth of unregistered house church groups in an uncertain political and social climate, the Chinese government has ramped up efforts both to identify Christians and to portray Christianity as a subversive foreign force. Sources said that authorities in recent months have been quietly gathering data on church growth, with surveys at universities and workplaces pointedly asking whether respondents were Christians. The surveys seemed largely unconcerned about other religions.

  • Jesus Racing: Top Gear Release

    The \'Jesus Ute\' was one of two V8 Racing Utes featured in the Australian version of the Top Gear Live Shows performed at Acer Arena over the past week.

  • Brazilians Get Rich in Spain

    Australian church planters Steve and Coralie Preston have joined a church plant among immigrants in Spain.

  • The Changing Church - Televangelism Empire in Chaos over Family Split

    Once one of America\'s most popular televangelists, Robert Schuller is watching his life\'s work crumble. His son and recent successor, Rev. Robert A. Schuller, has abruptly resigned as senior pastor of the Crystal Cathedral. The glass-walled megachurch is home to the \"Hour of Power\" broadcast, a program that has been on the air for more than three decades. The church is in financial turmoil: It plans to sell more than $65 million worth of property to pay off debt. Revenue dropped by $5 milli

  • Report: House Church Persecution Increases 418 Percent in Beijing

    Persecution of house church Christians in Beijing increased 418 percent in 2008 – the year of the Summer Olympic Games, according to a report released this week by a U.S.-based religious freedom group.

  • Trained to be Arrested

    Not many graduations include advice on dealing with the police. But that was practical counsel for a group of 29 young people graduating from Gospel for Asia\'s Karnataka, India, Bible college last December. After three years of intense Bible training, these students were ready to start serving as full-time missionaries.

  • Billy Graham Focuses on Second Coming in 2009

    This year, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association will focus on the return of Jesus Christ and help prepare believers for life in the last days, according to a recent announcement.