• iOS 9, New OS X 10.11 Release Date: Apple WWDC 2015 Schedule, June Keynote Event

  Apple will hold its annual Worldwide Developer’s Conference next week, and anticipation is building up on what one of the world’s most profitable companies will announce for the rest of the year.

  

• Christian Persecution in Iran: 18 Sent to Prison by Revolutionary Court for Practicing Faith

  Although Iran recognizes Christians as an official minority group, its revolutionary court sentenced 18 of them to harsh prison sentences last week.

  

• U.S. Official Claims Over 10,000 ISIS Militants Killed, but Questions Remain on Counting Process

  U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken has claimed that the U.S. coalition has killed more than 10,000 ISIS militants since the bombing campaign began nine months ago. However, some have claimed that number is difficult to independently verify without hard evidence.

  

• Texas Baptist Pastor Phil Lineberger Died By Suicide; Former President of Baptist General Convention Struggled with Depression

  The former president of the Baptist General Convention of Texas, Dr. Arthur Phillip Lineberger, lost his battle with depression and died on Sunday after taking his own life. He was 69 years old.

  

• Christian Communities Unite in Iraq in Time of Crisis and Persecution

  The terror group known as ISIS has directed its brutal forms of persecution against Christians and other minority groups in Syria and Iraq. Despite the risks, Christian communities in Iraq have teamed up to heal the country’s wounds.