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Missionary Visits Get Canadian Pastor Hyeon Soo Lim Life Imprisonment Sentence By North Korea For Anti-State Charges
Hyeon Soo Lim, pastor of the Light Korean Presbyterian Church in Toronto, was sentenced to life in prison with hard labor by North Korea's Supreme Court after a 90-minute trial Wednesday regarding what was referenced "crimes against the state." Lim's relatives and colleagues said he travelled on a humanitarian mission Jan. 31 to North Korea where he supports a nursing home, a nursery and an orphanage.
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Terrorism Condemned By Muslim Americans With Conservative Indiana Senator Mike Delph
Indiana State Sen. Mike Delph (R-Carmel) Tuesday denounced the Republican party's presidential frontrunner candidate Donald Trump's proposal for Muslims to be banned from entering the United States. Delph, known as one of the most conservative politicians in his state, was surrounded by a group of Muslims who live in central Indiana as he conducted a news conference at the Indiana statehouse.
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Christmas Bible Scriptures Adds Immanuel 'God is With Us' to Holiday Cards
Looking for a way to personalize and make Christmas cards even more special this year? Writing or adding biblical verses on the inside of cards shares inspiration, and uplifts both the sender and receiver.
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#MyTreedom Campaign Combats Christian Persecution With Christmas Tree Photos
A newly-launched Facebook campaign called My Treedom celebrates freedom from religious persecution and the right to observe Christmas around the world by posting daily photographs of Christmas trees and holiday decorations from some of the hardest places to live and practice as a Christian.
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Coach-Led Prayers Called 'Illegal, Coercive, Divisive': 'Religious Grooming' Halted By Illinois School District
Naperville Central High School's head football coach no longer will lead prayers with his players at games after Freedom From Religion Foundation staffers sent a letter of complaint. Representatives of the northern Illinois school district agreed on Thursday to stop allowing the football coach to do so. The issue arose when a concerned local resident reportedly complained to the foundation about the matter.
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Nick Vujicic's Documentary 'No Limbs, No Limits' Set for September Release
Global evangelist and motivational speaker Nick Vujicic's first biographical documentary, No Limbs, No Limits: The Nick V Story, is slated for release on September 25 this year.
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Over 8,000 Gather in Kuala Lumpur as Malaysia's Fire Conference Ignites Wave of Spiritual Revival
A powerful spiritual revival is sweeping through Malaysia, drawing more than 8,000 attendees to the 2026 Kuala Lumpur Fire Conference (2026吉隆坡烈火特會) held from March 23 to 25.
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Finnish Parliamentarian Found Guilty of Hate Speech Over Booklet Labeling Homosexuality a 'Disorder'
Finnish Member of Parliament and practicing physician Päivi Räsänen was convicted on March 26 of incitement against an ethnic group, following a split 3–2 court decision.
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Bible Society Retracts ‘The Quiet Revival’ Report After YouGov Admits Data Error
Research and data analytics firm YouGov issued a statement on March 26 admitting to flaws in a 2024 study it conducted for the Bible Society. The data had been cited in the Bible Society’s widely circulated report The Quiet Revival, which claimed rising church attendance among young people signaled a “quiet revival” underway in England and Wales.
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World Sleep Day: Unpacking Sleep Dilemmas in an Anxious Age Through 'And So To Bed'
Adrian Reynolds suggests that the Bible's understanding of sleep differs significantly from modern societal views. In his 2014 book, And So To Bed, Reynolds explores biblical perspectives on sleep, offering a different path for contemporary thought.
