Michelle A Vu, Christian Post
Haiti judge expected to free last Baptist volunteers from jail
A Haiti judge is expected to free the last two American volunteers suspected of child kidnapping.
Iraq church leaders to speak with common voice
A global ecumenical body has welcomed âwith great hope and deep satisfactionâ the decision of diverse church leaders in Iraq to establish a council to speak with a common voice.
Eritrea frees 14 Christians two years after being detained
Eritrean authorities recently released 14 Christians who had spent the last two years in harsh military camps, a Christian persecution watchdog reported Thursday.
World's oldest pastor dies in Japan aged 101
The man believed to be the worldâs oldest actively serving pastor died last weekend in Japan at the age of 101.
Mission strategist says 'Camel' method is reaching Muslims
A frontier mission strategist who worked among Muslims in the Philippines for 10 years weighed in on the debate over the controversial Camel method of reaching Muslims, calling it âvery usefulâ.
Activists call for N Korea freedom on Kim Jong-il's birthday
Giant balloons with messages about human rights were launched on Tuesday to call for freedom in North Korea as it marked the 68th birthday of Kim Jong-il.
Haitian officer: US Baptist team made earlier attempt to take children
The American team of volunteers on trial for abduction charges related to 33 Haitian children had tried to take dozens of other children across the border, said a Haitian police officer.
Obama: 'I'm praying a lot these days'
US President Barack Obama called for civility in the public square as he said prayer could help people become more humble during his address at the National Prayer Breakfast.
Christian apologists: Be careful with Oprah's spiritual teachings
She is persuasive, influential and does a lot of good, but Christians should be careful when Oprah speaks about spirituality, warned two apologists.
Mark Driscoll tells of 'hell' in Haiti
US megachurch pastor Mark Driscoll says he landed in "hell" in Haiti this week, where corpses and rubble from buildings collapsed by last week's quake make capital Port-au-Prince look like a war zone.
Activist's illegal entry to North Korea 'unlikely' to help Christians there
It is âvery, veryâ unlikely that any good will come to North Korean Christians in the short term from the recent illegal entry of the Korean-American activist, said the president of a ministry that works with persecuted Christians.
US activist enters North Korea to urge dictator to repent
A Korean-American Christian activist has crossed over to North Korea from China to urge the countryâs leader, Kim Jong-Il, to repent and release prisoners, according to a group associated with the activist.
Rights group fears torture of lawyer at hands of Chinese authorities
Chinese authorities have reportedly tortured a top human rights lawyer, a US-based rights group said Thursday.
US Evangelicals push back against global warming doom
A group of evangelicals, comprised of scientists, economists and theologians, said the mainstream view of pending catastrophe caused by climate change is exaggerated. They made the claim at an event Thursday just days ahead of a key UN-sponsored climate change conference in Copenhagen.
Rick Warren biography claims rocky marriage, depression
A new unauthorised biography of âAmericaâs pastorâ Rick Warren uncovers a marriage with an unconventional beginning and a time of depression that later gave Warren the strength to become who he is today.
Bioethicist: Coma recovery case offers ethical lesson
The miraculous case of the Belgian man who was fully conscious during the 23 years medical professionals thought he was brain dead should make families wary whenever their loved one is diagnosed as being in a vegetative state, says one bioethicist.