Indonesia officially requires that freedom of religion be ensured for all citizens, but that has not stopped authorities from finding ways to show Christians they are not welcome in the Muslim-majority country. The latest in Christian persecutions is the sudden closure of churches in Sumatra without warning or explanation. The International Christian Concern said that…

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For those who have visited the lowest point on the face of the earth, Ezekiel’s end-of-days prophecy of the Dead Sea coming to life seems impossible. Yet recently, scientists have been shocked to discover that the sinkholes appearing around the sea are quickly filling up with fish and other forms of life previously unseen in the…

A group of archaeologists have discovered compelling evidence which they believe supports the biblical account of Moses leading the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt and into the promised land of Canaan. Historical evidence of the Exodus, a foundation to Christianity, so far hasn’t been found. Many archaeologists believed the Israelites hadn’t fled from Egypt,…

Hours before a Benton High School home football game, two students were ordered to carry out the school’s decision to violate a contract with a donor. The reason? The donor, a local gym, paid $3,500 to have its logo painted in the end zone and used a cross and reference to the Bible in its…

In 1967, the year of the Summer of Love and the Hippy Movement, thousands of hippies gathered on the beaches of California and found Christ. In fact, estimates say that at least 250,000 people became Christians during this period. Four years prior, JFK had been assassinated, people rallied together to protest the Vietnam War. Tensions…

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