Six named to Academy of Preachers’ Gospel Catalyst Network
LOUISVILLE, KY. (WordNews.org) Feb. 21, 2012 — Six young preachers have been named to the Academy of Preachers’ 2012 Gospel Catalyst Network. The Network was established to support the academy’s mission to find and support young people called to preach the gospel. Dwight A. Moody, founder and president of the academy, coined the phrase Gospel […]
Read More →A conversation with 4Him’s Mark Harris: ‘Stronger in the Broken Places’ (Part 1 in a series)
NEW YORK (WordNews.org) Feb. 20, 2012 – Mark Harris, the lead songwriter for the Christian band 4Him, says he’s enjoying a “sweet time” in his life. He recently released his fourth solo album, “Stronger in the Broken Places” and he’s doing things his way these days, he told WordNews.org. If you don’t know him by […]
Read More →Iranian pastor’s fate unclear
IRAN (WordNews.org) Feb. 27, 2012 — Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani received a death sentence last week for converting to Christianity, leading to an international outcry for his immediate release. But there have been not updates on his fate. The American Center for Law and Justice is urging American Christians to call their lawmakers to press for […]
Read More →A Word News conversation with Stryper’s Michael Sweet – part I: Band On A Mission, Bringing Hope
[Editor’s Note: Word News published this series on Fridays. The stories were lost because of a server problem years ago. Word News is rebuilding these exclusive stories and will run them under the category “Flashback.” Enjoy!] ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. (WordNews.org) Oct. 7, 2005 — One of Christian music’s top-selling — and controversial — bands, Stryper, […]
Read More →‘IndoctriNation’ takes best documentary award; ‘Courageous’ named ‘Best of Festival’
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (WordNews.org) Feb. 29, 2012 – The night before the Oscars, directors Colin Gunn and Joaquin Fernandez and co-producer Scott Eash went home with an award of their own: the Jubilee Award for Best Documentary. Their film: “IndoctriNation: Public Schools and the Decline of Christianity in America.” More than 2,100 people attended the […]
Read More →Imprisoned Chinese Christian newspaper editor released early
JINMEN, Hubei, China (WordNews.org) Feb. 24, 2012 – A Chinese house church leader and the editor of a newspaper has been released five years early, ChinaAid president Bob Fu said. Li Ying, of the South China Church in Hubei, was released on Christmas day. She’d been sentenced to 15 years in prison in 2002 for […]
Read More →Congress to hear testimony surrounding Christian’s imprisonment in China
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WordNews.org) Feb. 13, 2012 — “Bob” Xiqiu Fu, founder and president of China Aid Association, and the wife of imprisoned Chinese political dissident Guo Quan will testify before the Congressional-Executive Commission on China Tuesday. The two will testify at a hearing entitled “The Case and Treatment of Prominent Human Rights Lawyer Gao Zhisheng.” […]
Read More →Santorum signs pledge for religious freedom
SANTA ANA, Calif. (WordNews.org) Feb. 12, 2012 — GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum is the only candidate so far to sign a pledge for religious freedom. The pledge was drafted by Open Doors USA and Professor Tom Farr of Georgetown University, an international religious freedom expert. The pledge states that the candidate will protect religious […]
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