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Francis Chan Announces Plan to Fish in Asia
November 10, 2019 December 17, 2019 /Leave a comment
AZUSA, CA – What came as a shock to those who heard his announcement made perfect sense to Francis Chan. He revealed at a chapel service at Azusa Pacific University that he and his family plan to move to Asia in February 2020. The pastor, author, and in-demand Christian leader and speaker shared how the…
Christian Employers Alliance Wins Major Victory in Religious Freedom Lawsuit
August 12, 2019 December 17, 2019 /Leave a comment
EVERETT, WA— The Christian Employers Alliance (CEA) has won a major religious freedom victory on behalf of its current and future members. The United States District Court for the District of North Dakota has ruled that the abortifacient mandate under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), as well as the subsequent "accommodation," burdens the religious exercise…
Family-Friendly Video Service Fined $62.4 Million in Los Angeles Lawsuit
June 25, 2019 December 17, 2019 /Leave a comment
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Times describes VidAngel as "the latest in a long line of companies that have attempted to build a business by skipping and muting objectionable material for family viewing, only to provoke lawsuits from Hollywood." On Monday, June 17, a U.S. District Court in Los Angeles ruled against VidAngel and…
Australia Politicians Debate Religious Freedoms
January 18, 2019 December 17, 2019 /Leave a comment
CANBERRA – Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison published an open letter this week to "Australians of all faiths." The catalyst for the letter is the parliamentary debate on freedom of religion versus discrimination against sexual orientation in religious schools and institutions. A Missions Box report published on October 17, 2018, asked the question, "Australia: Can…
You Can't Have a Church Here
GAFFNEY, SC – The closure, censure, and prohibition of churches, whether as congregations or as church buildings has become a regular theme in news from countries around the world. It is reasonable to expect the trend to continue and, eventually, to overflow into the home of the free and the brave. This writer, having once…
Is the Banning of Home Bible Studies Creeping into America?
August 1, 2018 December 17, 2019 /Leave a comment
SEWICKLEY HEIGHTS, PA – Christians in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia have been struggling to keep churches open and maintain home Bible studies in the face of opposition. Not all of the opposition they face comes in the forms of physical abuse, assault, and terror attacks. Much of the opposition is coming now in…
Lawsuit to Stop Deportation to Persecution for Indonesian Christians
February 8, 2018 December 17, 2019 /Leave a comment
NEW JERSEY – A U.S. District Judge has issued a temporary restraining order preventing a group of Indonesians currently in the United States and scheduled for deportation time to legally fight their deportation. The ruling was granted following a lawsuit initiated by the ACLU. The Indonesians, who are currently "on release," have sought relief because…
Trump Administration Extends FEMA Aid to Texas Churches
By Greg Henshall from FEMA photo library – public domain via Wikimedia Commons WASHINGTON, DC – The Trump Administration has revised the language in FEMA Relief Fund rules to include local churches. The action follows a lawsuit filed by three Texas churches damaged during Hurricane Harvey. The three Houston-area churches filed a complaint in federal…
Roderick Davis Quote
January 18, 2019 /Leave a comment
"Love is the root of missions; sacrifice is the fruit of missions." —Roderick Davis, missionary to Kenya
How to Practice Thanksgiving in an Unthankful World
November 24, 2021 November 24, 2021 /Leave a comment
During the last two months of the calendar year, Americans can often indulge in a celebratory season of self-absorption. All the while, a nucleus of God-fearing folks try to retain the spirit of the holidays...
The Good News Missionaries Must Share
October 1, 2021 September 29, 2021 /Leave a comment
The life and work of a missionary are never easy. Whether the missionary is indigenous, laboring among his own people, or from another part of the globe, his mission should always be the same -...
The Nations are Coming to Us
September 23, 2021 September 23, 2021 /Leave a comment
BAKERSFIELD, CA – We have seen the desperation of the Afghan people trying to escape as Taliban forces take over Kabul. The US Air Force C-17 plane was packed with 640 precious lives as countless...
Three Little Words That Can Do the 'Impossible' – Annika Antonov
August 9, 2021 August 10, 2021 /Leave a comment
KAZAKHSTAN – Is it possible that three little words can heal the life of someone sexually assaulted as a little girl? That "God loves you" is really that powerful? ...
She Calls Me Dad
June 16, 2021 /Leave a comment
She called me Dad. Jessie had come home to celebrate her birthday—she was turning 68. "I know the routine, Dad" she reminded me. (I am 83 years of age.) And immediately, she began to jump...
Os Guinness, Discusses His Take on The Future of American Society
May 31, 2021 May 31, 2021 /Leave a comment
Three Keys to Success in Christian Missions
May 21, 2021 August 12, 2021 /Leave a comment
Two Mothers Whose Love Changed the World
May 5, 2021 May 4, 2021 /Leave a comment
A Different Look at Missions from GFM
April 28, 2021 April 26, 2021 /Leave a comment
Malaria Makes Comeback Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
April 28, 2021 December 15, 2021 /Leave a comment
Good News! Jesus Has Risen from the Dead!
April 3, 2021 April 7, 2021 /Leave a comment
It Was a Good Friday
March 26, 2021 /1 Comment
Water Stress: The Unspoken Global Crisis
March 24, 2021 October 15, 2021 /Leave a comment
Great Lent: The Great Invitation
March 23, 2021 /Leave a comment
'God Has Not Deserted Us': A Voice of Hope In Beirut's Carnage
March 16, 2021 March 11, 2021 /Leave a comment
Modern Day Slavery Accelerates Under Cover of COVID-19
February 26, 2021 March 8, 2021 /Leave a comment
Resolved to Make No New Year's Resolutions
December 31, 2020 /Leave a comment
I Am No Ordinary Shepherd
December 22, 2020 December 23, 2020 /Leave a comment
Small Star, Bright Light in Russia
The Great Advent-ure
Samuel Rodriguez Says You Can Thrive Through Your Pain | Charisma
December 11, 2020 December 8, 2020 /Leave a comment
KP Yohannan: The World Is In Turmoil, But Do 'One Thing' for God
December 5, 2020 December 18, 2021 /Leave a comment
Thanksgiving Can Be Tough in Times Like These
November 22, 2020 /Leave a comment
Fighting Extreme Poverty with Ideas & Education that Imparts Values
November 3, 2020 December 21, 2021 /Leave a comment
Rewriting the Tragedies of Girlhood
October 16, 2020 December 22, 2021 /Leave a comment
The Incredible Story of Corrie ten Boom | Washington Examiner
October 10, 2020 October 9, 2020 /Leave a comment
International Day of Non-Violence: October 2nd Conundrum or Oxymoron?
October 1, 2020 April 20, 2021 /Leave a comment
Two Nurses Describe Fighting COVID-19 in New York City
August 21, 2020 /Leave a comment
Are We Winning the Ancient Battle Between Man and Mosquito?
August 20, 2020 April 13, 2021 /Leave a comment
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