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Israeli Archaeologists May Have Found Emmaus, Where Jesus Appeared After Crucifixion

September 2, 2019

Archaeologists have uncovered the massive walls of a 2,200-year-old Hellenistic fortification that may have been built by the Seleucid general who defeated Judah the Maccabee, the famed Jewish leader at the center of the Hanukkah story. In an unexpected twist, the discovery could also help identify the location of the biblical town of Emmaus, where the Gospels say Jesus made his first appearance after being crucified and resurrected.

‘The Bible Stays’: VP Mike Pence Says VA Hospitals ‘Will Not Be Religion-Free Zones’

August 30, 2019

Vice President Mike Pence is vowing ‘the Bible stays’ in a display at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Kurdish bookseller sentenced to three months in prison for selling Bible

August 29, 2019

The Iranian Guardian Council has sentenced Kurdish Bookseller Mostafa Rahimi to three months in prison on charges of selling copies of the Bible in his bookstore, according to the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.

New hope rises from Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley

August 28, 2019

Heart for Lebanon helps these new believers become disciple-makers. “We have around 600 people in our Bible studies each month [and] we’re running about 300 in our worship services each week, plus Sunday schools,” Atema says.

In Christ, Alone: Most Believers Say They Don’t Need Others for Discipleship

August 23, 2019

Over the past decade, more believers are heeding the scriptural call to ‘grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior’—but they’re often doing discipleship on their own.

Democrats accused of fueling attacks on cops, ICE with incendiary political rhetoric

August 16, 2019

From dousing police with water to doxxing immigration agents to attacking detention centers, it’s been a long, hot summer for law enforcement, and the inflammatory political rhetoric on the left isn’t helping.

Christians Celebrate as Bible Spared from Trump Tariffs on Chinese Goods

April 16, 2020August 15, 2019

Christian publishers are rejoicing after the Bible has been exempted from President Trump’s looming tariffs on Chinese goods.

Poll Finds Evangelical Christian Presence in Public Schools, Favorable Attitude to Bible Classes Among Teachers and Parents

August 12, 2019

A new public opinion poll found a surprising openness in American adults toward the idea of teaching the Bible in school.

American, Korean Christians ‘Treated As Criminals,’ ‘Kept in a Miserable Condition’ In Nepal

August 13, 2019August 12, 2019

Three Christians have been arrested in Nepal since June, all on charges of ‘attempting to convert.’

Chinese ‘Ministry of Truth’ Begins Editing God Out of Western Classics

August 22, 2019August 8, 2019

China has introduced a new textbook with Western classics such as Robinson Crusoe, Vanka, and The Little Match Girl, but with every reference to God removed.

Wycliffe Associates Partners with Persecuted Christians to Bring Momentum to Bible Translation

August 13, 2019August 5, 2019

Wycliffe Associates is working to accelerate Bible translation in Indonesia, the largest Muslim nation in the world. Christians there face daily persecution, and many are still without the Bible in their language.

Chinese Pastor, Detained in December, Comes Under New Charges From Regime

August 22, 2019July 29, 2019

Chinese pastor Wang Yi, who was arrested in December on charges of ‘inciting subversion of state power,’ has now been charged again by the Chinese government with ‘illegal business activities.’

5 More Chinese House Churches Shut Down in Campaign ‘Unprecedented Since the End of the Cultural Revolution’

August 22, 2019July 25, 2019

A handful of new house churches have become casualties of the Chinese government’s ‘sinicization’ campaign since April, as the communist regime seeks to stamp out all remnants of unofficial Christianity.

Archaeologist Says a Stone Pillar in the City of David is Where Abraham Met Melchizedek

July 12, 2019

An Israeli archaeologist has uncovered the remains of an altar believed to be from around the time when Abraham met the high priest Melchizedek in Jerusalem.

8 Christians Arrested in Iran, One Elderly Woman Freed

July 10, 2019

Eight Iranian Christians were arrested by Iranian intelligence officials at the beginning of July, and are currently being held at an undisclosed Intelligence Ministry site in Bushehr, a southern port city on the Persian Gulf.

Christian Student in U.K. Wins Appeals Court Ruling After Declared ‘Unfit’ to Practice Social Work by University

July 5, 2019

A Christian student at the University of Sheffield in the U.K., who was dropped from his MA program for a Facebook post defending traditional marriage in 2016, won his court of appeals complaint this week following a high court decision in 2017 that originally supported the university’s decision.

Wycliffe Associates Using Technology to Make Bible Accessible for the World’s Unwritten Language Groups

July 4, 2019

Christians from hundreds of language groups have asked Wycliffe Associates for technology to make the Bible accessible in their unwritten languages.

Scholars say Philistine genes help solve biblical mystery

July 4, 2019

Goliath the Greek? Human remains from an ancient cemetery in southern Israel have yielded precious bits of DNA that a new study says help prove the European origin of the Philistines — the enigmatic nemeses of the biblical Israelites.

Ohio School Removes Ten Commandments Plaque After Being Accused of ‘Promotion of the Judeo-Christian Bible

July 4, 2019July 3, 2019

A plaque of the ten commandments bequeathed to an Ohio Middle school in 1926 and on display since then has been removed after the school received complaints from the Freedom from Religion Foundation, who said the plaque violated the First Amendment separation of church and state.

National Guard First Denies Then Allows Christian Scouting Group to Tour Facility, Citing Need to ‘Prevent Discrimination’

June 25, 2019

The Fort Indiantown Gap National Guard north of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania has reversed course on its initial decision to ban a Christian scouting group from touring its training facility.