Blasphemy charge devastates Christian family in Pakistan
A court in Pakistan this month granted bail to a Christian falsely charged with blasphemy, but he and his family have separated and gone into hiding amid threats to their lives, sources said.
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A Chinese village is radically transformed by the wonder-working power of the gospel
In this opinion from personal experience, the author describes the radical transformation of his home village from a so-called "village of thieves” into a Christian community built on faith, hope, and love. He tells the story of an unlikely group of villains who have their lives profoundly changed by the gospel of Jesus Christ.
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Looking on the bright side of AI: seeking the good in DeepSeek
Artificial, augmented, or assisted intelligence can be entrancing. There are many pitfalls to be aware of, but in January a disruptive newcomer was released to the public from China called DeepSeek and it may help improve critical thinking.
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China’s leaders increasingly concerned about Christian church as CCP legitimacy questioned
While some parts of the world experience horrific terrorism and abuse of Christians, churches have the opportunity to make the biggest difference for religious freedom in the world today. In this fourth part of a series on religious freedom, our attention turns to East Asia.
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Snakes in Chinese culture and serpents in the Bible
Chinese New Year celebrates the year of the snake. During this auspicious time, Chinese Christians can take the opportunity to reflect on the various snake appearances in the Bible. There is much to be thankful for.
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Local Officials in Laos Stop Worship, Expel Christians
A month after a Christian family in Salavan Province, Laos lost their home and were expelled for their faith, officials in another province on Sunday (Oct. 1) disrupted the worship service of a house church and threatened to arrest them, according to a rights group.
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'Almost no Armenians left' in Nagorno-Karabakh; suffering mounts after Azerbaijan's takeover
Nearly all ethnic Armenians have fled Nagorno-Karabakh following Azerbaijan's military occupation. A humanitarian crisis appears to be building with rising numbers of refugees, injuries and arrests.
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Pastor in Pakistan Admits Wound Was Self-Inflicted, Leader Says
Police in Pakistan on Friday (Sept. 29) charged a pastor with making false allegations after he admitted that a gunshot wound he had blamed on Islamic extremists was self-inflicted, sources said.
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Christian in India charged with human trafficking, allurement
Police in central India on July 26 beat a Christian educator and filed baseless charges against him of human trafficking and fraudulent conversion of eight Christian students he was escorting to a Bible institute, sources said.
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Easter time reminds us of what power has always looked like
Among many other things, Easter is an opportunity to reflect on Jesus' relationship to political power. Modern readers of the Gospels and Epistles too easily miss the political significance of Jesus' death and resurrection. Far from leaning into and leveraging political and imperial power, Jesus and his followers are called to righteously and justly subvert it for God's glory alone.
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