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Colorado wildfires threaten ministry headquarters and staff

TENS of thousands of people have been evacuated to be kept safe from wildfires in the Colorado Springs area. Various fires merged to create an inferno of flames covering over 24 square miles of earth, according to the Associated Press.

Study reveals why young people leave church

A recent study conducted by the Barna Group provides explanations as to why young American Christians are leaving the church. Reasons include a general idea that the church is overprotective, and that Christianity is too exclusive.

Does the Truth matter to you, asks Ravi Zacharias

He shared with the audience that it was an American song by Ed Ames which he heard while growing up in India that caused him to keep seeking truth.

Church attendance in US drops, says survey

DURING the ongoing pandemic, most U.S. churches have discovered ways to carry out onsite services, however, as COVID-19 cases rose again across the nation...

Gospel For Asia’s K P Yohannan passes away

THE Metropolitan Bishop of Believers Eastern Church, Moran Mar Athanasius Yohan (popularly known as K P Yohannan) passed away on Wednesday evening.

Swedish church plans to drop thousands of Bibles over Syria via...

THE church's missionary director, Christian Akerhielm, has pushed back against critics, saying the project merely intends to bring Bibles to restricted locations and does not want to be seen as "aggressive."

ISIS recruiter tells girls in UK to bring lingerie with them...

POSING as a 15-year-old curious about joining the Islamic State, an investigative reporter was asked by a jihadi recruiter to come quickly to Syria and to “bring lingerie.”

Catholic population in the world grows by 15m in a year

THE report said the rate at which Catholics all over the world are growing slightly outpaced the global population growth rate that is estimated at 1.1 percent.

Islamist insurgency ‘has no limits’ to its targets, says Nigerian bishop

THE militant Islamist sect Boko Haram is suspected of killing at least 110 people of various faiths across Nigeria during the past week, prompting the country's top Catholic bishop to declare the rebel movement "has no limits".

21 percent of Americans say religion ‘not that important’

ONE in five Americans say religion does not play an important role in their lives, a new NBC/WSJ journal poll shows – the highest percentage since the poll began asking participants about their focus on faith in 1997.
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