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Gospel artist Walter Hawkins, Grammy-winning songwriter of such hits as “Goin’ Up Yonder,” “Changed” and “Be Grateful,” died July 11 … Read More

As pastor of the largest Pentecostal church in Russia’s largely Muslim republic of Dagestan, Artur Suleimanov was no stranger to … Read More

School prayer may have officially been banned in 1962, but that hasn’t stopped students from interceding on their campuses. Since … Read More

Jeanette Towne vividly recalls the morning her chronically abusive husband went into a rage and began beating her with a … Read More

If the Iranian government knew Christians were learning how to grow a church in the middle of their Muslim nation, … Read More

A cross-section of Pentecostal-charismatic leaders from more than 70 nations met this week in Stockholm for the 22nd Pentecostal World … Read More

A group of more than 70 prominent ministers defended President Obama against what they call a “misrepresentation” of his Christian … Read More

What did you used to dream of doing when you grew up? Jen Cook wants to change nations. Hers is … Read More

Times are becoming increasingly difficult for men in America, with men hard-hit by recent job losses. That’s why two events … Read More

The president and CEO of World Relief has stepped down, effective Sept. 1. Sammy Mah has led the Baltimore-based Christian … Read More

The potential discovery of an estimated 1.5 billion barrels of oil in Israel is raising hopes that the Jewish nation … Read More

The killing of a team of eye medics, including eight Christian aid workers, in a remote area of Afghanistan last … Read More

Rifqa Bary, the teen convert at the center of a high-profile religious and family dispute, turned 18 Tuesday and was … Read More

On an island off the coast of East Africa where the local government limits the ability of Christians to obtain … Read More

Without the C.H. Mason Medical Clinic in Milwaukee, Octavious Neal wouldn’t have discovered he has high blood pressure. A 40-year-old … Read More

Delegates at the Church of God (Cleveland, Tenn.) biennial convention in Orlando, Fla., last week affirmed the role of women … Read More

Around 300 Muslim protestors and 300 police officers surrounded members of the Batak Christian Protestant Church (Huria Kristen Batak Protestan … Read More

Supporters of California’s Proposition 8 say they are gearing up for a long legal battle over marriage after a federal … Read More

Victoria Walker isn’t a hard-core video gamer, but she knows a thing or two about avatars and virtual worlds. For her doctoral dissertation, the mother of two created a counselor training facility where mental health students could hone their diagnostic skills on a licensed counselor and higher-level graduate student pretending to be patients with self-inflicted injuries and eating disorders.

In the virtual world known as Second Life, where online users inhabit digital representations of themselves called avatars, Walker created a facility that users can walk into, ride an elevator up to the counseling rooms on the second floor and look inside.

The church that housed the Toronto Blessing revival hopes to “export” the values of the renewal through a new network … Read More

Charismatic artist Max Greiner wants to draw people to Christ. That’s why he’s created huge bronze sculptures of Jesus that … Read More