Fifty years ago, the Sawi people of Papua, Indonesia, were violent headhunters and cannibals, hostile to neighboring tribes and isolated from the outside world. Today, 85 percent of the tribe identifies itself as Christian, according to Pioneers-USA. The Papua people...
With Syrian President Bashar al-Assad possibly losing his grip on power and rebels making major inroads, a possible end to the bloody civil war may be in sight. The United Nations estimates more than 10,000 have been killed in the violence since the crisis began in...
A simple invitation to a Vacation Bible School in New York City has turned into a battle of theology between a Baptist church and parents of children from a local elementary school. With the help of a youth group from South Carolina in New York doing missionary work,...
A Phoenix man was fined and punished with jail time for holding Bible studies in his home. He began his 60-day sentence Monday morning. Michael Salman, an ordained pastor and restaurant owner, has been ordered to pay more than $12,000 in fines and faces three years of...
A Sunday school program for at-risk youth has been thrown out of its public meeting place in Baton Rogue, La. But Voices of Mercy Outreach Ministries isn’t giving up on the kids it loves so easily. The East Baton Rouge Recreation and Park Commission kicked Voices of...
