Christian Pastor Farshid Fathi has been released from an Iranian prison after spending almost five years in jail for his Christian faith.

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by Palmer Williams

World Watch Monitor announced this morning that the Iranian pastor was freed yesterday, despite having recently had his sentence extended: Continue reading “Christian Pastor Farshid Fathi has been released from an Iranian prison after spending almost five years in jail for his Christian faith.”

The Romanians – The Hotchpotch Faith and The Soap

NickGeantaby prof. Nicolae Geantă

Over 96% of Romanians believe in God, says INSCOP, the most recent survey about the mioritical-religious nation. How well it would be! With this share of Christians, our country would have almost zero abortion. The deceit would miss, and also the dodgy boys. We would be a nation of saints. The birth would be at least double than death, the pubs would be empty. The police would enter in unemployment, the DNA (National Anticorruption Directorate) would remain without clients. And gays would never have the shamelessness to hang the rainbow flag on the Parliament building! But as sellers of lottery tickets Romanians lie! Continue reading “The Romanians – The Hotchpotch Faith and The Soap”

America’s turned her back on God–Now God’s turning His back on us

crabb_eBy Madeline Crabb

Most of us have probably heard our parents tell us we should be careful about what we ask for. As American citizens, we should probably have heeded this advice for decades. But alas, we didn’t. We asked for things we didn’t need, or that were dangerous for us to have, always wanting what we want, when we want it, never considering the consequences. And here we stand in 2014, on the verge of losing our nation and the very freedoms given to us by our generous God who is no longer welcome, whose name can’t even be mentioned, in public places. Because America has turned her back on God, He’s now turning His back on us. Continue reading “America’s turned her back on God–Now God’s turning His back on us”

The 36-Year-Old Virgin

Lakita GarthHow abstinence champion Lakita Garth kept the faith during the long years before her wedding night—and beyond

By Pamela Toussaint

During the summer of 2005, 36-year-old Lakita Garth kissed her boyfriend of two years for the very first time—at the altar after they said, “I do.”

She and her Mr. Right (literally—her husband’s name is Jeffrey Wright) met at a health conference through a mutual friend. “I decided to preach to him, and surprisingly, he didn’t go away!” laughs Lakita. When Jeff, a successful Christian publisher in Chicago, was able to spar with her considerable knowledge of biblical doctrine, she became even more intrigued. “I wanted a man who could rise to the challenge, someone I could follow,” says Lakita, who was a virgin when she married. Continue reading “The 36-Year-Old Virgin”