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Incredible story: 13 year-old Jayme Closs escapes abductor, finds help 3 months after parents murdered

Jan 11, 2019

I’ve read autobiographies of people who have survived the Holocaust and escaped form North Korea. They’re harrowing stories. They’re heartbreaking stories. But in another sense, they’re inspiring stories, because in them, you see the triumph of the human spirit. They’re inspiring because you see what people are capable of and what true toughness and grit…

10 of the biggest stories in American Christianity in 2018

Dec 21, 2018

As 2018 comes to a close, I wanted to take a look back at some of the top stories impacting Christianity in 2018. 1. The death of Billy Graham Arguably the leading figure in American Christianity of the 20th century, evangelist Billy Graham died on February 21 at the age of 99. In an era…

American missionary killed: the cost of the gospel, the necessity for wisdom

Nov 23, 2018

An American missionary, John Allen Chau lost his life on a remote island off the coast of India last week. His goal was to share the gospel with the Sentinelese tribe. Their island is a protected area, which is isolated from the outside world. The tribe has also been violent towards visitors in the past.…

American pastor Andrew Brunson released from Turkish custody

Oct 12, 2018

The Turkish government has released American pastor Andrew Brunson after more than two years in custody. Brunson was arrested in the aftermath of a failed coup on the Turkish government and Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Brunson had nothing to do with the coup. At the time, he had been in the country for over…

New gender study suppressed because it doesn’t fit agenda

Aug 28, 2018

I originally read about this story on the DailyWire. A recent article from a Brown University researcher named Lisa Littman was published on the subject of rapid-onset gender dysphoria. In short, there can be a social component to issues with gender identity. The article suggests the hypothesis that: friends and online sources could spread certain beliefs. Examples…