The Iranian parliament has voted in favor of the death penalty for people arrested during nationwide protests. So far, 15,000 people have been arrested. Out of 290 seats, 227 voted in favor of the action.
I sit down with James Mead, guitarist of the rock band Kutless, whose new song—the first in several years—is released this month. We order New Mexican food at Church Street Café, a building constructed around 1709. Interestingly, it was during this time in world history that Ukraine […]
Iran’s president blames the United States and Israel for anti-government protests sweeping the nation. The current unrest poses the biggest threat to Iran’s leadership in years.
The Great Dismal Swamp once covered more than a million acres between northeastern North Carolina and southeastern Virginia.
There’s an old joke about hell wherein a speechwriter arrives and finds a room of writers typing miserably on computers while facing a deadline. He begs to go to Heaven instead. When he does, the scene is identical. “This is the same,” he remarks. “Not […]
On Sunday, May 15, people across Lebanon will vote in parliamentary elections. Around 200,000 Lebanese citizens outside the country have cast ballots remotely. In the 2018 elections, the Iran-backed Hezbollah party won a majority in parliament. In this cycle, they hope to increase their power.
You won’t hear reports like the next one in mainstream news outlets, but these events are more common than you realize. In Iran, “people’s lives are being transformed through the Scriptures,” Lucy Boston of Global Catalytic Ministries says.
You’re truly never too old to learn a new skill — especially one that could be life-changing.
November 11 is Veteran’s Day in the United States, honoring American veterans of all wars and military branches. Along with thanking veterans today, remember to pray for those fighting invisible battles.
In Iran, even having a Bible can lead to a prison sentence. A Christian ministry worker we’ll call Joe says, “We have two people living at our home right now whose friends were sentenced to six years in prison for having a Bible. There’s a […]
Hajime longed for a wheelchair. His independence had been stripped away from him after becoming paralyzed from the waist down. He needed people to carry him whenever he needed or wanted to go somewhere. He was bound to whatever place he sat. And now he […]
What started as a random role in FORREST GUMP became one of actor Gary Sinise’s calling cards. Sinise, who played Lt. Dan in the popular movie, now travels with a band of the same name and gives back to military families, according to an article […]
