Christianity is growing in China as never before

By Christopher Landau BBC News, China

Three decades ago, China’s Cultural Revolution saw some of the most dramatic restrictions on the practice of religion ever seen in the modern world.

But today’s communist rulers have radically altered their views about religion and have granted substantial freedom to Christians prepared to worship within state-sanctioned churches.

Within these boundaries, Christianity is growing in China as never before – and doing so supported by millions of dollars of government funding.

Zimbabwe Releases Jailed U.S. Church Aid Workers on Bail

By Ethan Cole | Christian Post Reporter

Four American health volunteers from a California church were released on bail Monday after being arrested and jailed for treating AIDS patients without proper medical paperwork.

The aid workers paid the $200 bail and were ordered to stay at their Mother of Peace Orphanage in the town of Mutoko, outside the capital Harare, until their next court appearance on Sept. 27. Read more

James W. Goll: The Greatest Youth Awakening is Coming!

The following outline is taken from my Prayer Storm Study Guide and corresponds with the related chapter in my Prayer Storm book. This material carries one of the four major themes the Holy Spirit spoke to me to call forth: 1) Revival in the Church, 2) Prayer for Israel: All Descendants of Abraham, 3) The Greatest Youth Awakening the World Has Ever Seen and 4) Crisis Intervention through Intercession.

Drilling could resume in Plan B to rescue miners, government says

Conflicting reports emerged Tuesday about the status of one of the operations to rescue 33 workers trapped in a collapsed mine in Chile.

Renata Robbio, a spokeswoman for the government’s mining ministry, told CNN that all the pieces of a drill bit destroyed last week have been removed from the hole.

The Global Economy ‘Still Has Deep-Seated Structural Problems’

In a SPIEGEL interview, former German Finance Minister Peer Steinbrück talks about his role in fighting the financial crisis, how he pressured America to stop a second Lehman Brothers and why Greece is not out of the woods yet. (Image Getty) Read more:

105-year-old leads hospitality ministry

By Heather Hahn | UMNS

Jean Christy felt she was not doing enough for her church, so she called her pastor and asked how she might volunteer.

She was a mere 104 at the time.

Christy suggested she might use her telephone skills to cheer up her fellow Christians, and the Rev. Mike Macdonald, her pastor, agreed.

Jesus on the Red Carpet

PHOENIX — On August 23rd to 28th, XP Media, hosted the first ever Christian New-Media Festival at the Fiesta Resort in Phoenix, Arizona. The New-Media Fest is a yearly celebration of Christian independent films, internet videos, and social network media. “It is a critical hour for the church to take it’s place at the gate of this influential communications portal,” says founder Patricia King, who created this event to call forth God’s media army into greater activation and visibility.

Victoria Boyson: Hope in Love

God’s passion is seeing you walk in all that He has for you.

His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse, nor His delight in the legs of a man; the Lord delights in those who fear Him, who put their hope in His unfailing love. Psalm 147:10-11, NIV

I know that sometimes it is very difficult to trust in God while waiting for the development of your destiny. But we hope not in hope itself; we put our hope in God’s unfailing love for us. And His love for us is strong enough to sink our hope into, because in the vast creation of the whole universe, His delight…is in you.

Church: American medical team hopes to be released in Zimbabwe

Five Americans — two of them doctors — who treat AIDS patients are expected to appear Monday before a magistrate in Harare, Zimbabwe, on allegations of operating an unlicensed clinic and dispensing medicines without a pharmacist’s supervision.

Bedridden Man Now Walks

Kirit Gavde was miserable. For six years, he had been suffering from the debilitating effects of tuberculosis. His anguish was compounded by asthma, and he was barely able to breathe. Kirit spent most of his time confined to bed, being cared for by his faithful wife.

He went to a lot of doctors, but all their treatments failed to help him. Kirit’s family was deeply devoted to their traditional gods. They fervently worshiped them and continued to plead for Kirit’s healing, but to no avail.