Elderly Christian charged with blasphemy in Pakistan
A 72-year-old Christian in Pakistan was arrested and charged with blasphemy on Saturday (Feb. 10) based on a false accusation filed in retaliation over a property dispute, sources said.
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Chinese diaspora and the spread of Christianity
In April 2025, more than a hundred pastors, theologians, and ministry practitioners from around the world gathered in Toronto, Canada, for the first-ever Chinese Diaspora Network Consultation. Our guest contributor, Andrea Lee provides an overview of the findings from this historic gathering.
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Christ-like families are God's plan to impact generations
In observance of the International Day of Families on May 15, PC Mathew, founding director of Urban India Ministries (a leading family ministry in South Asia) and head of the World Evangelical Alliance Family Challenge, shares his insights on Christ-like families and their impact on generations around the world.
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Back to Jerusalem is too small a focus when Chinese Christians have the power to advance the gospel worldwide
The idea that Chinese Christians have a responsibility to take the gospel "back to Jerusalem" has become widely popularized but it fails to recognize a much larger perspective. The role of China’s church in world evangelization has more to do with intentionality of heart than with getting to any one particular destination. Chinese believers among diaspora worldwide have great potential to advance the gospel everywhere, but it requires a shift of thinking away from traditional missions paradigms.
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A Chinese village is radically transformed by the wonder-working power of the gospel
In this opinion from personal experience, the author describes the radical transformation of his home village from a so-called "village of thieves” into a Christian community built on faith, hope, and love. He tells the story of an unlikely group of villains who have their lives profoundly changed by the gospel of Jesus Christ.
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Muslim gunmen kill 14-year-old Christian boy in Pakistan
Muslim gunmen shouting threats against Christians shot a 14-year-old Christian dead on Monday (Feb. 5) in Pakistan, sources said.
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Two Christian women assaulted in Pakistan
Police in Pakistan slow to prosecute a Muslim who attacked two Christian women with an axe and attempted to rape one of them are weakening the case against him, sources said.
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Upcoming election renews Pakistani Christians’ demand for meaningful democratic representation in government
By A. S. JohnAs Pakistan heads into general elections this Thursday, February 8, Pakistani Christians appear dejected over the electoral system for their parliamentary representation.
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Christians tortured, forced to recite Islamic creed in Pakistan
An Islamist cleric presided over the forced conversion of two Christians in Sialkot District, Pakistan after they were tortured into reciting the Islamic conversion creed, sources said.
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Analysis: A year of bumpy ups and downs for religious liberty in Vietnam
Vietnam improved from 24th to 35th place in Open Doors’ 2024 World Watch List (WWL) of the countries where it is most difficult to be a Christian, but the U.S. government was not so generous regarding its religious freedom record, placing the country on its Special Watch List on Jan. 4 for the second year in a row.
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Nepali pastor to be jailed for praying after Supreme Court denies appeal
Pastor Keshab Raj Acharya faces a one-year prison sentence for his religious activities, marking a significant setback for religious freedom in Nepal, after the country’s Supreme Court upheld a previous judgment against the pastor, who now awaits the court’s response to his appeal for converting the sentence into a fine.
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Father's Day reflections on the cost of fatherhood
This Father’s Day, if you’re a father, grandfather, godfather or father-figure, you are carrying a great and sacred calling. Heaven takes notice. You are modelling the heart of God every time you show grace, speak truth, forgive freely.
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