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Imagine children as young as 4 and 5 years old being forced to work 14- to 16-hour days making bricks, cigarettes, rope and textiles, then being forced to beg strangers for food in order to eat. This is the picture of slavery in many Asian and Middle Eastern countries. It seems a pretty harsh and […]

A former missionary believes God has given him a tool that will transform Africa. Paul Schneider Jr., founder of Aid the Children in Newnan, Ga., says a natural sea mineral concentrate has shown “exciting” results in improving the health of HIV-positive children in Africa. He said that after a three-month double-blind study in Kenya earlier

Ten weeks ago, 24-year-old Brian Seeley wasn’t at all new to the downtown scene in Lakeland, Fla. He’d been there many times before, hanging out with friends, including the city’s homeless.  On May 9, the Southeastern University senior decided to do more than just hang out, he went to live alongside Lakeland’s homeless. The Long

In the ’70s Richard Harris made history by becoming the youngest Ku Klux Klan Grand Dragon state leader in history. Now a pastor, professor and author, Harris decries his former life and confronts the issue of racism head-on. Harris says his change of heart happened at age 20, after four years in the Klan. His

Find out how to recognize and defeat the seven demons that attack the church. We have explored many of the ways Satan organizes the demonic forces. We have also exposed many of the demonic strategies against individual believers. When we begin to look at the seven churches described in the Book of Revelation, we discover

Younger Christians are largely opposed to abortion, a new study reports. According to a Barna Group survey released Monday, 61 percent of 18- to 44-year-old born again Christians say abortion should be illegal in all or most cases, compared with 55 percent of Christians older than age 45. Unlike older believers, younger Christians were more

A Dallas-area pastor is calling prodigals home through a website that has received tens of thousands of hits since it launched last year. Steve Hill, pastor of Heartland Church in Irving, Texas, said thousands have returned to faith in Christ since he started ProdigalsOnly.com in April 2009. “They write us from all over the world,”

Christian music industry observers are expressing sadness upon hearing of the death of pioneer Dana Key, who with Eddie DeGarmo formed the first Christian group with a video broadcast on MTV. Key died Sunday from a ruptured pulmonary embolism, according to his label, Ardent Records. Key recorded a dozen albums as part of the Dove

A Christian media watchdog is protesting a proposed animated TV show about Christ wanting to escape the shadow of His “powerful but apathetic father” and live a regular life in New York City. Movieguide founder Ted Baehr is seeking 500,000 signatures on an online petition to stop Comedy Central from pursuing the half-hour program JC.

As they shoot the follow up to their surprise hit film, the makers of Christian drama Fireproof know that the pressure is on. Currently being filmed in Albany, Ga., Courageous is a bigger effort in every way than the previous church-made movie that was the most successful independent release of any in 2008, grossing more

To further its mission to serve the Spirit-filled community, Charisma magazine has launched a free Charisma News Mobile app, one of the first Christian applications to offer original news articles that inform readers about the work of the Holy Spirit worldwide, and inspire and empower believers to live life in the Spirit.  The Charisma News Mobile app is currently

The brother of famous atheist Christopher Hitchens is a committed Christian who says faith is absolutely reasonable.  British journalist Peter Hitchens believes faith is reasonable, and that’s no small feat. The brother of God Is Not Great author Christopher Hitchens embraced atheism as a teenager and flamboyantly burned his Bible when he was 15. But at age