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Chinese Police Beat Christians, Bury Bibles and Destroy Church to Ground in Minutes
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Megan Bailey
Henan, China’s third largest province, is no stranger to violence from police. This month, a Protestant church in Henan fell victim to demolition and the authorities’ religious persecution. It was reduced to ruins in just over ten minutes. The next day, the debries were completley cleaned up and there was no trace of the church…
Jesus-Like Figure Appears Over Cabin Miraculously Spared From Fire
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Megan Bailey
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Jeanette and Bruce Empey feared for their lives as a raging fire broke out near their home in Idaho Falls. The fire looked like it was going to devistate their entire ranch, so the family prayed for divine intervention. “My husband and son went up to the ranch Monday night after learning the fire had…
The Story Behind the Most Famous Painting of Jesus Christ
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Megan Bailey
“The Head of Christ”, also called the “Sallman Head”, is a 1940 portrait painting of Jesus of Nazareth by American artist Warner Sallman (1892–1968). As an extraordinarily successful work of Christian popular devotional art, it had been reproduced over half a billion times worldwide by the end of the 20th century. Enlarged copies of the…
American Christian Pastor Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison in China
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Megan Bailey
Christian pastor John Sanqiang Cao has been sentenced to Chinese prison. In March 2017, Caro and a friend used a bamboo raft to cross from China into Myanmar. He had made the trip many times before to take supplies and food into the country. He and fellow Chinese Christian teachers would carry with them notebooks,…
Should Christians Display the American Flag in the Church?
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Megan Bailey
Most American’s are incredibly proud to share their nationality, so it’s no wonder that congregations across the United States want to hoist a flag in their church sanctuaries. However, is this a good practice? Local churches have debated this topic for years. Is it OK for the american flag to hang in the sanctuary? What…
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