Israel’s Christian Population Experienced Growth in 2013
Israel’s Christian population continued to grow in 2013, increasing by 3,000 people over the last year.
Israel’s Christian population continued to grow in 2013, increasing by 3,000 people over the last year.
s Christians around the world prepare to celebrate Christmas, some North Korean defectors remind us about the reason for the season. Attendees of Seoul USA’s Underground University recently performed a unique North Korean-style dramatization of the Nativity story.
Christianity in India is growing at a rapid rate among middle and high caste Indians and young people, according to the latest issue of “Unfinished” magazine, which examines social, economic and cultural trends in the “new India.”
The reality of exactly how bad things are in the Philippines is just starting to come into focus. A record-setting typhoon with sustained winds of 195 mph decimated the central part of this country early Friday morning, leaving behind so much destruction that many places are impossible to reach by road.
Unless you experienced some significant event—like birth or marriage—on Nov. 2, it’s very likely the day passed as just another day of the year. However, on that date 96 years ago, Jews around the world had cause for celebration and breathed a collective sigh of relief following decades of political and diplomatic activism—and centuries of prayer—to reestablish a Jewish homeland in the land of Israel.
As Americans gather to pray this Sunday during the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church (IDOP), they should remember Christians in the world’s most persecuted country.