Kyrgyzstan (MNN) ― An apparent violent Revolution has taken place in the former Soviet Republic of Kyrgyzstan. Thousands of protesters took to the streets protesting high energy costs and government corruption.

One of the producers of Facing the Giants and Fireproof is releasing a new Christian film in theaters this week.

Some 250,000 people are going without shoes Thursday to raise awareness about the plight of children in developing nations who contract preventable diseases because they lack shoes.

By: Rebekah Eble

Lee University’s annual Lee Day weekend will be Friday and Saturday, April 9-10. This thirty-hour event is Lee’s open campus weekend for prospective students, their parents, and youth leaders.

The development in regard to the building permit in Sofia, Bulgaria, has entered a new level.

Nigeria (MNN) ― Conditions for Nigerian prisoners are unjust at best. Amnesty International findings show an estimated 65 percent of prisoners have not yet been convicted of a crime. Regardless of their known guilt, inmates live with little food and occasional torture.

In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in spirituality, nationally and globally. Yet Christianity is often ignored as people blindly seek spiritual fulfillment. But one aspect of Christian spirituality that regularly receives attention, even by those who don’t believe in Christ, is prayer.

Notre Dame University, the University of Chicago and Union College are among a string of educational institutions selected to receive grant money to conduct research on the growing Pentecostal-charismatic movement.

To accompany the long-awaited iPad launch, Zondervan is one of the first publishers to release titles in Apple’s iBookstore beginning Saturday, April 3, 2010.