Brother Andrew's Blog, page 77

Walking with Jesus … alone

What it's like for Christians to have to worship and follow Jesus by themselves.

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Iranian Christian sentenced—’I and my family were forced to endure all kinds of torture’

Iranian Christian convert and activist receives suspended sentence, depending on her conduct.

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‘I saw men and women crying of hunger’—COVID-19 creates dire situation in Syria

How the coronavirus is threatening the Christian community in Syria, which is already reeling from years of war and ISIS.

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‘We have real peace in Christ’: COVID-19 hope from Italy, Spain, China and Iran

The coronavirus pandemic has moved across the world. So what can American Christians learn from believers who have already gone through the worst of the health crisis?

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How COVID-19 is making Christian persecution even worse in Africa

Throughout sub-Saharan Africa, hundreds of thousands of believers are not only persecuted for their decision to follow Jesus but are now doubly vulnerable to the impact of a global pandemic.

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Iranian Christian freed on Easter Sunday—Mary Mohammadi in limbo

Another Christian is released in Iran while Christian activist Mary Mohammadi awaits her verdict.

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Easter is NOT lost—The church in Iraq is living proof

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Chinese Christians defy orders to shut down online services, evangelism

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One year after Sri Lanka Easter attacks: ‘The bomb didn’t stop us’

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‘The iron is hot’—the telling signs of an International Religious Freedom revolution

The impact of the International Religious Freedom revolution underway today could be felt for many years to come.

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