Jesus took me over a threshold
Joan Daniel, 94, stopped breathing for 17 minutes after pre-operative drugs caused a heart attack before a gynaecological procedure in 1980. The grandmother of seven from Romsey, Hampshire, told HEART,…
“Life from the dead” for a pastor and for our nation?
A well known pastor and prayer leader recently died in hospital, but revived following intense prayer from his daughter and church. Prayer leader Pastor Brenda Taylor reported, “He was in…
I died and met the God I’d run from all my life
Since 2009, when Crystal McVea was clinically dead for nine minutes, she has told her story to Christian and secular TV stations, and has written a book. The married mother…
‘Modern-day resurrection’
The story of John Smith, a 14-year-old boy who experienced a ‘modern day resurrection’ after being dragged lifeless from a frozen lake has been made into a 2019 Hollywood film,…
Life from the dead
Christy and Linda Smith wouldn’t be together today if he hadn’t survived a potentially fatal brain haemorrhage “You shall not die but live!” were the powerful words from the Bible…
Asia Bibi safely in Canada – but “no thanks to Foreign Office”
Campaigner Luke de Pulford has accused the Foreign Office of having a “blind spot” over suffering Christians, which could be seen in its treatment of Asia Bibi.
Brexit bombshell
The ‘Maygate’ tapes Secret recordings reveal a May-Merkel Brexit stitch-up by John Petley Two years after Theresa May became prime minister, I began to wonder how this politician, with her…
Petition against diplomatic downgrade
Pastors in South Africa have been asked to help mobilise Christians to sign a petition opposing the recent downgrading of the country’s diplomatic relations with Israel.
Palestinian Party accepts Israeli rule
A new Palestinian party has been launched advocating the acceptance of Israeli rule – a ‘one-state solution’ – because “people want economic stability”, according to founder Ashraf Jabari.
$10 billion offer rejected
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has reportedly offered Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas $10 billion to accept President Trump’s much-awaited Middle East peace plan, to be unveiled following the conclusion…
‘Divine deed’ to land
Israel’s UN Ambassador Danny Danon dramatically held up the Bible as the ‘deed’ to their land during a special session of the United Nations Security Council. Tasked with the job…
EU call to end rocket attacks
The European Coalition for Israel, a Christian advocacy group, welcomed the EU’s condemnation of the latest round of rocket attacks on Israeli civilians from Hamas in Gaza, a fortnight before…
Jean Vanier, champion of the vulnerable
Jean Vanier (1928-2019) founded L’Arche communities for people with learning disabilities One of the world’s best known Catholic humanitarians, Jean Vanier, died on 7 May aged 90. He founded two…
Netflix series implicated in suicides
Teen TV series ‘13 Reasons Why’ is accused of encouraging suicides Youth suicides rose dramatically after the release of Netflix TV series ‘13 Reasons Why’, according to the US National…
Churches fight Ebola
AS DEATHS from the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) passed 1,000 in early May, churches are playing a vital role in counteracting the virus. The outbreak,…