Cleveland, TN–Both the Church of God and Faith News Web sites are being transitioned to a new Internet service provider (ISP). Subtle changes will be seen in the Church of God Web site, but Faith News will be undergoing a more dramatic change.
SANTA ANA, Calif., /Christian Newswire/ — The oppressive, isolated country of North Korea headed by dictator Kim Jong Il retains its grip as the worst persecutor of Christians in the world.
According to Open Doors’ 2008 World Watch List released today, North Korea is ranked No. 1 for the seventh year in a row. Christians are persecuted constantly under the communist government, which denies human rights to its citizens.
NASHVILLE, TN /Christian Newswire/ — True Love Waits, a division of LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention, has released a gender-appropriate flipbook called Complete: A Life of Purity. The release coincides with Valentine’s Day, a time in which a large number of True Love Waits abstinence-until-marriage commitment ceremonies are held in churches and other places around the world.
MARION, Ind. /Christian Newswire/ — Because missions is no longer just going to a far away place, World Gospel Mission is opening a conversation about taking missions online. With the advent of virtual online worlds, “doing missions” can mean sitting down at your computer. According to Todd Eckhardt, director of World Connection for missionary organization World Gospel Mission, “The number of ‘residents’ registered on Second Life alone would constitute the 25th largest unreached people group in the world–the real one that is.”
