Thousands of Egyptians filled Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo, Egypt, this week to mark the one-year anniversary of the Egyptian revolution that broke out last January and eventually drove long-time Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak from office. Where has the turmoil left the country’s Christians? “It has been quite a year…  [more]

Over the last five years, an alliance of Christian missions groups in the Dominican Republic has offered theological and spiritual formation for about 1,500 leaders, helped a group of prostitutes start a jewelry-making business and translated books and articles into Spanish to be used by Christian schools. Known as the…  [more]

During this season of Advent, God is doing something miraculous in the politically turbulent country of Egypt by bringing Egyptians from different backgrounds together to pray and provide for one another’s needs. Reports out of Egypt state that in November up to 70,000 Egyptian Christians, including those from Orthodox, Catholic…  [more]

A couple of years ago, while writing for an organization that serves persecuted Christians, I had the opportunity to sit in a boat and stare at the bare, mountainous expanse of North Korea's border with China. By this time my colleagues and I had been steeped in horrific first-hand accounts…  [more]

Showtime’s hit show "Dexter" has been a little more miss than hit in recent seasons, but as a longtime fan who has seen every single episode, I can’t change the channel on everyone’s favorite serial killer just yet. This most recent season, however, might be sounding the death knell on…  [more]