Open Book – Hints from the Spirit of Holiness: Peter and James confirm the work
BRUCE C WEARNE, in his series on the Book of Acts, writes about the ongoing discussion among the disciples about the acceptance of the Gentlles in chapter 15…
Boko Haram releases 21 Chibok girls, says Nigerian President’s spokesman
World Watch Monitor Boko Haram has released 21 of the girls kidnapped in Chibok in April, 2014, to the Nigerian Army in Maidugiri, capital of Borno state (where the Islamist group has been strongest), according to the Nigerian President’s spokesman. This has not yet been independently confirmed. It’s been two-and-a-half years since 275 schoolgirls were […]
Pakistan’s Supreme Court postpones appeal of Christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy
BosNewsLife After waiting seven years in jail, Pakistan’s first Christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy had her final Supreme Court appeal adjourned, as angry Muslims packed the court room to demand her execution. Asia Bibi, who is also known as Aasiya Noreen, who has been prison since the summer of 2009, was detained for […]