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4 days ago · When pastor John Sanqiang Cao, 64, crossed the border back into China from Myanmar’s Wa State on March 5, 2017, Chinese officials were waiting to arrest him. For years, he had traveled across ...
2 days ago · The story is told in the first chapter of Acts, that after the Ascension the surviving apostles walked from the Mount of Olives to Jerusalem (Acts 1:12). They went to the upper room of a house in Jerusalem where they joined by 'the women' which included Mary the mother of Jesus and his half-brothers. (Acts 1:13).
5 days ago · Yet, many remained undeterred in their mission for Christ. In 1957, God gave my father the vision to establish Chinese churches in the US, anticipating an influx of Chinese students. With CNEC’s support and a miraculous provision of visas, our family moved to the US.
4 days ago · And “Simon, son of Jonah,” becomes Peter, the ecclesiastical rock (Matthew 16:18). But before Jesus names him Peter, Peter was Simon. Which is why, in order to distinguish the head of the Apostles from the “other” Simon, today’s saint often appears in the Apostolic lists as either “Simon the Zealot” (Luke 6:15) or “Simon the ...
4 days ago · Thomas the Apostle ( Greek: Θωμᾶς; Syriac ܬܐܘܡܐ, Tʾōmā, meaning "the twin"), [a] also known as Didymus (Greek: Δίδυμος Didymos, meaning "twin"), was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament. Thomas is commonly known as "Doubting Thomas" because he initially doubted the resurrection of Jesus Christ ...
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1 day ago · Delve into the lesser-known aspect of Jesus' life – his siblings. While often depicted as an only child, the Bible reveals he had brothers and sisters. Disco...
4 days ago · Gordon had heard of the Taiping Rebellion long before he had set sail for China, and he was at first sympathetic towards the Taipings, led by Hong Xiuquan, who proclaimed himself to be the younger brother of Jesus Christ, viewing them as somewhat eccentric Christians.
