Fantastic answer to prayer – Maryam and Marzieh have been acquitted of all charges by the Iranian judicial authorities. However, they were warned that any future Christian activity in Iran would be seriously dealt with.
On Saturday 22nd May they left Iran and arrived safely in another country.
Maryam and Marzieh have sent a message of [...]
Read full post...One of my daughters sent me the link to an excellent article on the demise of Emerging Church at WorldMag.com.
Written by Anthony Bradley, in ‘Farewell Emerging Church, 1989-2010′ Bradley says that while the effects of the emerging church movement will linger for some time we will begin to see books praising and attacking the movement [...]
Maryam and Marzieh’s Court Hearing has been set for Tuesday next, 13 April.
They need our prayer. They spent 259 days in prison for their Christian faith. After their conditional release on 18th November 2009 from Iran’s Evin Prison, they have been convalescing and receiving medical treatment for the past five months.
Both of them still remain [...]
I was in a conversation recently and we were trying to decide how we could best sum up what the gospel is in as few words as possible. How about the following?
“Reconciliation is now available between a lost and sinful humanity, and the holy God.” 84 characters including spaces.
Of course that misses out how it [...]
I know about the Nooma videos with their super cool style and cosy chats about religious stuff. I have not watched many of them, in fact I have only seen one of them right through to the end. I had always assumed they were harmless and meant to be good discussion starters to provoke people [...]
Read full post...What a book! It was a treat to be able to read it over the holiday break.
I had seen a used copy in a charity shop but decided they were asking too high a price. I felt triumphant when I saw a copy elsewhere at a lower price and got it. I decided to keep [...]
Read full post...The news that we have been waiting for for so long has now come. What an answer to prayer!
Maryam and Marzieh have been released from prison in Tehran. The conditions of release are not yet fully known but I expect we will hear more soon. These two young women refused to deny God, despite this [...]
