Mark Ellis
Mark Ellis worked in the commercial real estate industry before he answered a call into full-time Christian ministry. For 9 years, he served as Asst. Pastor at Church by the Sea in Laguna Beach. He began writing about the church around the world in 1999 with the assistance of Dan Wooding of ASSIST News. After a mission trip to the southern Philippines in 2004, God gave him the vision for the God Reports website, which supports and encourages Christian Missions. He also serves on the boards of Morning Star News and the Birtcher Family Foundation.
Monastery seized by Nicaraguan government
What, for lack of a better world, we can call the theft by the Nicaraguan government of proprieties belonging to religious orders has continued recently...
Couple jailed for operating house church will have case reviewed by...
An Iranian Christian couple serving a combined 10 years in prison for belonging to a house-church have had their third
application for a retrial accepted.
Sara Ahmadi, who...
Colorado law censors Christian counselors
All Christians are called to “bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ” (Gal. 6:2), but for some Christians,
helping others to...
Over 100 Christian college students arrested
Earlier this month, Eritrean police raided a group of Christian college students who had gathered to worship and record
video clips for social media.
Release...
Muslim Relatives Kill Pastor for His Faith
Muslim relatives of a pastor in eastern Uganda took him from his home and killed him for his faith this month, sources said.
Pastor Adinani...
Muslims prohibit construction of church building
Muslims in a village in northeastern Indonesia’s portion of Borneo Island prohibited a church from constructing a worship building, sources said.
Local leaders of Selumit...
She remembers life before communists took over
She remembers life before communists took over
Rhee Soon-ja has vivid memories of her father reading the Bible to her and her six siblings when...
Evangelists in Laos Brave Persecution
Evangelists in Laos Brave Persecution
Languishing in prison after being arrested for his faith, a native Christian worker in Laos feared he would die of...
‘Jesus Revolution’ movie: ’60s turmoil, radical responses
"Is God Dead?" a 1966 Time magazine cover asked. A 1971 Time cover heralded "The Jesus Revolution." What caused this cultural shift in the radical 1960s that still impacts us today? Kelsey Grammer stars in a new film that tells part of the story: how a hippie, a drugged-out teenager and a straight-laced California pastor linked up to bring hope to millions.
Remembering Dr. Russell P. Spittler
Remembering Dr. Russell P. Spittler might be a strong tendency for anyone impacted by his mentorship, teaching, ministry,
or friendship. Mental images come to mind...