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Scottie Scheffler: 'My Victory Was Secure on the Cross'
Augusta· 2024
After winning the 2024 Masters, world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler told reporters his identity rests on the cross of Christ, whether he wins or loses at golf.
Tammy Peterson: Healed of Terminal Cancer, Home in the Church
Toronto
Diagnosed with terminal kidney cancer in 2019, Tammy Peterson prayed daily in a hospital atrium and entered the Catholic Church healed at Easter 2024.
Brent Higginson — LSD, Eastern Mysticism, and the Night Everything Changed
Costa Mesa· 1970s
Born into a home that told him he was good for nothing, Brent Higginson chased meaning through LSD and eastern mysticism. At Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa he met the Holy Spirit, and changed completely.
Paul Algeo — From a Police Standoff to Freedom in Christ
Paisley and Ayrshire
Paul Algeo dealt drugs, cycled through prison, and ended one chapter in a four-hour standoff with armed police. A stranger handed him a card, and a vision of the crucified Christ set him free.
Colin Mason — The Boy Told to End His Life, Now He Helps Others Heal
London· Contemporary
Colin Mason survived abuse, domestic violence and racism, and was told at 13 that nobody wanted him. Years later he met God in a small house group, and forgiveness set him free to heal.
Lynnie Nelson — After Thirty Years of Fear, Jesus Brought Her Peace
Claremore· Contemporary
Lynnie Nelson grew up unloved, buried her twins before her first anniversary, and battled anxiety and depression for thirty years. The Scripture she hid in her heart became the ground where Jesus healed her.
Derek LaFleur — He Met Jesus in a Jail Cell and Never Went Back
Beaumont· Contemporary
Derek LaFleur was an active Bloods gang member when he was wrongly arrested at 14. Alone in a cell, he laid a Bible on his chest and cried out to God for the first time. He has been following Jesus ever since.
Still in Prison, Still Worshipping: The Iranian Christians Behind Bars in 2026 Who Refuse to Stop
Tehran (Evin Prison)· 2026
Dozens of Iranian Christians remain imprisoned for their faith in 2026, enduring Evin Prison and worse. Yet they refuse to deny Christ, lead secret worship gatherings behind bars, and smuggle out letters that are becoming some of the most powerful testimonies in the underground church.
From New Believer to House Church Leader in Six Months: How Iran's Church Is Training at the Speed of Revival
Iran· 2026
Iran's underground church is training new believers to lead house churches in as little as six months, combining digital theological education with person-to-person mentorship. The rapid-deployment model is a direct response to growth that outpaces available leadership.
Afghan Refugees in Iran Are Meeting Jesus Through the Underground Church They Were Never Supposed to Find
Iran (Iranian cities with Afghan refugee populations)· 2025-2026
Afghan refugees in Iran — numbering 3-4 million — are encountering the Iranian underground church and coming to faith in growing numbers through 2025-2026, carrying the gospel back toward one of the least reached nations on earth.
Iran Arrested More Christians in 2025 Than Any Year This Decade. The Church Grew Faster.
Iran (Tehran· 2025-2026
Iran's 2025 crackdown on Christians was the most aggressive in over a decade — more arrests, raids, and imprisonments than any recent year. Yet every metric of church growth surged simultaneously. Persecution scattered the church, and the scattering multiplied it.
The Farsi Bible App That 2 Million Iranians Downloaded in Secret
Iran· 2025-2026
By 2026, Farsi Bible apps have surpassed 2 million downloads, while digital discipleship platforms allow Iranian believers to receive seminary-level training from their phones — all in secret, all encrypted, all free. The regime's internet censorship cannot keep pace.
Secret Baptisms in Tehran: Iranian House Churches Report Record Numbers Coming to Faith in 2025 and 2026
Tehran· 2025-2026
Iranian house churches report record baptism numbers through 2025-2026, with new believer enquiries exceeding anything in the underground church's history. Economic crisis, post-protest spiritual hunger, and mature digital infrastructure have converged to accelerate growth beyond what available leaders can disciple.
An Epidemic of Anxiety Is Meeting a Movement of Churches That Refuse to Look Away
Global (USA· Ongoing
As anxiety disorders reach epidemic levels worldwide, a growing movement of churches is refusing to look away — launching real programmes, training prayer teams, and providing the embodied community and spiritual care that apps and waiting lists cannot offer.
The Stigma Is Breaking: How Churches Are Becoming the Safest Place to Say 'I Am Not Okay'
Global (USA· Ongoing since 2019
A global cultural shift is transforming churches from places where mental illness was stigmatised into some of the safest spaces to say 'I am not okay', with churches now hiring counsellors, running mental health ministries, and leaders openly sharing their own struggles.
The Church Stepped Into the Suicide Crisis and Started Saving Lives
Global (USA· Ongoing since 2013
A global wave of church-based suicide prevention initiatives is emerging, combining community, faith, and trained pastoral care to fill the gap that hotlines and therapy alone cannot. Research in JAMA Psychiatry links religious attendance with significantly lower suicide risk.
The Neuroscience of Worship: Why Singing to God Does What Medication Sometimes Cannot
Global· Ongoing
Neuroscience research confirms that corporate worship activates the exact brain pathways disrupted by depression, anxiety, and trauma — reducing cortisol, increasing oxytocin, quieting the fear centre, and redirecting rumination. The church has been offering collective therapy for two thousand years.
The Inner Healing Prayer Movement: How Churches Are Addressing Trauma at the Root
Global (UK· Ongoing since 1980s
The inner healing prayer movement — including Sozo, Ellel Ministries, and Restoring the Foundations — is seeing thousands of people freed from PTSD, anxiety, and trauma through prayer sessions in churches worldwide, addressing the spiritual roots of mental suffering.
How Celebrate Recovery Became the Largest Faith-Based Mental Health Movement on Earth
Global (founded in Lake Forest· 1991-present
Starting with 43 people at Saddleback Church in 1991, Celebrate Recovery has grown to over 35,000 churches worldwide with 5 million participants, becoming the largest faith-based mental health and recovery movement on earth.
2026: The Year Iran's Underground Church Became Impossible to Ignore
Iran· 2026
By 2026, Iran's underground church reached an estimated 1.5-3 million believers — up from fewer than 500 Muslim-background Christians in 1979. Digital house church networks, intensified persecution, and global attention make this the year the movement became impossible to ignore.
Millions of Muslims Are Dreaming of Jesus: The Phenomenon That Missiologists Cannot Explain Away
Iran / Middle East / Muslim World· Ongoing since 2000s
Millions of Muslims across Iran and the Middle East report vivid dreams and visions of Jesus — with no prior Christian contact. Research confirms roughly one in four Muslim-background believers cite a dream as a key factor in their conversion.
After the Protests Came the Questions: How Iran's Gen Z Is Finding Jesus in the Wake of a National Uprising
Iran· 2022-present
The 2022 Mahsa Amini protests left Iran's Gen Z spiritually homeless after rejecting Islam. In the aftermath, Christian ministries report the largest wave of Iranian spiritual seeking ever recorded, with young Iranians finding Jesus through social media and digital discipleship.
A New Sound Is Coming Out of Iran: How Farsi Worship Music Is Fuelling a Spiritual Revolution
Iran / Iranian Diaspora (Los Angeles· Ongoing since 2010s
Iranian Christians are creating a new wave of Farsi worship music that blends Persian musical tradition with Christian theology, fuelling the underground church and uniting scattered Iranian believers worldwide.
The Women Who Lead Iran's Underground Church When the Men Were Taken to Prison
Iran· Ongoing
When Iranian authorities imprison male house church leaders, women step forward to lead, teach, and multiply the underground church — making them the backbone of the fastest-growing church movement in the world.
