• President of South Korea Requests that North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un Help Reunite War-Torn Families

  South Korea President Park Geun-hye expressed Monday that she hopes that North Korea will engage in a joint effort to reunite families who were torn apart by the Korean War during the 1950s. The countries had mutually agreed to hold a family reunion in September 2013, but the Democratic Peoples' Republic of Korea (DPRK) canceled the event after instigating a skirmish with South Korean guards the day before it was to take place.

  

• Islamic Officials Seize Hundreds of Bibles in Malaysia

  Over 300 Bibles have been confiscated by Islamic officials of the Islamic Religious Department in Selangor (JAIS) because they refer to God as "Allah;" because of this, Christians are becoming increasingly concerned about their rights in the predominately Islamic country whose constitution guarantees the freedom of religion.

  

• “Duck Dynasty” Prays for the New Year, Releases Shotgun and Semiautomatic Product Line

  In a recent New Year's Eve interview with Fox News regarding the national controversy sparked by patriarch Phil Robertson's comments to GQ magazine, Willie and Korie Robertson said the Robertsons are ready to move on to making more comedic television shows and hope to continue to give God glory as a family in the new year.

  

• Texas Mayor Declares 2014 the 'Year of the Bible' in Dallas Suburb Flower Mound

  Mayor Tom Hayden of Flower Mound, Texas declared at a city council meeting in December that 2014 would be known as the "Year of the Bible." With help from local pastors, Hayden launched TheBible2014.com in the hopes that many would look to God's word for guidance in the coming new year.

  

• Fired Vikings' Coach Leslie Frazier Lauded as Godly Mentor by NFL Players

  The Minnesota Vikings announced their decision to release head coach Leslie Frazier Monday, a man who has deeply impacted many players with his godly character.