2+ week, 20+ hour ago   (1077+ words) For many Christians, the Holy Land is first encountered through the Bible. Yet it is not merely a collection of sacred sites or ancient stories. It is a living homeland shared by peoples carrying different histories, identities, wounds, and hopes....

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1090+ words) What believers are facing Sira calmly seeks to describe the situation. She explains that churches are regularly targeted and burned to the ground. People are killed. Others are abducted and trafficked. Many are raped, sexually assaulted, or beaten and left…...

2+ week, 2+ hour ago   (1466+ words) In that cultural context she needed to leave her parent’s household to live with her husband’s relatives. Her new family included grandparents, uncles, aunts, and many cousins who all lived together. As she grew up, she watched how cruel and…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (625+ words) YouVersion gathered leaders from major Christian organizations in Mexico City this week to announce new partnerships and highlight the Bible app's expansion across Latin America. The meeting, held Tuesday (Aug. 18) at the Más Vida CDMX auditorium, included participation from organization…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (830+ words) Save the Parish, a campaign group within the Church of England, published a report Sept. 4 warning that the number of stipendiary parish clergy has fallen to crisis levels and that more priests are now leaving ministry by resignation than by…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (993+ words) Muslim-majority communities continue to gather for worship despite fears of further attacks and growing social...several coastal communities in Zanzibar continue to worship despite threats, harassment and occasional attacks....activities, including inside their own places of worship. The group said…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (705+ words) “If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?” (Psalm 11:3) As the United Nations Refugee Convention marks its 75th anniversary on July 28, Christians are faced with an important question: when institutions become ineffective, unresponsive, or disconnected from the concerns of…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (706+ words) The Marshallese remain the overwhelming majority of the population and the principal bearers of the country’s political, cultural, and religious life. Having just had the privilege of visiting the Marshall Islands myself, here I reflect on this long history and,…...