Sent to Serve
This story tears at my heart every time I read it. Why? Because its gripping revelation is like a mirror and I don't like what I see!
Iowa Pastors Bringing Faith and Political Leaders Together
Hundreds of pastors from around Iowa are involved in a "church ambassador program," meeting with and offering prayer for elected officials from both sides of the aisle.
4th Chinese Church Raid Could Portend Broad Crackdown
BEIJING (BP) -- Beijing's Shouwang Church has become the fourth major underground church raided by authorities in China during the past seven months.
Undaunted by ALS, He Writes Novels for Millennials
CUMMING, Ga. (BP) -- Jim Burton has been a professional storyteller for 43 years, Even now, ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, isn't keeping him from writing.
The Most Effective Gun-Control Laws Target Who Buys Guns — Not Which Guns They Buy
Which types of laws—or combinations of laws—actually reduce homicides? New research that analyzes state-level homicide rates over a quarter-century provides some clear answers
This Time, U.S. Supreme Court Halts Execution Over Clergy Refusal
The Supreme Court issued a late-night reprieve to a Texas man scheduled to be executed this evening (Mar. 29). It appears that the issue was essentially the same as an earlier case in Alabama: whether the state can allow inmates of certain faiths to have
Any Patient Near to Death Can Have a Spiritual Experience. I’ve Seen It
A hospital chaplain recounts that people who are very ill, and those who are approaching their death, share their spiritual experiences. They are very real, often vivid and intense, delight or darkness, and anyone can have them.
Gospel Choirs Try to Build Racial Harmony Through Song
ST. LOUIS (RNS) — Emi Belciak teaches third grade in a tough part of suburban St. Louis, where she says her students are exposed to more violence than any child should be. Belciak wanted to do something to help — so she joined a choir.
Collegians Confront Hurricane Michael’s Aftermath
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (BP) -- Five months after Hurricane Michael's onslaught, dozens of college students descended on Florida. The students came alongside residents like Jean Bartlett, a member of Immanuel Baptist Church in Panama City, who rode out the storm from her home.
For Israeli Lunar Lander, Faith Provides Inspiration and Challenges
(RNS) — As engineers at Israeli nonprofit SpaceIL prepared for the launch of their lunar lander last year, one man's faith played a part in it's launch. quietly modeling for the broader aerospace industry how religion and science work together to reach the stars.