Gaza Baptist Church Badly Damaged in Blast on Day After Christmas
The only Baptist church in the Gaza Strip — and one of just four Christian congregations in the besieged territory — received significant damage from an Israeli attack on Tuesday.
IHOPKC Cuts Ties With Mike Bickle Over ‘Inappropriate Behavior’
Best known for launching a round-the-clock prayer and missions group, Bickle admitted to ‘past misconduct’ earlier this month.
Ukraine Celebrates Christmas on Dec. 25 for the First Time, Distancing Itself From Russia
The change, enacted in legislation signed by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in July, reflects both Ukrainians' dismay with the 22-month-old Russian invasion and their assertion of a national identity.
Pope Francis Denounces the Weapons Industry As He Makes a Christmas Appeal for Peace in the World
Vatican officials said about 70,000 people filled St. Peter's Square for Francis' noonday speech and blessing. They included many people flying Palestinian flags, as well as some Ukrainian ones.
Western Churches Called for Cease-Fire. Palestinian Christians Heard Empty Words.
Palestinian Christians have felt abandoned by global Christian church leaders’ statements on the Israel-Hamas war, with some viewing the war as a moment for Western denominations to reckon with their colonialist past.
Young Organists Pull Out All the Stops To Inspire Interest in a ‘Complex’ Instrument
Young musicians have taken to the organ at a time when there has been a decline in the number of instruments and in the professionals who play them.
Faith Groups Say More Foster Families Are Needed To Care for the Children Coming to the US Alone
Acclimating to a new country in a caring family setting is especially important given the deep and increasing level of trauma these children carry.
When Churches Find Out About Alleged Abuse, Calling the Police Is Not Enough
The pastor of a prominent Little Rock, Arkansas, church is under fire for not telling his congregation about an abusive former staffer, even after the person had been charged by police.
Review: Walter Brueggemann’s Prophetic Imagination
In "Walter Brueggemann's Prophetic Imagination: A Theological Biography Paperback," Conrad L. Kanagy peers deeply into the theologian's interior life, about which little has been understood by even those closest to him.
New Study Finds Christian Nationalists To Be More Complex Than Media Portrayals
Many Christian Nationalists, the group Neighborly Faith found, espouse troubling views while simultaneously expressing openness to aspects of American pluralism.