World Surgeon Who Recites Bible and Quran to Patients Wins UN Award October 9, 2018 author: Ken Satterfield NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) – Dr. Evan Atar Adaha knows that faith matters to many of his patients at the Maban Referral Hospital in South Sudan’s Read More
Faith & Culture Biblical Wax Museum Rewards Seekers of Kitsch and True Conviction October 9, 2018 author: Ken Satterfield MANSFIELD, Ohio (RNS) — At the BibleWalk wax museum in Mansfield, Ohio, visitors will find Jesus, Moses, Paul and other biblical figures.They also may find Read More
Faith & Culture Churches in Hurricane Florence’s Path Look to FEMA for a Helping Hand October 9, 2018 author: Ken Satterfield (RNS) — How is Hurricane Florence different from past storms along the Eastern Seaboard?For some houses of worship, it may have brought the potential of government Read More
Baptists Hurricane Florence Aftermath Still ‘Pretty Rough’ October 9, 2018 author: Ken Satterfield LONGS, S.C. (BP) -- It didn't take disaster relief volunteer Ronnie Register long to describe the situation where he is serving."The situation here is pretty Read More
Faith & Culture Mormon Tabernacle Choir Changing Its Name but Not Its Tune October 8, 2018 author: Ken Satterfield (RNS) — The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, a singing phenomenon for more than 150 years, is changing its name at the request of its sponsor, the Church Read More
Faith & Culture A Preacher Plumbs the Art of the Sermon by Yielding the Pulpit to Passers-By October 5, 2018 author: Ken Satterfield GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (RNS) — A pulpit is often regarded as a sacred and in many ways exclusive space. Most religions allow only the ordained Read More
World Indonesia Death Toll from Earthquake and Tsunami Tops 1,407 as Desperation Mounts October 3, 2018 author: Ken Satterfield The Indonesian island of Sulawesi was rocked by a 7.5 magnitude earthquake Read More
Faith & Culture Church Social Media Strategies Need to Catch up to Culture October 3, 2018 author: Ken Satterfield NASHVILLE (BP)-- By the time churches have fully embraced Facebook, many of their members and those they are trying to reach may have left Read More
Faith & Culture Christian TV Network Enters World of 24-Hour News October 3, 2018 author: Ken Satterfield VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — A Christian TV network is entering the crowded world of 24-hour news broadcasting at a time when the Read More
Nation U.S. Trafficking Reports See Small Increase in 2017 October 2, 2018 author: Ken Satterfield Human trafficking offenses in the U.S. increased slightly in 2017, according to the FBI’s annual “Crime in the U.S.” report released on Sept. 24. Read More