Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris Ravaged by Fire
(RNS) — A massive fire engulfed the 850-year-old Notre Dame Cathedral in the heart of Paris Monday evening (April 15), destroying the entire wooden frame.
Pastors on Discipleship Efforts: Room for Growth
Two-thirds of Protestant pastors report being satisfied with discipleship and spiritual formation in their church in a recent LifeWay survey, up from seven years ago. However, more than three-in-four also say there is room for improvement.
Evangelicals Issue Principles on Benefits, Challenges of Artificial Intelligence
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Artificial intelligence may allow technology to help people make wise decisions and work more efficiently. But it is not morally neutral.
Shadows in the Stained Glass: Patterson and Pressler Chapel Windows Come Down
(RNS) — Throughout Christian history, churches and cathedrals have used the medium of stained glass to tell the stories. With no fanfare, and to the secret relief of many, chapel windows of Paige Patterson and Paul Pressler came down last week.
Faith-Based Bills Advance in Texas in Defiance of ‘Almighty Dollar’
(RNS) — State Sen. Charles Perry recently stood on the floor of the Texas Senate in Austin defending a bill that would let state license holders assert their religious beliefs when providing — or denying — certain services.
‘Only God Can Do That’: How Nebraskans Are Reconciling Faith and Flooding
LINCOLN, Neb. (RNS) — In the days following major midwestern floods this spring, people of faith prayed for their neighbors and got busy lending a hand. They also turned to their beliefs to make sense of the disaster.
Food Insecurity Declines Worldwide; 113 Million Remain Hungry
Of the estimated 113 million food insecure persons in 2018 globally, 72 million lived in eight countries.
Kazakhstan Police Raid Third Baptist Church This Year
TARAZ, Kazakhstan (BP) -- A police raid on a Baptist worship service in Kazakhstan is the latest reported incident in a long string of religious liberty violations in the Central Asian country.
Ala. Community Seeing ‘Glimmers of Light’ After Tornado
BEAUREGARD, Ala. (BP) -- So much more -- that's what the March 3 tornadoes were to Rusty Sowell. So much more than he ever could've fathomed.
150,000 U.S. Deaths from Alcohol, Drugs, Suicide in 2017
In a report published March 5, the total U.S. deaths attributable to alcohol, drugs and suicide in 2017 have more than doubled since 1999.