RNS Fall Religion Reading: Heavy-Duty Edition
(RNS) Fall is when reading turns serious again, after the light-as-a-breeze books of the summer. This list of new and recently released books reflects that return
Commuting to Nairobi, the Train Becomes a Church
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) – This commuter train takes its passengers to work, but the preacher aboard hopes it will also take them to God.
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After the Massacre, a Las Vegas Church Seizes the Chance to Serve
(RNS) — A mass shooting is a test for any religious institution, and a massacre like the one that left 58 dead and hundreds
Mike Huckabee Doesn’t Want a Pulpit or the Presidency
(RNS) — Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has been a minister, a politician and a broadcaster. He’s combining all those roles in a new talk show on
Four Out of Five DACA Recipients Born in Mexico
A majority (79.4 percent) of the 689,800 current Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients were born in Mexico, according to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
Rereading the Old Testament with Modern Research
In 2001, the first draft of the human genome was published in the journal Nature. The research effort sought to identify all the genes in human
Nashville Church Shooting: What Happens When Violence Invades Sacred Spaces
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (USA Today Network) — The deadly shooting at Burnette Chapel Church of Christ is just the latest instance of a place of
Missouri, South Carolina Baptist Foundations Name New Leaders
The Missouri Baptist Foundation and the Baptist Foundation of South Carolina have named new leaders. Neil Franks, age 46, served as the lead pastor of First Baptist
Barbara Blaine, Founder of Abuse Victims Group SNAP, Dies
CHICAGO (AP) — Barbara Blaine, the founder and former president of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, has died. She was 61.
The organization known as
Baptists Urged to “Get in Good Trouble” on Behalf of Oppressed by Civil Rights Icon
ATLANTA — “Just get in the way…get in good trouble.” That was the message of civil rights icon Congressman John Lewis on September 19 to