U.S. Food Insecurity Declines Again; Millions Remain Insecure
U.S. food insecurity declined again in 2017, yet millions of households remain food insecure, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) report released Sept. 5.
Homeless Man’s New Life Follows Retiree’s Compassion
CORBIN, Ky. (BP) -- A series of bad decisions had left James Price's life in shambles.
He had no money, no car, no home
Banned from Meeting in Church, Rwandan Worshippers Gather at Home
KIGALI, Rwanda (RNS) – Grace Umutesi has secretly been conducting services in her house in the Bannyahe slum on the outskirts of the capital since
Cincinnati Shooting Spurs Baptists ‘to Bring Hope’
CINCINNATI (BP) -- A shooting rampage in Cincinnati that left four dead and two others injured on Thursday (Sept. 6) led a city councilman to request
Should We Live to Be 500? Christians and Secularists Come Together over Transhumanism
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) — Rev. Neal Locke of First Presbyterian Church of El Paso recently moderated a panel at the first-ever Christian Transhumanist Conference, hosted
New Peace and Nonviolence Center Teaches Conflict Transformation
The first major program of Central Seminary's new Buttry Center for Peace and Nonviolence brought together about 40 people from seven nations for an intensive training
Bobi Wine Case Heightens Tensions Between Museveni and Uganda Church Leaders
KAMPALA, Uganda (RNS) – On a recent Sunday morning, hundreds of worshippers gathered at Jehovah Pentecostal Church in Kisenyi, a slum on the outskirts of
Mission Groups Weigh Risks and Rewards
(RNS) — For millions of Americans, summer is the season for short-term mission trips. Church groups take off for faraway places where sharing God’s
Q&A Interview: Sharon and Dan Buttry, International Ministries Global Consultants
Dan and Sharon Buttry, global consultants for American Baptist Churches USA's International Ministries, recently led a ten-day training for conflict transformation trainers as the first major initiative of the new Buttry Center for Peace & Nonviolence at Central Baptist Theological Seminary in Shawnee, Kan. Word&Way
Where Do You Fall? From Sunday Stalwart to Solidly Secular
A new religious typology highlighting “beliefs and behaviors that cut across many denominations” was set forth in an Aug. 29 report from the Pew Research Center.