Clergy Preach Peace During Kenyan National Elections
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Peaceful voting and an impressive turnout are buoying this East African country’s clergy, who made a energetic effort to quell the
Internally Displaced Persons ‘Left Behind’ by Aid Efforts
<img class=" alignleft size-full wp-image-53281" src="https://wordandway.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/iraq-camp.jpg" width="127" height="78" alt="Roughly 40 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) are currently in 50 nations, according to a United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) report. Displaced by conflict, impacts of climate change and natural disasters,
Is This Unearthed Fishing Village the Birthplace of Three of Jesus’ Apostles?
JERUSALEM (RNS) — Archaeologists excavating in northern Israel believe they may have discovered the biblical city of Bethsaida, the hometown of
Christian Author Jen Hatmaker on the ‘Moxie’ It Takes to Get Your Books Banned
(RNS) It’s been a roller-coaster year for Christian author and speaker Jen Hatmaker.
She toured the country last fall, speaking on the Belong
Gene Editing: Gateway to Promised Land, or Key to Pandora’s Box?
(RNS) — News that scientists for the first time successfully edited genes in human embryos created a stir this week.
In
Serving God by Suing Others: Inside the Christian Conservative Legal Movement
SALT LAKE CITY — Roger Gannam cites the Bible to define his company’s mission.
That wouldn’t be notable if he worked at
Survey Weighs Value of Baptist Associations
PIKEVILLE, Ky. (BP) -- Most church leaders believe their financial contributions to local Baptist associations are "a good kingdom investment" while others are struggling to
A Bible Study Led by 92-Year-Old Jimmy Carter Is a Sight to Behold
PLAINS, Ga. (RNS) — We wake at 5 a.m. because we are told everyone in our hotel has come for the same reason — to
5 Faith Facts About Sam Brownback: International Religious Freedom Ambassador Nominee
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, President Trump’s nominee for international religious freedom ambassador, describes religious freedom as “the
Why a 2,500-Year-Old Hebrew Poem Still Matters
(The Conversation) At sundown on July 31, Jews around the world will observe Tisha B’av, the most somber of Jewish holidays. It commemorates the