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43 Missing Mexican Students Found? FBI Assists Mexico as Mystery Heightens
The FBI has stepped in to provide assistance to the Mexican government as it searches for answers in the ongoing mystery surrounding the disappearance of 43 students in late September. Mexico's president, Enrique Peña Nieto, is also slated to meet with President Obama in Washington on Jan. 6.
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Newsweek Slams the Bible, Labels Christians ‘God’s Frauds’
From the first sentence, Newsweek's leading cover story of 2015 - 'The Bible: So Misunderstood It's a Sin' - the author paints a hateful picture of what the he refers to as 'cafeteria Christians.' People who pick and choose Bible verses to best suit their arguments, the article claims, then seek to cram their beliefs down the throats of any passerby while twisting phrases and customizing translations to prove their biases and beliefs still honor God's word.
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India's Poorest Dalit Christians Target of Government Persecution and Militant Violence
For many in the lowest caste system in India, a people known as the Dalit, turning to Christ has brought them increased persecution in an already oppressive society. Left to work only the most menial jobs in the country, they will now lose the government benefits once reserved for the Dalit unless they choose to renounce their Christian faith and return to Hinduism.
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The Christmas Truce of 1914 – Friendship Amid the Carnage in World War I
Moving into the first bitter winter of World War I, battles across Europe had claimed the lives of nearly one million and a war that was predicted to end in few weeks was just getting started. And as snow blanketed Flanders Field near Waregem, Belgium, men deemed enemies due to war chose to lay aside their differences and their weapons.
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Sony Decision on Christmas Release of 'The Interview' Causes Anger, Disapproval
On Friday, the FBI officially blamed the North Korean government for hacking Sony Pictures Entertainment in an attempt to halt the release of the company's movie 'The Interview." And one politician has offered a solution to the problem that would not only get the movie out to viewers but would also help a global cause.
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A church in South Korea’s Guri City suffers fire damage, no injuries reported
A church in Guri City, near Seoul, South Korea, experienced a fire on July 3 that caused damage to parts of its main sanctuary building
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Bible scholar suggests ‘Mark of the Beast’ may not be 666 after all
Canadian Bible scholar Wes Huff is encouraging Christians to reexamine a widely held assumption about Revelation 13:18—that the number of the beast is definitively 666. According to Huff, some of the earliest and most respected manuscripts suggest a different number altogether: 616.
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‘Squid Game’ Season 3 raises spiritual questions about trust, despair, and redemption
In a recent column for Christianity Today, Michelle Park explores Squid Game: Season 3 through a biblical lens, arguing that the show’s narrative highlights not only societal decay but also a deeper, often unspoken, yearning for redemption and trust.
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“Sinners”: Gospel distorted by ethnicity and regionalism
In the latest installment of his Bricolage in the Movie series, Dr. Ukjoo Park offers a cultural-theological reading of Sinners, a supernatural drama directed by Ryan Coogler. Set in the racially segregated 1930s Mississippi Delta, the film follows two Black brothers who operate a juke joint while battling vampires—and racism.
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27 girls and 1 counselor missing after flash flood hits Texas Christian Camp
A sudden flash flood swept through a Christian summer camp in Texas early Friday morning, leaving 27 girls and one adult counselor initially unaccounted for, with 12 still missing as of Sunday.