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Slaughter of Pakistani Students Points to Intra-Islamic Unrest
Tuesday's Taliban attack on a military school in Peshawar, Pakistan left more than 130 children - ranging in ages from 12 to 16-years-old - dead at the hands of Islamic terrorists.
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Senate Confirms Rabbi David Saperstein as Ambassador of International Religious Freedom
On Friday, the Senate confirmed President Obama's nomination of Rabbi David N. Saperstein to the position of ambassador at large for international religious freedom. Following a 62 to 35 vote, the prominent rabbi will lead U.S. efforts to counteract religious persecution around the world.
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Rural Minnesota High School Target of Backlash from Humanist Group over Abstinence Talk
A high school in rural Luverne, Minn. is getting pressure this week after one parent complained to a national organization about an abstinence talk that freshman were given the opportunity to attend at a neighboring campus on Sept. 30.
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Cresent Hill Baptist Church: In the Name of Progression - Choosing to Ignore God's Commands on Homosexuality
One month ago, Kentucky Baptist leaders chose to sever ties with Crescent Hill Baptist Church in Louisville. The decision to end the longstanding relationship passed by an overwhelming majority during the Kentucky Baptist Convention's annual meeting.
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Pearl Harbor 73rd Anniversary: Seeing God’s Sovereignty as Attack on Pearl Harbor Is Remembered
On Sunday, some 100 Pearl Harbor and World War II survivors gathered at the Visitor's Center main lawn at the monument in Oahu, Hawaii to observe the 73rd anniversary of Japan's attack on the U.S. military base.
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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.