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Six-Year Mt. Olive Pickle C. Boycott Ends with Historic Agreement
NCC-led boycott against the company closed with an agreement to extend union benefits and rights to migrant ‘guest’ workers from abroad
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Church Properties Damaged, but Church Families Unharmed
We have been notified that some ELCA churches are sitting in three feet of water. To date, ELCA pastors and their families have suffered no loss of life
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LWF Dedicates $6.7 Million to Mission; Furthers Ecumenical Dialogue
The Lutheran World Federation approved some $6.7 million for a three-year mission plan across the world, and extended ecumenical dialogues with the Anglican, Reformed and Mennonite faiths
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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.
