By Melissa Wuske Persecution Does Not Stop Chinese Churches A Chinese church member told China Aid, a Christian human rights group, that despite persecution, churches are growing. Hundreds of believers and ministers in the region of Guizhou have been arrested by the communist government, but he still sees people’s lives changing as the church grows. […]
By Melissa Wuske New Version of the Bible Want a different glimpse of the Scriptures? Try Bible Emoji: Scripture 4 Millenials [sic]. It replaces words in the King James Version with smiley faces and other icons used in text messages and social media. For example this verse from Exodus: “I think it can be fun […]
By Melissa Wuske Overtime Pay for Ministers According to a new Department of Labor decision, all employers must pay overtime for hours beyond 40 to full-time, salaried employees who earn less than $47,476. The ruling could affect local churches financially. “With no specific exemption for nonprofits that employ millions of Americans, the new rules will […]
By Melissa Wuske Biblical Engagement Among Millennials While millennials overall are most likely to be skeptical of or neutral toward the Bible, Christian millennials who practice their faith are more likely than believers of any other generation to read the Bible several times a week and believe that the Bible came from God. The data […]
By Melissa Wuske Burundi Woman Awarded for Saving Lives The Aurora Prize, “an international initiative recognizing the power of the human spirit,” gave its most recent award to Marguerite Barankitse. Barankitse witnessed many of her neighbors killed from the Hutu at the beginning of the Burundi civil war in 1993. Barankitse, a member of the […]
