By Melissa Wuske Connecting Women to the Church A new study by the Barna Group found that the percentage of women who don’t attend church is growing—alongside the overall decline in church attendance. In 2003, around 33 percent of adults were “unchurched” (hadn’t been to church in the last six months), and 40 percent of […]
In The World—September 20, 2015
By Melissa Wuske Lost Luggage Heaven Between 95 to 98 percent of bags lost and then found by airlines are claimed by their owners. So what happens to those other bags? Unclaimed Baggage, a company run by Christians, buys them. Instead of seeing a random amalgam of discarded items, the company sees these missing items […]
In The World—September 13, 2015
By Melissa Wuske Evangelicals Supporting Immigration Reform In 2012 a group of leaders from national evangelical organizations gathered to seek God’s heart concerning immigration reform in America. Now, at their third anniversary, the Evangelical Immigration Table has grown in size, diversity, and unity. Together they’re working for a “just, compassionate immigration process rooted in biblical […]
In The World—September 6, 2015
By Melissa Wuske Old Bible Brings New Hope in China A pair of American missionaries in China is searching far and wide for copies of the Jingwei Version Bible, the first edition in colloquial Chinese created in the late 1800s—an edition hardly anyone has heard of now. Today Chinese Christians rely on the Union Bible. […]
In The World—August 30, 2015
By Melissa Wuske Faith Leaders Oppose Predatory Lending The Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) of the Southern Baptist Convention has joined the fight against predatory loans. “We cannot sit by idly while some of the poorest among us are preyed on by people simply looking for a quick buck with no regard for the […]