By Melissa Wuske A Nobel Nomination for the Greek Isles Most of the 900,000 refugees who arrived in Europe last year first came by boat to Greek islands in the Aegean Sea. In response, community groups on the islands of Lesbos, Kos, Chíos, Samos, Rhodes, and Leros organized to make sure the new arrivals were […]
By Melissa Wuske What to Do About Ministers and Porn Pornography is an issue among ministers and church leaders, and the church at large is divided about how to respond. (This according to a Barna Research study commissioned by Josh McDowell Ministries.) Of those surveyed, 21 percent of youth ministers and 14 percent of ministers […]
By Melissa Wuske Prayer App for Persecuted Believers Stories of persecution against Christians are prevalent. Recently, a magazine published by The Boston Globe ran a series of articles about persecution of Christians worldwide. In one installment, John L. Allen cites estimates that a Christian is killed for their faith every hour. With a problem this […]
By Melissa Wuske Tragedy Averted Through Scripture On New Year’s Eve, a man walked into a service at Heal the Land Outreach Ministries in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Immediately the minister and congregation knew something was wrong: the man had a gun. “When I saw him, I thought it was a dummy gun, but then I […]
By Melissa Wuske Teen Bible Reading Today A survey of practicing Protestant teens yields encouraging results about teens’ relationship with the Bible, says the American Bible Society and Barna Group. About 75 percent say they read the Bible at least once a week and 91 percent hear the Bible read each week in worship services. […]
