By Melissa Wuske What Matters Most to Americans In a recent survey, LifeWay Research asked Americans which feelings they avoid, what are their strongest desires, and which goals or directions they value. “Personal freedom” and “respect” were the most common desires (40 and 31 percent), and the most valued directions were “reaching my potential” (51 […]
By Melissa Wuske Hope Amidst Threats Xavier Gonzalez has been pastoring a church in an impoverished, remote region of Columbia for 12 years. Before he decided to plant the church, others warned him: “That’s a violent place. There are paramilitaries there, and they are going to kill you.” Gonzalez simply responded, “God gave me an […]
By Melissa Wuske Skeptical vs. Hostile About the Bible In their annual State of the Bible survey, the American Bible Society (ABS) and Barna Group aimed to get a better sense of the growing group of people who do not believe the Bible is inspired by God. To do that, they asked whether people believed […]
By Melissa Wuske Adopting 6 to Keep Family Together Christopher and Christina Sanders are foster parents who have 5 biological children. They know the importance of keeping kids from the same family together and in a stable home, so the couple recently made the bold choice to adopt a family of children they’d been fostering—6 […]
By Melissa Wuske How Christians Respond to Persecution When believers face opposition for their faith, their responses fall into one of three categories, according to a report called Under Caesar’s Sword. The most common response is one of survival—“going underground, flight, and accommodation to or support for repressive regimes.” This kind of behavior happens 43 […]
