By Melissa Wuske Christian Beliefs and Body Image Does what the Bible says change the way Christians view their bodies or how they respond to cultural messages about body images? Researchers at Biola University wanted to find out. Through surveys with evangelical and mainline Protestants ages 18-80, the study concluded: “The belief that one’s body […]
In The World—January 15, 2017
By Melissa Wuske World Relief Resettles a Record Number of Refugees World Relief, along with 1,180 churches, provided assistance to nearly 10,000 refugees in 2016, which was its largest caseload since 1999. According to the 1980 Refugee Act, the President sets an annual goal for refugee resettlement, and President Obama’s plan for 2017, set last […]
In The World—January 8, 2017
By Melissa Wuske Comedian Helps Family in Need Tim and Keri Richardson have fostered more than 70 children, and right now their household includes five biological and seven foster children. When the family fell into financial hardship and their car was stolen, they reached out to others to help through a crowdfunding site, but they […]
In The World—January 1, 2017
By Melissa Wuske Officer Helps a Grieving Man When Mark Ross heard his sister had been killed in a car accident, he asked a friend to give him a ride from his home in Ohio to Detroit to be with his family. During the drive, the friend was pulled over for speeding, then arrested for […]
In The World—December 25, 2016
By Melissa Wuske Americans Believe in Miraculous Healing About two-thirds (66 percent) of American adults believe that a person can be supernaturally healed by God, according to a Barna research study. Evangelical Christians are the most likely to believe in this kind of healing, with 87 percent strongly agreeing. “The experience of actual physical healing […]