By Melissa Wuske Islamic State Murders Declared Genocide The parliament of the European Union voted to designate the continued killing of Christians in the Middle East by the Islamic State as genocide. The designation opens the door for increased international response through the United Nations and urges individual countries to take serious action to end […]
In The World—April 17, 2016
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 […]
In The World—April 10, 2016
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 […]
In The World—April 3, 2016
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 […]
In The World—March 27, 2016
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 […]