Migrants Labouring For Qatar’s FIFA World Cup Are Becoming Christians
Migrant workers in Muslim Qatar preparing for the 2022 FIFA World Cup are becoming Christians, according to Open Doors.
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Debating Atheists: Arrival of Jesus (part 5/5)
#4 The Arrival of Jesus
Ancient history is a funny thing. We depend on the information, but no one was there to see it. Historians meet this challenge with the standard method of historiography.
Historiography is scientific in a sense, albeit different than the hard sciences like physics and chemistry. In both cases, absolute certainty still evades us. Historians seek only to identify what events are more likely than not to have happened. Famous religion skeptic Bart Ehrman says human events t..
One Church’s Story of Resettling a Syrian Refugee Family
In December 2015, a group from Grace Toronto Church gathered together to help global refugees. Like the rest of the world, they had been horrified by the image of 3-year-old Aylan Kurdi, who had washed up on Turkish shores as his family tried reaching Canada. The small group researched the process of sponsoring a Syrian refugee family in Canada. On June 7, 2016, after months of waiting (and raising the legally required $30,000 for settlement), they received an email that a Syrian mother and fath..
Campus Ministries Race to Keep Up with Record Number of International Students
In 2005, flush with revenue from $100-plus barrels of oil, the Saudi Arabian government set up a $6 billion scholarship fund.
The program covers full tuition, medical insurance, living expenses, and airfare for both undergraduate and graduate students. The only catch: students are required to study at one of the world’s top 100 universities, or enroll in a top-50 program.
Ever since, the number of Saudi students coming to study in the United States has steadily risen, from about 3,400 in 2005–..
ISIS Guard Couldn’t Take It Anymore, Flees After Seeing Rapes And Brutal Treatment Of Sex Slaves
“Is this your Islam?” That question haunted Nizar, a Syrian Muslim who was hired by the Islamic State (ISIS) as a guard in the jihadist group's detention centre.
Christians And Jews Extend Help To Muslim Neighbours After Fire Destroyed Their Mosque In Texas
Heeding Jesus' teaching to “love your neighbour as yourself,” Christians from the United States and overseas have pitched in to help rebuild a mosque in Texas that burned down last week.
Letters to the Editor (Parents, Protection, Aging, and More)
It has been too long since I’ve shared a selection of letters to the editor. Here, then, are a few that have come my way in recent weeks.
Letters on Do Children Have a Financial Obligation Toward Their Parents?
I appreciated your article and feel convicted, as I have in-laws that were frugal, and had the foresight to prepare for their retirement, while my parents were not. I have had conversations with them to consider their future more seriously, only to face argument and hurt feelings. I woul..
Franklin Graham Thinks President Trump’s Muslim Travel Ban ‘Isn’t Perfect’ But Doesn’t Completely Disagree With It
Evangelist Franklin Graham has been on the receiving end of criticisms because of his support for President Donald Trump.
Pastor, 8 Other Christians Missing And Feared Dead Or Abducted After Muslim Mob’s Attack On Uganda Church
The pastor of a church in eastern Uganda and eight of his parishioners remain missing and feared dead or kidnapped two weeks after the church was attacked by a mob of Muslims.
7 Ways to Do Political Punditry Wrong in a Polarized World
We have to be honest with ourselves and ask some hard questions: Is my passion to see the kingdom come and the church grow or is it mainly to see my side win elections? Do I think revival and spiritual renewal come mainly through political victories? Am I blinded by disgust for the bad guys (whether that’s Fox News, MSNBC, The New York Times, National Review, Hollywood, flyover country, or whatever) that I’ll defend to the death whatever they seem to be against?
It’s all political. All the time..