Posts Tagged ‘people’
Christian Living
The miniature earth project
The Miniature Earth Project (recently updated for those of you who have heard of this) did an interesting study and the facts from it are below. This is a great opportunity for us to gain perspective on how the world looks at u...
Causes
Beyond Boko Haram: The Lethal Persecution of Nigeria’s Christians
Regina Luka lost her husband and two children, ages 2 and 4, in Feb.
Arts & Culture
‘Two and a Half Men’ star apologizes for trashing show
The teenage star of "Two and a Half Men'' apologized Tuesday (Nov. 27) for calling his show unbiblical “filth'' and encouraging people not to watch it during a videotaped testimony about his conversion to Seventh-day Adventism.
News
Catholic priests pushed to become better preachers
As Drew Burkemper got up to preach, the weight of his task was evident. His classmate at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary, Adam Maus, had just pretty much killed it.
Christian Living
Stories of grace and light: Breaking bad habits
It is 11 pm and I am up typing this. I tried sleeping but every time I shut my eyes, something told me I gotta get up and type this message out or sleep won’t come; so here I am typing this. Yesterday, I went out after ch...
Christian Living
Thousands of South Africans Live Near Toxic Mine Dumps
A century of digging for gold has created a silhouette of mine dumps all around the South African city of Johannesburg. The legacy of intensive soil excavation in South Africa’s economic capital is toxic waste and radioactivity...
Featured Columns
Formation Toolbox: Bono spilled the beans
Another rock star with a big mouth.
The rock star was Bono and last Friday he spilled the beans on the Catholic Church.
Causes
Iraqi Christians feel ‘forgotten,’ fleeing to other countries
As the Middle East continues to be in turmoil, an Anglican minister serving in Iraq says that he us seeing more believers fleeing Iraq.
News
St. Dorothy Day? Controversial, yes, but bishops push for canonization
The Catholic bishops gathered here for their annual meeting couldn’t agree on a statement on the economy on Tuesday morning (Nov. 13), but with a unanimous voice vote that afternoon they easily backed a measure to push sainthoo...
News
Tony Blair helps Christians speak up for world’s poor
Tony Blair has been interviewed as part of a new project to inspire millions of Christians to speak up for the world's poorest people.