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Armed security guards protected the Fort Worth-area flock against “evil” in the pews. The West Freeway Church of Christ, a close-knit congregation of about 280, didn’t get to finish its Sunday morning worship assembly. So Monday night—roughly 30 hours after a

As the rainy season nears an end in Africa’s Rift Valley, the boys harvesting avocados start falling out of trees. If a boy breaks a bone, he may go to Kibuye Hope, a rural mission hospital in the East African

[ READ IN ENGLISH | LER EM PORTUGUÊS ]La luz de la luna era lo único que iluminaba. Solo se escuchaban jadeos y resoplidos. José iba por delante. El camino era estrecho. No quería que su esposa se tropezara. Ella

“If there were less good will,” C. S. Lewis often said in December correspondence, “then we might have more peace on earth.” Lewis found no pleasure in the giving of generic winter cards, gift guilting, and the overall hurried pace

Naperville, Illinois (RNS)—Community Christian Church’s annual Christmas pageant includes all the classics. There’s “O Little Town of Bethlehem” and “Away in a Manger.” And everyone’s favorite sing-a-long: “I Want to Hold Your Hand.” The church’s annual “Let It Be Christmas: The Gospel according

There’s a perception that, as church leaders, we cannot take much from the secular business world and apply it to the church. In fact, many people often object to using business practices in the church. An overuse of business practices has

As a full-time prison chaplain for the Federal Bureau of Prisons, I have searched the Scriptures to learn as much as possible about every person who spent time in prison, like Joseph, Daniel, John the Baptist, and Paul. I have explored

The fact that the religious unaffiliated have risen from about five percent of Americans in the mid-1970’s to nearly a quarter of the population by 2018 has all sorts of interesting impacts on what an average church looks like on

Americans do the most shopping during the last two months on the calendar, fulfilling Christmas gift lists, taking advantage of online deals, and snagging up holiday favorites at local stores. But the spendiest season of the year also offers a