Water is essential to survival. Access to clean water around the world is inconsistent and an unfortunate hallmark of impoverished nations. According to current UNICEF statistics, about 2.5 billion people…
Read More Clean water mission organizations flow into developing world
The fascination with one date – December 21, 2012 – is growing. Just a little over three years from now, the winter solstice of 2012 will happen with the sun…
Read More ’2012’, upcoming movies explore end of the world scenarios
The remnants of Hurricane Ida may have largely brushed the southeastern United States, but it left significant damage and loss of life in El Salvador. About 140 people were killed…
Read More Christian groups gear up to help El Salvador hurricane victims
It is very easy for North American Christians to become complacent about the routine of going to church on Sunday. Go to a safe environment with trusted friends, share some…
Read More International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church set for Sunday
Maine will make a historical social statement Tuesday regardless of the outcome of a high-profile vote. The state is holding a referendum to possibly repeal a law passed this spring…
Read More Maine gay marriage opposition leader predicts Election Day victory
A joint study by two giving-related institutes revealed that more than two-thirds of surveyed congregations either held steady or improved their giving numbers over the first half of 2009 compared…
The picture of athleticism we might ordinarily associate with a 51-year-old real estate executive from Phoenix would likely be a well-tanned graying man with an impressive golf handicap. Gary Brasher…
How different generations of Americans read and interpret the Bible varies greatly according to a new survey by the Christian research firm, the Barna Group. Similarities across age ranges show…
Read More Survey: Bible interpretation has large generation gap
The passage of the Senate Finance Committee’s version of health care reform earlier this week increased the possibility of a bill landing on President Obama’s desk that would substantially restructure…
Read More Clergy divisions on health care remain as legislation advances
National unemployment is hovering just below 10 percent. Several states have already crossed the double-digit statistical barrier. With employment consistently referred to as the slowest lagging indicator of the economic…
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