His impoverished childhood in Indonesia led to his sponsorship by Bob and JoAnne Cottone of Raleigh, N.C. through the Christian aid organization Compassion International about 30 years ago. Now this…

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Another disease much more easily prevented is rapidly gaining attention. Malaria infects between 300 million and 500 million people worldwide annually, according to UNICEF statistics. Nearly 1 million people die…

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Thompson will be honored Saturday at the Legends of Hardwood breakfast in Detroit, the site of the weekend’s NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four. He will receive the Keys to Life…

Read More David Thompson Honored with John Wooden Award at Final Four

Iowa joins Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont as the four states now with legalized gay marriage. Only Vermont has approved such a measure outside the court system, doing so just days…

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In the months following the attacks, church attendance generally rose as a community sought comfort. In the decade since the shooting, some of the community’s wounds have healed; others have…

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That knowledge is an asset which also gives him pause as the new director of World Relief’s office in the city. World Relief is a Christian aid organization that was…

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Jenkins replaces Dean Hirsch, who announced last year he was stepping down. Jenkins will assume his new role Oct. 1 at the start of fiscal 2010 for World Vision. “I…

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Matt Kowalczyk knows local sports fans will never abandon their attention on the Packers, but he is increasingly getting them to view sports on the whole through a Christian lens.…

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