Middle East (MNN) — Renewed strikes between Iran and the United States continue to place other Middle Eastern states in the crosshairs. Over the weekend, Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz to be closed indefinitely. But on Monday, the US said that it plans to reinstate its naval ...
Syria (MNN) — U.S. President Donald Trump announced his intention to remove Syria’s “State Sponsor of Terrorism” designation (SST) after diplomatic talks with interim president Ahmad al-Sharaa. Yet a bombing during French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Damascus highlights t...
One summer in college, I studied abroad in Paris to satisfy some philosophy and art history requirements for my degree. After our plane landed, my class went straight from arrivals to Musée de l’Orangerie, where I proceeded to get lost in Claude Monet’s impressionistic masterpiec...
Nathan Glasper Jr. directs Calvin University’s gospel choir, an ensemble that started as a club at the institution 38 years ago. When the club started, some at the university didn’t see gospel music as a tradition that belonged in higher education. Now the ensemble—an official un...
What happens when AI promises not just to help us work but to help us become the selves we most want to be? That question runs through this episode with Rachel Gilson, director of theological development and culture for Cru and the author of Born Again This Way and Parenting With...
Haiti (MNN) – Haiti's gangs aren't slowing down. New reports say increasingly well-armed criminal groups now operate across roughly half the country's regions, while security forces struggle to contain the violence. With the latest UN security mission withdrawn and a replacement ...
India (MNN) — Despite a growing number of anti-conversion laws in India, Christians continue to boldly share the Gospel. Raina Miller with Mission India explains, “This time of year, we get really excited because 10-day Bible clubs are running in India, and this is a special prog...
Courtney and Melissa discuss how to apply biblical discernment to the question of when to prioritize wise self-care and when to put aside your needs for the sake of others. They emphasize the need to know yourself and whether you naturally tend to protect yourself or to allow you...
Nigeria (MNN) – Across the world Prisoners for Christ operates International Bible Institutes (or IBIs) to help inmates complete a two-year Bible degree. The classes not only help disciple the men participating in the program, but also give them the tools to evangelize their comm...
“How do you know?” It may seem that a kindergartner, with a backpack that overwhelms her small frame and pigtails in perfectly even plaits on the first day of school, must be a million miles from this question. But don’t be surprised if she asks it before noon on the first day. T...
Lebanon (MNN) — Peace efforts in Lebanon are stalling amid volatility. Peace talks negotiated by the United States produced a framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon’s government at the end of June. However, implementation of the deal remains problematic as Hezbollah refus...
Chukwuweike Gwam has dreamed of being a surgeon since he was a young boy. After 14 years of undergraduate studies, medical school, and residency, the recipient of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) was completing his orthopedic surgery fellowship last year in Brooklyn,...
India (MNN) – Maharashtra is on the verge of becoming India's 13th state with an anti-conversion law. The state government has already passed the bill, and the state's Legislative Council is expected to give final approval soon. If enacted, it could make life even harder for the ...
The cover was innocent enough: a horse-drawn carriage gliding across the snow. I can’t remember the title or the author, only that my conservative, Christian grandfather gave me this book after buying it at Costco. He had no idea he was handing a 15-year-old girl smut, and despit...
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