Earlier this summer, CT started running an occasional feature on reader responses. Here’s a new installment. Body Surveillance Shames What God Calls Good I am reminded of 1 Samuel 16:7, where Samuel is told that people judge by outward appearance but God looks at the heart. Nothing seems to have cha
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. Chairs: World Health Organization (WHO), Momentum Wheels for Humanity Ukraine (MWH) Participants: Momentum Wheels for Humanity, GIZ, CF ‘ZDOROVI’, MSF OCB, Central Project Management Agency (CPVA), NGO ‘Fight for Right’, National Committee of Red Cross of Ukraine, CF "Save Ukra...
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Countries: Sudan, Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania . Humanitarian needs remained high across Eastern Africa in the third quarter of 2026, driven by conflict, food insecurity, disease outbreaks, drought ...
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. Context overview The olive harvest is a major component of the West Bank’s agricultural economy, rural livelihoods and cultural life. The Ministry of Agriculture estimates that around 750,000 dunums are planted with olive trees in the West Bank. Olive oil accounted for around 1...
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Countries: Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic . Since January 2025, 694,392 Syrians known to UNHCR have returned to Syria and consequently been inactivated from UNHCR's records. This includes refugees confirmed to have returned1 and those inactivated due to prolonged absence and loss ...
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. Global multidimensional poverty rises for first time since 2010 UNDP-Oxford update finds progress is possible: 33 countries have at least halved multidimensional poverty in fewer than 15 years NEW YORK CITY – The number of people living in multidimensional poverty has risen for...
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. Highlights The 7.5-magnitude earthquake on 9 October damaged homes, educational facilities, health facilities, and water and transport infrastructure. Damage and needs assessments are ongoing, with significant impacts confirmed in Veraguas, Los Santos and Herrera provinces. No ...
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. Brief Summary A low-pressure system originating over the Bay of Bengal resulted in heavy to very heavy rainfall across various parts of Nepal from 25 to 28 September 2026. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) and the Center for Hydrology and Wa...
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How do you pastor people who consistently drain your time, create relational tension, or make every issue their issue? Matt Smethurst and Ligon Duncan talk candidly about the challenges of shepherding difficult sheep. They discuss church members who lack social awareness, monopol...
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Theo of Golden may be the most unlikely breakout bestseller of all time. So far, the book has sold around 4 million copies, has been on the New York Times bestseller list since February, and is on its way to becoming a major motion picture involving Tom Hanks. Nobody saw this one...
