Every semester, I give a lecture to my undergraduates about evangelicalism. Since I teach at a Catholic university in Manhattan, you might expect my students to know at least something about this topic. I always begin the lecture with a photo of Billy Graham and ask, “Who is this...
When I was in sixth grade, I learned my hair made me different. I was 11 and a new student in a predominately white private school in Columbia, South Carolina. My mother had moved me there from a majority Black charter school where I had sat in classrooms among little Black girls...
At denominational gatherings across the country this summer, one topic of conversation has been a near constant: Christian nationalism. Denominations discuss and debate a wide range of subjects at their annual conventions, occasionally making headlines, as Southern Baptists did i...
I’d been a believer for a year when I met Walt. He captivated a crowd when he preached. His counsel was pivotal in my life, and God used him to strengthen my young faith. But Walt turned out to be a hypocrite. After proclaiming God’s glory, he’d visit prostitutes on his way home ...
How does God intend for us to deal with tragedy in the news? Pastor John offers six reasons why suffering should drive us to repentance and action.Listen Now...
. Peace Talks in Focus 2025. Report on Trends and Scenarios is a yearbook that analyses the peace processes and negotiations that took place in the world during 2025. The examination of the development and dynamics of negotiations worldwide allows to provide a comprehensive overv...
Countries: Chad, Sudan . Contexte La situation sécuritaire au Tchad demeure globalement stable, mais reste marquée par des risques persistants le long de la frontière avec le Soudan, notamment dans la province du Wadi Fira. Le 21 juillet 2026, des incidents impliquant des drones ...
Countries: Chad, Sudan . Context The security situation in Chad remains generally stable but continues to be marked by persistent risks along the Sudanese border, particularly in Wadi Fira Province. On 21 July 2026, drone-related incidents were reported near the border town of Ti...
Countries: Chad, Sudan . UPDATE ON SITUATION IN SUDAN Context The security situation in Eastern Chad remains generally stable but fragile. Following clashes in the Kulbus region of Sudan, new arrivals were reported in Koulbous and Birak (Chad), where an assessment mission identif...
Countries: World, Ethiopia, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Viet Nam . The new research from the Global Council on Inequality, AIDS and Pandemics finds that while technical capacity remains necessary, it is not sufficient. To respon...
Countries: Chad, Sudan . Contexte La situation sécuritaire dans l'Est du Tchad demeure globalement stable, mais demeure fragile. A la suite des affrontements dans la région de Kulbus (Soudan), de nouveaux arrivants ont été signalés à Koulbous et Birak (Tchad) où une mission d’éva...
. URGENT GAPS The current drought has created critical, overlapping humanitarian gaps that require immediate action. Millions of people are facing severe water shortages, with access to safe and affordable water increasingly out of reach, while overcrowded displacement sites lack...
. The cost of living in June 2026, as measured by the Minimum Expenditure Basket (MEB), remained stable at New SYP 26,551 compared to the previous month. However, it was 33 percent higher than in June 2025 (year-on-year). The Syrian pound (SYP) depreciated in the official market,...
. The information presented in this Situational Update complements the developments reported in the Asylum Report 2026. It is a follow-up to Fact Sheet No 34, covering the period 1 July 2025-30 June 2026. EU legislation contains provisions which address asylum applicants with spe...
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Countries: Burundi, United Republic of Tanzania . Cash-Based Interventions for Burundian Returnees January - June 2026 As part of the implementation of the Tripartite Agreement between the Governments of Burundi and the United Republic of Tanzania and UNHCR, efforts to promote th...
. This support is part of a larger multi-year programme funded by the European Union and jointly implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture, WFP and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Led by the Ministry of Agriculture in close alignment with the Ministry...
.6 million contribution agreement under the Cameroon Basic Education Support Project (CAMBESP) to expand home-grown school feeding in the Adamawa, East and Far North regions. Funded by the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), the school ...
. Just last month, United Nations Member States agreed for the first time on a shared understanding of this form of crime, recognizing that persons compelled to commit offences as a direct consequence of their trafficking are victims, and must be treated as such. While data sugge...
Four Christians, including a former extremist, are in hiding after being harassed. As a young man, Mukesh joined a Hindu extremist group but became interested in dating a Christian woman who shared the gospel with him. After he placed his trust in Christ, they married and began a...
On June 4, 2026, workmen under orders from the Iranian regime bulldozed the Evangelical Church of Mashhad, Iran, without explanation. The church was around 80 years old but had been closed by Iranian officials for more than two decades. Still, some Iranian Christians hoped that i...
A front-line worker reported that the Ebola outbreak has increased pressure on churches in the DRC as they carry out their ministry. “Pray for those ministering within the local church while they serve as critical front-line responders,” he asked. “Many people d...
. The Bangladesh WASH Cluster, led by the Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE) and co-led by UNICEF, brings together government, UN agencies, NGOs, and partners to coordinate effective WASH responses during emergencies. It ensures timely, equitable, and accountable deli...
. Nukuʻalofa, 30 July 2026. The Government of Tonga and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) this week reaffirmed their partnership spanning more than four decades with the launch of the new phase of the Tonga Rural Innovation Project (TRIP), a US$19.4 milli...
Countries: Chad, Sudan . In June 2026, the humanitarian crisis in Chad worsened as the country hosted 2.26 million forcibly displaced people, including over 934,000 Sudanese refugees, while food insecurity during the lean season threatened 3 million individuals, exacerbating prot...
. NUTRITION RESPONSE SUMMARY January–June 2026 (Q2 2026) Update The second quarter of 2026 was characterised by a significant deterioration in both the operational landscape and the funding environment, posing considerable challenges to the nutrition response. Nevertheless, Nutri...
Countries: Syrian Arab Republic, Lebanon . Highlights Since November 2024, approximately 3.7 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) and Syrian refugees have returned to their areas of origin or other locations in the Syrian Arab Republic, half of whom are children. Returns a...
Countries: South Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda . EXECUTIVE SUMMARY South Sudan remains in EVD/BVD preparedness and readiness mode with no confirmed cases; national-level readiness is 65% (subnational readiness remains much lower and needs support), while DR Cong...
. Using remote sensing techniques, the seven-day forecast of total rainfall for the country is analyzed against the long-term average rainfall to highlight the areas which are expected to receive above normal, normal and below normal rainfall. The satellite data for a period of t...
Countries: Afghanistan, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Pakistan .
In opening her 1923 novel, Whose Body?, which introduced the world to the crime-solving and monocle-wearing Lord Peter Wimsey, Dorothy L. Sayers tells of a respectable family who finds a body in their bathtub one morning. It has appeared there overnight by means unknown and for r...
Afghanistan (MNN) — August marks five years since Afghanistan fell under Taliban control. The terrorists captured 26 provincial capitals in ten days before rolling into Kabul, leading then-President Ashraf Ghani to flee the country. By the end of August 2021, the last United Stat...
India (MNN) – A fake job offer. A desperate family. A decision made out of survival — and suddenly, a life is stolen. Today is World Day Against Trafficking. In India, poverty and lack of education create openings for traffickers to exploit millions of people. Mission India is hi...
International (MNN) — Around the world, Christians are silenced, imprisoned, and killed for their faith. One in seven Christians live under high levels of persecution, according to a report by International Christian Concern. That is 380 million people. The Christian Post says th...
If work is so important, and every Christian is engaged in it, and we spend most of our waking hours doing it, then why is the Bible overwhelmingly focused on pastoral and church issues? There are detailed instructions for elders and deacons, for how to conduct the Lord’s Supper ...
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. Key Messages Crisis (IPC Phase 3) outcomes are expected to persist in the Tillabéry and Diffa regions, as well as in the northwestern part of Tahoua, through January 2027. From June to September, the cumulative effects of persistent insecurity and seasonal flooding will continu...
. Key Messages Between June 2026 and January 2027, 500,000 to 749,999 people will be in need of humanitarian food assistance to meet their essential food needs and protect their livelihoods. These needs will be higher and concentrated in the north and northeast, which host the la...
. Key Messages Between June and September 2026, an early deterioration of outcomes to Crisis (IPC Phase 3) are expected in Toliara II and Amboasary where losses of cassava and sweet potato are worst, as poor households’ food stocks are likely to deplete atypically early as a resu...
. Key Messages Between June and September 2026 in the Dry Corridor, the poorest households in some areas of Alta Verapaz and the Western Highlands will be in Crisis (IPC Phase 3) following consecutive crop losses, high market dependence, atypically low income, and an early lean s...
. Key Messages Between June 2026 and January 2027, 3.0-3.49 million people are expected to face Crisis (IPC Phase 3) or Emergency (IPC Phase 4) outcomes, with a peak in the number of people in need expected in November before the winter harvests. Despite the expected seasonal imp...
Countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Afghanistan, Austria, Bangladesh, Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, Spain, Sudan, Switzerland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland . This report provides insights into the profiles, experiences, needs, routes ...
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Countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Afghanistan, Austria, Bangladesh, Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, Spain, Sudan, Switzerland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ....
. Following the ceasefire in Lebanon announced on 17 April 2026, cross-border movements from Lebanon into the Syrian Arab Republic (hereafter referred to as Syria) have declined, reflecting a sustained reduction in displacement across the border. Since arrivals peaked on 27 April...
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Countries: Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Türkiye . Ushbu hisobot 2025-yilning oktabr oyidan dekabr oyigacha bo‘lgan davrda O‘zbekistondagi migratsiya jarayonlari bo‘yicha so‘nggi ma’lumotlarni taqdim etadi hamda milliy va xalqaro ochiq ma’lumotlar...
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. Lebanon has faced a succession of overlapping crises—including the 2019 financial collapse, the Beirut port explosion, institutional paralysis, recurring Israeli aggressions, and ongoing political and regional instability—that have profoundly reshaped state–citizen relations an...
The expiration of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) protections for Syrians in the United States this week has renewed attention on the fragile security environment facing civilians in Syria, particularly religious minorities who remain vulnerable a year and a half after the fall ...
. Table of Contents: • Activityifo Background and Introduction • CCCM Activities and Indicators • Shelter Activities and Indicators • Technical Guidance on ActivityInfo Reporting ✓ SLSC ActivityInfo Platform ✓ CCCM – Master list Form ✓ CCCM – Indicators Form ✓ CCCM – incidents re...
. Global Overview: El Niño is present. Flood risk across Africa, northern and eastern Central Asia, eastern and southern Central America, and northern South America. Africa Weather Hazards Persistent dryness continues across East Africa, while flood alerts stay active in coastal ...
. Connecting household and school data for better education insights Every country collects data on its children and its schools, but too rarely do these two sources speak to each other. On one side are household surveys, where families share what’s happening with their children ...
. According to IOM’s Round 13 DTM report published in May, the number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) reached 1.47 million, including more than 300,000 people in the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area alone, representing a 1 per cent increase compared to Round 12. Following ...
. Unconditional cash assistance helped ease immediate pressures, giving him greater flexibility to support his family’s needs. Ten years ago, Majed*, 25, left Al Hudaydah when he was a teenager with his mother and his two younger siblings . They did not choose to leave. The confl...
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