The state of Texas, where I live, is making the news for its updated mandatory reading list for public schools, which includes passages from the King James Bible. One think tank describes the guidelines issued by the Texas Education Agency: The... reading list... includes just eight passages f
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. In September, WFP assisted 142,017 people in Tanzania, distributing 965.978 mt of food. Assistance included food and nutrition support for nearly 90,000 refugees in Nyarugusu Camp. Beyond direct assistance, WFP strengthened El Niño preparedness through early warning, logistics ...
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Countries: occupied Palestinian territory, Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic . “In recent months, electoral candidates have shamelessly exploited anti-Palestinian sentiment or even threatened to step up human rights violations and crimes under international law in a bid to score poli...
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. Highlights As of 20 October 2026, Kenya reported nine confirmed Bundibugyo virus disease cases, including one death. The additional eight cases are identified as close contacts and health workers linked to the first case, having tested positive while in quarantine and are recei...
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What can pastors today learn from the Puritans? Matt Smethurst and Ligon Duncan welcome Joel Beeke to discuss the lasting wisdom of Puritan pastors and theologians. Drawing from decades of studying and teaching the Puritans, Beeke explains why they placed such a high priority on ...
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On My Shelf helps you get to know various writers through a behind-the-scenes glimpse into their lives as readers. I asked L. Michael Morales—professor at Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary and author of Exodus Old and New: A Biblical Theology of Redemption—about what’s...
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Iran (MNN) — Despite isolation, persecution and economic hardship, Iranian believers are finding fellowship and spiritual support through online gatherings. John Cerniglia with SAT-7, a satellite television ministry serving the Middle East and North Africa, says the ministry uses...
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India (MNN) – India’s Bihar province, the birthplace of Buddhism and Jainism, was once known as the “Graveyard of Missionaries” for its hostility toward Christians. Pastor M, a Biharian disciple-maker and church planter, says the region’s spiritual darkness is giving way to the l...
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Kenya (MNN) — This year’s Ebola outbreak started in May in the DRC and continues to spread there. It also spilled into Uganda from May to August, France in a single case in June, and both Kenya and Nigeria in October. There have been over 9,700 confirmed cases of the Bundibugyo s...
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. The strike occurred in an area with homes, cafés and shops, less than one kilometre from a hospital supported by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Four people were killed and more than 13 injured in the attack according to the Ukrainian authorities. The hospital responded to a ma...
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. Training on the Nexus Environmental Assessment Tool (NEAT+) for Caribbean shelter partners, delivered by Charles Kelly, Environment Focal Point of the Global Shelter, Land and Site Coordination Cluster (Green Team), on 23 October 2026. It covers why environmental impacts matter...
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. Ce qui devait être une journée de célébration spirituelle s’est transformé en un moment de mobilisation collective. À Nduta, dans la zone de santé d’Alimbongo, les fidèles réunis pour marquer la retraite d’un responsable religieux de la 55ᵉ CEBCE (Communauté Évangélique Baptist...
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. Authors Sabrina Kuri, Vittorio Furci, Sara d’Auria, Jacopo Bellasio, Federico Mammana, Petra Van Nierop, David Alemna Executive summary The Evaluation of DG ECHO’s Humanitarian Response in Ukraine (2020-2024) was launched by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Eur...
