How to help Afghans arriving in the US after fleeing the Taliban
by: Emily McFarlan Miller August 25, 2021 (RNS) — As the United States planned its military withdrawal from Afghanistan, faith-based refugee resettlement organizations led calls for the evacuation of Afghan allies whose lives may be endangered by the country’s new Taliban regime. RELATED: As vulnerable Afghans flee Kabul, US faith groups prepare to aid them Now, as the U.S. continues its evacuations of American citizens and Afghans who have worked for the U.S. over the past 20 years, those organizations are leading efforts to help Afghans settle into the country. And many Americans are looking for ways to help theirRead More
A theology of danger and martyrdom is not a prominent theme in our churches today.
Hesham Shehab: Did the Reformation Lack Missionary Zeal?
Did the Reformation Lack Missionary Zeal? The Reformation is known for bringing the Gospel to light, but it is accused of lacking an intentional the missionary spirit to bring itRead More
Of all of King’s speeches and writings, the one that has had the most transformative power for me is his masterful “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” ...
Opinion: Martin Luther King Jr.’s hard words for white Christians
by: Robert P. Jones Jan. 17, 2022 (RNS) — White people regularly dilute the words of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to be more palatable. No one isRead More
Constantine was the first emperor to stop the persecution of Christians and to legalize Christianity...
Hesham Shehab: Did the Constantinian Roman Empire Divert the Christian Mission?
Did the Constantinian Roman Empire Divert the Christian Mission? Even though the persecution of Christians occurred, sporadically and usually locally, throughout the Roman Empire, in the first three centuries, theRead More
The clinic is located at 61 S. Broadway, in the building that formerly housed Mission Possible...
Free healthcare clinic in Aurora is seeking volunteers to continue making mission possible
By Tom Siebert AURORA, Ill., Dec. 20, 2021 — Jack Sharratt felt an aching void in his life after recently retiring from a 25-year career as a chiropractor. But theRead More
Tutu was presented with top honors, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009 from then-President Barack Obama.
Desmond Tutu, archbishop, activist and apartheid foe, is dead at 90
by: Adelle M. Banks Dec 26, 2021 (RNS) — Retired Anglican Archbishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu, the man who became synonymous with South Africa’s nonviolent struggle against apartheid, died Sunday (Dec.Read More
Missionaries today are more likely to be teachers or facilitators...
Mission Tests Our Christian Faith: Do Christians live the Great Commission?
Mission Tests Our Christian Faith Do Christians live the Great Commission? Ideally speaking, we would expect this much: All Christians are involved in mission after having received the good newsRead More
In particular, the rising numbers of economic and political immigrants into the United States, have made mission an important task.
The Christian Mission Today, Charms and Challenge
“16 Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. 17 And when they saw Him they worshiped Him, but some doubted. 18Read More
The survey of 6,485 U.S. adults polled online in September...
Survey: Americans think bad things just happen; God is not responsible
by: Yonat Shimron Nov. 23, 2021 (RNS) — Few Americans blame God when bad things happen in their lives, according to a new Pew Research Center survey that looks atRead More
Memorial service on Sat., Dec. 4
Naperville native, former missionary, leading Fox Valley Methodist pastor dies
AURORA, Ill., Nov. 26, 2021—Rev. Clyde F. Galow of Aurora, a retired elder in the United Methodist Church Northern Illinois Conference, passed away Nov. 13, 2021, at age 93. He was born inRead More
A Celebration of Life service will be held on Saturday, Dec. 4...
Clyde Galow: Remembering long-time Auroran, S. Elgin pastor, 20-year missionary to Africa
AURORA, Ill., Nov. 23, 2021 — A long-time Auroran, former South Elgin pastor and missionary to Africa has died. Rev. Clyde Galow passed away Nov. 13. He was 93. A CelebrationRead More
Eight in 10 U.S. churches now provide hybrid services...
Amid COVID-19, most churches provide hybrid worship, half stopped picnics
by: Adelle M. Banks Nov. 10, 2021 (RNS) — Eight in 10 U.S. churches now provide hybrid services, offering options for congregants to worship either in person or online duringRead More
Graham, 69, suffered from constrictive pericarditis...
Franklin Graham undergoes heart surgery, expects full recovery
by: Yonat Shimron Nov. 9, 2021 (RNS) — Franklin Graham, the conservative North Carolina evangelical and president of Samaritan’s Purse, has undergone heart surgery at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.Read More
A select number of birds appear in the Bible — including hawks, sparrows and swallows — but...
For Christian birdwatchers, aka ‘ornitheoligists,’ religion takes flight
by: Jessica Mundie Nov. 11, 2021 (RNS) — It is early morning in the Great Smoky Mountains. Kevin Burrell is half asleep and wrapped tightly in his sleeping bag. BeforeRead More
"Judson began as an undergraduate college in 1913 as part of the Northern Baptist Theological Seminary..."
Judson University honors past and present leaders at Founders’ Day
By Tom Siebert ELGIN, Ill., Oct. 31, 2021 — It was a time for remembrance and rejuvenation as Judson University recently held its 58th Founders’ Day (Oct. 22, 2021) withRead More
The pope’s alleged remarks constitute an apparent rejection of some conservative Catholics in the U.S.
Biden: Pope called me a ‘good Catholic,’ said to ‘keep receiving Communion’
by: Jack Jenkins Oct. 29, 2021 (RNS) — President Joe Biden told reporters on Friday (Oct. 29) that when he met with Pope Francis earlier in the day, the pontiffRead More
In August, Pope Francis joined bishops in North and South America to encourage faithful and nonfaithful alike to receive the vaccine, calling it “an act of love.”
Pope Francis, emeritus pope among group given third dose of COVID-19 vaccine
by: Claire Giangravé VATICAN CITY, Oct. 27, 2021 (RNS) — Pope Francis and Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI likely received the third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in October, according toRead More
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Christianity Today: 17 Haiti Missionaries Kidnapped by Gang After Visiting Orphanage
(UPDATED) Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries is praying members of 400 Mawozo would come to repentance and release 16 American and one Canadian adults and children. Source: 17 Haiti Missionaries KidnappedRead More
The 23,030-square-foot project on 2.5 acres was launched with a groundbreaking ceremony Oct. 23, 2019.
Salvation Army Aurora Corps dedicates $8 million community Center
AURORA, Ill., Oct. 8, 2021 — Salvation Army Aurora (Ill.) Corps held a dedication service Sunday, Oct. 3, for an $8 million community center at 550 Redwood Drive in Aurora.Read More
The (Faith Communities Today) survey, fielded just before the coronavirus lockdown, finds that half of the country’s estimated 350,000 religious congregations had 65 or fewer people in attendance on any given weekend.
Study: Attendance hemorrhaging at small and midsize US congregations
by: Yonat Shimron Oct.14, 2021 (RNS) — A new survey of 15,278 religious congregations across the United States confirms trends sociologists have documented for several decades: Congregational life across theRead More
Big Woods School Foundation will hold the walk from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 16...
ALERT: Aurora history to come alive at Big Woods Cemetery Walk; benefit for 1918 school renovation Saturday
AURORA, Ill., Oct. 14, 2021 — Historic Aurora voices will come alive during the Big Woods Cemetery Walk this weekend. Big Woods School Foundation will hold the walk from 6Read More
Houses of worship across the country will be crucial, as the U.S. has said it plans to welcome 95,000 Afghans by September 2022.
How one Chicago church is stepping up to help Afghan evacuees
by: Emily McFarlan Miller WARRENVILLE, Ill., Oct. 8, 2021 (RNS) — When Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, fell to the Taliban in August, it didn’t take long for the ripple effects toRead More
