Month: June 2019
Iraqi girl who ‘captured millions of hearts’ urges Christians to pray, bring hope to refugee children
SAT-7 releases Sequel of Hope for World Refugee Day, June 20
EASTON, Md. — A refugee girl in the “cradle of Christianity” – who captured the hearts of millions on TV and social media with a message of hope and forgivenessRead More
Editor's Links of Interest
Scott Arbeiter: Why Evangelical Christians are the key to compassionate, comprehensive immigration reform – Fox News
Evangelical views on immigration are more nuanced than most people realize, and if President Trump wants to lean on support from the evangelical community in 2020, he needs to takeRead More
Wayside Cross Ministries accepts "all shoes" for its Hope Chest stores and recycle program.
Wayside Cross Ministries accepts donations of any shoes… new, old or “ugly”
AURORA, Ill., June 12, 2019 — Have some old or “ugly” shoes… don’t throw them away in your garbage basket. Give them to an Aurora ministry. Wayside Cross Ministries acceptsRead More
Glamorizing the hijab in the West does not fulfill Muslim women’s liberation and empowerment.
Hesham Shehab: Promoting Hijab Perpetuates Women’s Oppression, Betrays Islamic Feminism
June 12, 2019 — The Chicago Tribune published last month an interview with six Chicago-area women “about why they wear the hijab…” While the Tribune emphasized statements like, “The hijabRead More
“I do not need to tell this church the church of the West has had a horrible history of racism,”..
Southern Baptist president says racial insensitivity shows disregard for the gospel
by: Adelle M. Banks BIRMINGHAM, Ala., June 10, 2019 (RNS) — Speaking at a black church Sunday (June 9) in a city that is nearly 75% percent African American, theRead More
Showing how faith and forgiveness healed Charleston church shooting survivors
Wheaton College screens new documentary ‘Emanuel’
By Tom Siebert WHEATON, Ill., June 11, 2019 — Gun massacres are a common occurrence in American life. During this year alone in the United States, there have been moreRead More
Author Jennifer Berry Hawes interview
Mother Emanuel’s forgiveness narrative is ‘complicated,’ says reporter-turned-author
by: Adelle M. Banks June 6, 2019 (RNS) — Four years ago on June 17, when Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church became national news, Jennifer Berry Hawes was oneRead More