Drought and famine in East Africa threaten millions with starvation. Dry conditions aren’t uncommon for the region, but over the last few years, things have gotten worse.
Millions Face Starvation in East Africa as Drought and Famine Worsen
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Gunmen in Nigeria Abduct Four Catholic Nuns in Southeast State of Imo
Gunmen abducted four Catholic nuns on a highway in Nigeria’s oil-producing Imo state in the southeast, a local convent said on Monday, in the latest sign of widespread insecurity making road travel unsafe.
Greg Laurie on What You Didn’t Know About Donna (“Love to Love You Baby”) Summer and Her Journey to Jesus and with Jesus
Disco diva Donna Summer, who launched her Grammy Award-winning career with the lascivious “Love to Love You Baby” in 1975, was raised in a devout Christian home. Her father was the pastor of a church; Summer said God first spoke to her when she was […]
Christians in Burkina Faso Told to Convert to Islam or Flee as Extremist Violence Continues
A leading Catholic charity is reporting that thousands of Christians in northern Burkina Faso fled their homes this month and are seeking shelter in another village after they were given the choice to either flee or convert by Islamic extremists.
Why the Gospel Teaches the Opposite of Religion
by J.D. Greear Believe it or not, Bill Maher, Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, and the Apostle Paul agree on one thing: Religion can turn you into a really bad person. Religion caters to the worst parts of us—pride, self-centeredness, condescension, self-righteousness and bigotry—which is why religious people can […]
Pittsburgh Native Rapper Mac Miller Dead of Apparent Drug Overdose at 26
Mac Miller has passed away at the age of 26 after an apparent overdose, TMZ reports.
Oprah Winfrey Responds After Trump ‘Hate-Tweeted’ About her ’60 Minutes’ Report
Oprah Winfrey said she stands by her reporting as balanced and impartial in the “60 Minutes” segment that President Donald Trump last week called “biased and slanted.”
32 People Killed in Puerto Rico in First 11 Days of 2018 as Island Struggles to Recover From Hurricane Maria
Before the sun rose on the first day of 2018, someone called 911 to report the charred, bullet-riddled body of a man with a snake-like tattoo on his left hand, lying beside a road in the Puerto Rican town of Vega Baja.
