Politics+Current Affairs

Free at Last: Andrew Brunson Released by Turkey After Two Years
American pastor was imprisoned on false charges of terrorism.
Longtime Christian Post Publisher Charged in $10 Million Fraud Scheme
Manhattan indictment alleges conspiracy and shady business practices between Christian Media Corporation and Newsweek rescuer IBT Media.
Half of Pastors Approve of Trump’s Job Performance
Survey of US Protestant church leaders parses support for the President by church size, denomination, ethnicity, and age.
Quick To ListenEpisode 131|48min
Should Christians Trust Saudi Crown Prince’s Promises of Reform?
Things may be getting better for religious minorities, but MBS’s promises of countrywide reform ring hollow.
Christians Win the Great British Cake Off
Update: In the UK version of Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ashers Baking Company secures another legal victory in the gay cake debate.
We Interviewed 20 Christians Who Traveled to North Korea. Now They Can’t.
About 70 faith-based groups must surmount legal hurdles to engage the restrictive nation.
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Moody Bible Picks Multisite Pastor as Its New President
Mark Jobe of Chicago’s New Life Community Church will take over a year after Bible college’s leadership shake-up.
Nobel Peace Prize Goes to Christian Doctor Who Heals Rape Victims
Congolese gynecologist Denis Mukwege is on a crusade for women’s dignity.
Still No Churches in Saudi Arabia, But Small Steps Toward Religious Freedom
US envoy celebrates “unprecedented” progress under the promise of more moderate Muslim rule.
Walker Percy: The Hopeful Dystopian
The novelist’s darkly satirical lessons remain stubbornly relevant, no matter the news cycle.
Francis Effect Fades: Pope’s Approval Drops Most Among Evangelicals
The latest abuse investigations have rattled non-Catholics’ perceptions more than Catholics themselves, according to survey data.
Quick To ListenEpisode 130|1 hr
What Tim Keller Wants American Christians to Know About Politics
Between the Senate’s Supreme Court hearings and midterms, how can the church make its way through a relentless news cycle?
Indonesian Churches Pray for Thousands Dead and Missing After Tsunami
(UPDATED) Some village churches moved a kilometer in resulting mudslides.
No Refuge: Persecuted Christians Entering US Dwindle to Record Low
The United States took in 100 times fewer Middle Eastern refugees than two years ago.
Quick To ListenEpisode 129|32min
Maria Devastated Puerto Rico. It Didn’t Destroy the Church.
Holding onto faith after a natural disaster changes everything.
Azusa Pacific Okays Gay Romance (But Not Sex and Marriage)
Christian university is also now hosting a formerly underground LGBT student group.
Gleanings: October 2018
Important developments in the church and the world (as they appeared in our October issue).
God of the Second Shift
The theology of work conversation is thriving. Why are most workers missing from it?
Evangelicals Argue Against US Reducing Refugees to 30,000
Trump administration says Christians in Iraq face genocide; only 18 have been allowed to resettle in America this year.
Quick To ListenEpisode 128|52min
Just 23 Iranian and Iraqi Refugees Have Come to America This Year
The Trump administration announced further cuts to the resettlement program. What can Christians do?

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