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From Ashes to Beauty – Robert Sherriff
YES, it’s true, life is not always sunshine and rainbows. It’s not always easy, and sometimes it’s harsh and unfair. One might wonder, if there is a God, where is he? Why didn’t he stop that difficulty from happening? But the truth is, even if we don’t see or feel it,...
How To Attract A Woman
It’s not that simple to attract a girl or a woman; lots of guys and men agree with that. But after all, they only choose partners who attract them with their appearance and inner world, those who can win their heart. The fact that men can’t sometimes take a chance to...
Pastor Chris Spreads The Word Of God With The 2018 ISM Conference
Multi millions of people from all around the world are being captivated by the spiritual preaching and teaching of Pastor Chris Oyakhilome. This fantastic Man of God has been leading by example for over thirty years. He exemplifies spiritual discipleship in every...
Get Religion and Live a Happy Life
Religious and spiritual practices can have positive effects on your health and well-being. Certain lifestyle habits are often influenced spiritual beliefs and values that are ingrained at an early age. These might include diet, sexual practices, and alcohol use....
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The decision to move IS prisoners from Syria to Iraq came at the request of Baghdad, officials say
BAGHDAD (AP) — The decision to move prisoners of the Islamic State group from northeast Syria to detention centers in Iraq came after a request by officials in Baghdad that was welcomed by the U.S.-led coalition and the Syrian government, officials said Thursday....
Gospel musician Richard Smallwood remembered with music-filled funeral
UPPER MARLBORO, Maryland (RNS) — Thousands of fans of gospel music giant Richard Smallwood bid him farewell in a music-filled funeral on Saturday (Jan. 24), as family and friends of the composer remembered him for his creativity, his theology and his humility....
Inside the effort to organize clergy nationwide to resist ICE
MINNEAPOLIS (RNS) — As she stood at the pulpit at Westminster Presbyterian Church on Thursday (Jan. 22), the Rev. Rebecca Voelkel, a United Church of Christ minister, looked out at the packed sanctuary with tears in her eyes. Far from the typical flock of Presbyterian...
March for Life airs tensions with Trump’s ‘flexibility’ on Hyde Amendment
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Gathering for the annual March for Life on the National Mall on Friday (Jan. 23), the anti-abortion demonstrators from every corner of the country listened patiently as the event’s organizers praised Vice President JD Vance, who addressed the march,...
Thousands show their respect for Buddhist monks on a Walk for Peace
APEX, N.C. (RNS) — Their bright saffron robes and shoulder bags standing out against a cloudy sky, 18 Buddhist monks walked in a single file along the shoulder of U.S.-64, a four-lane highway, on Friday (Jan. 23), drawing thousands of locals along their route. As the...
Why Islamic State group prisoners in northeast Syria are being transferred to Iraq
BEIRUT (AP) — Recent fighting between Syrian government forces and Kurdish fighters in northeast Syria got close to detention facilities where thousands of Islamic State group members are held. The U.S. military says that it has started the process of transferring...
John Carr, Catholic insider, reflects on 50 years of persistence in social ministry
WASHINGTON (RNS) — After decades of rubbing elbows with Washington and Catholic powerbrokers, working to further the Catholic Church’s social principles, John Carr has collected some stories. One he is willing to tell on the record goes like this: In the 1990s, Carr...
One year after she urged Trump to have mercy, Bishop Budde leads clergy protests in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (RNS) — Almost exactly a year ago, the Rt. Rev. Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, stood in a pulpit in front of the newly inaugurated President Donald Trump and preached a sermon that called on the commander in chief to have “mercy” on...
Dialogue or dissent: US Catholic bishops navigate political strategy in Trump era
(RNS) — One week after Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, posed for a smiling photo standing next to a seated President Donald Trump in the Oval Office, three U.S. cardinals leading archdioceses released a...
Hundreds of clergy descend on Minneapolis and go on lookout for ICE
MINNEAPOLIS (RNS) — Around 200 faith leaders fanned out across the city on Thursday (Jan. 22) to observe and document the actions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, with some clergy confronting Department of Homeland Security agents, adding a visible religious...
Ryan Burge on ‘The Vanishing Church’ and how polarization is reshaping American faith
(RNS) — Faith communities have long been places where people with different perspectives gathered and built relationships. But today, many find those spaces look different. Social scientist Ryan Burge, whose research examines how polarization intersects with American...
Five Black churches each receive $1 million grants for historic preservation
(RNS) — Five historically Black churches have been awarded $1 million each from a grant program that aims to help preserve their assets and legacies and keep them vibrant for future generations. The $5 million in grants, part of the Preserving Black Churches program...