The Body of Christ is made of many parts, and people experience their understanding of God in many different ways. On this blog, we'll consider the beliefs and activities of congregations, denominations and different religions.
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
RNS Morning Report - For many in Hurricane Helene's path, North Carolina Baptists provide home-repair lifeline
NEW YORK (RNS) — Rabbi Abby Stein, who presided over the Seder, said Passover is an invitation to reflect on modern forms of oppression, pointing to the war in Gaza.
(RNS) — A new documentary details a project to revamp an 1,800-year-old hymn for a modern audience. The Oxyrhynchus Hymn is the oldest surviving Christian hymn with musical notation — and was rewritten by Chris Tomlin and Ben Fielding just in time for Easter.
SUMY, Ukraine (AP) — Images from the scene showed lines of black body bags on the side of the road, while more bodies were seen wrapped in foil blankets among the debris.
(RNS) — Palestinian Christians have dwindled from 11% to less than 1% of the population in Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. The war in Gaza has put them on the precipice.
(RNS) — Indiana Wesleyan professor Mike Tapper worried few of his students would be ready to officiate a funeral when they became pastors at churches, so he came up with a plan that involves mock funerals for cadavers.
(RNS) — In the sessions, Black faith leaders are schooled on the differences between Sunni, Shia and Nation of Islam sects and discuss the privileges Black Christians can enjoy compared to Black Muslims.
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