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These are some of the issues raised by journalist Tom Gardner’s book “The Abiy Project: God, Power and War in the New Ethiopia” recently released by Hurst Publishers. “It is also an attempt to peel back the layers of myth which have built up around the man himself,” Gardner writes in the 400-page book. The […]
(OPINION) It was all the rage back in 2020. A chorus of prophetic leaders announced with certainty that Donald Trump would be reelected and serve a second term in the White House, but he did not — at least, not in 2020. Now that he has been reelected, resoundingly at that, does this mean that […]
(ANALYSIS) The scene unfolds whenever the Rev. Russell Moore asks people in the pews to read a passage of scripture as he begins a sermon. At that point “most people pull up their phones and go to their Bible app rather than their physical Bible,” said Moore, editor in chief of Christianity Today and former […]
Unsurprisingly, those who attend more frequently are more likely to also be members. Churchgoers who attend a worship service at least four times a month are more likely to be a member of that church than those who attend one to three times a month (88% vs. 74%). Those who attend a Restorationist movement church […]
A related category is the aging of ministry leaders, which is a likely explanation for why succession planning is on their minds. Once again, the largest percentage of respondents — 46% — said they are between ages 60 and 70. As we reported from the January survey, a trend appears to be emerging, demonstrating some turnover and […]
How Morris acquired this vast wealth is uncertain. TRR asked Gateway to reveal Morris’ salary over the past decade, but the church refused to comment. And despite claiming to have independent audits for the past 19 years, Gateway has not released any audits to the public. When TRR asked for the audits, Gateway responded,“The details […]
He went on to tell me about how his hometown, a Christian-majority region in Indian called Manipur, was under attack by a violent mob of Hindu extremists. Long-standing ethnic tensions had reached a boiling point. Villages were burning, people were dying and Mang couldn’t reach any of his loved ones. I was utterly devastated. It […]
Along the road leading from Acqui Terme in the province of Alessandria to Sassello in the province of Savona, a detour into the surrounding countryside leads to Mioglia. It’s a place where time seems to have stopped that welcomes you with the silence of the centuries and is magic, in its wild simplicity. Of the […]
An independent report, released on Nov. 7, found that from July 2013, the Church of England knew “at the highest level” about John Smyth, who sexually, psychologically and physically abused about 30 boys and young men at Christian summer camps in England. In 1984, he moved to Africa, where he abused 85 other boys. The […]
Environmental campaigners in Italy’s northern Trentino province have started a campaign to stop the felling of a 200-year-old fir tree intended to form the centrepiece of the Vatican’s Christmas decorations. The so-called “Green Giant” is 29 metres tall and is due to be chopped down next week in a forest in the Ledro valley before […]