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Archaeology and History
Today in Christian history: Volunteers work to meet spiritual, physical needs of Civil War soldiers
Wounded men lay in the blazing sun in an open field at Gettysburg, pleading for relief. It was 1861 and…
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What are natural burials? A Christian scholar explains
Death is not a subject people typically have an easy time discussing. But for Christian scholar Beth Hoeltke, it’s one she’s devoted…
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Culture Watch
The pandemic changed death rituals and left grieving families without a sense of closure
The unexpected death of a friend and colleague to COVID-19 in January 2021 led me to start researching how American…
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Faith
Descendants work to preserve historic Black church in Pennytown, Missouri
“When I come to this church, I walk in, and I see and feel and hear my ancestors,” says Clarence…
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Faith
In Christian South Sudan, attacks rise as churches lose influence
In July, South Sudan celebrated its 10th anniversary of independence – but it did so amid concern over violence in the…
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Census shakes up Missouri town population rankings
The 2020 Census has big winners and losers in Missouri’s municipal population rankings. St. Louis is again the biggest loser,…
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Watch and Pray: South Sudan
In this installment of “Watch and Pray” we look at South Sudan. column. No one can know for sure the…
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Travel
Ethiopia comes apart as ethnic Tigray Christians battle the government and each other
Christians in the Tigray region of Ethiopia are reporting a campaign rape and torture at the hands of government forces…
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Columns
Ely Parker: An American Indian’s lesson of unity in a divided country
Ely Parker (born Hasanoanda, later known as Donehogawa) was born in 1828 to Elizabeth and William Parker of the Tonawanda…
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46 villagers killed by Islamists in Congo
Attacks on Christian have increased in the Democratic Republic of Congo as the new year begins. A senior provincial official…
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