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At least 131 killed, 700 injured in China’s deadliest earthquake in 9 years
A devastating earthquake, measuring 6.2 in magnitude, rocked northwestern China shortly before midnight on Monday. The seismic event, impacting Gansu and Qinghai provinces, stands as the most lethal earthquake in China in the past nine years, claiming the lives of at least 131 individuals and injuring over 700.
Have I experienced racism in America?
A white man in a pickup truck stopped next to me on the side of a road in a small town in Ohio and yelled at me. I didn’t know it at the time, but the town is in a county with a history of KKK members.
America's Suicide Rate Rose by Nearly 30 Percent Since 1999
America's rate of suicide has gone up since the turn of the millennium, a dangerous trend that has become evident in the country across all age groups and ethnicities. The growth has been shockingly consistent — an increase of 30 percent, even among both city dwellers and rural residents.
Atheist: Africa Needs God, Not Just Aid
The problems in Africa cannot be solved with aid money alone, but Africans need to know God, contends an atheist journalist and former politician.
School choice debate ensues in Texas gubernatorial race as enrollment declines nationwide
The ongoing debate over school choice has become an emerging topic in the Texas gubernatorial race as thousands of students nationwide have left public schools, invoking discussions on how such policies could impact student outcomes and school districts.
India: Christians struggle to survive amid COVID-19 lockdown
In India, the COVID-19 pandemic and the national lockdown that followed has presented thousands of house church pastors and persecuted Christians with severe challenges.
About elitists, rednecks, uneducated buffoons, bigots, and deplorables
Recently, I attended a worship service in a small rural church in North Carolina with a segment of our country’s citizens, who, by the standards of many today, would be deemed as rednecks, uneducated buffoons, bigots, and deplorables.
What Is This 6'3" NFL Lineman Doing in Honduras?
At the end of February I sat in the back of a classroom high in the mountains of rural Honduras and watched as an instructor gave a math lesson to a group of nine year-olds in Spanish.
Open letter to Francis Chan and hearing able-bodied Christians
I am a Christian. I am Deaf. I am hurt.
Tijeras, New Mexico . . . An Outdoor Adventure
Just a scenic 30 minute drive from the Albuquerque International Airport, brings visitors to the rural village on Tijeras in Bemalillo County. The community name derives from Spanish for "scissors," for the shape of two canyons crossing like the blades of scissors.
Pakistani Christians still feel impact of Jaranwala riots 3 months later
Three months after the riots in Jaranwala, Pakistan, where dozens upon dozens of Christian families lost their homes, the long-term needs of many of the victims remain largely unaddressed.
COVID-19 in the Navajo Nation; infection rate surpassed New York state
On May 18, Navajo Nation had the highest COVID-19 infection rate per capita in the U.S., surpassing New York state. Although much of the Navajo Nation is very rural, locals are not used to isolation.