A Chinese court has upheld the death sentence of a woman convicted of trafficking over a dozen children in a 1990s case that shocked the nation. Yu Huaying, 60, was found guilty earlier this year ...

One of the famous Bible verses in the book of John says, “But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name” (John chapter 1 verse 12).

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Rare Flavours (Boom! Studios) is the highlight of Ram V’s exceptional year, reuniting him with his The Many Deaths Of Laila ...

Well, according to Steve Chalke in his book The Lost Message of Jesus, God isn’t guilty of child abuse (that’s a relief). However, we are culpable of depicting him that way, if we hold to the Penal ...

Opinion: Can we all agree upon the fact that it is only by and through Jesus Christ that we can overcome our mortal flaws and ...

Especially this Christmas, let us pray for our brothers and sisters who celebrate the Incarnation not in the warmth of a ...

It’s time you came off the fence, Nigel.” So counselled conservative philosopher Sir Roger Scruton, turning half-around as he ...

Nguyen, Minh T. N. and Wei, Lan 2024. Peasant traders, migrant workers and “supermarkets”: Low‐cost provisions and the reproduction of migrant labor in China ...

Here are the year’s most notable picture, chapter and middle grade books, selected by our children’s books editor. By Jennifer Krauss Like Max and Madeline, this boy and girl keep faith with ...

Ulisses Soares While serving as a full-time missionary in Sacramento, California, in November 1977, I was eating lunch at a ...