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The City of Babel: Yesterday and Today

March 27, 2021 in Culture, Grief & Loss, Christian History

by Raymond B Marcin Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves; otherwise we will be scattered over the face of the whole earth. Genesis 11:4, NIV We all know the […]

Ancient Christian structures built with basalt rock or carved in the rock face and mudbrick buildings were dated back to between the fourth and seventh centuries AD. (Photograph by The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities/AFP/Getty Images)

Archaeologists discover ancient church and temple in Egypt

March 16, 2021 in Christian History, Culture, Religion, History, Arts

by eCommunicator Archaeologists unearth monks’ cells and churches with biblical inscriptions dating back to the early Coptic era. Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed the remains of Christian ruins in Egypt’s Western Desert, revealing monastic life in the region in the fifth century AD according to the Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism […]

Which side of Acts chapter 1 are you on? (ECWA Archive)

Which Side of Acts 1 Are You On?

February 27, 2021 in Ministry, Culture

Which side of Acts 1 are you living on when you wake up each morning? (Photo| ECWA Archieve) Are you living on the right side of

Elderly in a Wheelchair (Image by Kevin Phillips)

Pushing the Elderly Out of Sight

February 26, 2021 in Culture

by Declan Leary It is both an underappreciated detail and a morbid irony that, as it celebrates the presidential inauguration of a man nearing his ninth decade on earth, the American Left shows more scorn than ever for the elderly and old age. Take, for instance, Ezekiel Emanuel, an oncologist […]

“Generation Biometrique” no. 5 (2008- 2013), Materials: Woven and dyed clothes from his native Mali (Artist Abdoulaye Konaté)

Abdoulaye Konaté, A Great Contemporary African Artist of his Time

December 9, 2020 in Culture, Arts

by eCommunicator Abdoulaye Konaté, born in Diré, Mali in 1953, studied painting at the Institut National des Arts in Bamako and then the Institut Supérieur des Arts, Havana, Cuba, where he lived for seven years before returning to Mali. Abdoulaye Konaté is a Malian artist who combines hanging, assembly, dyeing […]

Why the Partisan Divide? The U.S. Is Becoming More Secular—and More Religious

November 17, 2020 in Culture, Religion, Identity Politics

by James Spencer & Hal R. Boyd & Jason Carroll From a global pandemic and nationwide protests to a contested presidential election, this year seems tailor-made to expose America’s partisan fault lines. Those hoping for a blue or red wave to unite the country on election night were undoubtedly disappointed. […]

A 12th-century Byzantine manuscript of the Hippocratic Oath

Basic Principles in Medical Ethics

September 17, 2020 in Health, Culture, Education

by eCommunicator Western medicine was founded on our Judeo-Christian and Greco-Roman heritage, where the sanctity of life and the dignity of the human person are paramount for decision-making in patient care. Patients place their trust in physicians and nurses to care for them in a compassionate and ethical manner, and […]

We forget Joseph toiled to find a place for Mary to give birth. We don’t remember how Our Lady suffered the wintry cold. We feel comfortable when we recall the cave where Christ was born. But it doesn’t cross our mind that the straw the Infant slept on “probably stank as old straw stinks in stables”. (Image St-Takla.org)

The Poorest of the Poor

September 4, 2020 in Career, Christian Life, Culture, Education

by Anthony Esolen The Lord has commanded us to assist the poor. This is not an option. How shall we do it? One of the paradoxical results of obsessive political agitation is that it makes political discussions almost impossible. Imagine someone on a sickbed, afflicted with a disease that makes […]

Here is Your Real Mission

September 1, 2020 in Mission, Spiritual Digest, Culture

by Rev. Sunday Bwanhot From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands. God did this so that they would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and […]

Pentecostal revival sweeps parts of West Coast. (Image by Deseret News)

Are religious people happier, healthier? Our new global study explores this question

August 10, 2020 in Christian Life, Culture, World Religion, Religion, Connecting.....

by Joey Marshall Studies have often credited religion with making people healthier, happier and more engaged in their communities. But are religiously active people better off than those who are religiously inactive or those with no religious affiliation? The short answer is that there is some evidence that religious participation […]

Cancel culture prohibits growth (Image by Chris Young)

The Dangers of Canceling Culture

August 5, 2020 in Culture

by Fr. George W. Rutler As with all forms of art, we do not judge them. They judge us. Were that not so, the National Statuary Hall should be filled only with images of angels. But, alas, there are even fallen angels. “There is no one righteous, not even one…” […]

A volunteer received a coronavirus vaccine as part of clinical trials at Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University in June. (Image by Sechenov Medical University Press Office, via Getty Images)

Your Monday Briefing

August 3, 2020 in Culture, Politics, COVID-19, Coronavirus, Health & Environment, China, National Security, Russia, Coronavirus vaccine

by Isabella Kwai We’re covering Russian plans for a nationwide coronavirus vaccination campaign, Britain’s dilemma if President Trump loses in November and a far-right extremist group in Germany. Russia plans mass vaccination after shortened trials Russia is planning a nationwide vaccination campaign in October with a coronavirus vaccine that has […]

Indifference to Doctrine

July 22, 2020 in Christian Life, Culture, Spiritual Warfare, Education, Gospel, Ministry

by Dr. Burk Parsons If the church is to understand and confess sound doctrine, reject unbiblical doctrines, and dispose of unbiblical presuppositions and doctrinal misunderstandings, we must begin by repenting of our indifference to doctrine. Without sound doctrine, we are doomed. The proper study of doctrine is not easy. It […]

A decade of Tears and Blood: 10 Years of Boko Haram Terrorism in Nigeria

Amazing Grace

July 20, 2020 in Health & Environment, Health, Christian Life, Culture, Spiritual Warfare, Justice, Religion, Tolerance, Connecting....., Religious Persecution, Peace, Grief & Loss

by Rev. Stephen Baba Panya From ECWA Archive: Originally published December 14, 2012 Most, if not all of you, have been aware of the terrible attacks of Christians by the Muslim Boko Haram Movement in Northern and Middle Belt Regions of Nigeria. Of recent, there has been a very vicious […]

Praise the Lord with Music

July 19, 2020 in Inspiration, COVID-19, Coronavirus, Connecting....., Coronavirus outbreak, Sermons, Health & Environment, Prayer, Christian Life, Culture, Mission

by eCommunicator Psalm 150 1 Praise the Lord.[a] Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens. 2 Praise him for his acts of power; praise him for his surpassing greatness. 3 Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet, praise him with the harp and lyre, 4 […]

Journals Opening up to Science Expertise from South

July 18, 2020 in Coronavirus, Coronavirus outbreak, Health & Environment, Health, Culture, Education, Travel, Economic Growth, COVID-19

by eCommunicator Global travel restrictions as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak are accelerating a trend towards research publications focussed on the global South, publishers say. It means the days of fly-in-fly-out field work may be winding back for researchers from developed countries. While the COVID-19 pandemic has interrupted some […]

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