Maamoul: The Easter Sweet Loved by Muslims, Christians, and Jews

Experts debate the origin of the date- or nut-filled pastry, but Middle Eastern believers love the taste and the Good Friday symbolism in its shapes.
The Middle East’s favorite sweet symbolizes Good Friday.
Maamoul is a buttery cookie baked …

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After Terrorists Kill 130, Russian Evangelicals Resist Revenge

As Moscow and Kyiv trade insinuations over concert hall killing claimed by ISIS affiliate, Christian leaders focus on compassion and forgiveness instead of blame.
Russian evangelicals used Sunday sermons to condemn a terrorist attack that killed mo…

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Who Restricts Religion More, Politicians or the People? Pew Crunched the Global Data.

Annual report grades 198 nations and territories, with 9 in 10 harassing believing communities. China and Nigeria score the worst.
Government restrictions on religion are at a global high.
Social hostility toward religion, however, has ticked dow…

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‘Dune’ Centers Islamic Imagery. These Muslim-World Novels Center Christ.

Drawing from their long experience in the Islamic world, evangelical novelists pen fiction to help Muslims and Americans better see Jesus.
Can you imagine if Dune took place in the ocean instead of the desert? One Christian novel does.
With Dune: …

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Petra Means Rock Churches: Jordan Permits First Prayers in 1,400 Years

Religious tourism initiative at ancient city recalls Moab, Byzantium, and Arab tribal Christianity, amid speculation on Paul’s possible first missionary journey.
Imagine yourself as Indiana Jones, traversing the narrow, nearly mile-long Siq gorge, …

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