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In The World—December 25, 2016

By Melissa Wuske Americans Believe in Miraculous Healing About two-thirds (66 percent) of American adults believe that a person can be supernaturally healed by God, according to a Barna research study. Evangelical Christians are the most likely to believe in this kind of healing, with 87 percent strongly agreeing. “The experience of actual physical healing […]

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In The World—April 3, 2016

By Melissa Wuske Prayer App for Persecuted Believers Stories of persecution against Christians are prevalent. Recently, a magazine published by The Boston Globe ran a series of articles about persecution of Christians worldwide. In one installment, John L. Allen cites estimates that a Christian is killed for their faith every hour. With a problem this […]

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In The World—August 23, 2015

By Melissa Wuske Museum Paintings Accessible to Visually Impaired Most art museums have placards that chide visitors: “Don’t touch the art.” But an exhibit called “Touching the Prado” at Spain’s Prado museum took a different route. It recreated famous paintings with raised, textured pigments and encouraged people, especially those who are blind and visually impaired, […]