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Poor Weather Glooms Over Super Bowl XLVIII (or Snowbowl III)
The stage has been set for Super Bowl XLVIII. The no. 1 defense in the league (Seattle Seahawks) will be facing off against the no. 1 offense in the league (Denver Broncos). Fans will be flocking around their television sets on Feb. 2 to see whether the Seahawks will win their first Super Bowl title or if Peyton Manning will cement his legacy with his second ring. But will fans flock to New Jersey's MetLife Stadium where the Super Bowl will be held?
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Sochi Winter Olympics 2014: Russia Assures Safety at Upcoming Games
Concerns have been raised regarding the upcoming Sochi Winter Olympics after a militant group in Dagestan posted up a video on Sunday, warning of a "surprise package," but Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed that his country has stepped up in security and is ready to handle any threat.
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Syria: Assad Regime Accused of 'Systemic' Torture and Killings of 11,000 Detainees
A team of three renowned war crime prosecutors and three forensics experts claim to have found evidence to prove Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad guilty of "systematic torture and killing" of 11,000 detainees, according to a 31-page report by the lawyers on the team. Their report, based on more than 27,000 photographs from a source named "Caesar" will be brought up to the international criminal tribunal, the group says.
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Richard Sherman Apologizes, Explains His Actions on Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated published an essay written by Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman on Monday which features a detailed explanation about Sherman's feelings about his postgame rant following his team's Sunday night NFC Championship victory. Sherman wrote that San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree pushed Sherman's face after Sherman patted his back and offered to shake his hand following the final play of the game. This led to his outburst during a postgame interview with Fo
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A church in South Korea’s Guri City suffers fire damage, no injuries reported
A church in Guri City, near Seoul, South Korea, experienced a fire on July 3 that caused damage to parts of its main sanctuary building
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Bible scholar suggests ‘Mark of the Beast’ may not be 666 after all
Canadian Bible scholar Wes Huff is encouraging Christians to reexamine a widely held assumption about Revelation 13:18—that the number of the beast is definitively 666. According to Huff, some of the earliest and most respected manuscripts suggest a different number altogether: 616.
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‘Squid Game’ Season 3 raises spiritual questions about trust, despair, and redemption
In a recent column for Christianity Today, Michelle Park explores Squid Game: Season 3 through a biblical lens, arguing that the show’s narrative highlights not only societal decay but also a deeper, often unspoken, yearning for redemption and trust.
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“Sinners”: Gospel distorted by ethnicity and regionalism
In the latest installment of his Bricolage in the Movie series, Dr. Ukjoo Park offers a cultural-theological reading of Sinners, a supernatural drama directed by Ryan Coogler. Set in the racially segregated 1930s Mississippi Delta, the film follows two Black brothers who operate a juke joint while battling vampires—and racism.
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27 girls and 1 counselor missing after flash flood hits Texas Christian Camp
A sudden flash flood swept through a Christian summer camp in Texas early Friday morning, leaving 27 girls and one adult counselor initially unaccounted for, with 12 still missing as of Sunday.
