Jeremy Weber

Coptic leaders, at the front lines of compassion, win new respect for the Christian community. The greatest obstacle to sharing the gospel with Muslims is not government restrictions on religious freedom, said Tharwat Wahba, missiology professor at the Evangelical Theological Seminary in Cairo. Instead, it is the heritage of fear created over 14 centuries under Islamic rule.

Debates over short-term mission trips are nothing new. But a theological argument that approves of teams spending a day at the beach? Coming from an anthropologist? For everyone who's ever thought about short-term mission trip, Dr. Brian Howells thought-provoking new book offers insights that may help shape the experience.

Church-state violation reveals urgency of Mexico's war on drug. Drug related violence has claimed over 11,000 Mexicans since president Felipe Calderon effectively declared war on the Sinaloa and gulf drug cartels in 2006

Martyrdoms threaten to displace Christian workers from the Gulf state