The spiral-bound tomes guarding the secrets of the best sugar cookies, sheet cake, and seven-layer salad are disappearing—but not completely.

And other brief news stories from Christians around the world.

Christians can love America—with all of its flaws and failures—precisely because we don’t expect it to be the kingdom of God.

She championed both abolition and women’s rights. And she wasn’t afraid to challenge advocates of either cause.

Christians can’t know what’s waiting for us next year. But we can know what kind of people we hope to be when we get there.

In a lawsuit five women allege the anti-trafficking hero sexually assaulted them, raising the question of whether ministries should engage in such off-the-grid operations.

The wait for those with religious worker visas suddenly grew by years due to a procedural shift, and advocates and attorneys fear they could lose their place in the US.

Still, fewer persecuted Christians have been able to flee to the US.

Christian aid organization says it is not and defends former director sentenced to prison in Israel.

And other brief news stories from Christians around the world.