Day: November 13, 2026
488 articles
ClaudetteIs Advent Biblical? Exploring Its Roots in Scripture and Christian Tradition
Advent, the author explains, is the stretch of time beginning four Sundays before Christmas, a season of preparation that leads toward the celebration of Christ’s birth. The word...
God’s Strategies Often Make No Sense to Us, but We Can Trust Him
God’s strategies often look foolish from a human point of view, and this devotional for November 13 uses the stories of Elijah and the widow of Zarephath to...
Amish Retreat Leader in Missouri Faces Charges Over Baby’s Death, Alleged Sexual Abuse and Kidnapping
Sam Shetler, 42, was arrested in March after a multi-year investigation into the Mercy and Truth Amish and Mennonite Retreat in Cooper County, Missouri, according to one report...
Manslaughter Case Against Amish Retreat Owner Sam Shetler to Move to Montgomery County
Sam Shetler, 42, of Boonville, Missouri, was charged in early 2025 with a series of felony counts. According to court records cited by several outlets, he faced three...
Survivor of 2006 Nickel Mines Amish school shooting dies at 23
Rosanna King, 23, who was wounded as a child in the 2006 shooting at West Nickel Mines School in Bart Township, died Tuesday, according to sources familiar with...
Ohio Law Requiring Flashing Lights on Amish Buggies Put on Hold After Harvard Law Clinic Challenge
Ohio’s requirement that an Amish community attach flashing electric lights to its horse-drawn buggies is now on hold, following an early court win that students from Harvard Law...
Coptic Pope Tawadros II Consecrates Church in Obersiebenbrunn, Lower Austria, Austria
Coptic Orthodox Patriarch Tawadros II consecrated a new church during a visit to Austria. He dedicated the Makarios church at St. Anthony’s monastery in Obersiebenbrunn, Lower Austria. The...
Coptic Orthodox Church in Berlin-Lichtenberg, Germany, damaged in arson fire, bishop says
A fire was set at the Coptic Orthodox Church in Berlin-Lichtenberg on Roedeliusplatz 2 on Monday evening. It is the second arson attack on the church after one...
Baptist Pastor in Gronau, Germany, Researches History of Colonia Dignidad
The origins of Colonia Dignidad are closely tied to the Baptist church in Gronau, in North Rhine-Westphalia, where Michael Gordon serves as pastor of the Evangelical Baptist Church....
