US CHURCHES: HOUSES OF WORSHIP IN HURRICANE FLORENCE’S PATH LOOK TO FEMA FOR A HELPING HAND
YONAT SHIMRON, of Religion News Service, reports on how a change of Federal Government policy in the US has led churches to look to official assistance in the wake of Hurricane Florence…
Texas officials urge US President Trump to act on FEMA funding for houses of worship
RNS Texas officials have written to President Donald Trump urging him to follow up on his tweeted endorsement of federal disaster relief for churches after Hurricane Harvey. “Regrettably, due to a FEMA policy whose terms predate your administration, the same churches that are playing an instrumental role in the recovery effort cannot receive disaster relief […]
After Harvey criticism, US televangelist Joel Osteen opens church to Jews for High Holy Days
RNS Pastor Joel Osteen gives an interview at his Lakewood Church in Houston on 29th August. Osteen and his congregation have set up their church as a shelter for evacuees from the flooding by Tropical Storm Harvey. PICTURE: AP Photo/LM Otero L’Shanah Tovah, y’all. Joel and Victoria Osteen, leaders of Houston’s Lakewood Church, are offering […]
THIS LIFE: WE ARE THE HANDS AND FEET OF JESUS
CAROL ROUND, in an article first published on ASSIST News Service, reflects on the call for Christians to be the “hands and feet” of Jesus to aid those around them…
POSTCARDS: CATHOLIC FAITH MOVES HOUSTON’S ‘MATTRESS MACK’ TO SHELTER HURRICANE HARVEY VICTIMS
BOBBY ROSS, Jr, of Religion News Service, reports on how Houston’s ‘Mattress Mack’ was motivated by his faith to help those impacted by Hurricane Harvey…
Americans join in prayer for those affected by Hurricane Harvey
Americans joined in a national day of prayer to pray for those affected by Hurricane Harvey on Sunday. The prayer day was called via a presidential proclamation, with US President Donald Trump noting at the signing of the proclamation late last week that “[f]rom the beginning of our Nation, Americans have joined together in prayer […]
ESSAY: A FAITH TO WEATHER THE STORM
Against the backdrop of unprecedented flooding in southern Texas in the wake of former Hurricane Harvey, JACOB LUPFER, a contributing editor at Religion News Service, says now is the time to put aside criticism and love our neighbour…