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  US & Canada Migration Society & Culture

  Evangelical body welcomes US pause on deporting immigrant laborers in agriculture and hospitality

  By Chris Eyte

  The National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) has welcomed a recent U.S. government decision to halt arrests and deportations of non-criminal immigrants working in agriculture and hospitality—calling the policy shift a step toward greater stability for immigrant families, American communities, and the churches they attend.

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  US & Canada Society & Culture Education

  Evangelical Press Association expands global reach, strengthens online training with acquisition of Magazine Training International

  By CDI Staff

  The Evangelical Press Association (EPA) has officially acquired Magazine Training International (MTI), bringing the global Christian publishing training ministry under its organizational umbrella in a move aimed at expanding digital resources and online instruction for Christian magazine publishers worldwide.

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  US & Canada Middle East Society & Culture Education

  Eight newly installed Dead Sea Scrolls on display at Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California, U.S.

  By Chris Eyte

  Eight newly installed Dead Sea Scrolls, including a rare manuscript outlining the beliefs and structure of the ancient Qumran sect, are now on display at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California. The scrolls are part of the ongoing “Dead Sea Scrolls: The Exhibition,” hosted by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute (RRPFI), marking the final rotation before the exhibit closes on Sept. 2.

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  US & Canada Family & Children Society & Culture Health

  New study links marijuana to heart failure, echoing Christian medical professionals’ long-standing warnings against recreational use

  By Heewon Ham

  A major new study has added to a growing body of research highlighting the health risks associated with marijuana use—particularly its impact on heart function—reinforcing concerns long voiced by Christian medical professionals. As global support for recreational legalization expands and acceptance increases among Christians, some Christian leaders are urging caution, citing both emerging health data and biblical principles that call believers to sobriety and self-control, especially in protecti

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  US & Canada Society & Culture Family & Children

  'Sharing the love of Christ': Ministry targets North Texas for new food distribution facility for kids in poverty

  By The Christian Post

  The fight against child hunger has a new home in North Texas. Children’s Hunger Fund (CHF), based in California, broke ground last month on a new facility in Prosper, about 25 miles north of Dallas, where an estimated 100 million meals will eventually be distributed to local children living in poverty.

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  Latin America US & Canada Church & Missions Society & Culture

  'The arts God gave them': Héber Negrão’s vision as GEN president to see the global Church worship in its own voice

  By Timothy Goropevsek

  The Global Ethnodoxology Network (GEN) has appointed Brazilian musician and ethnomusicologist Héber Negrão as its new president, marking a significant leadership transition that reflects the rising influence of Global South perspectives in missions and theology. In an extended interview with Christian Daily International, Negrão shared how his calling to missions emerged through music, what ethnodoxology means in practice, and why culturally-rooted artistic expression is essential to a vibrant g