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… so, he brings us to a theology of baptism that is glocal. He also reminds us of the great flood prayer of the theologian Martin Luther: “Through the baptism of your dear Son, you sanctified and set apart the Jordan and all waters as a blessed flood.” Indeed, we may get a glimpse of Jesus the man at Bethany, becoming particular, and Jesus …

… and New York City. From botched prison executions to a stream of desperate migrant children flooding America’s southern border, things felt troubled, disorienting, always on the verge of …

… Umar Shah … UCA News … Christians in the flood-affected Srinagar district in the Kashmir region of South Asia say they will celebrate a … Family Catholic Church, which serves 50 Catholic families in the district, remains damp after flooding inundated it on Sept. 6. Tens of thousands of people were left stranded that month when floods and landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains devastated parts of Indian-administered …

… morning. Azizul, whom I intended to see at his home, was beyond reach. His neighborhood was flooded, no boat was available, and I could not shout loud enough to be heard by him. There was …

… of mingling and encounter, of embracing and supporting one another, of stepping into this flood tide which, while chaotic, can become a genuine experience of fraternity, a caravan of …

… wrote in their letter. Church workers also share the physical hardships posed by seasonal flooding, which has been particularly severe in several recent years, washing away villages, …

… level rise will strain an already constrained freshwater supply, as well as increase coastal flooding and erosion – threatening infrastructure, agriculture and tourism on the islands. “We …

… rainfall as it slowly crosses the northern Philippines … after leaving four dead and mass flooding in its wake. … (text and video) … Pope Francis' woman problem … Francis has repeatedly …

… same region devastated 13 months ago. The government Dec. 4 ordered mandatory evacuations of flood-prone and coastal communities, including portions of Tacloban, which sustained heavy damage …

… in avoiding the most extreme effects of climate change. Those impacts include sea level rises, floods, droughts, food shortages, higher frequency of forest fires and more intense extreme … homes will be destroyed and their children will not be able to continue their schooling if floods or drought disrupt their family life once more. We cannot continue to stand by as the …

… but what can we do? They are our brothers and sisters.” Imagine this small, poor country flooded with refugees from the wars in Iraq, the war in Syria. “They are our brothers and …

… the Kurdistan area of northern Iraq, Abada replays the scene over and over in her mind. "Tears flooded down like rain when I saw an Islamic State militant about 60 years old snatch my daughter …

… that opening an additional 413 acres to mining would leave the hollow more susceptible to flooding and polluted air and their home vulnerable to blasting. Surface mining is another name … rainwater runoff from the mountain sites. "I'm concerned with water and I'm concerned with flooding," said Stephen Comer, a retired electrician who has chronic obstructive pulmonary … hold back the water. I don't sleep now if it rains hard for a long time." Besides the greater flood risk, the Comers are concerned about the dust that inevitably comes when workers dynamite …

… sexual abuse in the Catholic church has been "effectively and permanently ... remedied," A flooded church and a disabled pastor: A parishioner reflects on a year of crisis:  … A Parish …

… in some cases.” Along with it: increased poverty and displacement of people; coastal flooding; exacerbated health problems; and an indirect amplification of the common drivers of …

… the coal mines were operating and everyone was working to just almost a ghost town. And the floods in the early 2000s kind of finished off what the coal mining's leaving has done," Bailey …

… made the news in April, the government agency that deals with adoptions and child welfare was flooded with calls from women who said they'd either had the same devastating experience, or had …

… It is there where we are lifted up to be with him in spirit and in truth. In the rush to flood the movie market with lucrative "Christian" faith and family-friendly films, filmmakers …

… justice lobby. We at NETWORK have the task of influencing the way legislators make policy. The flood of facts, figures and findings often swamps my intellect, muddling the motivations I held …

… have become more severe and recurrent and are frequently followed by excessive rains or floods. Temperatures are much higher and weather patterns are now unpredictable. In conferences, …