The World and Everything In It

On December 8 the Islamist rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, known as HTS, overthrew the brutal government of Bashar al-Assad in Syria. There’s a new regime in Damascus, but in northeast Syria a lot remains the same. It’s still one of the most chaotic places in the world. WORLD correspondent Caleb Welde traveled around the region in November of 2023 with the Free Burma Rangers. That’s a Christian aid group working in some of the world’s most dangerous war zones.This is the first of two episodes based on Caleb’s reporting last year. Today Caleb will tell us the story of a Syrian woman named Hawler Sheikhe. She was 13 years old when ISIS roared into Syria in 2014. But when ISIS forced her to flee her home, she found herself on a journey that would eventually lead her to Christ– and beatings, bombings, and death threats.Audio from:CNNSky NewsNBC NewsEuronewsSupport WORLD News Group at wng.org/donate.

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Religious liberty highlights of 2024, Ethiopian famine relief 40 years later, and remembering those with spiritual influence who died last year. Plus, the importance of history, a photoshoot gone wrong, and the Thursday morning news. Support The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donate. Additional support comes from Dordt University. Service opportunities at Dordt give students a chance to gain practical wisdom for lives of service – until all is made new. And from Commuter Bible, the work-week audio Bible in four annual plans. Available via podcast app and commuterbible.org

Political news of the year, global trends of 2024, and those in government and law who died this year. Plus, Cal Thomas reflects on Jimmy Carter’s faith, a chess champion challenges the dress code, and the Wednesday morning news.Support The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donate. Additional support comes from Commuter Bible, the work-week audio Bible in four annual plans. Available via podcast app and And from Dordt University, where students are invited into God’s story of restoration; to live, learn, and work together with joyful purpose in all of life -  until all is made new.