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Word on the Street (WOTS) is a Christian, college magazine written, designed, and printed by members of Street Level Ministries on the UW-Stout, UW-River Fall, and UW-Superior campuses in Wisconsin. Since 2013, we have been producing a WOTS magazine in the Philippines compiled by a dedicated crew on Cebu Island. Read the latest issue online to unlock the truth about God, discover local events, and

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05/10/2026

Out with the old ⏩⏩ in with the new!

Find Issue 99 on campus ‘zine racks, in the community, and online now!

05/01/2026

Just a typical Thursday night 👀

04/05/2026

At the end of 2025, the University of Oklahoma fired an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper. Samantha Fulnecky, a junior at the school, received zero out of 25 on an assignment in which she referenced the Bible after graduate teaching assistant William “Mel” Curth scored the paper.

Curth tasked Fulnecky and her classmates with writing a response to a scholarly article titled “Relations Among Gender Typicality, Peer Relations, and Mental Health During Early Adolescence,” which discusses results of a study about gender norms among middle schoolers and the social ramifications children may face for not conforming to gender norms.

The third-year student responded by saying that gender norms should be celebrated, not denigrated. She cited Genesis, the first book of the Bible, in which God created men and women equally, but with separate purposes.

Fulnecky appealed her grade on the assignment, which was worth 3% of the final grade in the class, and the university said the assignment would not count.

Keep reading: readwots.com/2026/02/believers-community-news-13/

04/03/2026

Locked in on Issue 99!

Meanwhile, LD is bringing the vibes with California Dreamin’ on ✌️

04/01/2026

JERUSALEM – The Church of Our Changing Lord has unveiled its latest initiative: the Build-A-Bible store, a new concept designed to allow parishioners to create personalized versions of the Bible tailored to their individual beliefs and preferences.

The store offers visitors a wide range of covers at very competitive prices. Classic choices such as navy blue, a leathery black, and striking red are available, as well as less conventional designs such as patriotic flags and many colored rainbows. Simon, a frequent customer and amateur magician, had this to say about his cover choice. “I felt that paying a little extra to get a picture of myself on the front and back was well worth it. I mean, who else would I rather look at?”

Once the exterior is chosen, customers are invited to personalize the contents of their Bible. Build-A-Bible allows individuals to rearrange, highlight, or even remove sections of scripture. Some opt for condensed versions that omit challenging passages, like the idea of sin, repentance, or the entire Old Testament. Others emphasize certain themes or add new messages of their own. At Build-A-Bible, all dogs go to heaven.

Keep reading: readwots.com/2026/02/build-a-bible

03/29/2026

Meet Hans, a staff member of in the Philippines! He shared a little bit of his story with us in Issue 98:

My pastor describes a Christian without a church like a hand without a body: it is good as dead. It is useless. As Christians, we can’t deny our need for a church to serve God and His people in, and for our own spiritual growth. As for me, at some point, I was the hand without a body.

Almost four years ago, I got involved in a Christian church. This was a church where the Bible is taught and I had opportunities to serve God. I really thought everything would be fine as time went by. But when it was time for me to go to college, I had to move far away from the church to study. At first, I was thinking, “It will be just four years to get my degree plus one year to get my license, then after that I will surely get a job and go back to serve God again,” not realizing that I was already treating my relationship with God as something temporary and optional.

As time went by, I didn’t notice that my faith was progressing backwards. I stopped praying, stopped reading my Bible, and became so consumed by schoolwork, deadlines, and pressure that I became useless in the ministry. Even though I was busy and productive as a student, inside I felt empty and spiritually dry. It almost looked like I had never really met or encountered Christ at all. I was slowly becoming the “bodyless hand.”

Read the full story 🔗 in bio

03/26/2026

An influential Protestant church in China says prominent leaders have been arrested in what appears to be a growing crackdown on the underground church movement. Nine people were detained in early January after police raided their homes and the church office in Chengdu, in central China, the Early Rain Covenant Church said. Five were later released.

The Communist Party has long pressured Christians to join only state-sanctioned churches led by government-approved pastors. But Christian groups say the grip has tightened noticeably, with arrests becoming more common and prompt.

More than 1,000 miles away in Wenzhou, authorities have been demolishing the Yayang Church building, video obtained by non-profit ChinaAid, which monitors religious persecution, shows. ChinaAid said it was told by multiple sources that hundreds of armed and special police officers have been deployed to stand guard outside the building.

Sometimes known as “the Jerusalem of China”, Wenzhou has more Christians than any other city in the country. Residents living near Yayang Church have been “driven away,” while those working in the area have been instructed not to take photographs or record video, ChinaAid said.

This latest wave of arrests and destruction of churches shows the Communist Party’s resolve to s***f out churches that do not align with its ideology, Christian groups say.

China promotes atheism and controls religion. The government said in 2018 that there were 44 million Christians in the country, but it’s unclear if that number includes those who attend the many underground churches.

Source: bbc.com/news/articles/ckgl8jgdxypo

03/23/2026

Algorithms show people only what they want to see, only what they will agree with. After all, we wouldn’t want to view something that disagrees with us. The constant stream of biased data creates a perceived universal agreement on the “right way to think” in our minds, taking away our ability to think critically against it. Why would we? All the information we see supports this ideal viewpoint. The truth isn’t fact; it’s whatever is shouted the loudest.

The challenge to our age is not the lack of information, but the courage to question it…thinking before believing becomes a radical act.

Read Issue 98 online at readwots.com or pick up a paper copy in:
📍 Menomonie
📍 River Falls
📍 Amsterdam
📍 The Philippines

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