Retiring from the construction industry gave Bill Denman of Independence the freedom to enjoy taking their classic 1938 Ford coupe to local car shows with his wife Mary. They also got involved ...
Read More »Houston, we have a prayer: Church supports astronauts in space
Prayer meetings are out of this world at Providence Baptist Church in Houston. Members of the church, which is about 10 minutes from the Johnson Space Center, take a moment during Wednesday ...
Read More »Wyoming pastor fishes for souls by taking people on fishing trips
Pastor Duke Edwards of Wilderness Church in Pinedale, Wyo., takes the call to be a fisher of men literally. Several times a month during warm weather, he takes the church’s drift boat ...
Read More »Adding Celebrate Recovery ministry helps church experience rapid growth
Worship attendance at The Assembly church in Warner Robins, Ga., has grown from 600 to 1,500 since it introduced the Celebrate Recovery ministry five years ago. Terry Theus approached the pastor, Darrell ...
Read More »Here’s the scoop: Former Blue Bell CEO puts God above ice cream
Although Ben & Jerry’s ice cream often supports progressive causes and promotes divestment from Israel, Blue Bell is promoting the work of the church. In his new book, “One Scoop at a ...
Read More »French Bible Society to distribute 200,00 Bibles during Olympics
Athletes and spectators participating in the summer Olympics in Paris will receive a special edition of the New Testament, thanks to the French Bible Society. The organization plans to hand out 140,000 ...
Read More »One Million Souls Campaign sharing gospel through “Firing Squad” movie
The ambitious One Million Souls Campaign hopes to introduce one million people to Christ through the message of redemption in the upcoming movie “The Firing Squad.” Directed by Christian filmmaker Tim Chey, ...
Read More »In Quitting Church, Americans Gave Up More Than They’d Bargained For
Now, atheists and agnostics realize the important role a church community plays in the health of the nation. I’ve long argued it’s difficult — really, next to impossible — to practice Christianity ...
Read More »California pastor asks Christians to join with Tennessee in praying for nation this month
Pastor Jack Hibbs of Calvary Chapel Chino Hills is asking Christians to pray for the nation this month. He asked his own congregation to join with Tennessee, where Republican Gov. Bill Lee ...
Read More »The Messiah Conference gets under way
The Messiah Conference, the world’s largest annual gathering of Messianic Jews and pro-Israel Christians, is taking place at Messiah University in Pennsylvania. The seven-day event features bestselling author Jonathan Cahn; television host Jonathan ...
Read More »Day of the Christian Martyr June 29 will focus on ISIS victims
Christians around the world will observe the Day of the Christian Martyr on June 29, which church tradition holds was the day that the Apostle Paul was beheaded in Rome. In advance ...
Read More »Gen Z reading Bible more, looking for authenticity, survey finds
The recent State of the Bible survey from the American Bible Society offers a ray of hope for younger generations. More than 20 percent of Gen Z adults say they have increased ...
Read More »Israeli requests for New Testaments have risen after Hamas attacks
The number of New Testament orders from Jews in Israel has increased since the Hamas terror attack of last October 7, according to Jews for Jesus. The ministry, affiliated with the Messianic ...
Read More »Two ministries partner to reach more prisoners and their families
Prison Fellowship International and Faith Comes By Hearing are teaming up to share the gospel with hundreds of thousands of prisoners and their families. This initiative targets participants in The Listener’s Way ...
Read More »Actor Russell Brand finds peace in first month as Christian
Actor Russell Brand’s life has changed dramatically since he committed his life to Christ. “I’ve been a Christian a month now, and it’s been a big change,” he said recently on his ...
Read More »1991 – 2024: Swapping Christ for a Holy Russian Empire
The world was changing in wonderful and confusing ways. The Berlin Wall, that concrete block demarcation between the free West and the Iron Curtain of communism, fell to the ground two years ...
Read More »How Bibles are secretly distributed by Voice of the Martyrs
Since its founding by Richard Wurmbrand, Voice of the Martyrs (VOM) has used “creative means to get Bibles into restricted nations.” In a recent fundraising email, VOM asked potential donors to join ...
Read More »Fewer Americans are reading the Bible: Why it matters
How many people today are engaging the Bible in any meaningful way? Apparently, fewer than you might think. In April 2024, the American Bible Society (ABS) published their annual “State of the ...
Read More »Former “Wonder Years” star celebrates two years of faith on Easter Sunday
Danica McKellar, start of the hit TV series “Wonder Years,” said her life changed forever when fellow actress Candace Cameron Bure invited her to church on Palm Sunday. “Easter week for me ...
Read More »3,000 people experience God at Revival on the Border events
Not all of the news coming from the Texas-Mexico border is negative. A pastor who set out this month to pray over the entire southern border said his tent revivals, baptisms and ...
Read More »This is how many Americans believe in the resurrection
Although the nation seems to be growing more secular, there is good news for Christians this Easter season. Two-thirds of Americans still say they believe Jesus physically rose from the dead. Nearly ...
Read More »Despite turmoil, Greg Laurie encourages Christians to look up, pray for revival
When it comes to the state of the world today, Pastor Greg Laurie of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Southern California doesn’t mince words. “Everything’s moving the wrong direction, and social media is ...
Read More »Child star of “Family Affair” finds faith, sobriety after long battle
Actor Johnny Whitaker became a child star on the television series “Family Affair” and went on to live a turbulent life. Today, he shares a message of faith and overcoming addiction at ...
Read More »Ministries team up to triple number of Bibles for prisoners
Prison Fellowship International and Bible League International have distributed more than 550,000 Bibles to prisoners over the past decade, and they plan to triple that number in the next five years. “Our partnership with Bible ...
Read More »“Living on borrowed time,” man preaches in spite of health
Although John Parks has battled a heart attack, cancer and COVID-19 over the past dozen years, God had a plan for his life. “God isn’t done with me yet,” he says. “I’m ...
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