China is ramping up its effort to wipe out house churches, the only place some say independent Christianity exists in the Communist country. The new campaign focuses on new restrictions on para-church ...
Read More »‘It’s Jesus’ says Baylor coach after championship win
Baylor basketball coach Scott Drew discussed his faith on national television after his team won the NCAA championship on Monday evening. During a post-game interview on CBS, Drew mentioned his faith as ...
Read More »Sen. Warnock deletes Easter tweet that dowplayed death of Jesus
Georgia Senator Raphael Warnock has deleted an Easter tweet that downplayed the significance of the crucifixion of Jesus, saying we can “save ourselves.” The lawmaker’s tweet was immediately flooded with responses from ...
Read More »God ‘has the plan’ says Dana Perino in new book on faith
Dana Perino, former press secretary for George W. Bush, has written a new book to share her insights about life and faith. “Everything Will Be Okay: Life Lessons for Young Women (From ...
Read More »Campaign kicks off to translate Bible into every language by 2033
The largest Bible translation campaign to ever be introduced on social and digital media is launching just in time for Easter. The effort to translate scripture into the last remaining languages will ...
Read More »Easter and World History’s Two Greatest Events
The Gutenberg Printing Press was invented around 1440, having a huge impact on learning, communications and much more worldwide. The United States Constitution was adopted September 17, 1787, establishing a new form ...
Read More »The Chosen Season Two starts Easter Sunday
The highly-anticipated second season of The Chosen returns on Easter Sunday. Dallas Jenkins, creator and director of the series, revealed the news in a livestream event. The first episode of the nine-episode ...
Read More »Shannon Bream and her book on incredible Women of the Bible
Popular Fox News host Shannon Bream has published a new book focusing on the incredible stories of women in the Bible. “Women of the Bible Speak: The Wisdom of 16 Women and ...
Read More »How to Have a Successful Retreat
A retreat is a great way to bring your church or organization together. There are numerous themes you can choose. From women’s and men’s retreats to youth, leadership, couples, 50 plus, worship and more. ...
Read More »Just 40 percent who normally attend Easter services will do so Sunday
The arrival of the pandemic caused major disruptions to Easter services at many churches in 2020. Although churchgoers say they now are more comfortable with attending live services, many still plan to ...
Read More »U.S. church membership drops below 50 percent for first time
Less than half of Americans now say they belong to a house of worship, which is the lowest number since polling began in the mid-1930s. The decline is part of a continued ...
Read More »‘Turn Your Season Around’: Baseball legend Darryl Strawberry on winning the game of life
Few people understand the highs and lows of baseball – and of life itself – better than Darryl Strawberry. His storied career with the New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers and New ...
Read More »Polls find record low church attendance, majority of Republicans support same-sex marriage
For the first time, religious service attendance has fallen below 50 percent while a majority of Republican voters say they support same-sex marriage. According to a Public Religion Research Institute polls, less ...
Read More »Court rules university officials personally accountable for religious discrimination
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has ruled in favor of a Christian club that was kicked off campus by officials at the University of Iowa. The story began ...
Read More »Today in Christian history: John Lightfoot was born
Imagine becoming the best Hebrew scholar in your nation without once speaking to a Jewish person. That is what John Lightfoot did. He may never even have seen a Jew, for all ...
Read More »After homeless man robbed company twice, owner responds with mercy
After being robbed twice by a homeless man, John Paul Cates opted for mercy instead of prosecution. A Surveillance camera caught Travis Sueyoshi nabbing over $10,000 in tools from a construction site ...
Read More »Why Christianity put away its dancing shoes – only to discover them centuries later
In the PBS documentary series “The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song,” scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. shows how African Americans introduced new rhythms, music and dancing to ...
Read More »Slain Boulder Police Officer Talley was a dedicated Christian dad to seven
One of the ten people killed in the mass shooting at a Colorado grocery store was not only a Boulder police officer, but also a deeply committed Christian. Fifty-one-year-old Officer Eric Talley ...
Read More »Southwest flight crew finds Navy sailor’s wallet, adds $100 before returning it
A story about Southwest Airlines, a navy sailor and his wallet proves kindness is not dead. This reminder is becoming more imperative as stories of conflict and hate saturate the media cycle. ...
Read More »Consider the Cross: Stories from Arab and Persian viewers of Christian television
Across the Middle East and North Africa, people are coming to Christ as a satellite TV ministry encourages them to “Consider the Cross.” Sat-7 is a Christian satellite broadcasting ministry reaching into ...
Read More »American Indian pastor embraces his culture to share Jesus
People don’t grow into mature Christians until they serve others, says American Indian pastor and ministry leader Bruce Plummer. “I just believe serving people first is so critical when you want to ...
Read More »Michael Youssef warns pastors against woke culture in churches
Dr. Michael Youssef, best-selling author and pastor of Church of the Apostles in Atlanta, warns pastors about embracing “woke culture” in their churches saying it’s “popular and appeals to the flesh.” “Bowing ...
Read More »Vatican: Church cannot bless same-sex unions
The Catholic Church is affirming that it doesn’t have the power to bless same-sex unions. “Does the church have the power to give the blessing to unions of persons of the same ...
Read More »Psychologist and author Jordan Peterson moving closer toward Christianity
Dr. Jordan Peterson, the hugely popular Canadian clinical psychologist who promotes personal responsibility and opposes political correctness, could be changing his attitude toward Christianity. For years, the best-selling author was asked if ...
Read More »Beth Moore discusses decision to leave Baptist denomination
Christian leaders are responding to the departure from the Southern Baptist denomination by respected author and Bible teacher Beth Moore. Born Wanda Elizabeth in 1957, her departure was intensely covered in the ...
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