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The 2024 graduating class of Blue Ridge Christian School.   Karen N. Bahm Avarie K. Greer Elizabeth G. Kitchin Ariana T. Ranstrom Tenari N. Vai Isabella E. Wierman Timothy G. Williams   ...

The controversy surrounding the recent Stronger Men’s Conference in Springfield has led to a larger conversation about Christian conferences in general. A promo for the men’s conference began with images of a roaring motorcycle, ...

Here are today’s latest news briefs on Israel and its war against Hamas. Biden Administration blocks arms shipment to Israel The Biden administration on Tuesday night confirmed reports that it had held ...

A 12th century grave recently excavated by Swedish archaeologists provides new clues about Christian burial customs. Several coins were found in the grave of a man whom experts believed was between 20 and ...

Award-winning actor Cuba Gooding Jr. considers his new role as a drug dealer turned Christian in “The Firing Squad” one of the most significant of his career. “After living through the pandemic ...

A survey released Tuesday by National Association of Evangelicals finds a false narrative prevails on humanitarian aid to Gaza. The NAE’s report says “Over 90 percent of evangelical leaders who participated in ...

Chick-fil-A continues to record impressive sales numbers despite being closed on Sunday. It generated more than $21 billion in sales in 2023, a nearly 15 percent increase over the previous year, “Nation’s ...

“Deconstruction” of one’s faith has become a popular – and concerning – trend in the church, author Alisa Childers said. “I do think it’s a fad, although a lot of people would ...

Anti-Israel protests are much more popular on elite college campuses than with the American public in general. Two recent polls find that the American people are on opposite sides of the Biden ...

Persecution of Christians in the United States and throughout the West is on the rise, according to Jeff King, president of International Christian Concern in Washington. “Basically, we are frogs in the ...

Although parents are concerned about artificial intelligence, they are not actively learning about the emerging technology, a new survey from the Barna Group found. Three in four are concerned about AI’s impact ...

As Israel is pressured into a cease-fire, Hamas terrorists in Rafah continue to attack nearby Israeli communities. At least 10 people were wounded in southern Israel, four seriously, on Sunday when Hamas ...

Actor Russell Brand has announced that has been baptized as a Christian. The news comes after Brand had been open about his spiritual journey with fans noticing his comments continued to come ...

While students on many campuses across the nation protested in favor of Hamas, those at Liberty University gathered on the lawn for a worship service as part of the university’s Campus Community ...

Calvin University had high hopes when it hired alumnus Wiebe Boer as president two years ago. Now it is embroiled in a controversy over alleged improprieties In mid-February, Boer resigned after the school’s board ...

The Rev. Doris Nathaniel Benford Sr., who set a Guinness world record by pastoring a Texas church for 72 years, has met his reward. “It is with saddened hearts that we announce ...

Saudi Arabia has decided to normalize relations with Israel and is debating the timing of the announcement, a foreign diplomat familiar with the details told Haaretz this week. According to the source cited in ...

Despite a successful career in television and films such as “Friday Night Lights,” actor Lucas Black says his family comes first. “I chose to step away from ‘NCIS New Orleans‘ because the ...

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 ...

“Unsung Hero,” the new movie about the Christian music group “For King + Country,” earned an impressive $8 million at the box office in its opening weekend. The film from Lionsgate and ...

The United Methodist Church today voted overwhelmingly to allow “self-avowed practicing homosexuals” to be ordained and serve as ministers of the church. The vote, 692-51, was made at their General Conference and ...

Chuck Swindoll stepped down Wednesday as senior pastor of Stonebriar Community Church in Frisco, Texas. Jonathan Murphy, Ph.D., professor of pastoral ministries at Dallas Theological Seminary, will take his place. Swindoll will ...

After weeks of pro-Hamas demonstrations at Columbia University featuring calls for genocide against Jews and the taking of two university employees as hostages, NYPD officers cleared a university building and broke up ...

Grand Canyon University, the nation’s largest Christian university, is fighting back after the U.S. Department of Education vowed to shut it down. “Going after predatory schools preying on first generation students,” Education ...

Missouri has the fourth-highest human trafficking rate in the nation, and legislators hope to address the issue before the current legislative session ends. “People’s lives, especially the lives of children, are being ...