Jerusalem is getting ready for Christmas. The Jerusalem Municipality distributed approximately 350 Christmas trees to residents free of charge on Thursday. Residents gathered at the New Gate in the Old City to ...
Read More »Bethlehem quiet for Christmas as Christian residents flee the Palestinian-ruled city
Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus, is again quiet this year. For the second Christmas since Palestinian citizens joined Hamas terrorists in the Oct. 7, 2024 attack on Israel, an eerie silence has ...
Read More »Now is the time to bring country together, actor Kevin Sorbo says
Christian actor Kevin Sorbo is encouraging unity in the wake of this week’s presidential election. “Once we have who we have, people have to go, ‘OK, what do we need to do ...
Read More »Sunday will mark International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church
Christians are urged to pray for other believers facing persecution on Sunday, November 10, which is the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. “Since Oct. 7, 2023, the whole Middle ...
Read More »Pastor risks life sharing the Gospel as Christians killed in Nigeria
Pastor Eli Abdullah Tinau lives in the charred room that remains of his home after an attack by militant Fulani Muslims, an increasingly violent group accused of killing thousands of Christians in ...
Read More »National Prayer Altar seeks to unite Christians in prayer for nation
The National Prayer Altar was held at the Museum of the Bible in late October to unite Christians in prayer for the nation ahead of the election. Pastor James Ward Jr. of ...
Read More »Love Zambia Festival reaches hundreds of thousands with gospel message
The Luis Palau Association partnered with nearly 5,000 churches across many denominations to sponsor the recent Love Zambia Festival. This nationwide evangelistic campaign trained tens of thousands of Christians and reached hundreds ...
Read More »Pastor offers words of hope for Christians going through both literal and figurative storms
Many individual Christians and churches are among the hundreds of thousands of Americans affected by recent devastating storms, including hurricanes. Pastor Jesse Bradley of Auburn, Wash., offered them a message of hope. ...
Read More »32 million churchgoing Christians unlikely to vote in November, survey finds
More than 100 million people of faith, including 32 million churchgoing Christians, are unlikely to vote in the November election, according to new research from the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian ...
Read More »Practicing Christians score higher on Human Flourishing Index, research finds
Practicing Christians flourish more than people who identify as non-religious, the State of the Bible USA 2024 report from the American Bible Society found. The Human Flourishing Index, created by Harvard University, ...
Read More »Actor Russell Brand responds to critics after performing baptism in his underwear
After his dramatic conversion, actor Russell Brand is learning that other Christians can be critical at times. Last month, he posted a photo on social media of him and a friend performing ...
Read More »Chiefs’ kicker Harrison Butker starts PAC to encourage Christians to vote
Chiefs’ kicker Harrison Butker has launched a political action committee, UPRIGHT PAC, to encourage Christians to vote for candidates and issues that support their beliefs. “Athletes are citizens like the rest of us, ...
Read More »First release of State of the Church study has surprising findings, researchers say
The Barna Group and Gloo have released the first installment of research from its State of the Church initiative. The release, titled “What Christians Really Believe,” explores key trends that influence how ...
Read More »Most evangelical Christians feel unequipped to share their faith, survey finds
Although most evangelical Christians believe that sharing the gospel is their duty, many don’t feel prepared to share their faith, a new survey from the Institute of Faith and Culture and Lifeway ...
Read More »Ministry meets needs of Lebanese Christians persecuted by Hezbollah
Christian humanitarian organization Help The Persecuted is stepping up its efforts to address the growing physical and spiritual needs of persecuted Christians and other vulnerable communities in Lebanon. The efforts come as ...
Read More »Immigrants are more religious than overall U.S. population
The world’s 280 million immigrants have greater shares of Christians, Muslims and Jews than the general population, according to a new Pew Research Center study. “You see migrants coming to places like the ...
Read More »Ugandans defy persecution, hold 70 nights of crusades
Ugandans are coming under increasing attacks from Islamist terrorists targeting Christians. That isn’t stopping a nationwide response to the gospel that drew huge crowds. Similar crusades are also happening in Ethiopia. Evangelist ...
Read More »Christians continue to grapple with proper role of artificial intelligence
The rapid rise of artificial intelligence has led to interesting questions about the future roles of humans and AI. The Barna Group and the technology platform Gloo recently asked both Christians and ...
Read More »Chaplains of all faiths prepare for Summer Paris Olympics
More than 120 faith leaders are preparing to spiritually support 10,000 athletes at the Summer Olympics in Paris, which will begin late next month. “We’ll need to bring them back to earth, ...
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 »Actress Patricia Heaton: Christians should stand with Jewish people
It is time for Christians to take a firm stand against the rising tide of antisemitism, actress Patricia Heaton said. “You could see that body cam footage from Hamas where they were ...
Read More »Older, biblically literate Christians more likely to support Israel, Jewish people
The age and biblical knowledge of Christians shapes their opinion of Israel, the Jewish people and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, a recent study found. The comparative study, which simultaneously examined sentiment across mainline, ...
Read More »Researching near-death experiences leads author on journey toward faith
Christians have long debated whether so-called near-death experiences are authentic or counterfeit. NDEs, as they are known, are a scientifically recognized phenomenon that occur when people are clinically dead. People often see ...
Read More »How Christian donors may be worsening Haiti’s orphan crisis
As the security crisis in Haiti continues, the humanitarian aid group Haiti Family Care Network is urging U.S. Christian donors to refrain from worsening the situation by donating to orphanages and to redirect their ...
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