When Anita and I host tours to Israel, one of our favorite sites to take guests is the Pool of Siloam. Here is a location we can definitively say, “Jesus walked here.” ...
Read More »Getty’s Sing! event draws 8,500 to Nashville, 85,000 worldwide
Last week, more than 8,500 individuals from 35 different countries and all over the United States gathered in Nashville, Tennessee, for the 2023 Getty Sing! Music worship conference. Another 80,000 attendees from ...
Read More »Spiritually conscious rapper HerEx takes on Kendrick Lamar
When people think of the most influential rappers of all time, Kendrick Lamar is definitely on the list. The hip-hop artist made history in 2018 by winning a Pulitzer Prize in songwriting ...
Read More »Research and the Bible agree: Generosity is good for you
Generosity, a fundamental virtue of all cultures, finds profound expression in the Bible as benefitting the giver and receiver. New research supports those beliefs. In addition to offering moral instruction, scriptures highlight ...
Read More »Psychiatrist says church is cure for loneliness epidemic
Americans, even many Christians, are experiencing an epidemic of loneliness. The U.S. Surgeon General calls loneliness a public health threat on par with smoking or obesity. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy said ...
Read More »Ministering to Maui children with book, ‘Do You Wonder Why?’
In the wake of the devastating fire that swept through Lahaina, Maui, on August 8, leaving unimaginable destruction and heartache, Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF) has extended its compassionate hand to the resilient ...
Read More »Faith-based film about sex trafficking being filmed in Missouri
“Sound of Freedom,” a movie exposing the dark secrets of sex trafficking, was one of the most successful box office releases of the summer. Now, filmmakers in Southeast Missouri are tackling the ...
Read More »Historic fact of resurrection proves Christianity is true, Ravens coach says
John Harbaugh, who won a Super Bowl as coach of the Baltimore Ravens, studies God’s playbook as closely as a game plan. He is convinced of the historical evidence for Christ’s resurrection. ...
Read More »The Great Commission: Leaders to gather for FINISH Europe Summit
How can the global Church apply the collective time, energy and resources to finish the Great Commission? A plan could be developed by 400 Christian leaders representing 39 European countries meeting for ...
Read More »Rock star Alice Cooper canceled after comments about transgender movement
A cosmetics company dropped its brand partnership with rock music legend Alice Cooper because of his critical comments about the transgender movement. Cooper, an outspoken Christan, signed the deal with Vampyre Cosmetics ...
Read More »The death of church and pub
The nature of community is changing. The old village has gone. One can lament the passing of parish church and village pub, but the type of community that birthed them has gone ...
Read More »Lest We Forget: A Christian Response To Dementia
Liturgies Against Dementia: Inside Margaret Sayers’ ‘Lest We Forget: A Christian Response To Dementia’. Philosopher James K.A. Smith defines liturgy as a physical or embodied practice that infuses noncognitive dispositions and skills ...
Read More »Families at local Lutheran church harvest grapes for communion wine
While other area churches may have been celebrating communion on Sunday morning, members of Hosanna! Lutheran Church in Liberty were preparing for future communion services. Families joined together to harvest grapes that ...
Read More »They lost all, but Maui ministries still serving
The Salvation Army lost its Lahaina Lighthouse Corps complex to the fires on the Hawaiian island of Maui, including the administrative building, church, thrift store, and residential quarters for its staff. All ...
Read More »Wyandotte County church celebrates 137th anniversary, pays off mortgage early
Oak Ridge Missionary Baptist Church in Wyandotte County had several good reasons to celebrate on Sunday. The congregation marked its 137th anniversary as a church and also paid off its mortgage seven ...
Read More »Actor Kevin Sorbo headlines Vitae Foundation dinner at Arrowhead Stadium Sept. 26
Chiefs games won’t be the only events drawing crowds to Arrowhead Stadium in September. The Vitae Foundation will hold its annual Kansas City pro-life dinner at the stadium’s North Club on Sept. ...
Read More »Host of “College Gameday” on ESPN remains true to his childhood faith
College football season is quickly approaching and with it, the return of the popular “College Gameday” show on ESPN. Rece Davis, the host of the show, recently shared with Sports Spectrum how ...
Read More »Helping ourselves and children shine God’s light on ‘doubt’
A child’s greatest enemy, doubt can become a best friend. The secret is to help him or her bring those doubts out into the open…to take them to God. Looking at the ...
Read More »Gen Z expresses curiosity about faith in new survey
Generation Z may be a bright spot in an otherwise increasingly secular culture. Forty-four percent of Gen Z adults between the ages of 18 and 26 are either very or extremely curious ...
Read More »Artificial Intelligence, Jesus, and the Trans Person
An August 16 headline on the gay flagship website the Advocate announced, “ChatGPT Writes Trans-Affirming Bible Verse.” Yes, we are told, someone identifying as Psychological_Dog527 and posting on the /Trans subreddit wrote, “I was ...
Read More »Churchgoers “inoculated” to the gospel, says evangelist Michael Youssef
Evangelist Michael Youssef is issuing a wakeup call to the church as he tries to bring one million people to Christ by 2025. At an evangelistic event in Macon, Ga., earlier this ...
Read More »Persecution comes with the turf, worship leader Sean Feucht says
An Idaho newspaper recently called worship leader Sean Feucht and his associates “dangerous activists” and “charlatans” who wanted to “inject their brand of Christianity into government.” The comments, by the Idaho Statesman, ...
Read More »FAMILY STRONG: Better Together
“We are many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other.” Romans 12:5b Family. For some, that word conveys positive images from home or maybe brings to mind valued ...
Read More »In secular Sweden, churches flourish by caring for neighbors
JÖNKÖPING, Sweden — Jan-Anders Pettersson struck a note of humility when describing attendance at Pingst Jönköping, a Pentecostal church in this downtown near the shore of Lake Vattern. “Unfortunately, it is summer ...
Read More »Babylon Bee shares amusing look at denominational definitions
Keeping track of the many Christian denominations (and those that pretend to be Christian) can be confusing at times. The Babylon Bee offers a tongue-in-cheek guide in the spirit of fun. Anglicans. ...
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