I write today after four weeks of many ups and downs with a sick little one. Four weeks that eventually landed us in the hospital for six long days and many sleepless ...
Read More »He’s a major-league pitcher — and a plumber — whose faith helps keep him focused
It’s not hard to stay humble when you’re unclogging a toilet…..or when you’re throwing gopher balls to Miracle League ballplayers swinging for the fences. At least that’s how Detroit Tigers ace Michael ...
Read More »Reflections on Father’s Day
The third Sunday in June is observed each year in the United States as Father’s Day. The origins of this national event are not clear. Some records suggest the act of honoring ...
Read More »Justify’s Jockey Praises His ‘Lord and Savior Jesus Christ’ After Winning Triple Crown
Mike Smith, the jockey riding Justify in Saturday night’s Belmont Stakes, could have said anything in his first television interview. Instead of thanking the horse’s owner and the trainer, the very first ...
Read More »6 Questions with Stefen Wisniewski
In his childhood, Stefen Wisniewski experienced the power of Jesus Christ through his family and the passion of sports through football. As a Christ-follower, Wisniewski has developed his relationship with God as ...
Read More »American Bible Society asks staff to affirm Bible causing some to quit
The American Bible Society, which has been engaging people with God’s Word for over 200 years, has implemented a new employee policy that has prompted some of their staff to quit. The policy requires ...
Read More »Google banning Jesus from church ads?
More evidence of Google restricting religious speech came to light today as the head of a Lutheran publishing house claimed Google will no longer accept advertisements related to the organization’s website “because ...
Read More »Book on archaeological discovery brings Bible to life
JERUSALEM, Israel – Israel is home to some of the world’s greatest archaeological treasures and scientists often link their direct finds to the Bible. Now you can make those same connections in ...
Read More »Boxer Manny Pacquiao lives out concern for poor
Many know Manny Pacquiao as a world champion boxer but few know he’s also a Senator in the Philippine legislature. The popular boxer is also a devout Christian and has displayed his ...
Read More »Coffee, tweets or Jesus: Bible ranks low as daily must
The Bible tops coffee, social media and sweets as a daily necessity for only 16 percent of the population, according to new research commissioned by the American Bible Society (ABS). The largest ...
Read More »Not your parent’s VBS! Summer tradition makes a comeback
Vacation Bible School — better known as VBS — is back as one of the most popular church programs in America after a few years of decline. Back in the 1890s, a pair ...
Read More »“Jesus rode a dinosaur” and other silly science teens may learn at church
Growing up, Mike McHargue loved science. He would drive his youth pastor and Sunday School teachers “insane,” he said, with difficult questions in his quest to reconcile his faith with science. Eventually, his ...
Read More »Televangelist wants to fly in $54 million jet
Jesus was no televangelist. He rode into Jerusalem not on a gilded Roman carriage, but a donkey. It was an act of humility that was characteristic of his ministry on earth. Not ...
Read More »The church has the answer to America’s growing loneliness crisis
Do you feel lonely? Join the crowd. Loneliness has reached pandemic levels—but there is hope. It’s become a truism: Never have we been more “connected” as Americans—and never have we felt lonelier. ...
Read More »Communities in Crisis: the One solution
As the news of yet another school shooting saddens, yet doesn’t surprise us, the need to bring faith, hope, and God back into the everyday lives of our society is overwhelming. There ...
Read More »What was in Billy Graham’s will?
“Defend the faith” Billy Graham tells his children and grandchildren in the will he left behind. His last will and testament has been revealed to the public for the first time and ...
Read More »Who are Evangelicals? The NAE tries to explain them with new description
Who are Evangelicals? It’s a term little understood by the public in general and the media in particular. It’s a label given to paint broad stroke of a large swath of American ...
Read More »Jennie Finch takes bold stand over ‘DWTS’ song: ‘I want to glorify God’
Olympic athlete and “Dancing With the Stars” contestant Jennie Finch last week refused to perform to a popular new Janelle Monae track, ‘Make Me Feel,’ citing her Christian faith and desire to honor ...
Read More »OVERCOMING OBSTACLES – Life Lessons from a Little One
My son and I like to build obstacle courses throughout the house. We overturn chairs, move furniture, repurpose pillows and clutter the floors with whatever large objects we can find. But the ...
Read More »Saudi Arabia may allow churches
An Egyptian news website reports that an agreement may have been hammered out between the Vatican and Saudi Arabia that will allow churches to operate in the Kingdom. The Egypt Independent reports ...
Read More »Pence’s surprising admission: Trump opening meetings in prayer
In an interview Friday with a Christian cable network, Vice President Pence made a startling revelation. The president is the one who encourages each meeting begin with prayer. Pence, who has previously ...
Read More »The Bible and our cussing culture
Think for a moment about the words you’ve spoken in the last hour, the last day, the last week. Have the words of your mouth (those you’ve spoken out loud, those you’ve ...
Read More »“There is revival in the LGBT community,” says Pulse nightclub survivor who accepted Christ
Luis Ruiz heard the gunshots, smelled the gun powder, and felt sheer terror as a muslim gunman brutally mowed down 49 people inside Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, FL in June ...
Read More »Christian college student sang ‘Jesus Loves Me” before she died
DeEbony Groves, the 21-year-old Christian college student shot dead at a Waffle House, sang “Jesus Loves Me” shortly before she died. Groves was murdered with three others in an April 22 shooting ...
Read More »NFL Cheerleader Claims She Was Discriminated Against for Her Faith and Virginity
A former cheerleader for the Miami Dolphins has filed a legal complaint, claiming she was discriminated against by both the NFL and her team for her Christian faith and commitment to virginity until ...
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