“The Forge,” the latest faith-based movie from the Kendrick brothers, ranked No. 5 at the box office in its opening weekend. Spurred by pre-opening sales and churches, the movie earned $6.6 million ...
Read More »Affordable housing in God’s backyard: repurposing church property
As housing becomes a premium across the country, congregations are re-imagining their church space to find bible-based solutions. Faced with declining membership, aging buildings and large, underutilized properties, many U.S. houses of ...
Read More »Faith-based animated series ‘Fleur De Lis’ is funny
“Fleur de Lis” is a sharp-witted and endearing animated hijinks-adventure sitcom with a Christian worldview and a controversial way it’s made: using artificial intelligence. Faith-based films and TV shows are not known ...
Read More »Midwest Christian College Expo Feb. 24
Christian colleges from across the nation come to Kansas City on Saturday, Feb. 24 for the Midwest Christian College Expo. The expo is FREE—No registration required. It celebrates 26 years as the ...
Read More »Huge Christian college fair is Feb. 24 in Kansas City
Christian universities from across the nation will visit Kansas City Feb. 24 for the largest Christian College fair in the Midwest. The 26th annual Christian College Expo will feature up to 50 ...
Read More »Amazon Prime makes huge play for faith-based audience
With a new production pact, Amazon is making a major bet on faith-based entertainment and hopes to create a pipeline of Christian-focused films and television shows. Amazon MGM Studios announced this week ...
Read More »Streaming service will focus on the hope and heart of Christmas this season
The hope and heart of Christmas is the theme of this year’s holiday lineup on the faith-based network Great American Pure Flix. “This is the most wonderful time of the year and ...
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 »Kendrick brothers to release another faith film in August
The makers of “Fireproof,” “Courageous” and other popular faith films announced that they have another release coming in August. The new movie is a partnership between brothers Alex and Stephen Kendrick and ...
Read More »Christian College Expo plus seminar on faith and science is March 4
The Midwest Christian College Expo, with sponsorship from Bott Radio Network, will host the seminar “Navigating Faith and Science in College” at this year’s Midwest Christian College Fair. The mini-seminar begins at ...
Read More »Baptism of hundreds of Indiana inmates upsets atheists
After hundreds of inmates gave their lives to Christ and were baptized while in sheriff’s custody, atheists are trying to shut it down. The Sheriff’s office is “[pushing] Christianity onto inmates” according ...
Read More »Director of “Jesus Revolution” expects number, quality of faith-based movies to grow
Hollywood is beginning to realize that there is a large market for high-quality faith-based films, a successful director said. “Most of the people in the flyover states believe in God, and they ...
Read More »How we can better serve the widow
For Eileen Vignaroli, the plight of the widow was all too real. When she was widowed in 2015 after 47 years of marriage, Eileen thought the death of her husband Don might ...
Read More »‘Father Stu’ is one of the best faith-based films ever, but will people see it?
“Father Stu” nails the faith-based formula better than maybe any other faith-based film. But it remains to be seen if audiences will come out to see a faith-based film with so much ...
Read More »Faithlife TV is for Christians interested in ‘digging into Scripture’
For most streaming services, entertainment is the primary goal. Think Amazon Prime or even YouTube. Then there’s Faithlife TV Plus. It’s a relatively new streaming service that – yes – wants to ...
Read More »Groups interested in running Missouri tax-credit scholarship fund are all faith-based
All of the organizations interested in collecting and distributing Missouri’s new tax-credit scholarship funds for private schools have religious affiliations. The application process to help manage the MOScholars program signed into law last ...
Read More »Supreme Court hears arguments in school choice, parental rights case
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments in an important school choice case. Carson v. Makin challenges a Maine law that prohibits parents from using a state student-aid program if ...
Read More »LGBT compliance forced on Church daycares in Build Back Better plan
Child care provisions in President Biden’s massive Build Back Better plan will shut out Christian and other faith-based facilities that affirm traditional biblical doctrine. The controversy involves language within the House-passed bill ...
Read More »Survey: More people support religious freedom after divisive year
Religious organizations are finding it more difficult to serve their communities because of new policies initiated by the federal government. It comes as a new survey finds that Americans’ support for religious ...
Read More »College of the Ozarks resumes battle over Biden campus dorm, shower policy
The College of the Ozarks near Branson was back in court last week seeking to preserve the school’s longstanding belief that men and women should be housed separately on campus and use ...
Read More »Parents need to do their homework when choosing a preschool
As kids head off to elementary schools, many parents are seeking a preschool for their younger children. As in all major decisions, two rules apply: begin the search early and ask many ...
Read More »Award-winning film ‘Nine Days’ celebrates beauty of life
Filmmaker Edson Oda has made a new movie about the gift of life. “Nine Days” premiered at the Sundance Film Festival last year and is captivating audiences in its current theatrical release. ...
Read More »Biden administration seeks policy input from atheist groups
Biden administration officials recently met with several leading atheist and secular organizations for the first time. The White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, including Executive Director Melissa Rogers and Deputy ...
Read More »LGBT activists sue to end federal financial aid for Christian college students
A new lawsuit seeks to end all federal financial aid for students attending Christian colleges across the nation. If successful, it could threaten the very existence of faith-based education on the university ...
Read More »2021 shaping up to be good year for faith-based films
Faith-based movies performed well in 2020 despite many theaters closing because of the pandemic. For example, the film “I Still Believe” landed at No. 1 for its debut opening and brought in ...
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