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 »Social media a top concern for parents: Tips to protect children
As schools across the nation are back in session, a new poll finds parents are increasingly concerned about the social media habits of their children. The vast majority of parents say internet ...
Read More »How do Christians view faith, health and their doctor?
New polling reveals that Christians would be more comfortable if their doctor was a believer and that faith contributes to overall physical and mental health. Seven in 10 Christians say they would ...
Read More »Active Christians flourish in life compared to others, study finds
Christians who are heavily engaged with the Bible and their faith “flourish in every domain of human experience,” according to new research from the State of the Bible 2023 report from the ...
Read More »Surgeon General warns social media affects mental health of minors
Social media use among minors can severely damage mental health, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy warned this week. “The most common question parents ask me is, ‘is social media safe for my kids?’” he said. ...
Read More »U.S. marriage rate dropped almost 60 percent in last 50 years
The U.S. marriage rate has declined by nearly 60 percent in the past century, a new study by the National Center for Family & Marriage Research found. Although national marriage rates fluctuated ...
Read More »Medical association report: Devastating effects of gender ‘care’ on children
A national organization of surgeons and doctors has released its official statement on “gender-affirming” care, saying it’s devastating to children. The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) made the announcement on ...
Read More »Study confirms stereotypes, bias against against Christians working in science
Secular individuals regularly stereotype and hold a bias against Christians working in scientific fields because they believe religion and science are in conflict, according to research by the University of Ohio. The ...
Read More »Pro-life centers provide better services at lower cost than abortion clinics, study finds
Pro-life pregnancy centers offer better and less-expensive services than abortion facilities, according to recent study in the journal “Contraception”. In particular, it found that pregnancy centers had shorter appointment wait times than ...
Read More »Marriage, children reduce risk of dementia, Norwegian study finds
Researchers have found another benefit of marriage — a reduced risk of dementia. Researchers, predominantly from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, looked at the marital status of adults aged 44 through ...
Read More »Republicans push to abolish IRS, federal income taxes
The IRS and federal income taxes could be abolished by legislation soon to be put forth by Congressional Republicans. Both would be replaced by a simple national consumption tax. Rep. Buddy Carter (R-Ga.) will ...
Read More »Israel’s Pool of Siloam will be open to visitors for first time
Veteran travelers to the Holy Land will have something new to see on future trips. The site where Jesus Christ healed a blind man by the Pool of Siloam will be excavated ...
Read More »No biological evidence for ‘gender identity’ say scientists
While the term “gender identity” has exploded in popularity as a way for transgender individuals to express the feeling of “misalignment” with their bodies, a group of scientists says that there is ...
Read More »This is the most searched Christmas movie in Missouri and Kansas
Missourians and Kansans love Christmas movies. From the hundreds to choose from, several rise to the top as the most searched movie in each state and amazingly, they’re pretty similar lists. Movie ...
Read More »Fatherhood changes men’s brains according to MRI scans
MRI studies find that children alter the brains of men who enter fatherhood. The time fathers devote to child care every week has tripled over the past 50 years in the United States. ...
Read More »Exposure to sexual content in popular movies predicts sexual behavior in adolescence: study
Researchers at New Hampshire’s Dartmouth College are urging parents to protect their children from sexual content online and in films as they release a new six-year study. The data shows viewing such ...
Read More »How taxes on vaping are pushing more young people to cigarettes
When the government tries to micromanage the everyday habits of millions of people, it doesn’t always go well, to put it mildly. The latest example of nanny-state meddling backfiring comes courtesy of ...
Read More »U.S.-Mexico border now ‘deadliest’ in the world according to UN
The U.S.-Mexico border under the Biden administration has become the world’s “deadliest” land crossing according to a United Nations study. The shocking report says 728 recorded immigrant deaths and disappearances along the ...
Read More »5 statistics that prove Christians defy stereotypes
Let’s begin with a caveat about these statistics. Nothing in the following paragraphs indicates that every church is healthy or that there aren’t issues for self-reflection and repentance. Far from it. Churches ...
Read More »Vaccination increases Covid risk according to study published in New England Journal of Medicine
Individuals who received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine have been linked with negative protection against the disease, scientists say in a study analyzing the Omicron wave in Qatar. The research also ...
Read More »What is Shavuot (Pentecost) really all about?
Over the past 44 years, I have had the privilege of speaking in over 450 churches in any number of varied contexts. When given the opportunity, I have asked the audiences a ...
Read More »New research questions benefits of public preschool
The Biden Administration’s proposed universal preschool plan may be stalled, but states and cities are pushing ahead with taxpayer-funded preschool programs of their own. Last week, Colorado became the latest state to pass ...
Read More »Social media loses popularity among younger generations
As concerns about the negative impact of social media on young people continue, the popularity of the apps is waning. Those born in the late 1990s and early 200s are turning their ...
Read More »Good Bible engagement makes good neighbors
People who are rooted in Scripture tend to make better neighbors. That’s the assessment of a study released by the American Bible Society. The State of the Bible USA 2021 report “Good ...
Read More »Christian college enrollment steady despite challenges of pandemic
Although many public colleges struggle to maintain enrollment during the pandemic, Christian colleges are fairing much better with undergraduate admission numbers. Many Christian higher education institutions have seen record increases in enrollment ...
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