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By Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter Thursday, January 02, 2025 Getty Images Editor’s note: This article includes details of child sexual abuse that some readers might find disturbing. A New Jersey man has been arrested for sexually assaulting a 6-year-old girl at an at-home prayer meeting. A statement posted to the Instagram account of the […]
Oxford University Press’s 2024 word of the year is. . . “brain rot.” The term is not new. Henry David Thorough first used it in his 1854 book Walden to refer to the devaluing of complex ideas in favor of simple ones. Today, however, “brain rot” has everything to do with screens. According […]
“He was hell-bent on creating the carnage and damage that he did. This man was trying to run over as many people as he possibly could.” This is how New Orleans Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick described the driver of a pickup truck flying an Islamic State flag who plowed into a large crowd in […]
By Ian M. Giatti, Christian Post Reporter Wednesday, January 01, 2025 Pastor Jack Hibbs speaks at Calvary Chapel Chino Hills in Chino, California, on Dec. 28, 2024. | Screenshot/YouTube/Real Life with Jack Hibbs Pastor Jack Hibbs of Calvary Chapel Chino Hills is calling on Christians to “armor up” spiritually as they enter the new year. […]
It’s that time of year again. We’re going to lose weight, exercise more, get out of debt, stick to a budget, stop smoking, save for the future and spend more time with family. We make resolutions because we want to bring change to bear on our circumstances. We want to improve ourselves and our quality […]
By Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor Wednesday, January 01, 2025 Getty Images Daytona Beach, Florida, has repealed an ordinance that previously restricted the Seventh-Day Baptist Church’s ability to operate its food pantry, enabling the church to continue providing essential assistance to impoverished families. The city’s decision follows a federal lawsuit filed by the church, culminating […]
1 person is dead, 7 others injured By Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter Wednesday, January 01, 2025 The sun reflects off the Trump International Hotel on Nov. 6, 2024, in Las Vegas, Nevada, one day after the former U.S. president won the 2024 presidential election. President-elect Donald Trump won a sweeping victory in the election, […]
FBI investigating attack as ‘act of terrorism’ By Ian M. Giatti, Christian Post Reporter Wednesday, January 01, 2025 Police investigators surround a white truck that has been crashed into a work lift in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, on Jan. 1, 2025. At least 10 people were killed and 30 injured Wednesday when […]
What better way to start the New Year than to remind ourselves how God is at work in His world and in our lives? That’s what John Newton did in 1773, and we’ve been singing his words ever since. In this classic Breakpoint commentary, Chuck Colson told the story of the beloved hymn, “Amazing […]
If you want good luck in the new year, consider these new year’s traditions: In Brazil, jump over seven waves while surfing. In the Philippines, wear clothing with polka dots. (I’m out of luck here.) In Greece, hang onions outside your door. In Puerto Rico, throw a bucket of water out your window. In […]