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By Samantha Kamman, Christian Post Reporter Thursday, July 11, 2024 An illegal migrant man crosses through the banks of the Rio Grande to be processed by the Border Patrol El Paso Sector, Texas, after crossing from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico on May 10, 2023. | HERIKA MARTINEZ/AFP via Getty Images A police officer in New Mexico […]
By Nicole VanDyke, CP Reporter Thursday, July 11, 2024 A screenshot of actor Russell Brand in a YouTube video from September 15, 2023. | Screenshot: YouTube/@RussellBrand Comedian Russell Brand has again spoken out about the impact of his new faith in Christ during a recent conversation with Neil Oliver posted to X, saying he is […]
One of the pastors on our staff was overheard saying to another staffer, “One of the things that makes Meck so different is that it is not organized for control, but rather organized for growth.” He gets it. It’s a simple but profound idea. When you are organized for control, then your decision-making systems, processes… […]
Earlier this week, the Republican National Committee announced that its 2024 platform position on abortion would now mirror that of former President Trump’s presidential campaign. That means the party now opposes a federal ban on abortion and supports access to the abortion drug, mifepristone, and unregulated IVF services. Many pro-lifers are concerned, and they […]
Amidst all the bad news in the news this week, let’s focus today on some good news. A new study of gratitude and mortality among older adults (in this case, older US female nurses) found that those who more frequently noticed and felt grateful for positive experiences tended to live longer. This report is […]
By Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor Wednesday, July 10, 2024 The scene after a two-vehicle double-fatality accident at Highway 13 & Blaine’s Crossing Road in Linn County on July 7, 2024. | X/Linn County Sheriff’s Office Congregations and family members are grieving the loss of two United Methodist Church pastors, the Rev. Charles Layton, 65, […]
By Leah MarieAnn Klett, Assistant Editor Wednesday, July 10, 2024 Colman Domingo stars in “Sing Sing” | A24 Films While serving time in Sing Sing Correctional Facility, a maximum-security prison in upstate New York, for a crime he didn’t commit, John “Divine G” Whitfield had what he describes as a “spiritual epiphany” from God: Create […]
By Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter Wednesday, July 10, 2024 A person looks out towards the flooded interstate after Hurricane Beryl swept through the area on July 08, 2024 in Houston, Texas. | Brandon Bell/Getty Images After Hurricane Beryl barreled into coastal Texas on Monday morning, Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church in Houston is among several churches […]
By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Wednesday, July 10, 2024 ershinin/iStock Consuming a single alcoholic drink per day can reduce a person’s life expectancy by two-and-a-half months, according to an expert on substance use. Tim Stockwell, a scientist at the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research, told The Daily Mail that alcohol cuts down one’s […]
By Nicole VanDyke, CP Reporter Wednesday, July 10, 2024 Fathom Events “God’s Not Dead” is preparing for the release of the film franchise’s fifth installment about a decade after the first film became a surprise blockbuster, exploring the “complex relationship” between faith and politics amid an election year. “God’s Not Dead: In God We Trust,” […]