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Three days before the first day of school in Columbus, Ohio, the teachers’ union went on strike, leaving 47,000 students with nowhere to go. School board officials promised that schooling would move forward “online,” but on what was supposed to be the first day, the website suffered hours-long outages. It was chaos. Even as […]
President Joe Biden delivered a speech last night from Independence Hall in Philadelphia. I have been where he stood and was deeply moved by the experience. It was here, at the “birthplace of America,” that the Second Continental Congress signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Eleven years later, in the same room, delegates […]
Tennis superstar Serena Williams announced earlier this month that she would retire sometime after the US Open, so her first-round victory last night captured headlines. However, a tennis event last week deserves attention as well: the US Open held a “Tennis Plays for Peace” exhibition to raise funds for Ukraine relief. Tennis luminaries such as Rafael Nadal, John […]
Michael Franzese preaches at Greg Laurie’s Harvest Church on June 26, 2022. | YouTube/Pastor Greg Laurie Michael Franzese, an ex-mob boss-turned-outspoken Christian author and speaker, delivered a message at Pastor Greg Laurie’s California-based megachurch Sunday and stressed the importance of possessing a “healthy” fear of Hell and eternal damnation. As a former second-generation member of […]
Rebecca King-Crews (L) and Terry Crews attend the premiere of Focus Features’ “Harriet” at The Orpheum Theatre on October 29, 2019, in Los Angeles, California. | Rachel Luna/Getty Images Actor and professing Christian Terry Crews recalled a time of celibacy that helped both save his marriage and kick his addiction to pornography. Crews told Entertainment […]
Todd Greene/Unsplash Leah Church, a former basketball player who played for the University of North Carolina but later pulled out of the team, recently shared why she chose God over her college sports dream. “It was everything I’d ever dreamed of,” Church told The Gospel Coalition for an article titled “Choosing God over College Basketball.” […]
Christian artist Cory Asbury recently sparked a social media debate by defending men who paint their fingernails, arguing that Scripture is neutral on the issue. Known best for his songs Reckless Love and The Father’s House, Asbury made the comments in an Instagram video while discussing why his fingernails are occasionally painted. In the video, his […]
Reuters/Thomas Peter The Bible paints vivid stories of spiritual affliction, possession and healing — stirring accounts that have captivated Christians for over two millennia, while also sparking vibrant conversations about the relationship between good and evil. The discussion over spiritual warfare and the levels to which people face affliction has also ignited ongoing theological debate. […]
A Barna and Cultural Research Center study found that across major U.S. denominations, pastors who were more likely to embrace biblical principles were those from non-denominational and independent Protestant churches. The study, which is a part of the American Worldview Inventory 2022 by Dr. George Barna and the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University, […]
Todd Greene/Unsplash To claim a second national championship in program history, Dawn Staley’s South Carolina Gamecocks had to do something that had never been done before: defeat a Geno Auriemma-coached UConn team in the title game. Stifling defense, a career night from guard Destanni Henderson and another double-double from star Aliyah Boston proved to be enough for […]