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In Matthew 17:21, Jesus said that a certain evil spirit does not go out of a person except by prayer and fasting. Some manuscripts disagree on whether this verse should be included or not, but the principle is found throughout Scripture: Fasting applies pressure to the spiritual realm. Arthur Wallis notes, “Often, pressure has to […]
In July 2019, I described my journey to salvation in front of about 200 Christians at a church in a township near Cape Town, South Africa. As the pastor translated my testimony into the local Xhosa language, I had time to really think about the differences between me and my audience in the small, sparsely […]
By Leah MarieAnn Klett, Assistant Editor Monday, December 23, 2024 Denzel Washington attends the “Gladiator II” TIFF Asia Premiere at TOHO Cinemas Hibiya on Nov. 5, 2024, in Tokyo, Japan. | Toru Hanai/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington was baptized at a church in New York City over the weekend and […]
There are at least two overlooked aspects of the story of Joseph and Mary. Yet knowing about these two dynamics to their life adds even more wonder to the Christmas story. The first has to do with age. Mary would have been young, but Joseph was not. They had what we might call a “May-December […]
By Leah MarieAnn Klett, Assistant Editor Sunday, December 22, 2024 The James Ossuary | The Golan Collection ATLANTA — Standing in front of a small stone ossuary bearing the inscription “James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus,” Oded Golan gestures with quiet reverence. The box, he explains, once held human bones. Now, it holds stories […]
Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are stuck in space. When they arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) last June, they were supposed to return home in eight to ten days. However, the vessel that transported them developed so many problems that it returned to our planet unmanned, leaving them marooned. Now NASA […]
Parent calls it ‘absurd’ to throw out ‘Good Book with bad books’ By Ian M. Giatti, Christian Post Reporter Thursday, December 19, 2024 Bible on a school desk in a classroom. | Getty Images The head of a Texas school district says the Bible had to be removed from school libraries because of a new […]
By Katelyn Webb, Thursday, December 19, 2024 Matt Rife appears on the “History Hyenas” podcast. | History Hyenas/Screenshot Comedian Matt Rife said he recently got baptized in a pool following the death of his grandfather — and even though he “hates” church, he wants to believe in God. “I got baptized in August … in […]
By Ian M. Giatti, Christian Post Reporter Thursday, December 19, 2024 Redemption Church Pastor Ron Carpenter Jr. previews a mobile app that offers AI-led spiritual counseling. | X/@Protestia Has a megachurch pastor already pulled the plug on an app that features an AI version for himself offering prayer for a monthly fee? Ron Carpenter Jr., […]
A church in Switzerland has created a computer-generated AI Jesus. St. Peter’s Chapel in Lucerne, ironically the nation’s oldest church, now has cutting-edge technology that enables people to talk with an AI version of God’s Son. When you enter a confessional booth, a lifelike avatar on a computer screen offers advice based on the […]