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Matthew West has written songs for dozens of artists and won multiple awards, including an American Music Award, a Billboard Music Award and five ASCAP Christian Songwriter of the Year honors. Years ago, though, West wasn’t well-known. In fact, no one wanted to hire him. /p> “I tried to get a record deal for three […]
Pastor Greg Locke preaching at Global Vision Bible Church in Tennessee, 2023 | Locke Media The film “Come Out in Jesus Name” ran in nearly 2,000 theaters nationwide earlier this month. All locations except one allowed a time of prayer after the movie, according to Pastor Greg Locke, who said he was ordered to leave […]
Grammy-winning Christian artist TobyMac told concertgoers recently that the 2019 death of his son Truett briefly led him to stop reading his Bible. The seven-time Grammy winner said he had been reading through the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation, when “tragedy struck our household.” Truett McKeehan died in 2019 at age 21. Many of TobyMac’s […]
A patient lies on a bed in a hospital room. | Getty Images An elderly woman dying from cancer can die by assisted suicide in Vermont even though she doesn’t live in the state, according to a settlement agreement for a federal lawsuit challenging the residency requirement in the state’s medical-aid-in-dying law. Lynda Bluestein, a […]
“Grown & Gospel” cast L to R: J. Brooks, Tasha Page-Lockhart, Nikkia Cole-Beach, Elijah Connor, Carlos King, Breeann Hammond and Shana Wilson-Williams. | Shutterstock/Derek White Reality TV fans looking for a gospel beat got their fix Thursday night with the We TV series “Grown & Gospel,” which follows the children of famous gospel singers who […]
Baby Beatrix was born on Dec. 13, 2010, with a condition known as Limb Body Wall Complex. | Provided by Sarah St. Onge What does it feel like to consistently be asked by doctors if you want to abort your baby? “Incompatible with life’: Those were the words echoed to one mother who, despite the […]
Grace Baptist Church in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, welcomed pastor Ryan Marlow home in a celebration after doctors erroneously declared him brain-dead and almost harvested his organs. “Yesterday was such a beautiful day. Hundreds of people came by to show love and support and we are just humbled. Many dear friends and many we had […]
Ryan Marlow (R), pastor of Grace Baptist Church in North Wilkesboro, N.C., and his wife Meghan. | YouTube/ WXII 12 News Ryan Marlow, pastor of Grace Baptist Church in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, was celebrated on Saturday as he returned home months after doctors wrongfully declared him brain-dead and almost harvested his organs. “Yesterday was […]
Longtime singer-songwriter Steven Curtis Chapman recently became the first contemporary Christian musician to have 50 No. 1 songs in his genre. Chapman, 60, achieved the milestone after his single “Don’t Lose Heart” became a No. 1 radio hit. “I’m completely blown away by the support for this song and for my music, even after so […]
The faith-based movie Jesus Revolution edged newcomer Cocaine Bear with $3.3 million in early previews and could be on pace to overperform projections for the weekend. Jesus Revolution (PG-13), which follows the true story of a hippie-led revival from the 1960s/70s, made more than $2 million on Wednesday and $940,000 on Thursday for a total of $3.3 […]