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Former Christian rapper, Hopsin. | (Photo: Screen Grab via YouTube) Secular rapper Marcus Jamal Hopson, known synonymously by his stage name Hopsin, took to social media this week to address occult imagery and an image of an upside-down cross that was projected behind him during a recent concert in Colorado. The independent rapper, whose popular […]
A church in Massachusetts recently distributed more than 1,000 pairs of sneakers to low-income families in their community. According to The Christian Post, the Springfield campus of the multisite Vox Church held its third annual sneaker giveaway event, which was done in partnership with the local chapter of the Boys & Girls Club. Vox Springfield […]
California state capitol building in Sacramento, California. | Getty/Stock photo The state of California will have to pay more than $192,000 in expenses and legal fees to settle a lawsuit filed by a pro-life group over a law that restricted protests at vaccination sites. In an order released this week, Right to Life of Central […]
While walking her dog one morning in 2019, author and Raised to Stay ministry founder Natalie Runion felt God calling her to write a book. At the time, Runion was disillusioned with the church and questioning if she should stay. Like many Christians, Runion knew that she loved Jesus but was at an impasse with […]
LAHORE, Pakistan, September 4, 2023 (Morning Star News) – A pastor was shot and wounded by hardline Muslims on Sunday evening (Sept. 3) in Jaranwala, Pakistan a week after Islamist slogans were written on the walls of his church building, sources said. The Rev. Eleazar Sidhu, pastor of a Presbyterian church in Kukranwala village in […]
The million cross-shaped Ocean Grove pier in New Jersey, as it was still under construction in early 2023. | YouTube/NJ.com Ocean Grove, a New Jersey community in Neptune Township founded by Methodist ministers in 1869 as a “Christian seaside resort” has been warned by state officials that their longstanding tradition of limiting access to their […]
Fifty years ago on September 2, one of the most important authors of the twentieth century passed away. While most today know his amazing works of fantasy and fiction, J.R.R. Tolkien was long recognized in academic circles as a brilliant philologist and scholar of medieval literature. For example, his essay on Beowulf, written in 1936, […]
There was a time when wearing white after Labor Day was a social faux pas. One explanation is that wealthy people could afford to vacation during the hot summer months and left their “city clothes” behind in favor of lighter, whiter summer outfits. When fall arrived and the privileged upper class returned to the […]
Alliance University, a Christian academic institution based in New York that was formerly known as Nyack College. | Alliance University The New York City-based Alliance University, a liberal arts school affiliated with the Christian and Missionary Alliance formerly known as Nyack College, has officially lost its accreditation and will remain closed for the time being. […]
It can be intimidating to engage our neighbors on cultural issues these days. It seems that every conversation is a potential minefield where the slightest wrong word can get you banished from polite society as a bigot or “hater.” This is where we can take a lesson from two of the greatest teachers of all […]