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Saturday marked the end of the longest span between domestic assassination attempts of U.S. presidents and presidential candidates since President Lincoln was killed at Ford’s Theatre in 1865. President Garfield was killed in 1881; Mckinley in 1901. Attempts were made at Theodore Roosevelt in 1912, Franklin Roosevelt in 1933, and Truman in 1950. President […]
One of the oldest features of Christianity is its appeal among women. Women swelled the ranks of the Early Church as it reflected how Jesus had treated them. He talked to women in public, defended them against accusers, and appeared to them first after His resurrection. All this at a time when women were […]
By Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor Monday, July 15, 2024 Corey Comperatore poses in a photo from a GoFundMe page dedicated to his daughter Allyson in the aftermath of his death. | Screenshot/GoFundMe Corey Comperatore, the 50-year-old man from Butler, Pennsylvania, who was killed during an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump at a […]
By Graham Colton, CP Contributor Saturday, July 13, 2024 Unsplash/Lesly Juarez First baseman Wes Clarke of the Nashville Sounds was baptized by a teammate in a horse trough after their game against the Memphis Redbirds last Saturday. The teammates both wore “Jesus Won” shirts during Clarke’s public display of faith in Christ. The Sounds — […]
By Nicole VanDyke, CP Reporter Friday, July 12, 2024 Tim Bowman Jr. | Screengrab: YouTube/ Kingsley Khord Tim Bowman Jr.’s song “Nobody But God” with Faith City Music ascended to No. 1 on Billboard’s Gospel Airplay chart this week. This marks the third time Bowman has topped the chart and the second for Faith City […]
By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Thursday, July 11, 2024 Unsplash/Kelly Sikkema A retired Catholic priest has plead guilty to stealing $300,000 from a church in Missouri, with the former clergyman facing up to 10 years in federal prison for his criminal actions. The Rev. Ignazio C. Medina, 72, pleaded guilty on Tuesday before U.S. […]
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… […]
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, […]