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Roughly half of the viewers of the Bible-based hit series The Chosen are not Christians, according to new data that demonstrates the reach and impact of a show that had humble beginnings but is now available on major platforms such as Netflix and Prime. The series launched in 2017 but grew into viral status during […]
By Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter Monday, February 26, 2024 Pastor Clemmie Livingston Jr., 70. | YouTube/Christian Breaking News! A beloved pastor is now fighting for his life at a hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, after he was shot in the mouth outside his church on Sunday as he tried stopping thieves from stealing a Sunday School […]
An old adage states there are two things a polite conversation never includes—religion and politics. But in the past forty-five years, religion and politics have meshed to the point of syncretism. Political ideals have replaced many Christians’ zeal for the Lord with fervor for a Christian nation via politics. At what point does politics become […]
According to the 2024 State of the Church Technology report from Pushpay, 91% of all churches are livestreaming their worship services. 90% are going further and employing a hybrid model of ministry which combines both in-person and virtual elements. Equally telling is that the number of churches considering a move to in-person-only services has decreased […]
By Nicole VanDyke, CP Reporter Wednesday, February 21, 2024 Gwen Shamblin Lara and Joe Lara (L) pray with children. | YouTube/Life with Gwen and Joe The son of controversial Remnant Fellowship Church leader Gwen Shamblin Lara recently opened up about his rocky relationship with his late mother and believes that her church was a “cult.” […]
By Leah MarieAnn Klett, Assistant Editor Friday, February 23, 2024 Hilary Swank | Rich Polk/Getty Images for IMDb NEW YORK — For Academy Award-winning actress Hilary Swank, starring in “Ordinary Angels,” the true story about a woman who rallied her local community to save a young girl’s life, allowed her to use her platform to […]
Michael Foust | ChristianHeadlines.com Contributor | Updated: Feb 23, 2024 Sharon is a talented hairdresser with a can-do spirit and a candid tongue. She doesn’t take no for an answer. She says what she thinks. She’s also an alcoholic with an estranged adult son who resents her for her addiction. She drinks vodka for breakfast. […]
By Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter Thursday, February 22, 2024 Stamford police officer Zachary Lockwood, 25 (L at podium) is accused of hitting and killing Rev. Tommie Jackson (inset) in a car crash in summer 2023. | Screenshot/NBC Connecticut The family of late Connecticut Pastor Tommie Jackson, who was killed after he was hit by a […]
The number of hostile actions against churches more than doubled in 2023, according to a major new report that suggests the data could point to a “collapse in societal reverence and respect for houses of worship” that comes from the “marginalizing” of core Christian beliefs. The “Hostility Against Churches” report, released this week by the […]
When Zach Williams reads the Parable of the Prodigal Son, he sees himself in the story. Like that wayward son in the biblical story, Williams walked away from his family as a young adult, rejecting the faith and values that had been taught to him from birth. He got hooked on marijuana. He became a […]