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“American Idol” contestant Megan Danielle sings “Thank God I Do” in an episode that aired April 24, 2023. | YouTube/American Idol Christian singer Megan Danielle of Georgia came in second place for season 21 of the popular singing competition television program “American Idol.” In a three-hour season finale Sunday night, the 21-year-old Danielle won second […]
On this day in A.D. 337, Emperor Constantine died. Many Christians think that Constantine was perhaps the worst thing to happen to the Church. They believe he made Christianity the imperial religion, thus leading the Church to compromise with pagan culture, marrying it to state power, and derailing the spread of the Gospel. The […]
On Monday, Christian singer-songwriter Megan Danielle came in 2nd place on season 21 of American Idol. Hawaii native Iam Tongi was crowned this season’s champion. “What a wild and unforgettable ride! I can’t wait to see what else God has in store for me,” Danielle wrote on Instagram. View this post on Instagram A post shared […]
A record-low percentage of Americans say they are certain that God exists, according to a major new survey that also found that a record-high percentage of Americans say they never go to church. The data is part of the General Social Survey, which has been conducted since 1972 and is considered the gold standard of surveys […]
“Hi, my name is Tim Keller.” Those few words would begin a seven-year friendship between me and Tim. It seems like just yesterday I was a new journalist, with only a handful of interviews under my belt. I had decided to step out in faith to launch my journalism career just a few months before […]
Brought to you by Newsweek called him “C.S. Lewis for the twenty-first century.” While Tim Keller (1950-2023) had his unique role and vocation, many would agree that he fulfilled a Lewis-like role. He was both a spiritual counselor and an intellectual. He made clear apologetic arguments that secularists and Christians alike could respect. So […]
Author and pastor John Piper says his final email exchange with the late Tim Keller involved a hope-filled message from Luke 10 that also had inspired 20th-century minister Martyn Lloyd-Jones. Keller, the former pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Manhattan and an influential apologist and author, died Friday at age 72. He and Piper, 77, […]
Pope Francis recently declared 21 Coptic Christians martyred by Islamic State terrorists on a Libyan beach in 2015 saints and added them to the Roman Catholic Church’s calendar. The pope’s decision was made during a meeting with Coptic patriarch Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria, further bridging the long-standing divide between the Roman Catholic Church and […]
A documentary spotlighting the rise and fall of former Hillsong pastor Carl Lentz debuted on Hulu Friday, alleging a “cultural problem” within the popular congregation and featuring the first interview with Lentz and his wife Laura. “My wife and my children – I failed at that,” Lentz says in Episode 2. The four-episode docuseries, The […]
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch used a case on COVID-19 and immigration last week to blast the state and federal government response to the pandemic, calling it an intrusion on civil liberties and reminding his colleagues that churches were closed while casinos were allowed to stay open. The case, Arizona v. Mayorkas, involved the […]