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A still photo from the 2023 film NEFARIOUS. | Courtesy photo/ Believe Entertainment Production Can a “Christian movie” also work as a psychological thriller? Maybe, if you enjoy drawn-out, meandering conversations at the dinner table. That’s the response at least some audiences are likely to have after watching Nefarious, the “faith-tinged” supernatural thriller starring Sean […]
Edward Wilds III, 44, of Palatka, Florida. | Putnam County Sheriff A youth pastor at Palatka Baptist Temple in Florida, who downloaded pornographic images from the church’s Wi-Fi and uploaded images of himself and shared them with underage victims on several social media platforms has been arrested and charged with possession of child pornography and […]
Amber and Granger Smith | Screenshot: Christian Post Country music star Granger Smith is leaving the entertainment industry to devote his life to ministry work, believing he must leave his celebrity lifestyle behind to answer a higher calling. The performer will end his career in the music industry after his “Like a River” shows this summer. The […]
Many Christian parents worry about passing on the faith to their children. Sadly, statistics suggest they should. In 2020, the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University found that just 2% of millennials, a generation now well into adulthood, have a biblical worldview. That is the lowest of any generation since surveys on the […]
Four people were killed and dozens more were injured at a mass shooting during a Sweet 16 birthday party Saturday night in Alabama. This makes the 163rd mass shooting so far in 2023; today is the 107th day of the year. When we cannot deal with the pain of such tragedy, we objectify it. […]
Pastor and bestselling author Rick Warren recently shared some health challenges he has faced in the current season of his life. “I’ve been in a two-year battle with an autoimmune disease,” Warren told host Ed Stetzer and co-host Daniel Yang on the Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast. “It’s not life-threatening. It won’t even last. It lasts between three […]
Viacheslav Bublyk/Unsplash An executive pastor in New Hampshire pleaded guilty in federal court to using Journey Baptist Church’s debit and credit cards without authorization to pay off his gambling debts, according to U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young. Gregory Neal, 45, of Rochester, admitted to a “one-count information alleging wire fraud” during his appearance in court, […]
Multiple people sit in pews inside of a church. | Getty Images/Exkalibur While a significant number of American adults say religious faith is important to their everyday lives, many fear that religious institutions are “watering down” or abandoning traditional beliefs, according to a recent survey. On Thursday, Rasmussen Reports released a survey of 1,056 American adults, with […]
A Virginia high school teacher has been instructed by school officials that she must remove a Bible verse from the signature of her work email messages. For years, since she was first hired by the district, she has included John 3:16 with her signature. However, the district’s acting superintendent claims that emails sent in her capacity […]
An overwhelming majority of Americans believe the nation is in moral decline, although they’re not in agreement on the cause, according to a new study. The poll by the American Bible Study found that 86 percent of U.S. adults believe the nation is in moral decline, with 26 percent of this group blaming the decline […]