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Country music recording artist and songwriter Granger Smith has announced that he will leave the music industry and pursue ministry. In an Instagram video posted on Tuesday, Smith announced that his summer tour will be his last one. “And this doesn’t mean I’m going to start a church or a crusade or a revival. This means me […]
Mike Todd, pastor of Transformation Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has issued a response to the backlash behind his controversial Easter service. Transformation’s Sunday service included an Easter-themed production titled “Ransom.” The two-hour production included dozens of dances, flashing lights, pyrotechnics, demonic characters, dry ice and covers of Ke$ha, Justin Timberlake and Beyoncé songs with several […]
Grammy-nominated Christian singer Tauren Wells has announced that he and his wife Lorna will plant a church in the Austin, Texas, region next year that will be a “vibrant, life-giving” congregation for the people of that community. The new church, called the Church of Whitestone, will be located in Georgetown, a city about 30 miles […]
Joe Raedle/Getty Images Nearly one-third of Hispanics in the United States identify as “religiously unaffiliated,” a sharp increase compared to a decade ago, according to a new report by Pew Research Center. In a report released Thursday morning, Pew found that 30% of Hispanic respondents identified as “religiously unaffiliated,” which was defined as respondents “describing […]
Saint Augustine famously observed that the human heart is restless until its rest is found in God. That applies not only to individuals but also to cultures and entire generations. Practically speaking, this “restlessness” can take many forms, including an unprecedented mental health crisis. The recent and much talked about report from the Centers for Disease […]
The first three months of 2023 saw a dramatic increase in the number of attacks on churches nationwide compared to the same timeframe last year, according to a new report that found such attacks took place in nearly 30 states. The report by the Family Research Council found 69 acts of hostility against churches between January […]
The Holy Spirit Board by Holy Spirit Games – Christian Religious Talking Board for Seance with Planchette | Screengrab: YouTube/ Holy Spirit Games A new board game marketed as a “Christian” version of the Ouija board has been criticized as satanic and a “trap from the devil.” Named “The Holy Spirit Board by Holy Spirit […]
A North Carolina church has helped cancel more than $3 million of medical debt for 3,355 area families, saying it was driven by the words of Christ about love and forgiveness. Trinity Moravian Church in Winston-Salem, N.C., purchased nearly $3.3 million of outstanding medical debt and then held a debt-burning ceremony using a list representing […]
The actor who is known to millions for his edgy roles in Reacher and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire says he also has a passion for inspirational content and wants faith-based films to succeed at the box office so others can be made. “I want to be a part of stories like that,” said Alan […]
The LDS Church’s Mormon Temple in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah, is seen Jan. 27, 2012. | Reuters/Jim Urquhart Arizona’s highest court has upheld a law allowing religious bodies to refuse to hand over documents or answer questions in child abuse cases if the crime was learned in a confessional setting. A group of child […]