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Harris Creek Baptist Church lead pastor Jonathan Pokluda is facing criticism about a recent sermon in which he talked about a woman flirting with him just after he was married. In the viral video, Pokluda, the author of Welcome to Adulting, tells a story of a weekend when his wife, Monica, went out of town, and […]
The Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee on Tuesday disfellowshipped Saddleback Church, citing the congregation’s hiring of a female pastor as conflicting with the denomination’s statement of faith. The SBC’s Baptist Faith and Message states that “while both men and women are gifted for service in the church, the office of pastor is limited to men as […]
Jonathan Roumie as evangelist Lonnie Frisbee in “Jesus Revolution,” a Lionsgate film. | Dan Anderson The Jesus Movement was one of the most pivotal events of the 20th century, leaving an undeniable imprint on culture, music and most notably, the Church and evangelism. But it hasn’t been at the forefront of film and movies — […]
A church leader who has followed the Asbury revival since its inception and who has been in contact with pastors on the ground says Americans could be witnessing a historic event that will impact not only the faith community but the nation, too. Greg Gordon, who founded and runs the popular website SermonIndex.net, told Christian Headlines […]
Bishop David O’Connell looks at candles placed on an altar representing people who lost their lives during the coronavirus pandemic, during a non-denominational memorial service to provide a space for community members who have lost loved ones in 2020 at the Saint Cornelius Catholic Church in Long Beach, California on November 14, 2020. | APU […]
A 69-year-old Los Angeles priest was shot and killed Saturday afternoon in his home in Hacienda Heights, California, near his church. According to Faithwire, a gunman fatally shot Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell in the torso at around 1 pm. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police later arrested the suspect after an hours-long barricade […]
Kenneth Newcomer. | Screenshot/WRAL News Leaders of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Raleigh, North Carolina, are calling on individuals whose children have ever participated in the church’s children’s ministry to contact the church or local law enforcement if they have ever experienced abuse in the ministry after an allegation of sexual abuse in the ministry. […]
On Sunday afternoon, Philadelphia police discovered an 18-inch pipe bomb behind a Catholic church in Holmesburg. Pennsylvania. According to FOX 29, a passerby initially found the pipe bomb – a PVC pipe with capped ends and black powder on it – behind St. Dominic Catholic Church at around 2 p.m. Police then responded to the […]
Kelsey Grammer as Chuck Smith in the film, “Jesus Revolution,” a Lionsgate release. | Dan Anderson LOS ANGELES — When Jon Erwin first considered bringing “Jesus Revolution,” the story of the greatest spiritual awakening in American history, to the big screen in 2015, he never imagined that nearly a decade later, at the same time […]
Christian Atsu of Newcastle United arrives at the stadium prior to the Premier League match between Newcastle United and Leicester City at St. James Park on January 01, 2020, in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. | Nigel Roddis/Getty Images Nearly two weeks after he went missing following a magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Turkey on […]