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Back in May, 20 Nigerian Christians were brutally martyred by the Islamic militant group ISIS. In June, 40 more Christians died in Owo, Nigeria, in a terrorist attack against a church. Though it is not clear who is responsible for that attack, what is clear is that Christians continue to be severely persecuted in […]
We spend a lot of life figuring out if we “measure up,” a phrase someone coined in the mid-1800s. Even in childhood, we begin comparing ourselves with siblings and kids at school, and it never seems to stop. The problem goes back to Cain and Abel, doesn’t it? Most of the time, we don’t go […]
Throughout Church history, church attendance and overall religiosity have been higher among women than among men. That seems to be changing, especially for younger generations. According to new data, the long-existent church gender gap, which shows up in both religious affiliation and church attendance, has now flipped. However, the headline is not that more […]
What would it be like to live only—and exclusively—in the present? Clive Wearing, a former musician for the BBC, is now the most famous amnesia patient in the world. In 1985, Clive suffered a severe fever that gave him both anterograde and retrograde amnesia. That means he can neither form new memories, nor recall most of his previous […]
A new study shows that over half of Generation Z and Millennials who have made a personal commitment to Jesus Christ do not attend church in person or online at least once a month. According to the August edition of the “State of the Bible: USA 2022” report from the American Bible Society, about 66 percent […]
A judge in Wyoming has blocked a new law from taking effect which would have banned nearly all abortions in the state. On Wednesday, Teton County District Judge Melissa Owens issued an injunction against House Bill 92, which Gov. Mark Gordon signed into law in March. According to The Christian Post, Owens’ ruling follows a […]
Christian singer and songwriter Anne Wilson has been nominated for six Dove Awards this week as part of this year’s GMA Dove Awards ceremony. Wilson, who released her debut album “My Jesus” in April, was nominated for Song of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, New Artist of the Year, Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the […]
A teenager in Nebraska was recently charged for having an illegal abortion after Facebook reportedly turned over direct messages between her and her mother to the police. According to The Christian Post, court documents revealed that Facebook handed over the chats between 18-year-old Celeste Burgess and her mother, 41-year-old Jessica Burgess, as part of a search […]
The largest evangelical church in New York City is hoping to break ground on a $1.2 billion urban village development that would revitalize the area neighborhood. The Christian Cultural Center is working through the city’s approval process. “If I’ve got land, and it’s valuable, I’m going to leverage that land to partner in its future, […]
NFL All-Pro Quarterback Derek Carr says faith was a priority in his parents’ home while growing up – so much so that he was not allowed to play on traveling teams if the game fell on a Sunday. “I was raised in the church. My grandpa was a pastor, my uncle was a pastor, my […]