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The Major League Baseball pitcher who wears his Christian faith on his glove – literally – is heading to the Kansas City Royals. Luke Weaver, who debuted a Scripture-infused “Bible Glove” this season, was traded from the Arizona Diamondbacks to the Royals on Monday for third baseman Emmanuel Rivera. Weaver, a right-handed reliever, battled injuries […]
According to The Christian Post, conservative activist Harold Shurtleff of the group Camp Constitution initially requested to fly the white and blue flag with a red cross symbol outside City Hall in 2017. Five years later, his request was approved. “I do want to give the glory to God because God’s hand was in this […]
NOTE: President Biden stated last night that a US missile killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri. I will publish a Daily Article Special Edition this morning with reflections on this historic announcement. NFL quarterback Deshaun Watson was baptized in the Jordan River in 2019; videos and photos of the event quickly went viral. He […]
NAIROBI, Kenya, July 25, 2022 (Morning Star News) – A Christian in eastern Uganda died on July 10 from head injuries sustained in an attack by Muslim extremists the previous week, sources said. Robert Bwenje had accompanied Assistant Pastor Ambrose Mugisha of Elim Pentecostal Church in Nyamiringa village, Kapeke Sub-County, Kiboga District, to an open-air […]
President Joe Biden tested positive yesterday morning for COVID-19. According to a White House statement, “He is fully vaccinated and twice boosted and experiencing very mild symptoms.” In other political news, US Rep. Lee Zeldin, the Republican candidate for New York governor, was assaulted at an event last night, though he escaped serious injury. […]
A stolen relic in France that is said to contain the blood of Christ has been returned after the thieves apparently grew fearful of keeping such a revered object. The relic – which contains two vials encased in a gold-plated box – was stolen from Holy Trinity Abbey Church in Fécamp, France, on the night […]
The House of Representatives has voted to restore abortion rights nationwide. The vote comes in response to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. According to the Associated Press, the bill doesn’t have much chance of becoming law because it likely lacks the support in the U.S. Senate. The House voted, however, 219 […]
A congregation in Illinois has distributed hundreds of handmade wooden crosses for people to place in their yards as a reminder to pray for Ukrainians caught in the Russian invasion. According to The Christian Post, East Jordan United Methodist Church of Sterling began making the white, 18-inch by 12-inch crosses in February after Russia invaded […]
The James Webb Space Telescope is the largest and most powerful space observatory ever launched. Yesterday, NASA unveiled a series of high-resolution color images revealing what it describes as “cosmic cliffs,” “galaxy evolution,” a “dying star’s final ‘performance,’” and the “steamy atmosphere of a distant planet in detail.” NASA administrator Bill Nelson described the […]
ABUJA, Nigeria, July 1, 2022 (Morning Star News) – Nearly a month after an attack on a Catholic church in southwestern Nigeria, the number killed and the identity of the assailants remain unclear, though the church held a funeral service for “over 40” victims. The June 5 bomb and gun attack at the end of […]