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There are at least two overlooked aspects of the story of Joseph and Mary. Yet knowing about these two dynamics to their life adds even more wonder to the Christmas story. The first has to do with age. Mary would have been young, but Joseph was not. They had what we might call a “May-December […]
By Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor Sunday, December 22, 2024 Crime scene tape continues to be stretched around Abundant Life Christian School as police continue to investigate yesterday’s shooting on Dec. 17, 2024, in Madison, Wisconsin. Multiple people were shot and at least three have died after a teenage girl, who was a student at […]
By Leah MarieAnn Klett, Assistant Editor Sunday, December 22, 2024 The James Ossuary | The Golan Collection ATLANTA — Standing in front of a small stone ossuary bearing the inscription “James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus,” Oded Golan gestures with quiet reverence. The box, he explains, once held human bones. Now, it holds stories […]
In 1897, Dr. Philip O’Hanlon, a coroner’s assistant on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, was asked by his then eight-year-old daughter, Virginia, whether Santa Claus really existed. He suggested that she write The Sun, then a prominent New York City newspaper, because “If you see it in The Sun, it’s so.” One of the paper’s editors, […]
The sheer evil of a violent attack or mass shooting, such as occurred at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison Wisconsin earlier this week, elicits a number of appropriate responses. We rightly mourn the victims and marvel incredulously that a second grader made the 9-1-1 call. We grieve with and for parents who had […]
Canada recently released its updated statistics for how many people died last year from physician-assisted suicide, and the numbers continue an alarming trend. The country’s Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) program was used by roughly 15,300 people to end their own lives. That makes it the fifth leading cause of death in 2023 and […]
Police: Shooter identified as a juvenile By Ian M. Giatti, Christian Post Reporter Monday, December 16, 2024 Madison Police Department’s Chief of Police Shon F. Barnes speaks to the press following a school shooting that has left five people dead (including the juvenile shooter) and five people injured at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, […]
President-elect Donald Trump rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange yesterday morning, not long after Time magazine announced that it has selected him as its 2024 Person of the Year. This is the second time he has been so-named; he was also chosen in 2016 after winning the White House the first […]
By Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter Thursday, December 12, 2024 Suspected shooter Luigi Mangione is led into the Blair County Courthouse for an extradition hearing Dec. 10, 2024, in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. Mangione has been arraigned on weapons and false identification charges related to the fatal shooting of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City. […]
By Leah MarieAnn Klett, Assistant Editor Thursday, December 12, 2024 Jamie Foxx stars in the film “Just Mercy” alongside Michael B. Jordan and Brie Larson. The film is based on the award-winning book by Bryan Stevenson. | Warner Bros. Actor Jamie Foxx credited God and the power of prayer for saving his life after he […]