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I always find it incredible that the Jewish custom of an annual cycle of reading the entire Torah (Genesis through Deuteronomy) in the course of a year brings us back to the same verses, stories, and narratives that we read a year earlier but in a different place in our lives that we relate to […]
As Jewish people around the world mark Hanukkah, or the “Feast of Dedication,” this year, it may look different as hearts are heavy over the conflict in Israel. Hanukkah’s roots actually hearken back to another time of violence in Jerusalem, when the Jewish people were successful in driving out the Greco-Assyrian invaders in 167 BCE. […]
By Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor Saturday, December 09, 2023 Michael Hodges, son of the church’s founding Pastor Chris Hodges, wins on “Wheel of Fortune.” | Screenshot/YouTub/Wheel of Fortune Alabama’s largest megachurch, Church of the Highlands, recently celebrated a unique achievement. Michael Hodges, son of the church’s founding Pastor Chris Hodges, emerged victorious on the […]
“Don’t say patience. I hate it when people say patience. Everyone says patience!” A wily Lutheran pastor spoke these cheeky-yet-dead-serious words to me in a 2015 job interview. He asked me what the Lord had been teaching me in the past year. My first thought was patience, but I quickly recovered and pretended that it […]
By Leonardo Blair, Senior Features Reporter Friday, December 08, 2023 Bridgette Ponson and her two children. | Screenshot/GoFundMe Almost two dozen students from Layton Christian Academy and an airman from the Hill Air Force Base became real life heroes Tuesday when they lifted a car in the parking lot of their school to save a […]
ROCKWALL, Texas (December 5, 2023)The Bucket Ministry, a nonprofit committed to sharing God’s love through the gift of clean water, and Ahroma Specialty Coffee, a leading coffee company known for its commitment to quality and sustainability, today announced a partnership through which Ahroma Coffee pledged to donate 20% of the profits from every pound of […]
By Nicole Alcindor, CP Reporter Friday, December 08, 2023 Quarterback Michael Penix Jr. speaks with ESPN’s Holly Rowe after the University of Washington’s victory over Oregon on Oct. 14, 2023. | YouTube/ESPN College Football | YouTube/ESPN College Football College football star Michael Penix Jr. is giving credit to God after leading the University of Washington […]
Actress and author Danica McKellar says her newfound faith has transformed her view on life and that her new home in Tennessee has given her the church-based community she needs, adding that “Christianity is not what I thought it was.” McKellar is known among fans of rom-coms for her Great American Family and Hallmark Channel […]
Since Time magazine first began selecting a Person of the Year in 1927, it reports that “the person chosen has typically been a ruler over traditional domains of power.” Fourteen US presidents, five leaders of Russia or the Soviet Union, and three popes have been recognized, for example. And yet, as Time notes, “The […]
One of the top filmmakers in faith-driven entertainment is teaming up with a former Netflix executive to launch a new independent studio, The Wonder Project, that has already raised $75 million. The Wonder Project was founded by Jesus Revolution co-director Jon Erwin and former Netflix and YouTube executive Kelly Merryman Hoogstraten and is promising “stories […]