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Hurricane Idalia slammed into Florida’s Big Bend area yesterday morning. Some residents who chose to ride out the storm at home had to “swim out of their windows” to escape waves of water crashing through their front doors. It then flooded parts of Georgia and the Carolinas before moving offshore this morning. In other […]
Sarah Young, the bestselling author known for her devotional book Jesus Calling, is experiencing “rapidly failing” health, her publisher said in a statement this week. “We received the hard news that Sarah’s health is rapidly failing,” Thomas Nelson Publishers wrote in a social media post last week. “We know that Sarah really believes in the power […]
‘Why can’t God use Richie?’ says Pastor Joey Tellez A screenshot of Richie the Barber from an August 2023 video. | Screenshot: YouTube/RichieTheBarber A Southern California pastor is helping a self-described clown barber to become a pastor himself after documenting his conversion on social media. Richie the Barber, whose real name is Richie Esposito, is […]
Sarah Young | Jesus Calling/Screengrab Sarah Young, author of the devotional Jesus Calling, is in “rapidly failing” health, her publisher, Thomas Nelson, revealed in a statement asking her supporters for prayers. “We received the hard news that Sarah’s health is rapidly failing,” Thomas Nelson Publishers wrote in a social media post last week. “We know […]
As I have aged and grown in my own intellectual acumen (for better or worse), I’ve noticed a pattern in other intellects. There are certain people whose beliefs, convictions, methods and strategies are based upon the last book they read. Or the last church they visited. Or the last substantive conversation they had. In other […]
Not long ago, in mixed company, I overheard a friend of mine say something to the effect of “I grew up in purity culture but guess what! I recently lost my virginity!” While I am all for forging your way ahead past spiritual abuse, purity culture and fear-based teachings, I believe so strongly that purity […]
Photo of Pastor Vlad Savchuk preaching, 2023 | Vlad Savchuk Well known for his deliverance ministry, Pastor Vlad Savchuk says people shouldn’t seek Jesus to be set free from affliction so they can continue to live self-centered lives. Instead, they need to surrender the entirety of their lives so Jesus can permanently break their strongholds. […]
For all the saints who from their labors rest,who Thee by faith before the world confessed;Thy name, O Jesus, be forever blest.Alleluia, Alleluia! Thou wast their Rock, their Fortress and their Might;Thou, Lord, their Captain in the well-fought fight;Thou, in the darkness drear, their one true Light.Alleluia, Alleluia! O blest communion, fellowship divine!We feebly struggle, […]
Greg Locke is the founder and lead pastor of Global Vision Bible Church in Mount Juliet, Tennessee. Over the years, Locke has stirred controversy, making headlines for his book burnings, controversial views on OCD and Autism, and his adamant political views. Recently, however, Locke told his congregation that he is deleting all of his sensationalized […]
The medieval Uppsala Cathedral in Uppsala, Sweden. | Dennis Lennox This college town about 43 miles from the Swedish capital of Stockholm is more than just a day trip destination. My visit to Uppsala came earlier this month before 50,000 students returned for classes at the 546-year-old Uppsala University, the oldest university in Scandinavia. The […]