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Oxford University Press’s 2024 word of the year is. . . “brain rot.” The term is not new. Henry David Thorough first used it in his 1854 book Walden to refer to the devaluing of complex ideas in favor of simple ones. Today, however, “brain rot” has everything to do with screens. According […]
By Ian M. Giatti, Christian Post Reporter Wednesday, January 01, 2025 Pastor Jack Hibbs speaks at Calvary Chapel Chino Hills in Chino, California, on Dec. 28, 2024. | Screenshot/YouTube/Real Life with Jack Hibbs Pastor Jack Hibbs of Calvary Chapel Chino Hills is calling on Christians to “armor up” spiritually as they enter the new year. […]
It’s that time of year again. We’re going to lose weight, exercise more, get out of debt, stick to a budget, stop smoking, save for the future and spend more time with family. We make resolutions because we want to bring change to bear on our circumstances. We want to improve ourselves and our quality […]
If you want good luck in the new year, consider these new year’s traditions: In Brazil, jump over seven waves while surfing. In the Philippines, wear clothing with polka dots. (I’m out of luck here.) In Greece, hang onions outside your door. In Puerto Rico, throw a bucket of water out your window. In […]
As a year filled with conflicts draws to a close, our hearts yearn for lasting peace in the new year. To this end, let’s look to the unlikeliest of places for the hope we need. In the Middle East, 2024 began with Hamas’s leadership seemingly entrenched as the conflict in Gaza continued. Hezbollah bristled […]
I am focusing today on hope that transcends every challenge we face. But to get to the good news, we need to set the stage. Today’s headlines illustrate the fragility of life: from the passenger plane that skidded off a South Korean airport runway yesterday, killing all but two of the 181 people on […]
By Leah MarieAnn Klett, Assistant Editor Monday, December 30, 2024 Dallas Jenkins and Jordan B. Peterson | The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast/screenshot Dallas Jenkins, creator of the hit series “The Chosen,” recently became emotional while sharing the Gospel with psychologist and bestselling author Jordan Peterson during an episode of “The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast.” During […]
Among the top worldview stories of 2024 was the series of unexpected admissions from prominent atheists of the cultural good of Christianity. Even as hostility toward Christianity and Christian morality has increased in recent years, a growing number of atheists, former atheists, and secularists verbalized the role Christianity played in shaping the Western world […]
Denzel Washington has made fifty movies and won two Oscars, but he wrote recently in Esquire, “The biggest moment of my life was when I was filled with the Holy Spirit,” an experience that occurred forty years ago. Last Saturday, he received his minister’s license and was baptized. In a video he shared online, […]
In Matthew 17:21, Jesus said that a certain evil spirit does not go out of a person except by prayer and fasting. Some manuscripts disagree on whether this verse should be included or not, but the principle is found throughout Scripture: Fasting applies pressure to the spiritual realm. Arthur Wallis notes, “Often, pressure has to […]