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By Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter Tuesday, February 25, 2025 Thaddeus Matthews is pastor of Naked Truth Liberation and Empowerment Ministries in Memphis, Tennessee. | Facebook Controversial leader of the Naked Truth Liberation and Empowerment Ministries in Memphis, Tennessee, Thaddeus Matthews, popularly known as the “Cussing Pastor,” has died. Matthews, 67, died at a hospital on […]
Last week, President Trump issued an executive order endorsing in vitro fertilization, calling for lower and subsidized costs and expanding access and protections of the practice nationwide. On one hand, this executive order is consistent with the others, following up on what Trump promised during his campaign. Endorsing IVF was a tactic to mitigate critiques […]
Imagine you’re an expecting mother, and you’ve just received the heartbreaking news that your unborn baby has a chromosomal disorder, and your doctor says it’s fatal. The doctor explains that an abortion would be the quickest solution and that without one, your baby will die anyway in perinatal hospice. These are the only options presented. […]
A conference aimed at discussing how and why the supernatural gifts of the Holy Spirit have ceased is taking place this week. The Cessationist Conference, hosted by G3, has typically been held in California but recently transitioned to Oklahoma. I have a few thoughts to share on cessationism that are different from what conference attendees will […]
By Leah MarieAnn Klett, Assistant Editor Saturday, February 22, 2025 No Address film | No Address film As the homelessness crisis continues to worsen in America, “No Address” seeks to shine a light on the human stories behind the statistics. And faith, the film’s stars say, can play a role in combatting the issue. The […]
By Leah MarieAnn Klett, Assistant Editor Friday, February 21, 2025 (L-R): Kevin Downes, Zachary Levi, Patricia Heaton, Peter Facinelli and Jacob Laval attend the premiere of “The Unbreakable Boy” in New York City on February 19, 2025. | Marion Curtis NEW YORK — The cast and crew of “The Unbreakable Boy,” including stars Zachary Levi […]
By Leah MarieAnn Klett, Assistant Editor Friday, February 21, 2025 Movie still from “I Can Only Imagine” | Erwin Brothers Entertainment NEW YORK — “I Can Only Imagine 2,” the highly anticipated sequel to the 2018 box office success “I Can Only Imagine,” will soon begin production and pick up where the last film ended, […]
By Leah MarieAnn Klett, Assistant Editor Friday, February 21, 2025 Jacob Laval stars in “The Unbreakable Boy” | Lionsgate Kingdom Story Company and Lionsgate have earned a reputation for quality, family-friendly films that, while faith-adjacent, don’t overly sanitize the reality of sinful human nature and the brokenness that only Christ can redeem. Since the beginning, […]
“I would like to buy three dollars worth of God, please. Not enough to explode my soul or disturb my sleep, but just enough to equal a cup of warm milk, or a snooze in the sunshine … I want ecstasy, not transformation. I want the warmth of the womb, not a new birth. I […]
When Whitney Houston sang, “I believe that children are our future,” it may not have been truly profound, but it was true. A quick headcount of American schools and colleges, in fact, proves just how true. Education Week recently reported that public schools across the nation are closing their doors due to a lack of […]