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By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Wednesday, October 02, 2024 Woodside Bible Church, a multisite Evangelical congregation based in Michigan. | Screengrab/YouTube/Woodside Bible Church An appeals court has ruled that a multisite Evangelical church in Michigan cannot be exempt from paying taxes on a property meant to serve as a retreat and recreation space. Woodside […]
Last night’s vice presidential debate between Tim Walz and J. D. Vance had no decisive winner, according to a poll conducted just after the event. Unsurprisingly, Democrats overwhelmingly sided with Walz, while Republicans overwhelmingly picked Vance as the winner. The debate was widely watched for at least three reasons. One was that one in […]
Presidential elections are treated as the pinnacle of democratic engagement and American civic duty. Historically, voter turnout during presidential election years is about one and a half times (around 60% of eligible voters) that of midterm election years (around 40% of eligible voters). In recent years, voter turnout has reached record highs in both […]
Last month, the tragic story of Amber Thurman went viral. An online article recounted the details of how the 28-year-old Georgian died unexpectedly from “acute severe sepsis” after a taking the abortion pill while she was nine weeks pregnant with twins. The piece, though skewed, is right in noting that Thurman’s death was preventable—but […]
By Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter Tuesday, October 01, 2024 Darrell Eason-Williams is the widower of the late Rev. Autura Eason-Williams. | Screengrab/YouTube/ABC24 Memphis The widower of the-late United Methodist Church pastor, the Rev. Autura Eason-Williams, cursed the final suspect involved in her killing, Eduard Rodriguez-Tabora, to a life without peace on Monday, after he pleaded […]
Happy 100th birthday, Jimmy Carter! Americans across the nation join in the celebration of recognizing our 39th president of the United States for making history as the first president to live a full century. Today, we pay homage to his honorable service to our country and his faithfulness to the citizens. With a lifetime filled […]
You choose: Will it be the pain of discipline or the pain of regret? One yields a sense of extreme fulfillment; the other, a lingering sense of defeat. Ironically, we pray for God to heal when we should also pray for the self-discipline to change harmful habits. Fasting is hard because self-denial is hard (discipline), […]
Israeli special forces are engaged in “limited and targeted raids” in southern Lebanon this morning, according to an IDF spokesman. Their purpose is reportedly not to occupy the country but to allow Israelis living in northern Israel to return to their homes. Israel has been criticized for attacking “civilian” buildings in its latest conflict […]
By Katelyn Webb, Monday, September 30, 2024 Zachary Levi stars in “American Underdog.” | Lionsgate Professing Christian and “Shazam” star Zachary Levi endorsed former President Donald Trump for president and told attendees at a Reclaim America Tour stop that every individual is a “child of a God” in a speech he acknowledged is likely “career […]
Nations like ours are set up so that, typically, we get the leaders we deserve. Elections reflect the cultural realities of a particular time and place. Biblically, we know that God is sovereign over leaders and nations. In light of these two things, my prayer each election has long been that God is merciful, […]