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Actor Mr. T in this undated photo. | Reuters Famous actor Mr. T preached a sermon about doubt at his home church in Chicago, Illinois, on Sunday, describing the experience as “a great honor” and “responsibility.” While he’s previously preached at other churches, Sunday marked the first time he’s done so at Cosmopolitan Community Church. […]
‘What happens when they start de-banking pastors and Christian business people?’ A Chase sign is viewed at the company’s New York headquarters on May 11, 2012, in New York City. | Spencer Platt/Getty Images A nonpartisan, faith-based nonprofit organization led by a former United States Ambassador for religious freedom says its Chase bank account was […]
Franklin Graham, CEO of Samaritan’s Purse, meets with victims of Hurricane Ian in southwest Florida, Oct. 6, 2022. | Courtesy of Samaritan’s Purse The Evangelical Christian charity Samaritan’s Purse has deployed 1,000 volunteers on the ground in southwest Florida to help residents recover from Hurricane Ian and to make it clear that God loves them. […]
Getty Images An Oklahoma man has been arrested after stabbing a Catholic school employee and throwing a Molotov cocktail at a church that burst into flames and shattered windows, making it the latest incident of violence directed at churches in recent months. On Thursday, the Tulsa, Oklahoma Police Department announced in a Facebook post that […]
The Rev. Willie Boyd Jr., pastor of Greenwood CME Church, pictured with his family. | Screenshot: Facebook A congregation in Memphis is grieving the loss of their 44-year-old pastor who died in a car accident a week after his youngest daughter was baptized, remembering him as a caring pastor, a family man, a good husband […]
Silverton, Colorado | Dennis Lennox A recent early fall trip to Colorado brought me back to one of my favorite places anywhere in the Centennial State. The old mining town of Silverton with its population of just 612 souls was established in 1874. Remarkably, the streetscape is mostly original to late 19th and early 20th […]
Unsplash/Kevin Lanceplaine In-N-Out: it’s not just arguably America’s best fast-food burger. It’s also an unashamed purveyor of Good News. Since the 1990s, the California-based chain has printed Bible verses on the packaging for several of its food items, including John 3:16 on In-N-Out’s soda cups: “For God so loved the world, that he gave his […]
Elvis Presley is pictured in his United States Army uniform in this undated publicity photograph. | Reuters/Handout Elvis Presley became an international sensation before his untimely death in 1977 at the age of 42. But while the world celebrated “The King of Rock and Roll” for his musical talents, his stepbrother, Billy Stanley, is on […]
Depending on who you ask, Christian nationalism is either a grave threat to the nation and the Church or is nothing more than a label used to demonize and dismiss people of faith from the public square, and therefore no threat at all. For critics from within the Church, Christian nationalism unfaithfully conflates the […]
Nicholas Johnson. | Mugshot Huntington University, a private Christian liberal arts university in Indiana, has placed cross country coach Lauren Johnson and her assistant, Curtis Hines, on leave after two former runners accused their former coach and her husband, Nicholas, of sexual assault and potential doping violations. The allegations were made in a lawsuit filed […]