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President Joe Biden delivered a speech last night from Independence Hall in Philadelphia. I have been where he stood and was deeply moved by the experience. It was here, at the “birthplace of America,” that the Second Continental Congress signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Eleven years later, in the same room, delegates […]
Unsplash/Emiliano Bar A former chaplain with the Federal Bureau of Prisons was sentenced to 84 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for sexually abusing an incarcerated female and lying to federal agents about his actions. Fifty-year-old James Theodore Highhouse, who formerly served as a chaplain for the Federal Correctional Institution Dublin […]
Tennis superstar Serena Williams announced earlier this month that she would retire sometime after the US Open, so her first-round victory last night captured headlines. However, a tennis event last week deserves attention as well: the US Open held a “Tennis Plays for Peace” exhibition to raise funds for Ukraine relief. Tennis luminaries such as Rafael Nadal, John […]
Michael Franzese preaches at Greg Laurie’s Harvest Church on June 26, 2022. | YouTube/Pastor Greg Laurie Michael Franzese, an ex-mob boss-turned-outspoken Christian author and speaker, delivered a message at Pastor Greg Laurie’s California-based megachurch Sunday and stressed the importance of possessing a “healthy” fear of Hell and eternal damnation. As a former second-generation member of […]
Rebecca King-Crews (L) and Terry Crews attend the premiere of Focus Features’ “Harriet” at The Orpheum Theatre on October 29, 2019, in Los Angeles, California. | Rachel Luna/Getty Images Actor and professing Christian Terry Crews recalled a time of celibacy that helped both save his marriage and kick his addiction to pornography. Crews told Entertainment […]
Todd Greene/Unsplash Leah Church, a former basketball player who played for the University of North Carolina but later pulled out of the team, recently shared why she chose God over her college sports dream. “It was everything I’d ever dreamed of,” Church told The Gospel Coalition for an article titled “Choosing God over College Basketball.” […]
People walk outside of a CVS Pharmacy store in New York City on January 24, 2019. | Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for CVS Pharmacy A nurse practitioner in Virginia is suing CVS, alleging that the pharmacy chain illegally fired her for refusing to distribute contraceptives. The Alliance Defending Freedom filed a lawsuit Wednesday in the Virginia […]
Reuters/Thomas Peter The Bible paints vivid stories of spiritual affliction, possession and healing — stirring accounts that have captivated Christians for over two millennia, while also sparking vibrant conversations about the relationship between good and evil. The discussion over spiritual warfare and the levels to which people face affliction has also ignited ongoing theological debate. […]
Todd Greene/Unsplash To claim a second national championship in program history, Dawn Staley’s South Carolina Gamecocks had to do something that had never been done before: defeat a Geno Auriemma-coached UConn team in the title game. Stifling defense, a career night from guard Destanni Henderson and another double-double from star Aliyah Boston proved to be enough for […]
Getty Images Exorcism typically gets a lot of attention in pop culture, mainly due to its vivid depictions in movies, but the expulsion of evil from a person’s life doesn’t always look like what’s observed on the big screen. Mike Signorelli, the senior pastor of V1 Church in New York City, recently appeared on“The Playing […]