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CHICAGO (RNS) — Clarence “Coodie” Simmons is a believer. Simmons believed a young music producer and aspiring rapper named Kanye West was going to be a star. The filmmaker believed God was directing his life when he upended it to follow West, now Ye, from Chicago to New York City to film the musician’s rise. […]
An upcoming docuseries will offer viewers a rare look at the biblical giants known as the Nephilim and make a case for their existence. The film titled Angels & Giants, The Watchers & Nephilim is produced by The Inspiration Networks, a faith-based family entertainment network. It will be presented in four one-hour segments centering on […]
NAIROBI, Kenya, February 16, 2022 (Morning Star News) – Muslim relatives of a Christian evangelist on Feb. 6 beat and tied him up to be burned to death after he returned home for a funeral in eastern Uganda, he said. Malingumu Bruhan, 34, returned to Kaliro District for his grandfather’s funeral in Muhira village, Nawaikoke, […]
(RNS) — Black and Latino Christians often turn to their pastors for mental health care, even when those clergy have limited expertise in working with those who are mentally struggling, according to a new study by the Religion and Public Life Program at Rice University. Daniel Bolger, a doctoral candidate at Rice University who co-authored […]
February 14, 2022 (Morning Star News) – Unregistered house churches that have relied on online gatherings and teaching to survive the COVID-19 pandemic and persecution will have that option taken away under draconian measures taking effect on March 1, sources said. Churches, seminaries and other ministries have been shaken by the government announcement on Dec. […]
Christians in Scottsdale, Ariz., protested outside the inaugural convention of The Satanic Temple over the weekend, even as a prominent Catholic bishop urged believers to “refrain from participating in any public demonstration.” The Satanic Temple held its first “SatanCon” February 11-13 in Scottsdale, the same city that denied the organization’s request to deliver an invocation […]
The Los Angeles Rams are world champions after defeating the Cincinnati Bengals last night in Super Bowl LVI. Quarterback Matthew Stafford enhanced his chances to be elected to the Hall of Fame one day and his team will now be part of football immortality. The stock market may also be stronger as a result. […]
New Jodi Essex Rock Ballad “Unravel” Reveals a Wondrous Battle of Willpower NEWS SOURCE: Mixtape PR February 11, 2022 February 11, 2022: Very few things in life can shatter the defenses of a very strong will. In CCM Artist Jodi Essex’s upcoming rock ballad, music video out February 25, 2022, “Unravel” proclaims the […]
The recent volcanic eruption in the South Pacific island kingdom of Tonga was hundreds of times more powerful than the Hiroshima atomic bomb, according to NASA scientists. As Morgan Lee reports in Christianity Today, the blast generated waves that reached estimated heights of fifty feet. Coastline villages and resorts were swept away. Rushing water buried roads under […]
Canadian truck drivers have been blocking a key US–Canada border crossing for several days to protest their government’s pandemic control measures. They are specifically demanding an end to federal COVID-19 mandates for cross-border traffic. Are these truckers “trying to blockade … our democracy,” as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau alleges? Or does the self-named “Freedom […]