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Churches and other ministries are reporting hundreds of salvations and baptisms across the country, seemingly following February’s spiritual awakening that began at Asbury University. According to CBN News, Pastor Eric Petree of Citygate Church in Cincinnati, Ohio, said in two weeks, there have been more than 650 people choosing salvation. “Over the past two weeks […]
On a morning when economic fears and “brutal fighting” in Ukraine are making headlines, let’s begin with some good news: a crew with the Austin Fire Department in Texas passed a house where a ninety-five-year-old man was struggling to mow his lawn. They stopped and “made quick work of the hilly front yard,” as […]
“Come Out in Jesus Name” film poster Due to the overwhelming demand for the film “Come Out In Jesus Name,” the movie will have a third showing, called the “Deliverance Edition,” in select theaters nationwide starting on April 30. An encore showing of “Come Out in Jesus Name” was released for two days only earlier […]
Murder and armed carjacking suspect Dylan Thomas Arrington (L) and late pastor of St. Mary Missionary Baptist Church in D’Lo, Miss., Rev. Anthony Watts. | Simpson County Sheriff’s Office; Screenshot/Facebook The Simpson County Sheriff’s Office in Mississippi is urging residents in the Braxton, Harrisville and Old Pearl areas to “keep their house and vehicle doors […]
A new “talking board” similar to the popular Ouija board is drawing criticism from Christians and other faith leaders. However, unlike the Ouija board, the new board promises to try to connect Christians to the Holy Spirit and Jesus, Faithwire reports. “When [the new board] was brought to my attention, I was brokenhearted, of course,” […]
“Nefarious” | Nefarious Film When “Nefarious” directors Cary Solomon and Chuck Konzelman first conceived of bringing the spiritual thriller to the big screen, they knew they would face unseen opposition. But the duo didn’t know just how much, in their words, “the devil didn’t want this movie to be made.” “We had a friend tell […]
Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston has been sentenced to three years of probation and other penalties for driving while under the influence of alcohol last year. As reported by The Christian Post, Houston pled guilty to a DUI on April 11 after being arrested on February 26, 2022. The megachurch pastor was caught driving with […]
The Holston Conference in Tennessee has approved the disaffiliation of 264 churches from the United Methodist Church. According to The Christian Post, over the weekend, church leaders gathered in a special session of the conference in downtown Knoxville to process requests for disaffiliation. The UMC Holston Conference now includes 578 churches in East Tennessee, Southwest Virginia, […]
Kenyan runners Evans Chebet and Hellen Obiri won the Boston Marathon yesterday. Ever since the bombing in 2013, the race has taken on an aura of grief and fear along with accomplishment and celebration. For two brothers, the world’s oldest marathon is all of the above. J. P. and Paul Norden each lost a leg in the bombings […]
Few pastors in recent memory have had the reach and impact of Charles F. Stanley (1932-2023). Like his contemporaries, J. Vernon McGee and Billy Graham, Stanley found great success using radio and television to spread his message. He founded In Touch Ministries, which reports that Stanley’s sermons have been translated into 127 languages, and he […]