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A conference aimed at discussing how and why the supernatural gifts of the Holy Spirit have ceased is taking place this week. The Cessationist Conference, hosted by G3, has typically been held in California but recently transitioned to Oklahoma. I have a few thoughts to share on cessationism that are different from what conference attendees will […]
As I was working on my weekly message, I found that something called “Copilot” had been added to Microsoft Word and was now being offered to me as I wrote. Turns out “Copilot” is an AI program to help me write. By now, many are familiar with ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence chatbot that was recently […]
It’s safe to say that many people, including Christians, get their views of Hell more from literature and folklore than from Scripture. Even if we haven’t read the fourteenth-century classic Dante’s Inferno, we know the imagery of his deep lair of Satan, his disturbing demons, and the grotesque punishments for those residents. Pop culture’s devil […]
By Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter Monday, February 17, 2025 Joel Osteen, pastor of Lakewood Church, addresses press after a shooting occurred at the the megachurch on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024. | Screenshot: YouTube The investigation of a shooting at Lakewood Church last year ahead of a Sunday worship service involving a mother who opened fire […]
By Ian M. Giatti, Christian Post Reporter Thursday, February 13, 2025 A screenshot of Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger in 2019. | Screenshot/YouTube/TNW Larry Sanger may be a lifelong skeptic, but the co-founder of the world’s most popular online encyclopedia is certain he’s had a dramatic conversion to the Christian faith. Sanger, 56, who co-founded Wikipedia […]
President Trump announced on Truth Social yesterday that he had “a lengthy and highly productive phone call with President Vladimir Putin of Russia” as they discussed ending the war in Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky later said he had also spoken with Mr. Trump about a “lasting, reliable peace.” According to Mr. Trump, a meeting […]
By Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter Wednesday, February 12, 2025 Pastor Vincent Bishop leads Destiny Worship Center in Atmore, Ala. | Screenshot/NBC15 An Alabama pastor who was accused of trafficking drugs at the Fountain Correctional Facility in Atmore, where he also worked as a counselor, pledged to continue serving God and his community after the charges […]
By Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter Tuesday, February 11, 2025 A sign at New Hope Community Church in Palatine, Illinois, has sparked backlash from some residents of the community. | Screenshot/ABC7 New Hope Community Church in Palatine, Illinois, has been branded as hateful by some residents in the neighborhood for promoting a message on their electronic […]
President Trump is forming a task force led by Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate the “targeting” of Christians. The task force will be directed to “immediately halt all forms of anti-Christian targeting and discrimination within the federal government.” He has also signed an executive order establishing a White House Faith Office “to assist faith-based […]
By Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter Sunday, February 09, 2025 Getty Images Although religious affiliation and church attendance are on the decline, more than half of American teenagers say they’re “very motivated” to know more about Jesus, and just over 75% say they’re at least “somewhat motivated” to learn about the centerpiece of Christianity, according to […]