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As the Christmas season draws near to its conclusion next week, CBN is offering a thought-provoking new podcast series to explore how Old Testament prophecies pointed to the birth of a savior in a manger hundreds of years before it even happened. The four-part series aired its first episode December 6, entitled “Bible Prophecy Fulfilled:…

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Christmas Nativity scenes are as commonplace in December as fireworks in July and apple orchards in the fall. The symbols are universal: a babe in a manger, a doting mother and father, shepherds, a star… but this year some Nativity scenes, including one previously displayed at the Vatican, have included a new feature. The keffiyeh…

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The city of Concord, New Hampshire’s Nativity scene was joined by a neighbor this year- a demonic “Baphomet” statue erected by The Satanic Temple (TST). The display is part of TST’s efforts to include such symbols in public across the country. According to a post from the city’s official page, the TST’s mission is to…

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As the Christmas season continues in full swing, pastors and congregations prepare for the influx of church visitors who will make their way to Christmas services this year. Pastors identified Christmas as the second-highest attendance day for church services, according to a study by Lifeway Research, with Easter being in first place and Mothers’ Day…

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Churches continue to recover after shutdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in decreased in-person attendance. One church that is seeing pre-pandemic recovery is Orthodox churches. In 2022, Orthodox churches saw a 78% increase in converts compared to numbers in 2019. Even more surprisingly, many of these converts are young men and many are coming from…
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