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A new survey has revealed a startling trend among American Christians: most believe that simply doing good deeds is enough to earn a place in Heaven. The findings, released by the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University, suggest that millions of self-identified Christians are drifting from what researchers call a biblical understanding of salvation.…

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Before the sun rises over Atlanta, hundreds of young adults line up outside 2819 Church, eager to worship. Some arrive as early as 5:30 a.m., clutching coffee cups and Bibles, waiting to experience a service that has become one of the city’s most talked-about Sunday gatherings. For Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell, the revival wasn’t something…

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A church in Evanston, Illinois shocked onlookers after featuring a nativity scene that had the baby Jesus zip-tied in an emergency blanket and surrounded by Roman soldiers, who were dressed to look like ICE agents. Lake Street Evanston Church featured the display on its lawn. According to the church, the display “reimagines the nativity as…

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Over 13,000 attendees turned out for the latest “Hearts on Fire Student Conference” at LeConte Center in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. The event spanned two days from November 21 to 22nd, with 290 students making decisions for Christ. Another 260 re-committed their lives to Jesus, and 52 were baptized. “There were many highlights, but my favorite is…

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A recent Washington Post article is highlighting the growing trend of young children stepping up to preach. Eight-year-old Ester Souza from Votuporanga, Brazil steps up to preach at her father’s small, rural church. In 2020, this would have seemed like a dream. Souza was suffering from a kidney infection, receiving hemodialysis nearly every day, and…

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A new Communio study is highlighting the important role family plays in developing a child’s faith. The study began as a response to a Pew Research Center study that found that 28% of U.S. adults were religiously unaffiliated. Communio surveyed more than 16,000 church-going adults on family habits while growing up. The study, presented in…

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A Maine mother is fighting a court order that prohibits her from taking her 12-year-old daughter to church. In 2024, during a custody battle, a Maine lower court ruled that Emily Bickford could not take her daughter to a Calvary Chapel church over objections from her daughter’s father, who asserted that the church’s biblical teachings…

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If a stranger called you and said she needed baby formula for her starving infant, would you go to a store and buy her some? That’s not a hypothetical. It’s a real question that a real woman posed to American churches in recent weeks, while the longest U.S. government shutdown in history cut food assistance…

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Archaeologists announced the discovery of a 1,500-year-old mosaic floor tile in Urfa Castle, which is located in what is officially known as Şanlıurfa, Turkey. The mosaic dates to around the 5th century, between 490 and 495 AD. It is made up of black, white, and red stones in various shapes, including animal figures, geometric shapes,…

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The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced the discovery of a 5,000-year-old wine press and ancient ritual artifacts near the site of Tel Megiddo, which is referred to as “Armageddon,” the site of a final battle in the book of Revelation. The Winepress appears to date from the early Bronze Age and might have been carved…
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