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A Pennsylvania church is nearing completion of a cross standing 108 feet high on its property, with the sizeable Christian symbol expected to be finished this month. Hilltop Baptist Church of Indiana, Pennsylvania, just north of Pittsburgh, is constructing the large cross with volunteer help, hoping it’ll serve as a beacon for evangelism outreach. In…

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Smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to pour smoke along the East Coast of the United States, including the New York City area, also known as the city that never sleeps, making it look red like it was the planet, Mars. Could this perhaps be a sign of the End Times? Canadian officials contacted other countries…

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A VA hospital in Austin, Texas, is facing criticism from GOP members after it removed a cross-shaped display honoring veterans from its lobby. Central Texas Veterans Health Care System (CTVHCS) removed the cross after receiving a letter from the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) demanding its removal. MRFF founder, Michael Weinstein, shared that he had been…

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A Colombian flight attendant recently discussed how Justin Bieber led her to save her faith in Jesus. In a recent episode of “The Becket Cook Show,” Victoria Mandylor shared her upbringing leading up to her conversion, reported by CBN News. She said of Bieber, “Yeah, he planted a seed. He was another person that was…

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Sotheby’s auction house sold a 1,100-year-old Hebrew Bible for $38 million in New York. It’s one of the world’s oldest surviving biblical manuscripts and brought the second-most highest price for a historical document at auction. The 26-pound book, whose five-inch stack of parchment has 396 pages, sold after a five-minute battle between two bidders competing…

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The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) posted on its Facebook page that archaeologists had discovered an ancient stone fragment. The finding is a small fragment of a stone tablet written in ancient Hebrew with the name “Shimon” etched on it. Researchers stated that the fragment contained seven partially preserved lines in the lower city square along the Pilgrimage…

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A study has been released detailing the discovery of an ancient tablet on Mount Ebal, possibly containing the oldest known Hebrew inscription discovered in Israel to date. The folded lead tablet was originally discovered in the 1980s when archaeologist Adam Zertal first excavated the site. Zertal believed that two large stone installations he discovered were the altar of Joshua,…

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A stained-glass window showing Jesus Christ as a person of color has brought analysis into the role of slavery, race, and gender in 19th-century New England. The window, which ornaments St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Warren, Rhode Island, illustrates Jesus as a dark-skinned man while talking to a dark-skinned Samaritan woman at the well. Another…

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The Springtide Research Institute has released a new poll that revealed more young adults aged 18-29 profess a belief in God or some form of a “higher power” post-pandemic. According to the study, “About one-third of 18-to-25-year-olds say they believe – more than doubt – the existence of a higher power.” That is an uptick from…

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Renowned scientist Sir Isaac Newton once predicted the world would end in 2060, and some people fear he might be right. Numerous people have projected the world’s end, from random “time travelers” on TikTok to St. John the Divine in the first century A.D. While some might not take these prophecies and predictions seriously, it’s…

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