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Powerful stories can move our hearts to laughter or tears. Compelling arguments can alter our conclusions about an issue or topic. Regardless of the context, we know storytelling can influence our lives. But the most powerful stories are God stories—personal accounts that shine a light on God’s miraculous intervention in the world. Based on my…

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In his strongest words yet on the global clergy abuse crisis, Pope Leo XIV has declared that there should be no tolerance in the Catholic Church for any form of abuse — whether sexual, spiritual, or the abuse of authority — calling for a sweeping culture of transparency, accountability, and prevention. The pope’s remarks came…

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A Texas school has reversed its decision prohibiting a special needs student from sharing Bible verses with peers. According to the American Centers for Law and Justice (ACLJ), the principal and a teacher at Killeen School District in Killeen, Texas confiscated slips of paper containing Bible verses that a special needs student was handing out…

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Archaeologists have finally deciphered a mysterious rock with Biblical markings years after it was uncovered, but what they’ve discovered may just lead to more questions. The rock was discovered in 2018 in Wawa, Ontario after a tree fell over. It bore 255 strange characters which appeared to be some 200 years old. The rock also…

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Baptize America swept the nation on June 8, Pentecost Sunday, with coordinators of the event praising the thousands of lives that joined in the nationwide baptism day. Event founder Mark Francey spoke about the event’s spread, from Pirate’s Cove, CA to the state of California and now to the nation. “I heard that small still…

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A recent Pew Research Center study has found that Islam is now the world’s fastest growing religion, surpassing Christianity. While Christianity remains the globe’s largest religious group at 2.3 billion, Islam grew from 2010 to 2020 at a rate of 4 times greater than Christianity. During that decade, the number of Christians worldwide grew by…

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An ancient medieval Bible has made its way back to Israel after a centuries-long absence. Known as the Shem Tov Bible, the medieval Bible dates from the 14th century and was authored by kabbalist Rabbi Shem Tov ben Abraham Ibn Gaon. The Bible was originally written in 1312 in Soria Spain. Ibn Gaon then took…

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A UK survey found that the phrase “Give us this day our daily bread” from the Lord’s prayer was the most recognizable phrase. The study gave respondents seven lines from seven iconic pieces of literature, film, history, and music and was conducted by the Church of England through the research firm Savanta. The study interviewed…

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A recent analysis by Ryan Burge on his Substack Graphs About Religion reveals that only one in four mainline Protestant and Catholic priests believe that Adam and Eve actually existed. Mainline Protestant refers to the more liberal branch of Protestantism. Burge ran an analysis of what types of things pastors and priests believe in, such…

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Archaeologists believe they may have discovered the actual site of Jesus’s first miracle, as described in John 2. In John’s account, Jesus and his disciples are attending a wedding at Cana when the wedding feast runs out of wine. Jesus’s mother, Mary, asks him to intervene, to which Jesus responds, “mine hour is not yet…
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