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Archeologists have given an update on excavations on a site that could be one of the most important Biblical cities mentioned in the Bible. Steven Notley, the academic director of the El Araj Excavation Project, gave a presentation where he essentially confirmed that the site known as El Araj was once the ancient city of…

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Controversy surrounded megachurch pastor Mark Driscoll after his Mother’s Day post on X, which some felt was inappropriate. On May 10th, which also marks the second Sunday in May, when the U.S. celebrates Mother’s Day, Driscoll tweeted, “Mary was a teen mom, and Jesus had no earthly father. It’s a good thing there was no…

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A dried up river in the Middle East could be the key to the end times. The Euphrates River, which spans 1,800 miles through Turkey, Syria, and Iraq has been shrinking at an alarming rate according to researchers. Satellite data dating from 2003 shows that river has lost some 34 cubic miles of freshwater. A…

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A megachurch pastor has gone on record claiming that President Trump’s understanding of the Biblical role of government surpasses that of Pope Leo XIV. Pastor Robert Jefress of First Baptist Dallas went on “Fox News Live” just a few days after Secretary of State Marco Rubio attended a meeting with the Pope. “The Pope is…

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John Piper is weighing in on one of Christianity’s most debated questions: what happens immediately after a believer dies? During an episode of “Ask Pastor John,” the longtime pastor and founder of Desiring God firmly rejected the doctrine known as “soul sleep,” the belief that a person becomes unconscious after death until the final resurrection.…

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Archaeologists have uncovered a statue of the Pharoah some believe may have been the Pharoah who faced off against Moses in the book of Exodus. Researchers discovered a fragment of a statue that they believe depicts Ramesses II in the Tel Faraon archaeological site near El Husseiniya along the Nile Delta. The statue is described…

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Researchers from the University of Glasgow announced the recovery of over 40 pages of the Apostle Paul’s writings. The writings come from what is known as GA 015 and appear to belong to Codex H, a 6th-century copy of the letters from Paul, the most prominent writer of books in the New Testament. The pages…

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What if one of the Bible’s most overlooked locations has been hiding in plain sight all along? Beneath the surface of familiar Scripture, a deeper pattern may be waiting to be uncovered. The ancient city of Shechem is now at the center of a growing conversation, with some suggesting it holds a prophetic thread that connects…

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Members of Shades Mountain Baptist Church were met with unexpected news when senior pastor George Wright announced his abrupt resignation, calling it “heartbreaking” for his family and asking the congregation for fervent prayer. In a video shared on social media, Wright told the roughly 7,800-member church that his final Sunday sermon would come just two…

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A powerful new chapter is being written in the legacy of Augustine Tolton, as plans move forward to build a shrine in his honor at St. Boniface Church—the very place where he celebrated his first public Mass. The announcement, made by Thomas John Paprocki, marks a significant moment not just for Quincy, but for the…
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