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Pastor Perry Noble spoke frankly when he criticized ministry leaders who believe women shouldn’t preach. During a question and answer session at a church service, a congregant asked the senior pastor of Second Chance Church in Anderson, South Carolina, about his thoughts on women pastors. The congregant said, “Throughout the Bible, Jesus elevated women. However,…

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Matt Chandler, the pastor of the Village Church in Flower Mound, Texas, sees “embers” of spiritual revival emerging all around the nation, even as chaotic cultural problems seem to be increasing. Chandler, author of the new book, “The Overcomers: God’s Vision for You to Thrive in an Age of Anxiety and Outrage,” told CBN News,…

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A pastor is praising God for a genuine miracle after an F1 tornado ripped part of his church’s roof as around 100 people took part in praise and worship. However, the terrifying ordeal, which unfolded at Crossroads Ministries in Finleyville, Pennsylvania, concluded with no one experiencing any significant physical injuries, The Christian Post reported. It’s an…

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In a revelation that seemed to some almost as unusual as his announcement of the suicide of his wife, Mica Miller, Pastor John-Paul Miller of Solid Rock at Market Common in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, said he tried to raise her from the dead, but it didn’t work. The grieving pastor made the revelation as…

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A centuries-old church in Germany attracted more than 1,200 people during worship services featuring music from Taylor Swift. The Church of the Holy Spirit, a well-known church in Heidelberg that meets in a 600-year-old building, recently put on a service called “Anti-Hero – Taylor Swift Church Service” in an effort to draw young people’s interest,…

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Benny Hinn, the evangelist best-known for his televised miracle healings, is doing damage control after a 4-hour expose on his ministry was released by popular theologian Mike Winger on his YouTube channel. Winger accuses Hinn of spiritual and financial abuse. “Initially, I wasn’t intending for it to be that long,” Winger told the Roys Report.…

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A statue honoring Billy Graham at the US Capitol is set to be unveiled on May 16th, memorializing the evangelical juggernaut’s work in civil rights and counsel with 12 US presidents. The statue was first approved by a bill in 2015 by the North Carolina General Assembly, Graham’s home state. “There have been many great…

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Women’s rights activist and author Ayaan Hirsi Ali expressed regret for her previous critiques of Christianity at the inaugural Dissident Dialogues conference in New York. Ali, a former figurehead in the New Atheism movement, openly recanted her past assertions that all religions, including Christianity, were equally damaging. During a lively discussion with evolutionary biologist Richard…

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The pastor responsible for a historic mass baptism last year is now setting his sights on what could once again break records and lead hundreds or thousands of people to Christ. Pastor Mark Francey of Oceans Church in California shocked the nation last year when he hosted Baptize SoCal, an event that attracted thousands of…

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A movement of God that started at Auburn University last fall has now spread to four other campuses, with thousands of students being saved and countless individuals being plugged into a local church to continue their faith journey. The Unite US launched at  Auburn University’s Neville Arena last September. Some 5,000 students attended, and approximately…

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