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Do you want your pastor to speak on cultural issues? (Image credit: Pavel Danilyuk via Pexels)
Since Acts 2, the Church has been a place for like-minded Christ-followers to gather to celebrate the Lord and learn about moral, ethical, and cultural issues through a godly lens. That’s why a recent Lifeway survey should concern pastors and spiritual leaders nationwide. Elections, schools, crime, money, and any number of moral prerogatives are addressed at the…

Jesus with his disciples on the Sea of Galilee depicted in the Hagia Sophia. (Image Credit: Dosserman via Wikimedia Commons)
Among the many miracles Jesus performed during his ministry on Earth was the “Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes” on the shore of the Sea of Galilee (Matthew 14:13-21; Mark 6:31-44; Luke 5:1-8; John 21:1-6). And now, over two millennia later, scientists may have found tangible proof that it happened. Moreover, they believe they know how…

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When author and musician Andrew Peterson set out to adapt his beloved book series “The Wingfeather Saga” into an animated series he knew it would be a labor of love. What he didn’t anticipate was just how much work would go into bringing his imaginative world to the screen. “I walked into this thing as…

When it's an intimate moment between us and Jesus, this is all that matters. (Image Credit: StockSnap via Pixabay)
Today’s house of worship has become an amalgam of office buildings and event centers, which may explain the blossoming movement for the “Screen-Free Church.” Christianity Today’s Brad Easy wrote a comprehensive editorial on a “Vision for Screen-Free Church” to explain how some places of worship may want to consider getting people’s heads off the projectors…

  Opportunities Exist, Says American Bible Society Can American churches reach Nones, Nominals and Casuals— that is, people who have limited to no interaction with God and church? The American Bible Society, which conducts ongoing research on Americans’ engagement with Christ and the Bible, believes the church can reach many of them. The organization’s belief…

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A Christian publishing company has created a first-of-its-kind Bible for children and students with dyslexia. According to the International Dyslexia Association, one in five U.S. children has some form of dyslexia, which speaks to the importance of this youth Bible. A common misunderstanding about children with dyslexia is that they can’t read, which is far from…

When producers Camille and Emmanuel Kampouris first read Eric Metaxas’ 2010 biography of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, they knew the German theologian’s story needed to be brought to the big screen. “We read the book by Eric Metaxas, which he published in 2010 I believe, and it’s biography of Bonhoeffer, and it became a bestseller, and very…

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A member of Finland’s parliament who has faced a years-long legal battle after sharing a Bible verse on social media refuses to back down from her freedom fight. Päivi Räsänen told “Higher Ground With Billy Hallowell” her legal battle began more than five years ago, when she challenged Finland’s main religious body, the Evangelical Lutheran…

One of the services during one of the days during the Asbury Outpouring. (Image Credit: Asbury.edu)
The outpouring at Asbury University in February 2023 isn’t the first move of God to rush over U.S. Christians, but it could have been the first to set off another Great Spiritual Awakening in America. Since the 1700s, specific and strategic manifestations of the Holy Spirit in this country have shaken people to their core.…

The Apostle Paul encourages Christians to pray without ceasing (1 Thessalonians 5:17). How can believers “pray without ceasing” while still carrying on a “normal” life? Can technology help? How are individuals and churches using technology to help increase and improve prayer? What types of apps and websites are available, and what features do they offer?…

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