Opinion: Church or Spiritual Center?
A topic I am always interested in is, “What will the church look like in 5 years?” In light of the wildly swinging culture of today, the church needs to look at itself and decide …
Days before invasion, top Russian bishop said calls for war ‘blasphemy’
A top Russian Orthodox bishop spoke out against war in the days before his country invaded Ukraine. Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokalamsk is the head for the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations — meaning …
Pastor: Anti-homeless bill is also anti-religious freedom
A West Virginia pastor is saying a bill in her state’s legislature will attack the Christian church’s fundamental rights. A bill that has been introduced into the West Virginia House of Delegates, House Bill 5743, …
Catholic School Enrollment Up for First Time in Twenty Years
For several decades, Catholic schools in the United States have seen a steady decrease in enrollment. More than five million students were enrolled in Catholic schools in 1962, but the count today is under two …
Jesus Revolution: Film set to depict 1960’s and 70’s Jesus Movement
So you say you want a revolution, well — how about a movie? A film titled Jesus Revolution will portray the spiritual movement known as the Jesus People that took place in Southern California in …
Pastor: Future is in small churches
An author and teaching pastor says that the future for churches is small — in congregation size, that is. Karl Vaters writes that since Millennials are the first generation who were majority born and raised …
Faith and Works’ cash bail program helps provide bail for Black mothers
For JaCari Letchaw, a black, single mother in Birmingham, Alabama, an impossible cash bail assigned to her before she was ever convicted of a crime almost brought her entire life crashing down around her. A local non …
Some speculate Catholic transfers were friendly overture to China
The removal of a Vatican representative from a disputed territory has some speculating that the Holy See is aiming for good relations with Communist authorities in China. The Vatican recently announced that their representative in …
After 158 years, Civil War casualty given Christian burial
Late April in Central Louisiana is usually warm, bordering on hot. It’s likely that it was humid and mosquitoes were in the air as two groups of soldiers, one representing the United States of America …
Pastor warns microchips could be Mark of the Beast
A pastor known for his confrontational style of street preaching is bringing back an old claim that microchip technology may usher in the Mark of the Beast. CBN News reports that Ray Comfort of Way of …