Bethel church issued an urgent call to action last weekend in regard to several upcoming bills in the California legislature. Much of the action is required by Monday, March 26. The church says they rarely venture into politics, but felt the bills harmed the body of Christ as a whole. In a press release, the …
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Sunday evening, music legend Ricky Skaggs led a profession of shofars in the National Mall. This will give you chills.
At first glance, Kelly Balarie has it all together: happy marriage, adorable children, a popular blog and a new book rapidly gaining popularity. She’d be the first to tell you her life is far from perfect, though. For years, anxiety lurked beneath the surface. Balarie stuffed her fears deep into her soul and allowed …
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Two years ago, the writer behind gospel hits like Passion’s “One Thing Remains” lost her baby, Goldie. She was born with a rare and fatal genetic disease known as anencephaly, which prevented the normal development of her brain and the bones of her skull. “In that moment, my heart naturally shattered into a million pieces,” …
Sherrod Shackelford, also known as Viktory, could have been a drug dealer or gang member—or dead—by 25. But God had other plans. “God revealed Himself to me in college,” Viktory says. “I was totally unchurched, and He began to tug on my heart. He pulled me out of a world of real darkness and gave …
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“When I came in, he put his hand on my throat and said, ‘Get the district attorney, this boy has been stabbed to death, and he’ll be dead before the DA gets here.’” Pastor Bill Purvis’ Southern accent swirls around the details of his miraculous life. “I fell in love with Jesus that day, and …
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She wasn’t kidnapped. She followed her heart. Rebecca Bender was far from the average sex trafficking victim. She didn’t grow up in foster care and was never an at-risk youth. In fact, she was a varsity athlete and boasted honor roll achievements in high school. Likewise, her boyfriend seemed like an American-pie sort of guy. …
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Christians are among the happiest people, according to a survey by England’s Office for National Statistics. The survey evaluated the happiness levels of people of faith vs. nonfaith adherents, and reported those who engage with religion—particularly Christians—are more satisfied overall with their lives. For happiness levels, Christians reported the second-highest happiness levels of anyone. Hindus …
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If Jesus is not the only way to God, then His death was a horrible mistake, says Dr. Robert Jeffress. The truth of John 14:6 is the foundation of the megachurch pastor’s latest book, Not All Roads Lead to Heaven. Jeffress says American society today confuses absolute truth with relative truth. Many assume a right …
Looking for a spouse? Check at church for a partner if you want a quality relationship, according to both marriage experts and a new study. Marriage pastors and radio show hosts Alan and Jamie Wood agree that a foundation of prayer is a key to a successful relationship. “This is how it worked for Jamie …
The missionary was in bed when immense pain wracked his body. His color changed, his wife said, and she was sure he was in the throes of a stroke. Stephen DeMoss’ wife rushed him to the hospital where family friend Adura Haney happened to be on duty as the ER nurse. But Haney had no …
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He’s known as the “Big Pygmy” and is using his time in the ring to quite literally fight for the forgotten. It all started with a vision Justin Wren says God gave him in 2010 soon after he got saved. “I was in the rain forest,” Wren recalls. “I knew I was way out there, …
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Ray Norman was taking his 10-year-old daughter, Hannah, to the beach in a West African country. It was about a month after Sept. 11, 2001, and Ray said the travel restrictions for Americans had been lifted in the country where he was serving as a humanitarian aid worker for World Vision. Ray was driving; Hannah …
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The couple appears straight out of a romance novel, but not necessarily in the way one would expect. He’s the department chair of the College of Business at Oral Roberts University, and she’s a prophetess. They’re a bit older. He’s balding and her eyes are creased in the corners. But oh, how youth sparkles in …
Her father’s name may be more recognizable than hers, but Cora Jakes Coleman—daughter of famed preacher T.D. Jakes—is developing her own spiritual legacy. In her new book, Faithing It, Coleman details how she has clung to faith in God’s promises, despite the odds stacked against her. When she was 10, Coleman says God gave her …
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