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Over $150,000 raised for family of youth pastor who lost 4-year-old daughter in tornado
Over $150,000 raised for family of youth pastor who lost 4-year-old daughter in tornado

Over $150,000 has been raised for a youth pastor and his family after they lost their 4-year-old daughter and their home in last week's tornado close to Nashville, Tennessee.

Steep drop in the number of practising Christians in America
Steep drop in the number of practising Christians in America

The proportion of practising Christians in the US has nearly halved in the last 20 years.

High school football coach fired for praying after games loses appeal to Federal Court
High school football coach fired for praying after games loses appeal to Federal Court

A federal court has ruled that a school district in Washington state was within its rights to dismiss a high school football coach after he refused to stop praying at the 50-yard line after games.

Craig Groeschel in self-isolation after attending Willow Creek summit cut short due to coronavirus
Craig Groeschel in self-isolation after attending Willow Creek summit cut short due to coronavirus

Life.Church pastors Craig Groeschel and Bobby Gruenewald were made aware of the diagnosis while travelling back to the US.

Beth Moore says memorising Scripture helped her to heal from sexual abuse
Beth Moore says memorising Scripture helped her to heal from sexual abuse

The evangelist spoke candidly about how she fell victim to childhood sexual abuse despite being part of a committed churchgoing family.

YouTube is within its rights to censor conservative content, court rules
YouTube is within its rights to censor conservative content, court rules

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that the video-sharing platform is not compelled by the First Amendment to allow all viewpoints to be shared on the site.

John MacArthur's son, Mark MacArthur, charged with fraud
John MacArthur's son, Mark MacArthur, charged with fraud

The son of Pastor John MacArthur has been charged with fraud.

Judge says Wheaton College students can evangelize in Chicago park
Judge says Wheaton College students can evangelize in Chicago park

A federal judge ruled Thursday that Wheaton College students who were barred from evangelizing in a downtown Chicago park must be allowed to exercise their First Amendment rights until the legal dispute is resolved.

Pastor Davey Blackburn: Jesus helped me overcome rage after wife's murder
Pastor Davey Blackburn: Jesus helped me overcome rage after wife's murder

Pastor Davey Blackburn has opened up about how his Christian faith helped him to overcome the "dark" and "scary" rage he felt towards the men who murdered his first wife.

Beth Moore tells worried male preachers she's not trying to take over the pulpit
Beth Moore tells worried male preachers she's not trying to take over the pulpit

Christian speaker and author Beth Moore has issued a plea for unity in the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) as it continues to wrangle over women preachers.

Priscilla Shirer says she is 'recovering well' from lung surgery
Priscilla Shirer says she is 'recovering well' from lung surgery

Shirer, the daughter of Pastor Tony Evans, underwent surgery last month to treat a worrisome nodule on her left lung.

Pastor Rich Wilkerson Jr offers internship to thieves who stole his car
Pastor Rich Wilkerson Jr offers internship to thieves who stole his car

The Miami megachurch pastor said that the internship could turn the theft of his car "into a good thing".

Francis Chan: I healed deaf boy and girl in Myanmar - 'My faith was at another level'
Francis Chan: I healed deaf boy and girl in Myanmar - 'My faith was at another level'

Crazy Love author Francis Chan said that during a recent trip to Myanmar he, along with a team of other Christians, miraculously healed a number of individuals in a rural village, including a little boy and girl who were deaf.

The rise of the religious nones may be slowing down
The rise of the religious nones may be slowing down

The much-documented decline in religious affiliation among United States citizens may finally be slowing down, according to recent research.

One man's painful gender detransition journey
One man's painful gender detransition journey

Now suffering from a host of medical complications as a result of years of hormone treatment, including phantom pain in his groin and bouts of severe depression, 'Fitz' is five years into his detransition journey and is reintegrating with his anatomically male body.

Postal worker who found toddler on highway says it was 'God-ordained'
Postal worker who found toddler on highway says it was 'God-ordained'

The postal worker who found a toddler walking barefoot along a Maryland highway has given God the credit for the incredible rescue.