A few years ago, I was discussing open-air preaching with a veteran pastor in Missouri. He told me, “Thirty years ago, you’d maybe see five or six open-air preachers in…
Month: February 2024
What Immigrant and Majority-Culture Churches Can Learn from One Another – Jason James
When Francis Chan spoke to Facebook employees in 2017, he recalled a former gang member he’d baptized who later left his church. Asked why, the man replied, “I just didn’t…
True Compassion and LGBTQ Weddings
True Compassion in the Parable of the Prodigal Son Perhaps no parable is more beloved than that of the prodigal son in Luke 15:11–32. It speaks to universal concerns and…
Vietnamese Christian sentenced to 4.5 years in prison after holding prayer meeting in his home
A Vietnamese Montagnard Christian has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison on charges of “secession and incitement” for conducting prayer meetings at his home, advocates say. …
Researchers: Goats Can Read Basic Human Emotions
Readers may wonder at first whether this research was worth doing, but hang on. It turns out that goats can understand basic emotions by voice alone. Source Read More Evolution News
Jailed pastor blasts Canadian politician for claiming ‘wings clipped’ regarding political prisoners
A Canadian pastor who was jailed after keeping his church open in defiance of COVID-19 lockdown mandates pushed back against Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s recent assertion that she’s had “her…
As elections loom in Pakistan, Christians fear their voices will not be heard
After more than two dozen churches and 100 Christian homes were vandalized last year, Christians in Jaranwala, Pakistan, are looking to the government for help. But with elections looming Feb.…
Anti-Christian nationalist campaign led by former pastor who warned Church about ‘whiteness’
A nonpartisan campaign led by a former female pastor who has warned against churches being centered around “white cultural norms” is taking on Christian nationalism in North Texas. Read More…
‘Our largest ground game yet’: Pro-life group to spend nearly $100M in 2024
A national pro-life advocacy organization aims to spend nearly $100 million and knock on over 4 million doors ahead of the 2024 presidential election, the outcome of which could have…
Hell Should Unsettle Christians: Embracing the Most Emotionally Difficult Doctrine – David Mathis
Last August, as our family visited Manhattan, we had the joy of seeing The Lion King on Broadway. And in that urban, sophisticated, and apparently progressive setting, the play’s climactic…