Christian News

2019 World Watch List: The Usual Suspects + Some Surprises

Open Doors has released its 2019 World Watch List, an annual review of the Christian persecution news that occurred over the last year. On this year's list, Russia reappears for the first time since 2011.

John Crist Is Back and Feeling Ready to Take on the New Year

Christian comedian John Crist announced a few days ago that he had just spent a couple weeks at a retreat center called Onsite, where he got some much-needed time away.

New Study: Teens Drop Out of Church for Seemingly Insignificant Reasons

A new study from LifeWay has found that the number of young people who regularly go to church drops significantly once teens reach their college-age years. Surprisingly, the reasons why are not that teens are having a crisis of faith or questioning Christianity's core beliefs.

James MacDonald’s ‘indefinite sabbatical’ Is Effective Immediately

Following on the heels of the announcement that the Harvest Bible Chapel lawsuit is being dropped, the church elders have a new announcement.

Teen Finishes the Bible One Day Before Her Death, Inspires Others

A Kansas teen who challenged herself and read her Bible in a year met her goal the day before she died in a car crash on August 10, 2018. Her mom is now using her daughter's example to encourage others to devote more time to God's word.

Pastor’s Congregation Loses Faith in Him Over Divisive Sign

The pastor of Trinity Bible Presbyterian Church in a rural town in California is learning that even a pastor's choice of church sign sayings can get them in trouble with the community and his or her own congregation.

Switchfoot’s Answer to Prayer: Keyboardist Jerome Is Cancer Free

The Switchfoot tour of their latest album, "Native Tongue," might just include keyboardist Jerome Fontamillas after all.

New Hebrew Bible Translation Took 24 Years of Painstaking Work

Literary scholar Robert Alter’s three-volume set of the Hebrew Bible (known to Christians as the Old Testament) has been released after almost a quarter-century...