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Lockdowns Stop Mission Teams from Returning to the U.S.

Stephanie Martin - March 20, 2020

Foreign countries going on lockdown have impacted at least two church mission teams trying to return to the U.S. during the global pandemic.

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Michael Jr. Has a Free Comedy Special for Anyone Who Needs a Laugh

Jessica Lea - March 20, 2020

Michael Jr. is hoping his comedy special will be an opportunity for people to take a break from their fear and anxiety and just laugh a little.

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Fearing for Children’s Lives, Christian Family in India Refrains from Reporting Assault to Police

Morning Star News - March 20, 2020

Morning Star News reports that tribal animists in central India drove a Christian family into the jungle last week, with one later intercepting their 9-year-old girl and threatening to kill her if she went to school again, her father said.

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Pastors Refuse to Stop Assembling for Worship

Stephanie Martin - March 19, 2020

Life Tabernacle pastor Tony Spell is one of several pastors refusing to follow bans on large gatherings or even to comply with safety recommendations.

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Dr. Tony Evans: God Is Using This Crisis to Wake People Up

Jessica Lea - March 19, 2020

In a sermon livestreamed March 15, Pastor Tony Evans addressed the global pandemic, explaining that he believes God is using the crisis to call people back to him.

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What It Means to Be the Church: Churches Filling Needs as Lock-Down Continues

Stephanie Martin - March 18, 2020

While communities across the U.S. go on lock down to slow the spread of sickness, the churches continue their work unabated. During this season, feeding people, checking on the homeless, and spreading good information is what it means to be the church.

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2,000 People Show Up for Testing at Church of the Highlands

Jessica Lea - March 18, 2020

As the United States struggles to provide testing for the coronavirus, Church of the Highlands in Alabama has made more diagnoses possible by offering one of its campuses as a drive-in testing site.

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James MacDonald Puts Streaming Service on Hold to Return to Pulpit

Megan Briggs - March 17, 2020

Earlier this year, MacDonald announced he was launching a "home church network" ministry that would have provided content for home church gatherings. Now, however, MacDonald will be delivering an 8-week sermon series at Calvary Chapel South Bay in California.

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Condoleezza Rice: 9/11 Shows Us How to Respond to This Crisis with Faith

Jessica Lea - March 17, 2020

Former National Security Advisor and Secretary of State Dr. Condoleezza Rice recently shared her thoughts on the coronavirus outbreak based on her encounters with racism as a child and her time as a national leader during 9/11.

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UPDATE: Liberty Changes Tune, Moves to Online Classes

Stephanie Martin - March 16, 2020

Jerry Falwell Jr. wants Liberty to “become the model for others to follow in the future” by planning to keep the campus open after spring break. Others are pushing back at his logic—including Liberty students.

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Team Finds Dead Sea Scroll Fragments at Bible Museum to Be Fake

Jessica Lea - March 16, 2020

A team of independent investigators has found that the 16 alleged Dead Sea Scroll fragments at a Bible museum in Washington D.C. are forgeries.

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Faith Leaders Attempt to Dispel Fear During Online Services

Megan Briggs - March 16, 2020

Pastors are being called upon to disseminate information even as they encourage their congregations' spirits during online services. Some pastors have even invited medical experts to educate their congregations on the virus.

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More Churches Close as Leaders Face Pandemic Dilemmas

Stephanie Martin - March 13, 2020

Leaders all over the country are grappling with whether to suspend worship services while the coronavirus makes its way through the United States. Meanwhile, President Trump has declared a state of emergency.

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5 Examples of Pastoral Letters About the Coronavirus

Jessica Lea - March 13, 2020

What information about the coronavirus outbreak should you put in your pastoral letter to your congregation? Here are some ideas from five pastors around the U.S.

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Ravi Zacharias Has Rare Form of Cancer

Megan Briggs - March 13, 2020

Ravi Zacharias health update: The apologist has recently learned that he has a rare form of cancer. The discovery was made by a surgeon while Zacharias underwent emergency surgery on his back.

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Former Muslim From Sudan Forced Into Hiding

Morning Star News - March 12, 2020

“I saw them and heard them saying, ‘We will kill you because you left Islam and became infidel,’” he said of their attempt to burn down his home in the area between Sudan and South Sudan the afternoon of April 1, 2019.

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Craig Groeschel Encourages Lonely People in Quarantine

Jessica Lea - March 12, 2020

On the thirteenth day of his quarantine, Pastor Craig Groeschel of Life.Church shared some thoughts for those who might feel “a bit discouraged” from being quarantined because of the coronavirus.

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Korn Guitarist Helps People Heal by Launching Wellness Centers

Jessica Lea - March 11, 2020

Brian “Head” Welch of the band Korn has recently launched a series of wellness centers to help people pursue healing of mind and body. At the same time, he and his daughter are continuing to share their story of redemption.

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Bethel’s Hands-on Faith Healing Work Stymied by Coronavirus

Stephanie Martin - March 11, 2020

The 2,400 students at Bethel’s School of Supernatural Ministry often travel throughout Redding, asking strangers if they can touch and pray for them. Now, the church's faith healing practice has been put on pause due to the coronavirus.

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‘Sister Dory’ Villanueva Has Graduated to Heaven

Megan Briggs - March 11, 2020

Sister Dory Villanueva helped her husband, Brother Eddie Villanueva, build Jesus Is Lord Church Worldwide to become one of the biggest church movements in the world. The matriarch of an influential family, Sister Dory passed away at the age of 73 on Tuesday, March 10th.

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