Pew Research: Muslim Births Projected to Surpass Christian Births by 2035
The research estimates that Islam will be the world’s largest religion by 2075.
Barna Study Introduces Us to the ‘I Love Jesus but Not the Church’ Crowd
A growing number of people are holding onto their faith but ditching institutionalized church for reasons you may not be familiar with.
LifeWay Research: Concerning Racial Reconciliation, Pastors Need to Talk Less and Do More
"It seems like most congregations are eager for somebody else to do the work of reconciliation rather than embrace it for themselves."
Russell Moore: Next Generation Must Be Willing to Be Crucified Over Cultural Marginalization
Russell Moore says that Jesus was willing to face the loneliness of cultural rejection for the sake of community later.
What Pastors Need to Know About the Benedict Option
The evangelical response to the book has varied, but many have found themselves largely agreeing with Dreher’s assessment of the problem, but ambivalent about his solution.
Mike Pence, the ‘Billy Graham Rule’ and How Not to Exclude Women
If you’re not a woman, you might have a hard time seeing how this rule, intended to stave off sexual temptation and protect marriage, might have a “negative impact on women.”
Proposed Alabama Law Would Require Pornographic Content Blocked on All Smart Phones
House Bill 428 will be reviewed next week and is designed to drastically limit access to pornography, prostitution and sexual cyber harassment in Alabama.
Muslim Refugees Coming to Christ in Record Numbers in Europe
According to the Anglican Bishop of Bradford, Toby Howarth, one in four of the church’s conversions in England over the past year are refugees.
New Study Quantifies White Evangelicals’ Outlying Views
The gap in thinking between white evangelicals and their Christian peers seems to be widening.
U.S. Congress Steps in to Assist Compassion International’s Appeal to Indian Government
“I hoped to become a doctor. But now that we are told we will no longer have sponsors to see us through the education, I don’t know what will happen. This place taught me to have a life. It is finished now.”
President Trump to Return to Liberty to Deliver Commencement Speech
"A lot of universities choose political correctness over academic freedom, and I'm proud that Liberty's not like that.” -Jerry Falwell Jr.
Alleged Site of Jesus’ Empty Tomb Reopens in Time for Easter after $4 Million...
During the painstaking restoration and cleaning process, the team uncovered the rock-hewn bench which was believed to be the temporary resting place of Jesus’ body after he was crucified and before he rose again.
Executive Committee of the SBC Backs Russell Moore Over Calls for Resignation
"But I can—and do—apologize for failing to distinguish between people who shouldn’t have been in the same category with those who put politics over the gospel and for using words, particularly in social media, that were at times overly broad or unnecessarily harsh. That is a failure on my part."
Reversing the Credibility Crisis Pastors Face: Suggestions from Barna Research
1 in 5 adults in the U.S. feel that pastors are not influential or credible. Only 24 percent of U.S. adults hold a “very positive” option of pastors in general. Nineteen percent hold a “negative” opinion, and nine percent hold a “very negative” opinion.
Christian Leaders Respond to Trump’s Budget: We Can’t Turn Our Backs on Those in...
"At a time when we’re especially security conscious, the International Affairs Budget is crucial to demonstrating our values to the world, building friendships with other nations, and lowering security risks around the world," the letter, which was signed by several notable Christian leaders, stated.
UPDATE: Tim Keller Will NOT Receive Award From Princeton Seminary
The president of Princeton Theological Seminary encourages seminarians to “receive Rev. Keller in a spirit of grace and academic freedom, realizing we can listen to someone with whom many, including me, strongly disagree about this critical issue of justice."
UPDATE: Growing SBC Call for Russell Moore’s Resignation—African-American Pastors Call for Reconciliation
"We must not be ignorant of the schemes of the enemy to divide us,” SBC Pastor Byron Day says.
Church-Dropouts Turn to Podcasting as a Meeting Space for the ‘Church in Exile’
"That's one of the biggest critiques we have of the church—is that you can't critique it," Toby Morrell says.
United Methodist Church at Crossroads Over Unclear Stance on Homosexuality
“This is a family quarrel, a family dispute. We don’t believe it’s worth separating over.”
Anna Hayford, Wife of Jack Hayford of Church on the Way, Dies at 83
Anna Hayford’s grandson Mark says it was “fitting” that she passed on International Women’s Day.
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The young man responsible for killing nine people in the 2015 Charleston Church Massacre is appealing his case. Church shooter Dylann Roof was found...
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