Christian News

MercyMe Has the ‘Most No. 1s’—By Quite a Margin—On Billboard’s Christian Charts

Award-winning Christian band MercyMe is at the top of Christian music charts, again.

Brian Houston’s Daughter and Son-in-Law Announce Plans To Start a New Church; Dad Says, ‘I’m In. SEE YOU THERE!!’

Peter and Laura Toganivalu, who are the son-in-law and daughter of Brian Houston, have announced they are in the beginning stages of starting a new church in Sydney, Australia.

SoCal Church Considers Moving Following Break-In, Vandalism

A Van Nuys, California, church is considering a move after several of its rooms were broken into and ransacked.

In New Bob Jones University Podcast, Former Students and Faculty Blast ‘Insular’ Culture

A new podcast, “Surviving Bob Jones University: A Christian Cult,” aims to show how alleged patterns of conformity, isolation, information control and surveillance impacted members of the Bob Jones ecosystem.

Reports of Forced Retirement Prompt Defiance From Embattled Bishop Strickland

As rumors swirl that Pope Francis may ask for the resignation of Catholic Bishop Joseph Strickland, the firebrand conservative signaled he would not give up his post voluntarily.

At Sing! Global, a Faithful Pushback To the Spread of Megachurch Praise Music

The annual Sing! Global conference, held Sept. 4-6, drew some 8,500 Christian worship music leaders and other church musicians, pastors, vendors and hymn composers from as many as 35 countries.

Jill Duggar Dillard in ‘Counting the Cost’: My Dad Treats Me Worse Than My ‘Pedophile Brother’

More revelations are emerging from Jill Duggar Dillard’s memoir “Counting the Cost,” released Sept. 12.

Pastor Says It Was a Mistake To Allow DeSantis To Speak at Vigil for Victims of Jacksonville Shooting

Jacksonville pastor John Allen Newman has expressed regret for allowing Florida governor Ron DeSantis to speak at a vigil remembering the lives of Black victims in a racially motivated shooting.