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John MacArthur Disappointed in Churches Shutting Down; ‘They Don’t Know What a Church Is’

Jesse T. Jackson - August 3, 2020

Pastor John MacArthur released an update Saturday clearing up some misconceptions and reiterating they won’t close their doors.

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Clinton, Bush, and Obama Remember John Lewis as Man of Great Faith

Megan Briggs - July 31, 2020

It was fitting that John Lewis, who helped organize 1963’s March on Washington with Martin Luther King Jr., was eulogized at Ebenezer Baptist Church.

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Pastor Resigns After Praying at Celebration for KKK Forefather

Stephanie Martin - July 31, 2020

After giving a convocation at an event celebrating a leader of the Confederacy and the Ku Klux Klan, Alabama Rep. Will Dismukes has chosen...

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Lentz: White Christians Need to Stop Being Apathetic About Racism

Jessica Lea - July 31, 2020

Emmanuel Acho had an uncomfortable conversation with Carl Lentz and wanted to know: Why is the white American church largely absent from the fight against racism?

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John Ortberg Is Resigning As Pastor of Menlo Church

Jessica Lea - July 30, 2020

John Ortberg has resigned from Menlo Church amid controversy over how he and Menlo have handled learning that a children’s ministry volunteer experienced sexual attraction to children.

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Pastor, 5-Year-Old Boy Among 10 Christians Killed in Herdsmen Attacks in Nigeria

Morning Star News - July 30, 2020

An Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) pastor and a five year-old boy are among the latest victims of attacks by Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria.

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MacArthur Explains Why He Didn’t Defy State Orders During First Shutdown

Jesse T. Jackson - July 30, 2020

“Standing for the glory of our Lord is more important in this hour than I’ve ever known it in my life. For His glory we will stand, and meet, and worship, and preach the saving gospel of Jesus Christ,” John MacArthur said when explaining why he decided to keep his Sun Valley California church open.

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Wade Mullen: How to Recognize Spiritual Abuse in Evangelicalism

Jessica Lea - July 29, 2020

How adept are you at recognizing the patterns of spiritual abuse in evangelicalism? Dr. Wade Mullen shares his insights on this topic based on extensive research, Scripture, and his personal experience.

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‘God is on the move’ at CA Stadium Revival

Stephanie Martin - July 29, 2020

Shane Idleman, pastor of Westside Christian Fellowship in Lancaster, 60 miles north of Los Angeles, California, points to spiritual hunger as the reason his church’s Stadium Revival has taken off.

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Eric Metaxas on His ‘Ill-Considered’ Jesus Was White Tweet

Megan Briggs - July 29, 2020

”Jesus was white. Did he have ‘white privilege’ even though he was entirely without sin?” Eric Metaxas wrote in a comment thread on Twitter.

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Senators to Trump: Please Stop States Violating Religious Freedom

Jessica Lea - July 28, 2020

Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and nine of his Republican colleagues are tackling what they deem to be religious discrimination by asking President Trump to help restrict COVID-19 relief funds to certain state and local governments.

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2 Armed Robbers Shot and Killed at South African Church

Megan Briggs - July 28, 2020

Pieter Van der Westhuizen, brother of the late South African rugby legend Joost Van der Westhuizen, and a former police officer, moved quickly when three armed robbers entered a church in Pretoria, South Africa.

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Todd White Repents: ‘I Haven’t Preached the Whole Gospel!’

Jesse T. Jackson - July 28, 2020

“I haven’t preached the whole gospel! And I repent! I repent!

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MLB Giants Pitcher: ‘I Can’t Kneel Before Anything Besides God’

Jesse T. Jackson - July 27, 2020

Pitcher Sam Coonrod said he doesn’t have any "ill will" for those that have knelt or decide to do so. But, he said, “I’m a Christian. So I just believe that I can’t kneel before anything besides God.”

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Islamic Extremist Militants in Nigeria Execute Five Men as Warning to Christians, Video Shows

Morning Star News - July 24, 2020

Islamic extremists have executed five Nigerian men in Borno state, with one executioner saying it was a warning to “all those being used by infidels to convert Muslims to Christianity,” according to a video posted on Wednesday (July 22).

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Woman Credits God’s Timing for Rescue of Abandoned Baby

Stephanie Martin - July 24, 2020

Thanks to what she calls God’s perfect timing, a woman walking her dog last week in Wilmington, North Carolina discovered an abandoned baby in the trash bin of a church.

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MacArthur: State Does Not, Should Not Have the Authority to Close Churches

Megan Briggs - July 24, 2020

John MacArthur of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California, says the church plans to continue gathering, despite Gov. Newsom's order to shut down indoor church services temporarily.

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City Denies Giving Feucht Approval for Worship Gathering

Jessica Lea - July 24, 2020

Bethel Church has distanced itself from Sean Feucht’s outdoor worship gathering held at the Sundial Bridge in Redding, California. The event has drawn criticism from Shasta County Public Health officials, as well as from the City of Redding.

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Phil Vischer: What Is an Evangelical, Really?

Jessica Lea - July 24, 2020

Do you identify as an “evangelical"? What is an evangelical exactly? VeggieTales creator Phil Vischer explores the answer to the second question in his latest Holy Post podcast.

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CCP Denies People Welfare Benefits for Worshiping Jesus

Jessica Lea - July 23, 2020

The Chinese Communist Party is forcing people who are dependent on government aid to remove images of Jesus and other religious imagery from their homes or face losing their subsidies.

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