By Michael Gryboski – christianpost.com – July 28, 2018 First Baptist Church of Dallas, Texas, the megachurch headed by Pastor Robert Jeffress, will be celebrating its 150th anniversary on Sunday. Originally founded on July 30, 1868, the church that began with 11 members now has approximately 12,000 people on its membership roll. FBC Dallas is planning to hold a special...

By Wycliffe Associates – resources.wycliffeassociates.org – current MAST (Mobilized Assistance Supporting Translation) training is available to empower the global church to draft their Bible in months rather than years. The pilot program took place in 2014.  Since that time, God has opened doors to expand its influence. MAST is also being developed to address oral language needs, deaf translation work,...

By: Mary DeMuth – marydemuth.com – July 13, 2018 Last night I watched the Paterno movie (HBO films). While it is not a documentary, the film agonizes the watcher with every single side of the sexual abuse “debate” especially when it comes to institutional protectionism. Here’s the trailer: The entire movie grieved me, triggered me, saddened me. I see the...

By: Mark Martin – www1.cbn.com – June 5, 2018 This summer’s 2018 World Cup is being held in Russia for the first time in the tournament’s nearly 90-year history, and a US Christian ministry hopes to reach 3 million soccer fans with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Mission Eurasia is partnering with churches across Russia to pass out around 600,000...

By: Staff – roaringlambs.org – June 2018 Register Now Register to join us at the All New 2018 Roaring Lambs Christian Writers Conference! July 14, 2018 at The Hope Center. Register Early, Last year we were sold out! See Below for Writing Opportunity! This year’s conference has another great lineup of thirteen dynamic speakers and informative topics including: Write From...

By: David French – nationalreview.com – June 27, 2018 In Janus v. AFSCME, the court struck a strong blow against government-compelled speech for the third time this term. Perhaps the worst government affront to the rights of conscience, far worse than mere censorship, is compelled speech, the practice of forcing Americans to fund or express ideas they find abhorrent. It’s...

By: Jana Riess – religionnews.com – June 26, 2018 A couple of decades ago, when young adults began showing their dissatisfaction with organized religion by voting with their feet, it was fashionable for pundits to say this was happening because those religions weren’t conservative or demanding enough. Because the exodus was initially most pronounced among liberal, mainline Protestants like Episcopalians...

By: PureHope – purehope.net – 2018 Prayer is the act of lifting our eyes to the LORD to see goodness in the land of the living (Psalm 27:13), looking to His hand to satisfy every good thing (Psalm 145:15-16), ushering in His kingdom and His will (Matthew 6:10), facing East awaiting that final Sunrise when He will come in glory...

By: First Liberty – firstliberty.org – August, 2016 School district fires football coach Joe Kennedy over prayer The Bremerton School District suspended, and later fired, Coach Kennedy over his silent, 15-second prayer. First Liberty Institute filed a lawsuit against the school district in August 2016, where a federal district court upheld Coach Kennedy’s termination. Following oral arguments in 2017, a...

By: First Liberty – firstliberty.org – August, 2016 School district fires football coach Joe Kennedy over prayer The Bremerton School District suspended, and later fired, Coach Kennedy over his silent, 15-second prayer. First Liberty Institute filed a lawsuit against the school district in August 2016, where a federal district court upheld Coach Kennedy’s termination. Following oral arguments in 2017, a...