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NEWS PROVIDED BYJudicial WatchMarch 21, 2019 WASHINGTON, March 21, 2019 /Christian Newswire/ -- Judicial Watch today announced it received 756 pages of newly uncovered emails that were among the materials former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton tried to delete or destroy, several of which were classified and were transmitted over her unsecure, non-"state.gov" email system.Hillary Clinton repeatedly stated that the 55,000 pages of documents she turned over to the State Department in D Source: J

The 2018 General Social Survey reports American evangelicals holding steady, and a surprising uptick for mainline Protestants.
Evangelicals in the United States are holding steady at just under a quarter of the population, according to the latest biennial figures from the General Social Survey (GSS), one of the longest-running, consistent measures of religion in the US.
Despite the quick pace of news and week-to-week political polling, it’s longitudinal tools like the GSS that give social

The prophets launch their words into the future. Where do they land?
A frequently challenging part of Scripture for many Christians is the Old Testament prophets. Sometimes, understanding their message can be a little confusing. Especially, when that message might apply (or is applied) to the New Testament. When the prophets do look into the future that God revealed to them, what do their words refer to?
I find it helpful to think of three major possible horizons of their vision. That is to say,

“Unbelievers needs to see that we care for them, not just their postmortem souls but all of who they are as fallen image-bearers of God.”
Ed: It’s hard to deny that we are living in challenging times culturally. The church’s influence is fading and we are struggling to find answers to some hard questions. What’s your take on the health of the church today, especially as it relates to our witness?
CJ: Eddie Glaude, a Princeton University professor, wrote a Huffington

As Christian doctors and development workers take on tuberculosis, trust is key to the cure.
“It would be better to die than to suffer this way,” Fathia says, wiping her hands together with finality. She sits across from me at the Caritas medical center in Djibouti, crying. I’m trying not to cry. I’m also trying not to back away as she coughs without covering her mouth. She is a single mother, a refugee from Somalia, and all five of her children have tuberculosis, commonl

“There are millions who will never hear strong biblical teaching unless teachers are willing to go.”
Why would a respected evangelical leader like Francis Chan agree to speak at major events that also feature controversial prosperity gospel preachers? The short answer: to share the truth.
The popular author and former pastor recently came under scrutiny for appearing on the same stage as televangelist Benny Hinn and Canadian evangelist Todd White when he was the top-billed speaker at

Calling all faith based and inspirational film and video makersNEWS PROVIDED BY
Houston Gospel Music Coalition
March 21, 2019HOUSTON, March 21, 2019 /Christian Newswire/ -- Submissions are now being accepted for the Houston Gospel Music Coalition Music Video and Film Festival. Faith-based, inspirational film and music video makers can vie for a chance to have their works screened and be eligible for cash and awards, in our 2019 film festival. Entries opened March 4, through Film Free Source: Hou

Christian media, fundraising, and marketing leaders will gain cross-cultural insights to activate a blue ocean audienceNEWS PROVIDED BY
Kerux Group
March 21, 2019
BELLINGHAM, Wash., March 21, 2019 /Christian Newswire/ -- In partnership with the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) and Nielsen Research, Kerux Group is hosting a set of Hispanic-focused events at Proclaim 19, NRB's International Christian Media Convention. The events are designed to empower Christian media, fundraisin Source: Keru

In the Black Belt—once cleared for cotton plantations—rural black communities suffer the consequences of poor land stewardship.
In 2013, the septic system at Jesus Christ Church of God the Bibleway failed and sewage began leaking into a neighbor’s yard—not uncommon for rural Alabama, an area plagued by sewage problems and a related upsurge in hookworm cases. A warrant was issued for the arrest of the church’s pastor, Bishop Ira McCloud.
The public health department

The agnostic is credited with bringing believers and religious questions into the scientific realm.
An agnostic theoretical physicist who has encouraged Christians to embrace the dual mysteries of science and faith is the latest recipient of the prestigious Templeton Prize.
The 2019 honor goes to Marcelo Gleiser, a professor of physics and astronomy at Dartmouth College. The 60-year-old researcher has suggested that science and spirituality represent complementary expressions of humanity’s

Jesus schooled the world on how to understand and exert power.
This series is an expanded version of my talk from the GC2 Summit, December 13, 2018. Here are Part 1 and Part 2.
Jesus schooled the world on how to understand and exert power.
Rather than wielding it through a sword, a harsh tongue or a prestigious position of authority, Jesus exerted power through two particular images: a lowly servant washing the feet of guests and a suffering sinner hanging on a cross. What’s amazing about

What Does It Look Like to Embody Gospel-Shaped Power?
In this final post, I want to address practical ways pastors and church leaders can properly and biblically use power to help foster healthy churches and communities.
I suggest five key elements you can implement.
First, structure a church with pastoral accountability.
If the church structure does not have pastoral accountability, we need to question that structure, regardless of denomination or ecclesiological association. Good pastors recog

The nation’s biggest Christian retail chain ends its brick-and-mortar operations.
LifeWay Christian Resources, the largest Christian retail chain in America, plans to close all 170 stores this year and shift its offerings entirely online.
“The decision to close our local stores is a difficult one,” said acting president and CEO Brad Waggoner, who is succeeding longtime LifeWay president Thom Rainer.
“LifeWay has developed close connections with the communities where our s

There is legitimate reason to caution against a universal plea toward blind reproduction.
There is a growing awakening to the need of a multiplying church movement within North America, as the best—and likely only—means to bring the gospel within proximity to those who desperately long for good news.
As an advocate of this for many years, both as a church planter and as a pastor of a multiplying church, I am in complete agreement with this idea. I cannot envision a future where the g

When I found out about my daughter's condition, I felt the destruction of my plans and hopes. But this place of limitation also revealed God’s profound love.
“How do you prepare for a birth and a death at once?” I asked a friend one morning in mid-July. “Can anything be more unnatural?”
Two months before, I had sat in a medical office listening to a doctor. His voice was unduly loud, as if he were speaking to a general audience. “Thanatophoric dysplasia is bes

Is this a case of government oppression or the Chinese church coming into its own? How to understand “sinicization.”
The headlines out of China last week sounded ominous. In strident language not heard in a long time, the head of China’s Protestant church gave a speech supporting the government’s policy of reducing Western influence on religion and making it “more Chinese,” a process dubbed sinicization in English.
Is the move a step toward tighter government

Revised code of conduct shifts in favor of “uniform standards of behavior for all students.”
Azusa Pacific University (APU) has gone back and forth this school year on whether to allow students to date members of the same sex.
Last week, the Southern California Christian college decided, once again, to remove a ban on “romanticized” same-sex relationships from its code of student conduct.
APU had initially made the same change in the fall, only to reverse the decision whe

World-renowned Catholic university hosts historic pro-life eventNEWS PROVIDED BYCarmel Communications
March 20, 2019INDIANAPOLIS, March 20, 2019 /Christian Newswire/ -- Notre Dame's pro-life supporters are taking a stand for life this week on campus, hosting an unprecedented event at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 21 at the Browning Cinema at the prestigious DeBartolo Performing Arts Center: an UNPLANNED movie conversation with Abby Johnson, a former Planned Parenthood director whose true s Source: Carm