Reliving the Reformation, As It Happened

Craig Harline portrays the suspense-filled early years of Martin Luther’s movement, when the outcome was anything but certain.
In this 500th anniversary year of the beginning of the Reformation, publications about the movement, and especially about its prime initiator Martin Luther, abound. Some books will treat him as an iconic figure whose bold declarations shaped Protestantism from its beginnings. Others may present the enormous impact the Reformation had on European history and culture

In the country's most secular state, tiny congregations have made a big impact by their disaster response.For weeks, Tárik Rodriguez had been working on bringing a guest preacher and worship leader from across the country to help his church celebrate its third anniversary. In 2021, Rodriguez and a small team launched Viela da Graça Igreja in Novo Hamburgo, a small city in Brazil’s most southern province, Rio Grande do Sul.Then, it started raining.The floods have done more tha

A new investigative documentary exposes what's behind the border crisis and why is it being carried outGo deep into the Panama jungle into the migrant camps in the Darien Gap, and get ready for never-before-seen footage.The film premiered on May 9 on EpochTV exclusively NEWS PROVIDED BYThe Epoch TimesMay 10, 2024WASHINGTON, May 10, 2024 /Christian Newswire/ -- Over 7.2 million illegal immigrants have entered the United States over the past 3 years. This record border crisis is not organic,

The controversial iPad ad proves that technology can indeed flatten—or crush—what is real.A recent advertisement from Apple for the new iPad Pro has somehow managed to existentially disturb me. Titled “Crush!” it shows an ominous hydraulic press above a platform filled with symbols of humanity, creativity, and joy: a metronome, guitar, classical statue, piano, analog cameras, books, paint, and more.The metronome starts, and the press descends to Sonny & Cher’s &

Matthew Warner, who had tweeted about gay marriage, is the latest in a string of Christian college faculty who have lost their jobs after being accused of theological misalignment.With glowing performance reviews and above-average student evaluations, by most measures Matthew Warner’s first year as a communications professor at Grace College was a triumph.But he spent most of that first year knowing it could be his last. After four months on the job, Warner was informed by the school&rsquo

Aaron Renn outlines individual, institutional, and missional strategies for adapting to a hostile culture.Rarely does an essay cause such a stir as Aaron Renn’s “The Three Worlds of Evangelicalism.” Published in First Things in 2022, Renn’s framework for describing Christianity’s fall into cultural disfavor since the 1960s elicited a wide range of responses, from wholehearted agreement to sympathetic skepticism to vociferous disagreement, and seemingly everything in

John Sanqiang Cao shares how hand-copied Bible verses, prayers, and a mother’s love buoyed him during his imprisonment.When pastor John Sanqiang Cao, 64, crossed the border back into China from Myanmar’s Wa State on March 5, 2017, Chinese officials were waiting to arrest him. For years, he had traveled across the porous border from Yunnan Province to the impoverished Wa State, where he founded more than 20 schools, established drug rehabilitation centers, and provided medicine, books

Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s rivalry reveals our craving for controversy—and what’s lost when community is based on shared hatred, not love.This piece was adapted from Russell Moore’s newsletter. Subscribe here.Not since Tupac died have we seen the country quite as fixated on a feud between rappers. Over the past several weeks, artists Drake and Kendrick Lamar kept the news cycle abuzz with their dueling diss tracks—ridiculing each other in trivial matters of height a

NEWS PROVIDED BYAlveda King MinistriesMay 10, 2024 ATLANTA, May 10, 2024 /Christian Newswire/ -- The following is submitted by Dr. Alveda King, she is available for comment:
For many years, especially on Mothers' Day, I have meditated on theVirtuous Woman from scripture found in the book of Proverbs chapter 31. I have admired many women who fit the pattern of The Proverbs 31 Woman. My mother, Dr. Naomi Ruth Barber King remains at the top of my list of "sheroes.""Her chil Source: Alveda King

The champion of “native missions” trained more than 100,000 evangelists but got in trouble for financial mismanagement.Athanasius Yohannan, who built one of the world’s largest mission organizations on the idea that Western Christians should support “native missionaries” but got in trouble for financial irregularities and dishonest fundraising, died on May 8. He was 74 and got hit by a car while walking along the road near his ministry headquarters in Texas.Born Kad

NEWS PROVIDED BYCatholic League for Religious and Civil RightsMay 9, 2024NEW YORK, May 9, 2024 /Christian Newswire/ -- The following is submitted by Bill Donohue, President, Catholic League:  Millions of Americans will celebrate Mother's Day this weekend, extending their congratulations to mothers, both past and present, who have played such an important role shaping their children.There will be some, like the ACLU, who believe men can get pregnant and are therefore deserv Source:

Mourning miscarriage means acknowledging the particular life that’s been lost.You’re young. You can try again,” the phlebotomist says as he sticks a needle in my arm. He’s drawing blood for tests that will confirm what ultrasounds are already saying: I am miscarrying. I recognize the young man’s attempt to offer comfort and receive it as such. What I do not say is, It’s not that I just want a baby.Before this third pregnancy, I’d told my husband I was do

I’m learning that motherhood is less about technique and more about wisdom and formation.Almost six months ago, I had my first baby. Ever since, I’ve been thinking about sleep: how long; how deep; whether it’s happening in a car, on a walk, in a lap. And I’ve been thinking about how to achieve that sleep faithfully, honoring both the dignity of my baby and my duty as a mom.For many new parents, sleep is a controversy, a series of choices that open you up to criticism. Som

Long-shot campaign needs 15,000 signatures for the chance to get on the ballot.Eye-catching election placards are popping up across the European Union. They appear overnight in public squares and in front of train stations, along the Autobahn and the Champs-Élysées and many lesser-known rues, strassen, and calles.With bright colors and bold slogans, each promises to make a difference in the European Parliament, if only passersby will vote for their party in the upcoming election.&l

Christian urban designers and developers explain how their faith affects their work—and how their work affects your faith.The design of our communities shapes how we interact with one another, love one another, and grow with one another. But who shapes those communities?
In a broad sense, we all do. Our choices of where and how to live, learn, work, and worship collectively influence the market, ministry decisions, and what feels “right” and “normal.” But some profe

NEWS PROVIDED BYFamily Research Council May 8, 2024      WASHINGTON, May 8, 2024 /Christian Newswire/ -- Family Research Council, along with a coalition of organizations, is encouraging churches nationwide to Pray For & Stand With Israel. The event is meant as a call for the Christian community to unite in prayer and stand in unwavering support for Israel on Sunday, May 19, by dedicating a portion of their worship services to pray for Israel's peace, prosperity, and

View the POLITICO article on Terry's historic victory HERENEWS PROVIDED BYRandall Terry for PresidentMay 8, 2024 SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 8, 2024 /Christian Newswire/ -- In a thrilling triumph at the Constitution Party Convention, Randall Terry and running mate Pastor Stephen Broden emerged as the frontrunners, commanding an impressive 54% of delegates amidst a fierce field of 8 candidates. This resounding win is a testament to the party's unwavering support for Terry/Broden as the premi S

PAT FRANCIS CAPTURES GOD'S PLAN TO IGNITE, TRANSFORM, AND GLORIFY AN ARMY OF BELIEVERS WITH HIS POWERFUL COMBINATION OF HOPE AND GLORY FOR A TIME SUCH AS THIS.May 8, 2024-- In her new book Igniting the Hope And Glory Within, Pat Francis brings her years of notable global experience as Pastor, author and biblical scholar, to focus on the Holy Spirit's unique mission and opportunity for believers to participate in God's glorious plan for harvesting His end times harvest in preparation for Source:

On special invitation, Kathleen Cooke will join 50 nationally recognized women of distinction from the U.S. and UK at Windsor Castle to explore faith-based solutions to counteract the attack on biblical values within our cultures.Los Angeles, CA (May 8, 2024)In 2022, Kathleen Cooke was awarded a national congressional award from She Leads America Award for Distinguished Work in Media and Entertainment. This June, she is invited to a strategic gathering of 50 women of influence from the U. Source

NEWS PROVIDED BYChristians EngagedMay 8, 2024LAKE MARY, Fla., May 8, 2024 /Christian Newswire/ -- A former congressional candidate says Christians must stop viewing politics as "inherently evil" and be bolder in speaking out in the political arena. "All parts of our culture, especially politics, need followers of Jesus to be involved within the system," said Bunni Pounds, founder of nonprofit ministryChristians Engaged (www.ChristiansEngaged.org). (Watch the promo video Source: I AM PR

 
ANN ARBOR, May 8, 2024Legatus International has seated Cincinnati businessman and member, Jim Akers, to its 11-member international Board of Governors. The peer group of choice among Catholic executives, Legatus has over 5000 members among nearly 100 chapters. It offers the unique blend of Catholic spiritual guidance, business best-practices, and cultural wisdom for business leaders.
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Postliterate people still need God’s Word, and online Bible ventures have found eager listeners.Suppose you agree that ours is an increasingly postliterate age. The average person, including the average Christian, is reading less, and Christians of all ages, especially the young, lack the basics of biblical literacy. Is that all there is to say? Is hunger for Scripture simply dying out?By no means. Of all tech pessimists I may be chief, yet few things excite me more than what’s happe

Unperturbed by debates over the book’s relationship to modern thought, she helps us appreciate its marriage of literary structure and theological claims.In her latest book, Reading Genesis, Marilynne Robinson insists that modern readers have largely misunderstood the literary and theological significance of the Bible.Among the most salient causes of this misunderstanding, she argues, is our tendency to read ancient texts through modern categories—history, myth, fiction, nonfiction&md

One of the founding leaders of Victory megachurch, he never stopped running to share the gospel.Ferdinand “Ferdie” Cabiling, a bishop at one of the Philippines’ largest megachurches who ran across the Philippines to raise money for disadvantaged students, died April 1, the day after Easter. He was 58 years old.Dubbed “the Running Pastor,” the moniker describes not only Cabiling’s epic race but how he lived his life and served as an evangelist. For 38 years, he

Stronger Than I Thought walks you through the journey of faith that has been the life of Dr. Carolyn P. ArmbristerEvangelist, Prayer Warrior and most importantly mother of five and a descendant of Cat Island, Bahamas.This newly published book is the definitive first volume biography that details the experiences and living testimonies of a praying mother. It is also a poignant and unapologetic view into her life's journey and her unwavering hold onto her faitheven when the deck was seemingl Sourc

Churches are combating syncretism among millennials and Gen Z amid a rise of social media healers who call on ancestral spirits.Millions of Black South Africans seek guidance from sangomas, traditional healers or so-called witch doctors who use their spiritual gifts to connect with ancestors, prescribe herbs to heal illnesses, and throw dry bones to predict the future.It’s a centuries-old tradition that has continued in the majority-Christian country and has adapted for the internet age: A

Amid the continued declines, Southern Baptists are celebrating back-to-back years of growth in worship attendance and baptism.Despite years of record-setting declines shrinking the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) to its lowest membership in nearly half a century, Southern Baptists have begun to see some signs of life within their 46,906 churches.Worship attendance, small group attendance, and baptisms were up last year in the SBC’s annual statistical report, released Tuesday, while membe