Died: Ferdie Cabiling, Philippines’ ‘Running Pastor’

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

SAN FRANCISCO, June 4, 2024Jesus did not begin his public ministry with facts about faith or rules to follow. Instead, His first question to His original two disciples went straight for their hearts when He asked them, What do you seek? The Good News of the Gospel, the kerygma, is all about love, and understanding that focus is the key to Dr. Edward Sri's new book, WHAT DO YOU SEEK?: ENCOUNTERING THE HEART OF THE GOSPEL (Ignatius Press).Sri is the co-founder of FOCUS (Fellowship of Cath Source:

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NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 3, 2024 /Christian Newswire/ -- Renowned Christian artists Phil Wickham and Brandon Lake are thrilled to announce the "Summer Worship Nights Cruise, Presented by Air1," a one-of-a-kind worship experience set to sail in the summer of 2025. Phil & Brandon have partnered with Premier Vacation & Events and Air1 to fully charter the Carnival Freedom which will set sail June 21 - 26, 2025. Visiting Nassau, Princess Cays, and Gr Source: EP

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA - June 2, 2024 - Former Republican state legislator Tim Anderson he says his party's loss of power rests squarely on one tactical error: Republicans are talking about abortion all wrong.
The pro-life party is failing to save the lives of the unborn by driving a message about restrictions and bans. This does nothing but spin outrage among democrats, which translates directly to fundraising and winning elections on this one issue.
In an opinion piece published by the Was Source:

Colorado Springs, CO Promise Keepers, one of the nation's largest and longest-standing men's ministries, announced today the launch of the Proclamation on Godly Masculinity. The proclamation seeks to establish where leaders and pastors nationwide fall in their position on masculinity, femininity, gender roles and most specifically, Godly masculinity and the role of men in our culture.
Written in collaboration with influential and esteemed Christian leaders such as Sam Rodriguez, A.R. Ber Source:

NEWS PROVIDED BYAnti-Globalist InternationalJune 3, 2024
GENEVA, June 3, 2024 /Standard Newswire/ -- Reggie Littlejohn, Founder and President of Women's Rights Without Frontiers, releases the following and is available for comment: Late Saturday, June 1, the WHO passed the Amendments to the International Health Regulations. This act is appalling on several fronts. The manner in which these were passed flagrantly violates the WHO's own rules. Under Article 55 of the International Source: CCN

Emphasizes the Availability of the Medical Necessity Exception to Save Women's Lives or Physical Health NEWS PROVIDED BYTexas Alliance for Life June 3, 2024AUSTIN, Texas, June 3, 2024 /Christian Newswire/ -- On Friday, the Supreme Court of Texas issued a ruling in Zurawski v. Texas (23-0629)a challenge brought by the New York-based Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR) against Texas' laws protecting unborn babies from elective abortion.
The Court unanimously upheld the constitutional So

Evangelical organizations including Wycliffe, CT, and Lifeway are giving up their buildings and developing new models for remote work.Wycliffe Bible Translators’ building is 167,000 square feet of class-A office space, with windows looking out over palm trees, golf course grass, and a shimmering blue lake that appears to be a near-perfect circle. The headquarters is about 10 miles from the Orlando airport in the Lake Nona area, sitting on 272 lush acres that include wetlands filled with Fl

New worship music offers today’s young believers a wider range of emotions and greater spiritual depth.
Kids need more from worship music than dance motions, silly lyrics, and singsong melodies. Musicians like Keith and Kristyn Getty and Shane & Shane are building a body of songs with theological depth and musical simplicity to help disciple young believers.“Jesus Calms the Storm (Hymn for Anxious Little Hearts),” arecent single released by the Gettys in collaboration with

The Christian doctor and researcher sees a “moral imperative” in destroying a curable fatal illness. Other countries are on track to erase it, but not the United States.Francis Collins, the former longtime head of the National Institutes of Health and founder of BioLogos, has seen deaths in his work as a physician and researcher. But some of those have been personal: He watched his brother-in-law die a slow and painful death from complications of hepatitis C, an often fatal disease t

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WASHINGTON, June 2, 2024 /Christian Newswire/ -- A public witness and prayer vigil is planned to be held at the Chinese Embassy in remembrance of the 35th Memorial of the Tiananmen Square Massacre.  The event will on Monday, June 3 at 1:00 PM. The Embassy is located at 3505 International Pl NW, Washington, DC 20008.
Public witness and prayer vigil to be held at the Chinese Embassy in remembrance of the 35th Memorial of the Tiananmen So

NEWS PROVIDED BYThe Rutherford InstituteMay 31, 2024 TAMPA, Fla., May 31, 2024 /Christian Newswire/ -- After being ordered by school officials to remove religious references from his valedictorian speech, a Florida high school senior was eventually able to give his full, uncensored speech at graduation as a result of The Rutherford Institute's intervention.
Lucas Hudson, a valedictorian of the Collegiate Academy at Armwood High School in Hillsborough County, Fla., was ordered by school of S

Church leaders mobilized prayer for parliament and state elections, knowing the question wasn’t whether Hindu nationalists would win but the size of their mandate.As India’s monumental elections finally come to an end this week, all eyes are on the extent of the mandate that will be handed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist party. Especially among the subcontinent’s estimated 28 million Christians, for whom the result will test whether religious freedom a

NEWS PROVIDED BYCatholic League for Religious and Civil RightsMay 31, 2024NEW YORK, May 31, 2024 /Christian Newswire/ -- The following is submitted by Bill Donohue, President, Catholic League:  Pope Francis and Richard Dreyfuss are both in the hot seat for making remarks that some interpret as offensive. The pope has apologized but not Dreyfuss. Are they guilty as charged, or are people overreacting?Italian bishops told media sources this week that when the pope met w Source: Cath

Among the former president’s antagonists and admirers alike, there is a great deal of calling evil good and good evil.The homepage of The New York Times announced the conviction of Donald Trump on 34 felony charges Thursday afternoon in the kind of large-scale, black letter headline we typically associate with yellowed century-old newspapers declaring war has come. “TRUMP GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS,” it blared above a photo of the former president looking weary in some crowded public

Church leaders and human rights experts weigh in on whether raising the legal age is sufficient in shielding minors.Nearly one in five (18.3%) Pakistani girls are married before age 18, according to data from 2017 to 2018, with over half becoming pregnant as children. Many of these girls are of Christian or Hindu faiths that collectively make up 3.5 percent of the population, which is majority Muslim.While the government has officially banned child marriage, discriminatory laws and lack of enfor

Seven leaders weigh in on the late Ghanaian scholar’s provocative legacy 20 years after his best-known book.What Luther and Calvin are for evangelical Christians globally, Kwame Bediako is for many African evangelicals. From his dramatic conversion in 1970 to his death in 2008, Bediako was the primary architect of and inspiration for theological work that grappled with the realities of African culture.On this 20th anniversary of the publication (by Orbis Books) of some of Bediako’s m

The entrepreneur and social services leader had a unique vision for sharing the gospel and reaching people holistically.Peter Chih-Ping Lin (林治平), who launched a Christian magazine for those outside the church that grew into a sprawling, eclectic ministry, died of pancreatic cancer on April 27 at the age of 86 in Taipei. With little financial support, in 1973, Lin founded what became Christian Cosmic Light Holistic Care Organization, which sought to reach non-Christians thro

NEWS PROVIDED BYRandall Terry for PresidentMay 30, 2024 WASHINGTON, May 30, 2024 /Christian Newswire/ -- Randall Terry and his running mate Pastor Stephen Broden express grief and solidarity with President Trump and his family. "This trial and verdict are disgusting." Mr. Terry states:"The guilty verdicts for President Trump on all 34 counts comes as no surprise to anyone who has experienced judicial tyranny, or who has followed this kangaroo court proceeding. & Source: Society for

The TV series had to wait months to go up online due to a legal dispute with its former partner Angel Studios over content licensing.After months of delay and a legal dispute, the first episode of The Chosen, Season Four, will drop on the show’s app at 7 p.m. Eastern on Sunday.“The wait is finally over. The response from those who’ve seen Season 4 in theaters was that this is our best season, so I can’t wait to deliver these episodes free and easy to the world,” sai

NEWS PROVIDED BYStanton HealthcareMay 30, 2024BOISE, Idaho, May 30, 2024 /Christian Newswire/ -- The name of the consultation is "Faith Based Solutions for Modern Day Challenges" and it brings together Christian women in leadership from across all sectors of society, both in the United States and the United Kingdom.Some of the topics during this consultation include: "Bringing the World Back to Life," which examines the Biblical view of LIFE from the 'womb to the Source: Stanton Healthcare

Endorsed by prominent ministry and denominational leaders, Phil Cooke's new book, Church on TrialHow to Protect Your Congregation, Mission, and Reputation During a Crisis helps churches and ministries avoid catastrophe.Los Angeles, CA (May 30, 2024)In light of the recent highly publicized stories involving leaders like Ravi Zacharias and Bill Hybels, Phil Cooke's new book, \"Church on Trial: How to Protect Your Congregation, Mission, and Reputation During a Crisis,\" offers criti Source: Cooke M

An Orthodox Jew advises American evangelicals on how to keep—and pass on—the faith in an increasingly pagan culture.Consider this a dispatch from my neighborhood to yours. Christianity Today doesn’t typically publish Orthodox Jewish writers, so you might consider me a distant cousin, writing in an effort to understand and encourage American evangelicals as they adjust to a dominant culture that is increasingly postmodern and even pagan. While Jews see this era as but another ch

His porcelain figurines sold millions while he built a church inspired by the Sistine Chapel.Sam Butcher sometimes struggled to explain why Precious Moments figurines, his signature artistic creation, became such a cultural phenomenon. Half a million people joined special collectors’ clubs to get them. The manufacturer released 25 to 40 new ones every year. And Butcher, an art school dropout, earned tens of millions of dollars in annual royalties.“I’m still … trying to f

The New York Times reporter’s memoir can refine our perspective on pursuing justice in a fallen world.I’ve got my top summer reading recommendation ready for you. In fact, I’m recommending you buy two copies of the book, Nicholas Kristof’s Chasing Hope: A Reporter’s Life. There are two reasons why.I’ll get to the second eventually. But the first is more straightforward: This is a memoir from someone who has led one of the most dramatically interesting lives of

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Bedford, Texas 76021San Antonio, TXOperation Outcry, a unique part of the #MeToo movement, is hosting Women Injured by Abortion Speak Out: A Call for Media Truth.Ten women will publicly tell of their abortion experiences that expose the lies and deceptive practices of the abortion industry. This is nothing like what the media nor the public has heard before.Mary Browning, O Source: The Justic