The Miracle of the Ear

Speech was not God’s only miracle at Pentecost. The Spirit also gave the gift of understanding, overcoming division and contempt.Tongues of fire, everywhere. In this loud and furious age, a time of protests and counter-protests, words come burning, singeing, scalding, stinging.“Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,” James wrote, “because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires” (1:19–20). But few of

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

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

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

MIAMI, Florida -- With education dominating the 2024 election, a new book by longtime educator and award-winning investigative journalist Alex Newman is sending shockwaves through the nation by exposing government schools' war on faith, family, and freedom as the most significant threat to America.The book, "Indoctrinating Our Children to Death: Government Schools' War On Faith, Family, & FreedomAnd How to Stop It," uncovers the incredible history behind the disaster that has befallen Ame So

A lifestyle of violence and addiction nearly destroyed me, but it brought me to the foot of the cross.I grew up in Kansas City, Kansas, in a home filled with chaos. Home was an ever-changing address, with my parents’ fights the only constant. My dad enjoyed his plethora of drugs, and my mom enjoyed pushing his buttons and being the victim. They finally decided to call it quits when I was 11 years old, but not before I got some startling news: The man I had called my father wasn’t rea

An excerpt on risk, worship, and spiritual growth from The Expectation Gap: The Tiny, Vast Space between Our Beliefs and Experience of God.We often think we should be further along in our life of faith than we actually are. This tendency is connected to how we read the Bible, how we compare ourselves to others, and then how we reinforce these dynamics in our faithcommunities.I want to point out upfront that it is quite possible that we should be further along. I am not suggesting that we get laz

The Papua New Guinea mudslide is yet another reminder that our world is not as it should be. But take heart! Christ has overcome the world.Family members sit atop boulders, weary from lifting rocks to search for bodies. Men with shovels bend under the weight of sorrow and effort as they work to leave literally no stone unturned. Disaster has struck again: A massive mudslide in Papua New Guinea on Friday morning buried an estimated 2,000 people alive, covering dozens of homes and an elementary sc

As Christian romances make their way to theaters, their writers are seizing opportunities for evangelism.This spring, Someone Like You, based on the Christian romance novel by author Karen Kingsbury and produced by the newly formed Karen Kingsbury Productions, was released in theaters across the US and Canada. The movie—a tale of grief, romance, and a secret frozen embryo sister—grossed about $5.9 million.Kingsbury’s accomplishments as an author and movie producer are impressiv

TBN will release two weekday 30-minute programs starting June 3NEWS PROVIDED BYTBNMay 28, 2024NASHVILLE, May 28, 2024 /Christian Newswire/ -- TBN, the nation's go-to faith and family network, announces two new weekday programs beginning June 3. The programs will bring fresh perspectives through hosts Governor Mike Huckabee and Pastor Allen Jackson."We are proud to announce our two new weekday programs featuring Governor Mike Huckabee and Pastor Allen Jackson," said TBN President Source: EPI

Yellow School Bus (CC BY 2.0)NEWS PROVIDED BY James F. LinzeyMay 28, 2024 LANGLEY, Va., May 28, 2024 /Christian Newswire/ -- The following is submitted by James F. Linzey: Throughout the middle of the night, before dawn, on June 17, 2022, I had awakened several times from a prophetic nightmare in a troubled state of mind. Each time, I fell back asleep, but the nightmare continued, as if uninterrupted.I arrived at my daughter's elementary school and saw my daughter rehearsing w Source: Milit

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May 24, 2024SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 24, 2024 /Christian Newswire/ -- Following his viral Benedictine College graduation address earlier this month, Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker has faced widespread criticism. However, a key remark that slipped under the radar was Butker's comment that "there is nothing natural about 'Catholic birth control.'"While mainstream media missed it, the Catholic community has been buzzing with interpretation Source: Natura

Doors of Late-Term Abortion Business Shuttered for Foreseeable Future Amid 'Compliance Issues'NEWS PROVIDED BYOperation RescueMay 24, 2024WICHITA, Kan., May 24, 2024 /Christian Newswire/ -- The infamous late-term abortion mill, Trust Women, in Wichita, Kansas, has halted abortions this week after a series of scandalous events. The high-volume abortion business is no stranger to sordid, illegal activity and the gruesome murder of late-term babies. Inside sources have reported that the co-e S

NEWS PROVIDED BYChristian Defense CoalitionMay 24, 2024WASHINGTON, May 24, 2024 /Christian Newswire/ -- "The People's House" has been returned back to the people. James E. Boasberg, Chief Judge of the United States District for the District of Columbia, issued a permanent injunction against the United States Capitol Police Board barring them from prohibiting free speech and 1st Amendment activities from being held on the lower portion of the eastern steps of the US Capitol.See&nb Source

Federal appeals courts are starting to wrestle with how nondiscrimination laws apply to religious organizations when it comes to sexual orientation and gender identity.
After sustaining a court defeat in November, this week Christian humanitarian aid organization World Vision appealed an employment discrimination case to the US Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. A lower federal judge had ordered the organization to pay $120,000 in damages in the case earlier this month after ruling

I should have invited Ruth to our wedding—to acknowledge how much our ordinary moments point to the story of Christ.This piece was adapted from Russell Moore’s newsletter. Subscribe here.On Monday of next week, my wife, Maria, and I celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary. As I think about those two kids standing at the altar, I would want to say “I do” all over again to everything. One of the very few exceptions would be one decision that had to do with the wedding, not w

Oscar Siwali is mobilizing conflict mediators as the country goes to the polls. He only wishes his organization could train more.Oscar Siwali remembers watching Nelson Mandela’s triumphant walk as he left prison after 27 years. In 1990, as the young pastor of a Baptist church, Siwali saw himself as an evangelical focused on winning souls and tending to his flock’s spiritual needs, not needing to prioritize political concerns. Nonetheless, he shared the pride of his people’s suc

Furiosa begins with a retelling of the biblical Fall. After its apocalypse comes something new.One of the first lines of dialogue in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is a question: “As the world falls around us, how must we brave its cruelties?”Across its 148-minute running time, Furiosa offers various responses to that inquiry, presenting a post-apocalyptic set of scenarios bound in blood, gasoline, and bullets. Ultimately, the film settles on hope—however foolish it may seem—as