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By Billy Hallowell | October 15, 2018 Jamie Nieto, a two-time Olympic high jumper-turned-actor, has accomplished quite a bit in his life. But he faced his biggest challenge in 2016 when confronted with a life-changing injury that threatened to leave him paralyzed. Luckily, with faith, prayer and determination, he has persevered and continues to heal. […]

The Village Church lead pastor of teaching Matt Chandler explaining the gift of prophecy on October 2, 2018. (Screenshot: YouTube/The Village Church) By Stoyan Zaimov | October 4, 2018 Christians shouldn’t think of the gift of prophecy as being like “magic,” but something that can embolden the Church, says Matt Chandler, lead pastor of The Village Church. […]

NewSpring Church in South Carolina its founding pastor, Perry Noble (inset). (Photos: NewSpring Church) By Leonardo Blair | October 1, 2018 Two years after NewSpring Church in South Carolina lost their founding and senior pastor Perry Noble to alcohol abuse and other “unfortunate choices and decisions,” Jesus Christ is now listed as senior pastor over a new […]

By Carey Nieuwhof ChristianWeek Columnist | September 28, 2018 If you want to reach post-Christian, post-modern people—in other words, the next generation—how do you do it, effectively? Although you might not know it if you just perused social media, the majority of churches are plateaued or dying. And even among growing churches, not all growth is […]

Avril Lavigne releases new single “Head Above Water,” September 19, 2018. (Photo: Avril Lavigne) By Jeannie Law | September 27, 2018 Pop-rock pioneer of the 2000s, Avril Lavigne has re-emerged after a five-year hiatus with a powerful worship song that reveals her cry to God after encountering a near-death experience. Lavigne has been battling Lyme […]

By Billy Hallowell | September 26, 2018 Ben Shapiro has made a name for himself in conservative circles, appearing daily on radio, TV and at events around the nation. His off-the-cuff and rapid retorts have solidified him as a favorite commentator among politicos — but what’s Shapiro’s backstory? He recently sat down with “The Billy […]

High school students at a Christ in Youth “Move” conference at Chapman University in Southern California raise their hands in worship. (Photo: CIY) By Samuel Smith | September 25, 2018 The movers and shakers of national youth ministry in America look a little different than they did 10 years ago. While legacy organizations that have […]

Presidential candidate Ben Carson speaks at the Faith Freedom Coalition’s Road to Majority Conference in Washington D.C. on June 19, 2015. (Photo: The Christian Post/Samuel Smith) By Billy Hallowell | September 24, 2018 Dr. Ben Carson overcame a childhood of intense poverty and struggle to become one of the most famous neurosurgeons in the world […]

Donna Tidwell, cleaning lady at the Open Door Church in Burleson, Texas, reacts to her new home as her pastor, Troy Brewer, looks on. (Screenshot: Star-Telegram) By Leonardo Blair | September 20, 2018 A North Texas megachurch pastor shocked by the dilapidated condition of the house in which the woman who has been cleaning his […]