Church & Ministries

National Day of Prayer: David Platt on the 'greatest hindrance' to advancing the Gospel

Influential megachurch pastor and best-selling author David Platt voiced concerns about a trend within church culture that he suspects might be the “greatest hindrance to the advancement of the Gospel” today.

World

Over 100 injured, 2 killed in Venezuela uprising; Maduro still in power

Dozens are injured and at least one woman is dead as clashes continued for the second day in Venezuela between opposition supporters and security forces loyal to socialist president Nicolas Maduro.

U.S.

Youth suicides rose dramatically after release of '13 Reasons Why': NIH study

Suicides among American youth rose by one-third the month after Netflix's series "13 Reasons Why" was released, according to the National Institutes of Health.

U.S.

Alleged synagogue shooter John Ernest was regular churchgoer who blamed Jews for killing Jesus

John Earnest, the 19-year-old accused in the deadly Passover shooting at the Chabad of Poway synagogue in Poway, California, is a member of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church who believes he was doing God’s will in attacking Jews he blames for killing Jesus.

Entertainment

Luis Palau continues to defy the odds in stage 4 cancer battle, new update reveals

The son of world-renowned evangelist, Luis Palau says his father’s latest cancer scan revealed that the family will get to keep their loved one around a bit longer.