World

Muslim father poisons daughter for putting faith in Christ after ‘miraculous healing’

A 38-year-old mother of three is recovering in a hospital in eastern Uganda after her Muslim father and other relatives attacked her with a blunt object and forced her to drink poison for converting to Christianity following a “miraculous healing.”

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Entertainment

Comedian Michael Jr. on passion for helping others find God-given purpose, upcoming tour

For Michael Jr., comedy is more than making people laugh — it’s a way to share the Gospel, uplift audiences and motivate them to discover their God-given purpose. 

Entertainment

Carrie Underwood thanks Pastor David Platt for Bible study at spiritual retreat in Colorado mountains

Country superstar Carrie Underwood took to social media to share highlights from her recent family vacation at a spiritual retreat in the Colorado mountains.

U.S.

NJ to allow biological males into women’s prisons; settles ACLU lawsuit

New Jersey will require prisons to house inmates based on their self-declared gender identity instead of biological sex as part of a settlement in a lawsuit filed by the ACLU on behalf of a trans-identified male prisoner.

Church & Ministries

‘Fight Church’ founding pastor pleads guilty to child sex abuse 3 years after son owned abuse charge

Joe Burress, the 71-year-old founding pastor of Victory Church in Rochester New York, also known as the “Fight Church,” has pled guilty to one of two second-degree sexual abuse charges against him some three years after his son, Paul Burress, pleaded guilty to third-degree sexual abuse.

World

Bishop says he’s more concerned with Matt Hancock not social distancing than having an affair

A Church of England bishop for the diocese of Manchester, England, is facing criticism for saying he's more concerned about former health secretary Matt Hancock breaking social distancing rules than having an adulterous affair. 

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We're offering you a free sneak peek of the first chapter of the book as well as a bonus e-book, 7 Questions You Need To Answer To Determine If God Exists, from author Richard E. Simmons III. Learn More

Voice

Our republic: Can we keep it? So far, we’re losing it

Perhaps what we ought to do this July 4 is skip the barbecues, the beaches, that trip to our favorite vacation spot, and even the fireworks. America is in terrible trouble! Instead, we should fill our churches to pray this isn’t our last Independence Day.