The 13 members of Texas-based Mountain Gateway ministry imprisoned in Nicaragua earlier this year were among 135 “unjustly detained political prisoners” released today in a deal arranged by the U.S. government, U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said in a
With Hollywood increasingly churning out Christian films, new research indicates the majority of churchgoers are watching these movies. And, most notably, the plurality of these believers finds faith-based entertainment helpful in spreading the Gospel. According to Lifeway Research, 68% of
From the grocery checkout line to the gas pump and now the church pew, Americans are closely watching what they spend and it’s putting some churches in a bind. “Churches are in some instances struggling,” Robert Blair with Ministry Brands
The world is watching and waiting as NASA works to get two stranded astronauts’ home from space. We’re also seeing faith at work as the rescue effort proceeds. NASA Astronaut Barry Wilmore and test pilot Suni Williams should have returned
A huge move of God broke out at The Ohio State University last weekend with hundreds of college students showing deep hunger for God as the new school year kicked off. A team of student reporters from The Lantern newspaper
Opposition has emerged to a proposal by Indonesia’s Ministry of Religious Affairs to do away with the role of a Muslim-dominated body that has complicated efforts by minority religions to build houses of worship. Indonesia’s vice president last week warned
There are occasions when facts emerge that convey underlying truths that focus one’s attention. One such set of facts has emerged from global data gathering concerning fertility rates. Globally, the fertility rate is 2.25 births per woman — one child
Free abortions were offered to women who attended the Democratic National Convention (DNC) last week in Chicago. Planned Parenthood deployed an abortion bus to the Democratic presidential campaign event. A local branch of the abortion giant offered drug-induced abortions aboard its
The Nicaraguan government has cancelled the legal registration of 1,500 non-profit organizations, including churches, intensifying a years-long crackdown in this Central American nation. A notice in the government Gazette, claimed these groups were non-compliant with financial reporting requirements spanning one
The United States Supreme Court has refused to allow the Biden administration’s rules requiring Title IX antidiscrimination law to include gender identity and sexual orientation to take effect. The rules would have required schools receiving public funding to allow boys
