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With the Halloween season in full swing and many people participating in spooky traditions, Pastor John Piper spoke against a common practice that some Halloween participators consider “fun”- communicating with dead spirits. The discussion came up as part of Piper’s “Ask Pastor John” series. While many Halloween participants may be familiar with the ideas of…

The Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) is celebrating God’s movement during its Fields of Faith(FOF) event at Lakeside High School Stadium in Hot Springs, AR, on October 11. Micah May, multi-area director for FCA South Central Arkansas, reported that over 3,000 people, mainly students, attended the event. He credited God for the event’s success. “We…

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A Mississippi teacher was reprimanded after the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) found out the teacher had been leaving prayer cards under students’ desks. The teacher, who has remained unidentified, was apparently found out through a Facebook post. A local grandmother in the area had posted about encouraging friends to pray for students in public…

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Former tattoo artist and reality star Katherine von Drachenberg, more commonly known as Kat Von D, announced through Instagram that she had been baptized. The post shows Von D with the pastor, surrounded by tattooed friends and family, as she was submerged for the baptism. “Katherine von Drachenberg, upon your profession of the Lord Jesus Christ,…

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As 2023 nears a close, the statistics on faith in America remain dismal. A projection by the Pew Research Center estimated that those in America who identify as Christian could shrink to 35 percent by 2070 based on current trends. An image of three large crosses displayed across the New York City skyline for Good Friday in 1956…

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