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A painting of Jesus has been removed from an art exhibit in Sydney, Australia after complaints that it mocked Jesus Christ. The painting is entitled “Jesus Speaks to the Daughters of Jerusalem,” referring to the scene in Luke 23:28-31, when Jesus turns to the weeping women of Jerusalem as he is bearing his cross and…

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Televangelist Benny Hinn recently asserted that Christians who give money to the Lord’s work will be financially protected in the world’s darkest days to come. Hinn said in a livestream on YouTube titled “Shameless Begging,” in which viewers were prompted to donate to his ministry, “Well, listen, I want you to give to the Lord’s…

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Archaeologists from Innsbruck University in southern Austria have revealed the discovery of a 1,500-year-old ivory box with apparent depictions from the scene of Moses receiving the Ten Commandments from God, as described in the book of Exodus. The box also appears to contain other biblical motifs, such as the ascension of Christ into Heaven. Researchers…

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Carlo Acutis, an Italian teen who designed a website documenting various Eucharistic miracles and led a faithful life before he died at 15 years old, will be canonized, the Vatican announced. Acutis was one of 15 people approved for canonization at an Ordinary Consistory of Cardinals, according to the Vatican News website. Alex Jones, CEO…

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The Seventh-Day Adventist church is celebrating the success of its “PNG for Christ” series, after announcing the baptisms of over 300,000 people in Papua New Guinea. The campaign was a combined effort between the Seventh-Day Adventist’s South Pacific Division, the Papua New Guinea Union Mission (PNGUM), the General Conference, and Adventist World Radio. Ted Wilson,…

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Reverend Larry Oneal Walker spends every Sunday preaching the gospel at a busy intersection in North Little Rock, Arkansas. He has been preaching for 50 years and street preaching for 15 years. On June 2nd while he was preaching, a gunman approached him and opened fire. In a new interview with Fox News, Walker recounted…

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As Christians continue to grapple with their association with artificial intelligence (AI), Facebook has been inundated with AI-generated images of Jesus Christ, stirring criticism and amusement. One image, labeled “Hot AI Jesus,” shows an extremely ripped Jesus in the boxing ring, punching Satan in the face. Another image, referred to as “Shrimp Jesus,” shows the…

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Even to non-Christians, the term “armor of God” may be a familiar term. It comes from Ephesians 6:14-17, which states, “Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; Above all, taking the shield of faith,…

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According to new data from the American Bible Society’s “State of the Bible USA 2024 Report,” the willingness to forgive is a powerful indicator of human flourishing. The most recent data, released last week, was predicated, in part, on a proclamation with which respondents were asked to agree or disagree. It read, “I am able to…

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Torreya State Park is nestled in Florida’s northern panhandle, created in the 1930s as a nature preserve, but some say it houses a historical site of biblical proportions. One Baptist minister and former lawyer maintained for decades that this wilderness retreat was the literal site of the Garden of Eden from the Bible’s Book of…

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