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A new study is suggesting that two of Jesus’s biggest miracles involving fish could have been accomplished through scientific rather than divine means. The feeding of the 5,000, one of the few miraculous incidents recorded in all four Gospels of the New Testament, and the “miraculous catch of fish” both occurred along the Sea of…

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Months after its sanctuary was destroyed in a fire, First Baptist Dallas has announced its plan rebuild. “Our goal is to honor the past while looking forward to what God will do here. We are committed to preserving the historic exterior walls of the sanctuary, and we’ve been working diligently to shore them up during…

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A South Carolina man is seeking legal action after he was forced to obtain a permit to promote his faith on a public sidewalk. Ernest Giardino of Chapin, South Carolina was on a public sidewalk June 20, 2024  holding up a 20 x 24 inch sign that read “Trust Christ He paid the price” on…

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Volunteers with the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board (MBCB) are celebrating 373 decisions for Christ during the Mississippi State Fair. The group organized an evangelism event at the fair this year, with 195 volunteers having 2,824 Gospel conversations with fairgoers this year. The group set up a tent where volunteers could share the Gospel with those…

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Students at a school in Victoria, Australia are fighting back after the school banned wearing cross necklaces for being “offensive.” Methodist Ladies’ College (MLC), a prestigious girls’ school in Melbourne informed students that they would no longer be permitted to wear cross necklaces as they might be offensive to other students. One anonymous student reported…

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A new study revealed that a majority of Protestant churchgoers want their pastors to address more current issues from the pulpit. The report was conducted by Lifeway Research, which interviewed 1,008 American Protestant churchgoers during September 19-29, 2023, asking them about their feelings on pastors’ responsibilities when addressing current cultural issues. According to responses, 80…

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Archaeologists are highlighting the mysterious boat-shaped remains along the Turkey-Iran border that some believe could be the remnants of Noah’s ark. The Mount Ararat and Noah’s Ark Research Team has used new technology to analyze the soil of the Durupinar formation, just two miles from the border. The team includes researchers from the Istanbul Technical…

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In contemporary Christian circles, the term “salvation” is often used to denote the moment when an individual commits to following Christ. Preachers and missionaries frequently highlight the number of conversions with phrases like, “We had 50 people saved last weekend.” However, this perspective can obscure a critical truth: salvation is not a singular event but…

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A group of individuals held a ceremony to ordain a transgender individual, Loan Rocher, and biological women into the Catholic church in defiance of the church’s ban against women and LGBTQ+ individuals from positions of leadership. The group met for the service on the Tiber River in Rome, within the very shadow of the Vatican.…

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A joint group of researchers has unveiled the discovery of what could be one of the world’s earliest Christian churches. A group of Armenian and German researchers from the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia and the University of Münster in Germany revealed finding a previously unknown Christian church in the city of Artaxata, near…

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