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Christian author Lee Strobel has been making his case for Christianity for years, but he never thought he would have the opportunity to make that case in front of a man who many would consider the most famous “hedonist” on the planet. The 71-year-old recently shared his story at First Baptist Dallas in front of…

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First Timothy 3:16 says, “And without controversy great is the mystery of Godliness: God was manifested in the flesh Justified in the Spirit, Seen by angels, Preached among the Gentiles, Believed on in the world, Received up in glory.” This verse comes from the first letter of St. Paul to Timothy. The epistle is believed…

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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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Hebrew University archeologists excavating at the Hyrcania Fortress in the Judean Desert recently discovered a rare inscription of Psalm 86 on the side of a building stone. It reads, “Jesus Christ, guard me, for I am poor and needy. Guard my life, for I am faithful to You.” The adapted words of King David’s original…

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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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Matthew 15:21-28 reads, “And Jesus went away from there and withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came out and cried, ‘Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely possessed by a demon.’ But he did not answer her a word.…

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Former Buffalo Bills quarterback and NFL Hall of Famer Jim Kelly recently shared how God has changed his life after his recent public declaration of faith during a baptism over the summer. The 63-year-old, who led the Bills to four Super Bowl appearances in the 1990s, took to Instagram to share a video of his…

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Over 200 students at an Alabama college were baptized in one night after a campus worship program reportedly attended by hundreds. The baptisms took place in a lake at Auburn’s Red Barn venue, about a half mile from Auburn University’s Neville Arena, the site of a “Unite Auburn” worship event that drew a massive crowd.…

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Over 150 U.S. Army soldiers were baptized during basic training at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri this summer. Southern Baptist Convention chaplain Cpt. Logan Lair told Baptist Press that trainees have been “hungry to learn about spirituality and their spiritual strength,” with 84 getting baptized in July and 73 in August. Lair said he was…

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The Abbey of Our Lady of Ephesus, nestled ten minutes outside the small town of Gower, Missouri, is turning heads after speculation of an apparent miracle. This past April, the sisters of the abbey decided to exhume the body of Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster, who had died four years earlier at the age of 95. The…

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