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With America’s Hispanic population growing ahead of U.S. Census Bureau projections, one of the biggest benefits is American church attendance. America’s churches are growing — and many new members are Hispanic. More than 50 percent of all Catholics in the United States under age 25 are of Hispanic heritage, according to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops,…

There are so many Christian applications for cell phones these days that the Baptist Press service is adding a new monthly column featuring “Christian Apps of the Month.” In fact, technology is changing the face of Bible study, says associate editor Michael Foust. He cites pastor Dennis Newkirk at Henderson Hills Baptist Church in Edmond,…

The first man in outer space 50 years ago believed fervently in the Almighty — even though the atheistic Soviet government put famous words in his mouth that he had looked around at the cosmos and did not see God. Mankind’s first space flight lasted 108 minutes on April 12, 1961. It was the height…

“One night I had worked hard to help a mother in the labor ward; but in spite of all we could do, she died, leaving us with a tiny, premature baby and a crying two-year-old daughter,” recounts veteran African missionary Dr. Helen Roseveare. “We would have difficulty keeping the baby alive as we had no incubator.…

After hearing that the newest rewrite of the New International Version of the Bible uses gender-inclusive language such as “he or she” instead of “he,” the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals have written to the committee that edited the NIV, asking for the next revision to consider the feelings of animals. Specifically, says PETA, it’s…

The billboards are quite startling: The profile of Barack Obama gazes upon the words: “Every 21 minutes, our next possible leader is aborted.” Thirty signs began going up around Chicago on Tuesday. Why? “Our future leaders are being aborted at an alarming rate,” Life Always, Inc.,  board member Derek McCoy explains. “These are babies who…

In case you’re getting ready to go stand on a hill to welcome Jesus’ return on May 21, 2011, perhaps you’ll want to consider what Christ said on that subject. Harold Camping, an 89-year-old California radio preacher, says he’s certain Jesus is coming back on that date. He also says that unless you and I got saved at his…

In his just released book The King James Bible: A Short History From Tyndale to Today, author David Norton mentions a startling discovery. Long referred to as the 1611 King James Version, the most published book in human history may not have come off the printing press until early 1612. So, for those of us getting ready…

What if you were asked to translate the Bible? Today, hundreds of scholars are doing just that in the jungles of South America, Africa and the Pacific, bringing God’s word to cultures whose language has no Holy Bible in their native tongue. In universities and libraries worldwide, scholars are also updating existing translations in Spanish, Russian and…

The American Civil Liberties Union has threatened to sue Cranston High School West in Rhode Island — warning that resisting the no-religion agenda of the ACLU can be extremely expensive. So, a local alumnus who happens to be a First Amendment attorney stepped up and said he’d defend the school for free. Joseph V. Cavanagh Jr. told…
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