Blogs

• LifeWay Research Finds 1 in 10 Young Protestants Have Left the Church because of Sex Abuse A new study from LifeWay Christian Resources says that younger Christians are choosing to leave the church if there are allegations of sexual misconduct. Amanda Casanova May 22, 2019 comments
• What One Question Would You Ask Jesus? If you had, like so many in the Bible, an opportunity to ask Jesus one question, what would it be? Or, like me, would you have no question at all? Joe McKeever May 22, 2019 comments
• Villagers in India Deprive Five Christian Families of Farmland, Food, Water Village leaders in eastern India prohibited five Christian families from working on their farms or walking on the main road before district authorities this month revoked the order, sources said. Morning Star News India Correspondent May 22, 2019 comments
• Alyssa Milano's Stance on Abortion 'Reveals Ignorance, Racism,' NFL Player Benjamin Watson Says NFL player Benjamin Watson clapped back at Alyssa Milano after she argued that women of color would be hurt by abortion bans and restrictions. Kayla Koslosky May 21, 2019 comments
• Severe Weather across the Midwest Spawns 2 Dozen Tornadoes, Flash Flooding At least 11 midwestern and southern states are under severe storm warnings today as a slew of dangerous weather conditions continues to batter the states. Kayla Koslosky May 21, 2019 comments
• California Supreme Court Stands with Planned Parenthood, Attorney General Plans to Prosecute Undercover Journalist for 15 Felonies The California Supreme Court is denying a petition that would have stopped criminal prosecution against the undercover journalist who released controversial videos on the abortion industry. Amanda Casanova May 21, 2019 comments
• Crash Risk Much Higher for Teen Drivers With ADHD A new study found that teens with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are significantly more likely to get into a car crash than their peers. Jim Liebelt May 21, 2019 comments
• 'Who Will Be Our Rachel Now?’ Progressive Christians Reflect on Movement Without Held-Evans When the Rev. Emmy Kegler heard her friend Rachel Held Evans had died earlier this month after a sudden illness, she offered a prayer. Then Kegler got together with other friends who had known Evans, a popular progressive Christian writer and speaker, to share their memories and process their grief. As she walked to her car afterward, she wondered what the future would hold. Who would fill the void their friend had left behind? “Who is going to be our Rachel now?” she asked. Emily McFarlan Miller May 21, 2019 comments
• Coming Out of Hiding to Say Yes to God Congruent with who we are. Living authentically. No more hiding. No more pretending to be someone we’re not. No more trying to please others or avoid their rejection or judgment. Simply leaning deeper into Christ and allowing Him to use as—our past and our present, our strengths and our weakness, our quirks and qualities—for His glory. Jennifer Slattery May 21, 2019 comments
• Who Do You Think You Are? My mother would squash my dreams often with her cutting words. Dena Johnson Martin May 21, 2019 comments
• LGBT Equality Act Sweeps the House The LGBT Equality Act passed the Democrat-dominated House of Representatives on Friday with a 236 to 173 vote. Kayla Koslosky May 20, 2019 comments
• Trump Administration to Release Part of Its Israeli-Palestinian Peace Plan The Trump administration will release part of its Israeli-Palestinian peace plan on June 25 and June 26. Amanda Casanova May 20, 2019 comments