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Harvard University has selected an atheist to be the school’s chief chaplain

August 31, 2021

Chief Chaplain Greg Epstein is the author of “Good Without God: What a Billion Nonreligious People Do Believe.” He also serves as Harvard’s Humanist Chaplain, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) hu... Listen Now...

A US Congressman says Christians Are Being ‘Hunted’ by the Taliban in Afghanistan

August 30, 2021

In a segment on EWTN Nightly News Georgia Rep. Jody Hice said Christians are being targeted by the Taliban in the wake of the Biden administration’s hasty withdrawal. Hice also accused the Biden administrat... Listen Now...

A new effort has begun to reverse the decline in teen church attendance

August 27, 2021

As Generation Z marks the first truly “post-Christian” generation, with studies showing young people dropping out of Church in droves, a movement has spread to hundreds of churches to foster intergenerational relationships in hopes of keeping young people in ... Listen Now...

Olympian auctions silver medal to help pay for baby’s heart surgery

August 26, 2021

A medal winner at this year’s Tokyo Olympics auctioned her medal to help pay for a boy's heart surgery, then the winner gave the medal back to her. Polish javelin thrower Maria Andrejczyk pulled down a silv... Listen Now...

Afghan Christians are reportedly fleeing to the mountains in a desperate attempt to escape the Taliban who are going door-to-door trying to kill them

August 25, 2021

An underground church in Afghanistan is reporting the Taliban has a hit list of known Christians they are targeting to pursue and kill. The US Embassy is defunct and there is no longer a safe place for believe... Listen Now...

What will the future hold for the church in Afghanistan?

August 24, 2021

The Afghan church is a unique community. They are all Muslim converts, mostly aged 40 and younger. And it’s one of the fastest growing churches in the world. Now, the fledgling church of 20 years faces intense persecution as the Taliban promise... Listen Now...

The number of students being homeschooled has doubled in the last year

August 23, 2021

There were an estimated 5 million homeschool students in grades K-12 in the United States during March of 2021, that’s roughly 9% of school-age children. That’s also a dramatic increase from 2019 when 2.5 m... Listen Now...

29 Public Schools in Tennessee will Teach the Bible this fall Thanks to $1.8 Million Gift

August 20, 2021

The monetary gift from the non-profit Bible in the Schools to Hamilton County Schools in Chattanooga is part of a unique partnership that allows the district to teach viewpoint-neutral Bible courses examining ... Listen Now...

A Colorado Springs church donates land to a nonprofit to build apartments for low-income seniors

August 19, 2021

Churches and religious organizations entered the affordable-housing market decades ago, but with the dire shortage of low-income units in Colorado Springs, the traditional development model is morphing into a new way to meet the need. Woodmen Valley Chapel... Listen Now...

Grammy Award-winning artist Michael W. Smith is challenging the Church to “wake up” to the crisis of fatherlessness

August 18, 2021

In an interview with The Christian Post, the 63-year-old singer-songwriter commented on the tragic effects of fathers' absence in their children’s lives — from drug and alcohol addiction to teen suicide. Studi... Listen Now...