Truth Itself – Page 24 – News that Impacts Your Faith, Family & Country

In Oklahoma, a 4-H teen gave away 6000 backpacks filled with more than a million dollars in school supplies to needy families

August 16, 2024

This was Reed Marcum’s ninth annual Back-to-School Book Bag Giveaway that helps families not only in Oklahoma, but also Texas and Arkansas. Reed was inspired by his longtime membership in 4-H, an American y... Listen Now...

A new effort has launched aimed at protecting religious rights on college campuses

August 15, 2024

The Religious Freedom Institute announced last week that it was launching the Campus Faith Alliance group, which will be found at several universities this fall. RFI President David Trimble told The Christi... Listen Now...

More than 2500 young people gathered for a youth conference in Peru

August 14, 2024

The city of Trujillo hosted the regional congress of young Nazarenes called "KALEO 2024." Delegations from the 10 South American countries gathered, with more than 2,500 participants. The regional ministry coordinators, the National Nazarene Youth Internat... Listen Now...

We know that church attendance and involvement are dropping. Now a new survey tells us one of the reasons why.

August 13, 2024

Exclusion and the existence of cliques are the most common reasons why Americans don't want to get more involved in their churches and houses of worship, even though most don't report any negative experiences ... Listen Now...

There were 42 professions of faith at a recent Beast Feast outdoorsmen event

August 12, 2024

Beast Feast is unashamedly an evangelistic effort directed at men. It features giveaways that included firearms, kayaks and gift cards. $20,000 in total prizes are given away. There’s also a meal that many... Listen Now...

A new survey finds most pastors lack extensive secular work experience

August 9, 2024

Most Protestant clergy in the United States worked for 10 years or fewer in non-ministry occupations before becoming pastors, according to a recent survey from Lifeway Research. According to the data, 58% of respondents said they spent 10 years or fewer wo... Listen Now...

A Kentucky teacher hopes to inspire others after he and his wife adopted one of his students along with his three siblings

August 8, 2024

Justin and Kasey Padgett of Danville became the adoptive parents of Hailey, Jayden, Alexis, and Jase. All under 17. In 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 lockdown, Justin was a fifth-grade elementary s... Listen Now...

Missouri’s Attorney General has started an investigation of Life Time Fitness over allegations the gym chain let a man use a women’s locker room

August 7, 2024

Missouri AG Andrew Bailey accused a Life Time Fitness center of valuing political correctness over safety following reports that the gym allowed a man who identifies as female to change in the locker room inte... Listen Now...

A church in the Houston area is Praying For Its 2 Astronauts who are now In Space

August 6, 2024

About 10 miles from Johnson Space Center, members of Providence Baptist Church take a moment during Wednesday Bible studies and Sunday evening services to pray for two members who cannot be there. They have a good excuse. NASA astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilm... Listen Now...

In Nigeria, a Christian politician was abducted during a church Bible study while two others will killed in the attack

August 5, 2024

Gunmen in southern Nigeria kidnapped a prominent Christian woman and wife of the Attorney General of Delta State from a church Bible study in an attack that left her driver and a policeman dead. Joan Onyema... Listen Now...