Truth Itself – Page 26 – News that Impacts Your Faith, Family & Country

New Jersey no longer requires teachers to pass a basic skills test for reading, writing and math

January 9, 2025

The new law is intended to address the state's teacher shortage by lowering the requirements for certification. The new law took effect on New Year's Day. As a result, individuals seeking an instructi... Listen Now...

The leading cause of death in the world in 2024….was abortion

January 8, 2025

Worldwide, 45 million unborn babies were killed in the womb last year according to data released by Worldometer. The finding accounts for over 42 percent of all human deaths in 2024, surpassing deaths from... Listen Now...

Do you have a goal to read through the Bible in 2025? Here’s a suggestion to help you meet that goal

January 7, 2025

Any goal requires the right tool to make it a reality. When it comes to bible reading, a random approach might not be the best because it often leaves people discouraged by failure. Josh Buice, the pastor of Pray’s Mill Baptist Church recommends the Robert... Listen Now...

College campuses in Japan are seeing ‘unprecedented responsiveness’ to the gospel

January 6, 2025

Trey Fleming, leads an IMB team in Osaka. He said he’s seeing incredible opportunities to reach college students in that city. There are 11 campuses in Osaka that each have over 20,000 students. Many are open ... Listen Now...

Daytona Beach caves to legal pressure and will allow a church to operate a food pantry for families

January 3, 2025

The city repealed an ordinance that previously restricted the Seventh-Day Baptist Church’s ability to operate its food pantry, enabling the church to continue providing essential assistance to impoverished fam... Listen Now...

Religious populations are growing faster than atheists worldwide

January 2, 2025

Despite an increase in the overall number of atheists worldwide, new research reveals that the population of religious people is growing at a faster pace than that of their secular counterparts. The 2022 Status of Global Christianity report found tha... Listen Now...

Students at a Christian college in Georgia will be permitted to participate in a state-backed financial aid program after they were banned from it

January 1, 2025

Luther Rice College & Seminary, a Christian, private, nonprofit institution near Atlanta, was approved to take part in Georgia's State Aid programs, beginning in the fall of 2025. These programs include HO... Listen Now...

A bible translating ministry is using hi tech to fulfill its mission

December 31, 2024

Wycliffe Associates, an international organization that empowers mother-tongue Bible translators and partners with local churches in the advancement of Bible translation, will be using Starlink, a satellite in... Listen Now...

In just three short years, the Great American Family cable network has become a Top 25 channel, with exponential growth fueled by its flagship franchise, Great American Christmas

December 30, 2024

In an interview with The Christian Post, President and CEO of Great American Media Bill Abbott attributed the platform's rapid rise to a singular focus on uplifting, family-friendly programming that celebrates faith, family and country — values he said are of... Listen Now...

Bible Sales Surged 30 Percent last year

December 27, 2024

Two Southern Baptist seminary professors say the growth could be driven by a younger population searching for truth. The new data from B&H Publishing comes some two weeks after The Wall Street Journal ... Listen Now...