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Brazil is witnessing a seismic shift in its religious landscape that’s rapidly reshaping the country’s spiritual and social fabric

February 21, 2025

In 1950, 93 percent of Brazilians identified as Catholics. But since 1991, the Catholic Church started to lose 1 percent of its followers every year. Evangelical Christianity, once a minority faith in... Listen Now...

In Texas, lawmakers are considering a bill that would prohibit new state regulation of homeschooling

February 20, 2025

The legislation seeks to formalize parents’ rights to homeschool their kids as they see fit by shielding homeschooling families from increased regulation by state agencies. Under the bill no state education... Listen Now...

What do Non-Christians Believe About God?

February 19, 2025

Barna’s Spiritually Open research shows that spiritually open non-Christians tend to be more receptive to core Christian beliefs compared to those who aren’t spiritually open. This presents meaningful opportunities for dialogue, particularly as people seek au... Listen Now...

What does your church staff consider important? Here are eight core values from Matt McCraw, pastor of a church in Florida

February 18, 2025

McCraw believes that staff core values can help churches focus on what’s vital. These values can keep you on task, eliminate distractions, clarify your direction, and draw your staff together. Quite simply, co... Listen Now...

Young adult sexlessness and male virginity are skyrocketing

February 17, 2025

The data comes from the Institute for Family Studies. Senior Fellow Lyman Stone observes that "all measures of sexlessness rose for both young adult males and females” and focused on young adults between t... Listen Now...

800 Inmates Hear the Gospel in a huge prison outreach

February 14, 2025

God Behind Bars is a ministry that works to restore the lives of inmates through faith-building outreach programs. The ministry reports the gospel message was recently shared with nearly 800 inmates at Louisiana State Penitentiary, also known as Angola, in... Listen Now...

Vice President J.D. Vance is calling on the nations of the world to ensure that artificial intelligence does not become a tool for government-imposed censorship

February 13, 2025

Vance addressed world leaders at an Artificial Intelligence Summit in Paris, France stating that the United States feels “very strongly that AI must remain free from ideological bias and that American AI will ... Listen Now...

A new film about homelessness plans to share its profits with churches ministering to those who don’t have homes

February 12, 2025

On any given night, between 5 and 15 women seek shelter at Grace Baptist Church in Seaford, Delaware. Homelessness in Delaware has increased 58 percent since 2020, according to the latest estimates. To sup... Listen Now...

New research finds that Most American teens are ‘very motivated’ to know about Jesus

February 11, 2025

Although religious affiliation and church attendance are on the decline, more than half of American teenagers say they're “very motivated” to know more about Jesus, and just over 75% say they're at least “somewhat motivated” to learn about the centerpiece of ... Listen Now...

President Trump says he’ll create a commission to protect religious liberty and to combat what he called “anti-Christian bias” in the federal government

February 10, 2025

Trump made the announcement at a private event honoring of the 73rd annual National Prayer Breakfast, his second prayer breakfast speech of the morning. Trump told those gathered, “I will be creating a bra... Listen Now...