Truth Itself – Page 97 – News that Impacts Your Faith, Family & Country

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 ... 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 believers to take refuge. All borders to neighboring coun... 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 year... 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 Scripture from a historical, non-sectarian perspec... 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 ... 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...

A Texas Couple sends books to inmates to show them they are not forgotten

August 17, 2021

For Diane and Robert E. Findlay, showing kindness is as simple as looking past what a person has done. The two are donating books to the Dallas County Jail, but making the experience personal for inmates. They got the idea to send books to the jail from th... Listen Now...

Christian School Teacher Resigns due to Political Agendas

August 16, 2021

A Christian public school teacher resigned in front of her school board last week to protest its embrace of what she calls “highly politicized agendas” that contradict her beliefs. Laura Morris, a tea... Listen Now...