top headlines

Iowa Judge Hears Arguments Over State’s Fetal Heartbeat Law
Attack on Private Gathering in Northern India Typifies Hindu Extremist Strategy
Professor's Office Door Doused in Urine after She Opposes Transgender Reform
Virginia County Targets Religious Exemption for Homeschoolers
Pastor Jailed for Holding 'God Loves You and Your Baby' Sign To Be Featured in New Book
Former Major League Baseball GM Makes it His Life's Work to Combat Human Trafficking
Student Leaders at Wheaton College Declare African American Pro-Life Speaker Caused Them to Feel 'Unsafe'
School Must Remove 70-Year-Old Wise Men Display or Face Lawsuit
Secular Economist Proves Religion’s Positive Impact on Poverty
Austin, Texas City Code Could Force Churches to Hire LGBT Employees
Virginia High School Teacher Faces Possible Termination after Declining to Use Transgender Student’s Preferred Pronouns
Minnesota Psychology and Sexuality Studies Professor Says God Lacked Mary’s ‘Consent'
The Most Popular Bible Verse in 2018: Isaiah 41:10
The Oak Ridge Boys and Reba McEntire Pay Tribute to Dear Friend, President George H.W. Bush
Minister's Wife Stabbed to Death After Trying to Give Money to Panhandler
Most Transgender Kids Will Change Back When Older, Studies Show

positive headlines

Facebook Tribute to 'The Man in 2D' Goes Viral
Secular Economist Proves Religion’s Positive Impact on Poverty
Welcoming William Wells Denison into the World
Former NFL MVP Shaun Alexander Prays For Injured Alabama Qurterback Tua Tagovailoa
Megachurch Pastor Tells Parishioners in Need to Take Money from the Offering Plate
Former Gang Leader Gives His Life to Jesus, Shares His Testimony Where He Used to Commit Crimes

world

Unimaginable Loss for Christians Displaced by Violence in Nigeria
Discrimination against Christians in Egypt Reflects Deeper Issues
Middle East Christians Face ‘Extinction’ from Radical Islam, Archbishop of Canterbury Warns
Muslim Mob Incites Police to Arrest Six Pastors in Uganda
Saudi Arabia and the Politics of Famine: The Death of the Yemenis
Woman Diagnosed with Autism, Euthanized In Belgium, Doctors Involved Are Now Under Investigation

entertainment

Netflix Is Under Fire for Romanticizing Teen Sex Trafficking in New Series
Chris Pratt Gives Impassioned Recitation of the Gospel of Luke at Disneyland's Candlelight Ceremony
Best of the Month: November's Top Ten News Stories
Lauren Daigle Shares Her Views on Homosexuality, Says, "I Can't Say One Way or the Other. I'm Not God."
Stephen Colbert Shares the Moment He Decided to Follow Christ, Says, “My Life Has Never Been the Same”
Candace Cameron Bure Reveals How Hollywood Discriminated against Her Faith

family

Religious Leaders Recall George H.W. Bush’s Priorities: Friendship, Faith, Family
Joanna Gaines Announces Her New Clothing Line Will Feature Items for Baby Boys
Man Finds His Stolen 1854 Civil War Bible... on EBay
Widow of Missionary Killed in Cameroon Forgives Her Husband's Killer
Before Your Kids Get a Smartphone: A Question to Ask
How to Gain Control of Your Kids’ Smartphone...

prolife

Student Leaders at Wheaton College Declare African American Pro-Life Speaker Caused Them to Feel 'Unsafe'
Rape Victim's Decision to Choose Life Makes Her the Target of Abortion Activists
Pro-Choice Groups Defend ‘Barbaric’ Dismemberment Abortion
Pro-Life Politician Declares He’s a Woman to Rebut Pro-Choice Argument
Wales Ignores Widespread Opposition, Offers Free Abortions to Women from Northern Ireland
Trump Administration May Halt $100 Million in Fetal Tissue Research

disaster relief

Alaska Is Hit by a Damaging 7.0 Magnitude Earthquake
Disastrous Northern California Wildfire Contained at Last
Seven-Year-Old Who Lost Her Home in California Fire Holds Toy Drive for Children in Need
5 Things You Should Know about the California Wildfires
Fighting Fires and Fighting Dragons

history

From Pearl Harbor to Salvation: Mitsuo Fuchida and Jacob DeShazer
Was Jesus a Historical Figure?
Explorer: Ark of the Covenant May Have Been Found
Have Archaeologists Uncovered Pontius Pilate’s Ring?
Rare Weight from First-Temple Period Found in Jerusalem

Bible

Why Are Many Christians Avoiding Hard Topics... Lauren Daigle, for Example?
The Most Popular Bible Verse in 2018: Isaiah 41:10
New ‘Women’s Bible’ Will Promote ‘Feminist Values’
Museum Highlights ‘Slave Bible’ That Focuses on Servitude, Leaves Out Freedom
Man Finds His Stolen 1854 Civil War Bible... on EBay

opinion

Eternal Truths Revealed in the Passing of President George H. W. Bush: The True and Good
Facebook Tribute to 'The Man in 2D' Goes Viral
Why Are Many Christians Avoiding Hard Topics... Lauren Daigle, for Example?
From Pearl Harbor to Salvation: Mitsuo Fuchida and Jacob DeShazer
Welcoming William Wells Denison into the World
Joni and Suffering Well: Disability and a Faith That’s Big Enough for Pain
"A Twentieth-Century Founding Father"
‘This Is What I Want’: The New York Times Reveals Serious Problems with Transgender Ideology
One Hero Salutes Another: A Video I Hope You’ll See
The Media and the Missionary: Reactions to the Death of John Allen Chau

christian persecution

Attack on Private Gathering in Northern India Typifies Hindu Extremist Strategy
Unimaginable Loss for Christians Displaced by Violence in Nigeria
Discrimination against Christians in Egypt Reflects Deeper Issues
Muslim Mob Incites Police to Arrest Six Pastors in Uganda
In Meeting with President, Pastors in Nigeria Say Military Complicit in Attacks on Christians
Four Finnish Tourists Arrested in Malaysia for Distributing Christian Material
Hindu Extremist Mob Tries to Burn Pastor Alive in Odisha, State, India
Arrest of Converts Shows Close Surveillance of Christians in Iran, Advocate Says
Muslims in Kenya Give Christian Family One Day to Return to Islam
US-Christian Pastor Sentenced to Prison in China

immigration

Comedian Samantha Bee Shows I.C.E. Agents Raiding a Nativity Scene in Christmas Special Promotion
U.S. Border Agents Use Tear Gas on Migrants Breaching the Fence, Trump Prepares to Close U.S.-Mexico Border
350 Migrants from the Central America Caravan Arrive at the US Border
Trump Moves to Limit Asylum Seekers Who are in the U.S. Illegally
U.S. Appeals Court Rules against Trump on DACA Policy
Christian Organizations and Churches Defend Asylum Seekers amid Deployment of 5,200 Troops to Border

LGBT

Professor's Office Door Doused in Urine after She Opposes Transgender Reform
Austin, Texas City Code Could Force Churches to Hire LGBT Employees
Virginia High School Teacher Faces Possible Termination after Declining to Use Transgender Student’s Preferred Pronouns
Most Transgender Kids Will Change Back When Older, Studies Show
Transgender Contestant Is Favorite to Win Miss Universe
Complaint Filed after Lesbian Bishop Says Jesus Had ‘Bigotries' and 'Prejudices,' Calls Him an Idol

prayer

Texas Middle School Reverses Decision to Prohibit Students from Openly Praying
Joni Eareckson Tada Gives Emotional Update While Recovering from Surgery to Remove Cancerous Tumor
World Vision Decorates New York City with Prayer and Hope Tree, Sadie Robertson Calls it "Really Special"
Joni Eareckson Tada Receives Second Cancer Diagnosis, Asks for Prayers amid Upcoming Surgery
Pastor Francis Chan Baptizes His Best Friend after 30 Years of Persistent Prayer
Woman Held in Captivity for Ten Years Says, “I Kept Praying to Jesus”

church

Austin, Texas City Code Could Force Churches to Hire LGBT Employees
Complaint Filed after Lesbian Bishop Says Jesus Had ‘Bigotries' and 'Prejudices,' Calls Him an Idol
3 'Ministers' Say Premarital Sex, Hookups Are 'Not Sinful', Declare Purity Is an 'Outdated and Silly Expectation'
Pastor Zip-Lines into Church to Teach about the End Times, Goes Viral
Church in Canada Nullifies Woman's Membership Due to Her Unrepentant Lesbianism

politics

Professor's Office Door Doused in Urine after She Opposes Transgender Reform
George H.W. Bush’s ‘Quiet Faith’ Remembered at Cathedral Funeral
"A Twentieth-Century Founding Father"
President George W. Bush Gives Emotional Eulogy in Honor of His Late Father President George H.W. Bush
An 'Honor Beyond Words': Christian Singer Michael W. Smith Performs at President George H.W. Bush's Funeral

Israel

Israel Discovers Tunnel System Used by Hezbollah Terror Group, Launches Destruction Operation
Have Archaeologists Uncovered Pontius Pilate’s Ring?
CNN Commentator Marc Lamont Hill Calls for the Eradication of Israel
President Trump Questions if U.S. Troops Need to Stay in the Middle East
Rare Weight from First-Temple Period Found in Jerusalem

religious freedom

Another Church Building Sealed Shut in Algeria
Christians in Egypt Jailed for Worshipping in Unlicensed House
China’s Crackdown on Religion: Why Religious Freedom Must Be for All
Satanists Unveil Statue to Protest Arkansas Ten Commandments Monument
Atheist Group: ‘For God and Country’ Patches on Sheriff Uniforms Unconstitutional
Nurse Who Was Fired for Telling Patients About Jesus Has Name Cleared
Pennsylvania Couple Fined for Using Farm for Bible Study, Prayer Groups
Army Chaplain Faces 6 Months in Prison after Not Affirming Same-Sex Couple