Televangelist Jesse Duplantis said during a recent broadcast that Christians can "speed up" the time of Jesus' return by giving more money.
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Billboard Comparing Trump to Jesus Christ Is Removed after Backlash
A Tennessee billboard that seemingly compared former President Donald Trump to Jesus has been removed following backlash.
60 Percent of U.S. Born-Again Christians under 40 Say Salvation Can Be Received through Jesus, Buddha or Muhammad
A new survey has found that 60 percent of U.S. born-again Christians under the age of 40 believe salvation can be achieved through Jesus, Buddha or Muhammad.
Christian Organization Urges Fisher-Price to Update Upcoming Nativity Set to Depict the Holy Family as Middle Eastern
A group of Christian social justice advocates is urging Fisher-Price to change its depiction of Nativity characters in an upcoming children's toy set.
Jesus Alone Is What We Need
The paradoxical truth is that we will not turn to Jesus as our “actual hope” unless we recognize that we need what he alone can provide.
'Deeply Distressing': Scottish Teachers Union Promotes Play Portraying Jesus as Transgender
A Scottish teachers union within the Education Institute of Scotland recently decided to promote a play depicting Jesus as a transgender woman sparking outrage among other members of the EIS.
An 'Expression of Faith': Brazil Town Is Building a Massive Statue of Jesus That's Bigger Than Rio's
One Brazil town is currently working to build a new statue of Jesus as an "expression of faith." The statue is slated to be even taller than the famed “Christ the Redeemer” statue in Rio.
Is the Resurrection Story Borrowed from Pagan Myths?
Christians worldwide are preparing to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. The resurrection is the central event in the Holy Scriptures, the pivotal moment of the story of Christ, and the foundational belief of a Christian worldview. Even more, if it happened, it is the pivotal event in all of human history. Some skeptics, however, find the story hard to believe. A few have even gone so far as to assert that the story of Jesus’ resurrection was simply borrowed from pagan myths.
Three Stories of Good News for the Church in the Culture
On this day of Holy Week, Jesus wanted silence. The gospels record no activities on this Wednesday. As best we can tell, he spent the day with his disciples at the home of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus in Bethany, a village two miles east of Jerusalem. Solitude with his Father was Jesus’ consistent pattern, from early in the morning (Mark 1:35) to evening (Matthew 14:23) and through the night (Luke 6:12).
Three Ways to Engage Our Critics with Redemptive Truth
Today is Tuesday of Holy Week. On this day, Jesus faced his critics in a daylong series of debates (cf. Matthew 21-23). Perhaps their most famous exchange came when his opponents asked our Lord, “Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?” (Matthew 22:17). This was a very hot cultural button in the day.
