UPDATE: 4-8-2021: Tom Ascol let his followers know on Twitter that Voddie Baucham had a successful quadruple bypass surgery on Tuesday. Ascol thanked everyone for their prayers and shared that he was awake and responsive soon the morning after the surgery. Baucham was released from ICU on Thursday and started some mild physical therapy. The Founder Ministries President … [Read more...] about Update: Voddie Baucham’s Quadruple Bypass Surgery Was Successful
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Christian Wedding Photographer Sues New York Over LGBT Anti-Discrimination Law
(The Christian Post) A Christian wedding photographer has filed a complaint against New York over a state law that requires her to service same-sex wedding ceremonies despite her religious objections. Emilee Carpenter of Emilee Carpenter Photography sued multiple state officials, with the lawsuit being filed Tuesday in the United States District Court for the … [Read more...] about Christian Wedding Photographer Sues New York Over LGBT Anti-Discrimination Law
Beth Moore Apologizes For Her Role in Elevating ‘Complementarian’ Theology That Limits Women Leaders
by Yonat Shimron and Bob Smietana (RNS) First she shook the evangelical world by leaving the Southern Baptist Convention. Now Beth Moore, arguably the evangelical world’s most famous Bible teacher, has begged forgiveness for supporting the theology of male headship rooted in many evangelical cultures. In a Twitter thread Wednesday (April 7), Moore took aim at … [Read more...] about Beth Moore Apologizes For Her Role in Elevating ‘Complementarian’ Theology That Limits Women Leaders
“ALL OUR DEBT IS GONE!” Strangers’ Generosity Changed Carlos Whittaker’s Family Forever
Best selling author, worship leader, and “hope dealer” as he calls himself, Carlos Whittaker posted on his Instagram page the whirlwind of events he called an attack from the enemy. Explaining what the last week has looked like for his family, Whittaker posted a video revealing that his daughter Sohaila got in a car wreck on Wednesday, … [Read more...] about “ALL OUR DEBT IS GONE!” Strangers’ Generosity Changed Carlos Whittaker’s Family Forever
Black and Asian Christian Leaders Discuss Role of Church in Fighting Racism
by Emily McFarlan Miller CHICAGO (RNS) In the summer of 2020, as the death of George Floyd shined a spotlight on racism and violence against Black Americans, the Asian American Christian Collaborative marched for Black lives. Months later, leaders of the Black and Asian American churches involved in that march began to plan a second event uniting their communities against … [Read more...] about Black and Asian Christian Leaders Discuss Role of Church in Fighting Racism