(Christianity Today) John Edmund Haggai, a preacher and revivalist who saw the need to equip Christians around the world to evangelize their own countries, died Wednesday at 96. Known for challenging people to “attempt something so great for God, it’s doomed to failure unless God be in it,” Haggai founded Haggai Institute for Advanced Leadership, moved it to Singapore, and … [Read more...] about Died: John Edmund Haggai, Evangelist Who Trained Evangelists
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Catholics Divided as Bishops Examine Biden’s Abortion Stance
By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer (AP) Catholics split almost evenly in supporting Donald Trump or Joe Biden in the presidential election. Now they’re sharply divided over a declaration by the head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops that the president-elect's support for abortion rights presents the church with a “difficult and complex situation.” The USCCB’s … [Read more...] about Catholics Divided as Bishops Examine Biden’s Abortion Stance
Hate Crime Deaths Reach All-Time High, Despite Chronic Underreporting
by Simran Jeet Singh (RNS) It has become one of the most consistent trends in the Trump era: The number of total hate incidents increased again last year, according to the FBIs annual hate crime report, released Monday (Nov. 16). There were 7,314 hate crimes reported in in 2019, nearly 200 more than in 2018 and the highest level in more than a decade. Perhaps more … [Read more...] about Hate Crime Deaths Reach All-Time High, Despite Chronic Underreporting
After 15 Days in Hospital, John Hagee Says Jesus is the Vaccine We Need
(ChurchLeaders) After spending 15 days in the hospital, Pastor John Hagee returned briefly to address his Cornerstone Church in San Antonio, Texas on Sunday. Hagee, who has been battling COVID-19 since September, credited God for his recovery and said the country already had a vaccine for the “COVID thing” in Jesus Christ. “I’m sitting in this chair today as a testimony to … [Read more...] about After 15 Days in Hospital, John Hagee Says Jesus is the Vaccine We Need
Rachel Held Evans’ Father on His Daughter’s Final Days and the Ongoing Impact of Her Life
by Maina Mwaura DAYTON, Tenn. (RNS) Peter Held is sipping coffee on the deck of the house his daughter had built but never lived in. After agonizing over whether or not to complete the dream home they had designed together, her widowed husband and their children have now moved into the finished house that is just five minutes away from Held's own. Sitting on that deck, … [Read more...] about Rachel Held Evans’ Father on His Daughter’s Final Days and the Ongoing Impact of Her Life