(Relevant) In a lengthy profile at Vanity Fair, former Liberty University president Jerry Falwell Jr. has opened up about his spectacular fall from the height of evangelical superstardom. While the article doesn’t exactly resolve the he said/she said/he said of the infamous, tabloid-ready scandal that enveloped Falwell, his wife Becki and Giancarlo Granda, known as “the pool … [Read more...] about Jerry Falwell Jr.: ‘People Think I’m a Religious Person. But I’m Not.’
Faith
Noem’s School ‘Prayer’ Bill Rejected by House Republicans
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press PIERRE, S.D. (AP) A Republican-dominated South Dakota House committee on Friday rejected Gov. Kristi Noem's proposal to require public schools to have a moment of silence to start the day. The Republican governor first billed the proposal at a conservative Christian conference in Iowa last year as “putting prayer back … [Read more...] about Noem’s School ‘Prayer’ Bill Rejected by House Republicans
‘I Met Grief in the Fiercest Way,’ TobyMac Opens up About Truett’s Death
Grammy Award winning Christian artist TobyMac (Toby McKeehan) recently sat down with 99.1 Joy FM to talk about the grief he has experienced after losing his first born son, Truett, in the fall of 2019. McKeehan and his wife Amanda have five children: Truett, Moses, Marlee, Leo, and Judah. A vulnerable McKeehan sat on a dark … [Read more...] about ‘I Met Grief in the Fiercest Way,’ TobyMac Opens up About Truett’s Death
Man Who Survived 28 Hours in the Sea After Tonga Eruption Says His Faith Saved Him
(Premier Christian News) A man survived 28 hours in the water following a volcanic eruption in Tonga, and says his faith was what got him through the ordeal. The underwater eruption created a tsunami of waves, which engulfed areas of Atala, the island on which he lives. 57-year-old Lisala Folau was washed out to sea following the disaster, where he remained … [Read more...] about Man Who Survived 28 Hours in the Sea After Tonga Eruption Says His Faith Saved Him
Nigeria Remains Deadliest Nation for Christians
NORTHEAST NIGERIA (BP) Watching Boko Haram behead her Christian father and leave her brother for dead in their Nigerian village has strengthened the faith of Manga, who practices Christianity in the deadliest nation for believers. Manga told her story to persecution watchdog Open Doors two months after the U.S. State Department dropped Nigeria’s designation as a … [Read more...] about Nigeria Remains Deadliest Nation for Christians