Pastor Fights Back as City Council Begins Meeting with Prayer to Satan
A former Ottumwa councilman opened Tuesday’s city council meeting with a prayer that ended in the phrase “Hail Satan,” and a local pastor stood up and tried to undo it before the agenda started. Matt Dalbey, a resident and former member of the council, gave the invocation at City
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Christian Workers Abducted in South Sudan Are Released
Six Christian workers abducted in South Sudan on Sept. 26 were released on Thursday (Oct. 1), sources said. The Young Life South Sudan workers were traveling from Kajo Keji to Maridi, a town in Western Equatoria state, on Juba-Yambio Road when unidentified gunmen ambushed their v
‘God Is My Ultimate Judge’: Caleb Flynn Speaks Before Life Sentence for for Wife Ashley’s Murder
Caleb Flynn invoked God, broke down while speaking to his daughters and continued to insist he did not murder his wife, Ashley, moments before a judge sentenced the former worship pastor to spend the rest of his life behind bars. Flynn, 40, was sentenced Monday to life in prison
Catholic Revival at Stanford University as Conversions More Than Triple
More Stanford University students are turning to God, with Catholic conversions more than tripling and hundreds gathering for worship on the California campus. Forty-six adults entered the Catholic Church at Easter this year, up from 14 the previous year, the Rev. Bart Hutcherson
‘Life Returns to Their Eyes’: Florida Jail Ministry Sees Revival, Record Baptisms
Walton County Jail in DeFuniak Springs, Florida, is being transformed from a place of confinement to a site of spiritual freedom. Rev. Jonathan King, pastor of First Apostolic Church of DeFuniak Springs, serves as a volunteer chaplain for the Walton County Sheriff’s Office. He sa
Former lieutenant governor suspended from ministry
The Rev. Dale Caldwell resigned from elected office and now faces a United Methodist complaint over accusations of inappropriate behavior with women and ethics violations. He denies the allegations.
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Kenyan Churches Combat Abandonment, Suicide Among Older Men
When Victor Wanjala lost his job in 2010, he lost everything, including his marriage and savings. The father of eight from Trans-Nzoia County, Kenya, worked nearly four decades as a customs officer. His job enabled him to pay for his children’s education, support relatives financ
How My Church Revived Our Sunday School
Sunday school was nearly empty. Our teachers prepared lessons every week and announced them in the church newsletter. Yet three years after the pandemic, adult attendance averaged about 15 in a church with over 300 members. And sometimes, there were no children. “Zero kids?” I as
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Clergy drawn into Advent-calendar dispute
An online dispute over the Duchess of Sussex’s £112 Advent calendar has drawn two Church of England priests into an extended exchange with some of the Duchess’s supporters, the Daily Mail reports. Newspapers in Britain say the dispute led both clergy to restrict access to their X