With the growing popularity of online sermons, social media influencers and podcast preachers, discerning sound doctrine from false teaching is more important than ever, according to pastor and author John Piper. ... Read full Story
Two Catholic dioceses in the United States have excused illegal immigrants from attending Sunday mass over fears of immigration raids amid President Donald Trump's push for mass deportations. ... Read full Story
Bellevue Baptist Church in Tennessee has elected Lifeway Christian Resources CEO Ben Mandrell to replace former Southern Baptist Convention President Steve Gaines as its senior pastor. ... Read full Story
John MacArthur, the 86-year-old longtime California pastor and broadcaster, has been admitted to the hospital with pneumonia. The announcement was made during Sunday worship, with a church leader telling the congregation he “may be in the presence of the Lord soon.” ... Read full Story
Most Protestant churches in the United States continue to pass a plate or basket during worship services to collect offerings, according to a new survey of pastors by Lifeway Research, which found the traditional method remaining far more common than digital giving or collection boxes. ... Read full Story
Events that occurred this week in Christian history include the death of Pope John III, the capture of Edmund Campion, a priest executed for high treason under Queen Elizabeth I, and the election of the United Methodist Church’s first openly gay bishop. ... Read full Story
A Florida megachurch will distribute thousands of bags filled with groceries and pray with hundreds of families in need this weekend.
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Gateway Church in Southlake, Texas, joined multiple churches and relief agencies Wednesday in responding to the devastating flooding in the Texas Hill Country that has killed at least 120 people, while another 172 remain missing since last Friday. ... Read full Story
Bellevue Baptist Church may hire Ben Mandrell, CEO of Lifeway Christian Resources, to replace former Southern Baptist Convention President Steve Gaines as its lead pastor. ... Read full Story
The Presbyterian Church (USA), the largest Presbyterian denomination in the United States, has released a resource meant to help congregations combat a threat it describes as "White Christian Nationalism." ... Read full Story
New Testament scholar N.T. Wright recently pushed back on the assumption that Jesus and the apostle Paul expected the world to end within a generation, saying their primary focus was the coming destruction of Jerusalem, not the final return of Christ. ... Read full Story
The former Archbishop of Wales has expressed regret over a “drinking culture” within his diocese after reports surfaced that priests and choir members took part in a “seven last shots of Christ” game at a pub following a Good Friday concert. Andrew John, who retired suddenly late last month, said the revelations were “a shock” and described the behavior as saddening and inappropriate. ... Read full Story
A California pastor who helped organize a nationwide mass baptism event on Pentecost Sunday says that water baptisms and healthy local churches are necessary if revival is to sweep over cities and states, as some congregations reported conducting the largest-scale baptisms they've ever seen this year. ... Read full Story
While most U.S. Protestant churches have policies in place to address significant misbehavior by members, formalized church discipline is rarely practiced, according to newly released data from Lifeway Research. ... Read full Story
An Episcopal Church court has sided with a Virginia priest who was disciplined for engaging in a “Eucharistic fast” in protest against white supremacist racism. ... Read full Story
The Potter’s House formally installed Sarah Jakes Roberts and Touré Roberts as co-senior pastors of the Dallas megachurch during a packed Sunday service, marking a new chapter for the congregation founded by Bishop T.D. Jakes nearly three decades ago. ... Read full Story
A leading Christian streaming platform for children seeks to break down barriers that prevent deaf children from easily accessing God's word and help their parents initiate those spiritual conversations. ... Read full Story
This year marks the 500th anniversary of the founding of the Anabaptist movement — a chapter in Christian history that is not so well known. ... Read full Story
Events that occurred this week in Christian history include the execution of Sir Thomas More, the issuing of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges, and a Luis Palau evangelism event in New York City that drew 60,000 attendees. ... Read full Story
More than 12,000 students and adults are attending the Southern Baptist Convention-supported MFuge camps this summer at more than 20 different locations nationwide. ... Read full Story
"Shell art isn't a new genre; it's been with us for centuries. The Victorians often framed their family photos with shells. ... The medium also came to the fore in the 1970s when everything was embellished with shells, from photo frames and mirrors to trinket boxes and even furniture." — Stephen Crafti, The Sydney Morning Herald, 4 June 2025
Did you know?
Embellish came to English, by way of Anglo-French, from the Latin word bellus, meaning "beautiful." It's in good company: modern language is adorned with bellus descendants. Examples include such classics as beauty, belle, and beau. And the beauty of bellus reaches beyond English: its influence is seen in the French bel, a word meaning "beautiful" that is directly related to the English embellish. And in Spanish, bellus is evidenced in the word bello, also meaning "beautiful."