Releasing a movie in the middle of a pandemic wasn’t Jon Erwin’s preference.
But even he can see the irony in releasing a film about faith in the middle of trials – I Still Believe – in the midst of such a trial.
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Posted by Azania Phillips
Monday, May 11, 2020 8:49:00 AM
New data from a multi-part survey exploring how Americans view the world shows that while the majority believe life has a specific purpose, less than one-fifth say life’s purpose is knowing and loving God.
In the latest installment of the bi-weekly American Worldview Inventory from the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University, new findings reveal that Americans overwhelmingly are unsure about what life’s purpose is.
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Friday, May 8, 2020 8:45:00 AM
Bishop T.D. Jakes slammed Christians who flout social distancing guidelines as a demonstration of how their faith will protect them from the coronavirus as “foolishness” and “dumb.”
“I believe in faith, I believe in God, I believe in the Bible, I believe in the Word of God, but I also believe in common sense,” said Jakes, senior pastor of The Potter's House in Dallas, Texas, in a Facebook Live broadcast Sunday.
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Posted by Azania Phillips
Wednesday, May 6, 2020 9:40:00 AM
The day after the National Day of Prayer, War Room producers and cast members are coming together for a time of live prayer and intercession.
On Friday, May 8, at 8 p.m. EST, the creators of War Room are hosting a livestream movie-watching event on Facebook and YouTube. Alex and Stephen Kendrick, who wrote the film, and key cast members will share behind-the-scenes commentary during the movie and then take some time to pray.
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Posted by Azania Phillips
Tuesday, May 5, 2020 8:58:00 AM
Acclaimed singer/songwriter and pastor Charles Billingsley never expected that leading up to the release of his new album, I Was Made for This, he’d be in the battle for his life against COVID-19.
Billingsley, who is a teaching pastor at Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg, Virginia, was diagnosed with the novel coronavirus in early April and spent about three weeks battling the virus, which included a brief hospitalization. Simultaneously, his new album — his first studio project in two years — was released on April 10.
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Posted by Azania Phillips
Monday, May 4, 2020 11:12:00 AM
Saying “God put it on my heart to speak,” award-winning rapper DMX held a Bible study on Instagram over the weekend and even urged his fans to accept Jesus.
“Get into the Word,” he encouraged the 14,000-plus who were watching.
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Posted by Azania Phillips
Thursday, April 30, 2020 1:43:00 PM
Grammy nominated gospel singer Troy Sneed passed away early on Monday morning (April 27) due to coronavirus complications. He was 52 years old.
The Perry, Florida, native launched his music career at Florida A&M University, where he studied education with a minor in music. He soon joined the school's choir, and after he graduated, Savoy Records executive Rev. Milton Biggham offered him a position as the Georgia Mass Choir's Assistant Minister of Music. During his time there, he traveled with the choir, arranged music on their albums and appeared with them in the Denzel Washington and Whitney Houston 1996 film, The Preacher's Wife.
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Posted by Azania Phillips
Wednesday, April 29, 2020 12:06:00 PM
The latest findings from The American Worldview Inventory 2020 (AWVI 2020) show that some 44 percent of American believers think that Jesus sinned.
The survey also revealed a dramatic decline in the number of Americans who hold to a biblical worldview.
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Posted by Azania Phillips
Monday, April 27, 2020 3:56:00 PM