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Is the gospel worth the cost?

Prakash Primulpathi Sat 28 Jan 2023 10:25 GMT

Unless we see the lost as people that God dearly loves, and the gospel as the only good news that can really bring healing and fulfilment, we won't count the cost, let alone pay the price of following Jesus.

Only a minority of parents emphasize passing on their faith to children: study

Leonardo Blair | Wed 25 Jan 2023 9:48 GMT

While mental health concerns top the list of worries for parents today, and studies suggest religion is good for mental health, passing on their religious beliefs to their children is not highly prioritized by US adults with children younger than 18, new data from the Pew Research Center show.
'Sorry, Rev...we just don't trust you'

Peter Crumpler | Wed 25 Jan 2023 9:42 GMT

There's bad news for vicars, priests and other church ministers in the latest results of a long-running research project.
God is with us in the heartache and disappointments

Danelle Pinnock | Tue 24 Jan 2023 13:21 GMT

If you are still in the process of digesting events from 2022, know this: God is not rushing you to be okay.
God's steadfast love and faithfulness

Jo Fuller | Tue 24 Jan 2023 12:52 GMT

God is faithful. It is part of his nature, his essence, his being.
YouVersion Bible app hires former Facebook exec to fuel growth

Bob Smietana | Mon 23 Jan 2023 13:26 GMT

Now in its 15th year, the team behind the popular Bible app has big plans for the future.
Jesus would struggle with most churches today, says Bear Grylls

Leah MarieAnn Klett | Thu 19 Jan 2023 15:37 GMT

"All the masks, performances, music and worship bands and all of that sort of stuff — I don't think Christ would recognize a lot of that."
Learning resilience

Laura Rose Brown-Thomas | Wed 18 Jan 2023 14:08 GMT

Resilience is a journey we learn and develop over our lifetime. A journey that's difficult at times.
When government falls short

Blake Gardiner | Wed 18 Jan 2023 13:51 GMT

When discontent with government action emerges, may we not forget that not only is the government instituted by God, but that God remains sovereign over the government.
Young evangelicals listen to their pastors. Do pastors listen to them?

Ken Chitwood | Mon 16 Jan 2023 11:59 GMT

The nice thing is they still want to talk and want to know what I think,' said one pastor. 'The question is what I can do with these conversations.'
Pandemic accelerated fall in church attendance, especially among the young

Leonardo Blair | Mon 16 Jan 2023 11:53 GMT

While religious identity among Americans remained largely stable throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, it accelerated existing trends in declining church attendance, particularly among the young, a new report from the Survey Center on American Life shows.
Biden likens MLK to Moses and Joseph in speech at Ebenezer Baptist Church

Anugrah Kumar | Mon 16 Jan 2023 11:45 GMT

President Joe Biden compared the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to Moses and Joseph in the Bible as he spoke at a worship service celebrating the life of the famous civil rights leader at Ebenezer Baptist Church, the historic Georgia church where King once served as lead pastor.