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🌎 A long-lost Rubens painting depicting Crucifixion sells for $2.7 million
A long-lost painting by Baroque master Peter Paul Rubens, which was hidden for more than four centuries, sold at 2.3 million euros ($2.7 million) at an auction Sunday in Versailles. The painting was recently found in a private townhouse in...
As of 2023, there were roughly 262 million adults in the United States. That includes about 162 million Christians and 76 million people who do not have a religion. These are big numbers that can make it difficult to fully understand the American...
A Florida church community is mourning the death of one of its pastors, a father of four, who was killed in a motorcycle crash last week. During Sunday’s worship service, the church gathered for the first time since his death to hear a message...
A recent lawsuit claims leaders of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California, ignored repeated warnings about child sexual abuse and domestic violence and pressured a mother to keep her children in harm’s way. The suit’s....
Pope Leo XIV’s visits holy sites in Lebanon on Monday that draw Christian and Muslims as he seeks to recognize the importance of the country's religious pluralism and also send a message to Christians not to abandon the region. Over the past...
The poem, some say, has been given to us for times when prose cannot express the heart. It’s an art form that has been used to elevate, to devastate, and to strike a mood. It can be silly and sweet, and it can be a knife. The form of the poem is so...
Every Wednesday, David Mulanda sprints from his teaching job to a church in Kakamega County. There, 25 teenagers wait to rehearse choreographed gospel dances. For Mulanda, this is more than just an after-school activity—it’s part of a....
Life is filled with disappointments and challenges. I think we often lose something as we grow up. We go from feeling we can do anything to wondering if we can do anything. I have to say, I had a great childhood. I was happy. We were stable as a....
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“I don’t know any little old ladies,” Chris Hanna observes about stepping away from religious participation 20 years ago. “And I don’t know kids or teenagers whose lives I can celebrate and contribute to as they grow.”Lack of what he calls “the forced...
Artists throughout the centuries have tried to capture the moment when the angel Gabriel announces to the Virgin Mary that she will become the mother of God. These depictions attempt to approach the unapproachable, to capture even a fleeting....
Amid all the other strange and alarming things happening in our world, we also have the outcry of angry, defensive Christians —Protestant fundamentalists in particular—proclaiming from pulpits and podcasts that secular liberals have destroyed...
Jesus loved women. During his earthly reign, he healed (Matt. 8:14–15; 9:20–22), protected (John 8:1–11), and taught women (Luke 10:38–41; John 4:1–26) from all walks of life. They were his friends, disciples, and supporters. Women were....
They say God is always with you, and now that includes in your pocket. From chatbot Jesus to AI-written sermons, churches are using the technology to try to get more people engaged with religion. AI could improve access and allow pastors....
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Whispers of Grace is a series of personal reflections written by Rondall Reynoso, a long-time Christian, scholar of religion, and an artist. Each reflection begins with a Bible verse, continues with some honest thoughts about life and faith, and closes with a simple prayer.
In 2024, Maine business owner Reade Brower was forced to sell off a majority of the newspapers that he owned. He then tried to salvage four weeklies by combining them into one paper: The Midcoast Villager...
“I teach refugees [English] and every week this student brings in food for the whole class,” Shrea Kumar, a volunteer teacher at Community Refugee and Immigration Services (CRIS) in Ohio, captioned her now-viral TikTok video....
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100% free daily newsletter sharing news & commentary from broad Christian perspectives. We share from 300+ sources so you can make up your own mind—a 4-minute read.