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Ronnie Floyd talks about leaving church he pastored for 32 years, leading SBC Executive Committee
Arkansas megachurch pastor and author Ronnie Floyd will step down from his pastoral role after being elected this week to serve as the next head of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee.
Genocide killer turned 'prophet' led thousands of Rwandan prisoners to Christ and repentance
Callixte Karemangingo was among the thousands of Rwandans incited by extremist propaganda and nefarious leaders in government to carry out one of the worst atrocities the world has ever seen.
Churches unite Rwanda genocide victims and killers to empower communities
Farmer Habarurema Bosco did not feel like a human anymore after losing all of his family in the 1994 Rwandan genocide against the Tutsi minority that saw the loss of about 1 million lives.
Would the discovery of alien life disprove Christianity and the Bible?
As there is believed to be billions of planets in the universe, the theological implications that the discovery of intelligent alien life would have was overviewed at the recent BioLogos conference.
Megachurch pastor John Ortberg: Christians often dismissive of science for 'no good reason'
Silicon Valley megachurch pastor and author John Ortberg is calling on Christians to be less dismissive of scientific discoveries, suggesting that passing uninformed judgments on scientific theory is not a way to love God with “all your mind.”
Wheaton scholars pen first 'Origins' college textbook bridging the Bible to ‘mainline science’
Wheaton College professors have penned what is believed to be the first college-level textbook outlining mainstream scientific theories on origins of life and how they fit within a biblical framework, something they say has been lacking in Christian higher education for decades.
NIH Director Francis Collins details his path to Christ after living as an atheist
National Institutes of Health Director and world-renowned biologist Francis Collins shared the long process of how he was led to faith in Christ after an encounter with a terminally-ill patient left him pondering one of life’s great existential questions.
Minnesota sues school district for making trans student use 'enhanced' locker room
The Minnesota Department of Human Rights is suing a school district that built an “enhanced” locker room to accommodate the privacy needs of a biologically female trans-identified student who's competing on the boys’ swim team.
China bans 1,000-member church in Beijing, demands members vow not to attend
An influential house church in Beijing was shut down Saturday after 20 government and police officials raided Bible classes at two different locations, changed the locks and demanded congregants vow never to worship as a congregation again.
80-y-o crucifix removed from city council chamber to 'reaffirm' secularism
A crucifix that has been affixed to the wall in city council chambers in Montreal, Quebec, for over 80 years will be taken down to "reaffirm" the “secular character” of the government building.