Public trust in the church as an institution has risen after three years of stagnation, with 36% of Americans now saying they have a great deal or quite a lot of confidence in it. The shift, recorded in Gallup’s latest survey on the topic, marks the first significant increase since 2020.
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In the world of athletics, the pressure to prove is relentless. The message is loud and clear: prove your value. Earn your worth. But, what would it look like if we competed, coached, and lived not for love, but from love?
The internet calls January 9 Quitter’s Day—the day most people officially abandon their New Year’s resolutions. It checks out too. Because, for Peter Lynas, by then the gym bag is back in the cupboard, the prayer journal has exactly three heartfelt entries, and his phone reveals that he Googled “Is quitting bad if you had good intentions?”
With the Maduro regime in Venezuela suddenly collapsed, what should be our response as people of faith? Dennis Petri, an expert in Latin American religious freedom encourages us to respond to the latest developments with both principle and prudence even as we pray for the Venezuelan people and their journey toward a free and flourishing life.
Encouraging a faith-based culture in the workplace is made easier by hiring people who understand your expectations around share alignment with such values. Resources now exist to help you find those people and this article shares some with additional tips for the faith-based organization recruiter.
A United Nations human rights expert has issued a stark warning that the erasure of biological sex in international policy and discourse is causing grave harm to women and girls, weakening protections against gender-based violence and silencing those who defend sex-based rights.
Ozzy Osbourne, the iconic frontman of Black Sabbath and a pioneer of heavy metal music, died Tuesday at his home in Buckinghamshire, England, surrounded by his family. He was 76.
The latest Superman film, Superman (2025), has sparked cultural reflection not just in entertainment circles but also among Christian commentators who see in it a surprising opportunity for evangelism. Mark Legg, former associate editor at Denison Forum and now a philosophy graduate student at the University of Edinburgh, explored the film’s deeper cultural and spiritual themes in a recent review titled A Cultural Commentary on “Superman”: From Modernism, to Postmodernism, to Metamodernism.
One of Jamaica’s best-known television entertainment presenters, journalist Winford Williams, is thanking “God’s grace” after surviving a dramatic car crash that left him hospitalized but with no life-threatening injuries.
The New Zealand Christian Network (NZCN) has issued a nationwide call to prayer following a series of severe weather events that have battered the Nelson Tasman region in recent months, leaving widespread damage, displacing families, and straining local resources.
Grammy-winning vocalist Kaya Jones will release her debut Christian album, The Royal Collection, on Saturday, marking a new chapter in her musical and spiritual journey from pop stardom to gospel artist. Jones, formerly a member of the Pussycat Dolls, describes the 15-track album as a reflection of faith and identity, shaped during a difficult period in her life. “Everything tells us we are not good enough. That’s a lie from the pit of hell,” Jones said in a statement.
More than 73 million abortions were performed worldwide in 2025, making abortion the leading cause of death last year. The figure draws on World Health Organization estimates compiled by the global data-tracking platform Worldometers.
