For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life. Therefore, he who rejects this instruction does not reject man but God, who gives you his Holy Spirit.—1 Thessalonians 4:7-8Thoughts on Today's Verse...The call to holiness is easy to ignore in a world which lives by much different standards. Satan […]

This season’s greatest gift has nothing to do with discipline. When I hit a desert season in my spiritual life some years ago, I felt haunted by the abundance I had left behind. I missed about 10 years of sermons due to pregnancy nausea, crying babies, toddler tantrums, dirty diapers that needed changing right in […]

Experts warn that grandstanding will make it harder to defend against real threats. Ninety-three percent of Protestant churches are closed in America, for fear of spreading COVID-19. Religious liberty advocates are worried about the other seven percent. The few churches touting First Amendment freedom while defying emergency stay-at-home orders may do lasting damage to the […]

Tens of thousands have clicked to pray for salvation since the outbreak. Is the increase temporary or a harbinger of greater gospel witness online? Millions of worried people who have turned to Google with their anxiety over COVID-19 have ended up connecting with Christian evangelists in their search results—leading to a spike in online conversions […]

Roads empty throughout country as lockdown enacted ahead of holiday; measures to remain in place until Friday evening and include 28-hour curfew during Seder

Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center says rabbi is stable, but Haredi outlet reports that his condition is life-threatening

Government czar notes 'boom' in cycling of conspiracy theories, including one claim that pandemic is result of a failed bioweapon test by Israeli secret service

A spike in criminal activity online has been reported in India amid a three-week lockdown to stop the spread of coronavirus, including someone who tried to sell the world's largest statue.

The mayor of a northern French suburb will begin to enforce stricter hygiene measures during the coronavirus lockdown after receiving complaints of unsanitary conditions.

British Prime Minster Boris Johnson was warned by a doctor during a Zoom video meeting this week that his health would soon be in peril if he did not go to the hospital for coronavirus treatment, a report says.