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Georgia Endorsed Bible Classes. Twice. But Schools Aren’t Teaching Them
Why a growing political push to put the Bible in classrooms only has a minor impact. Steve J. Smith wants the 671 high school students in Bleckley County, Georgia, to know the Bible. As a Southern Baptist pastor, Smith believes Scripture has the power to transform their lives and ultimately lead them to salvation. As […]
Christmas Celebrations Canceled in Iraq After Deaths of 400 Protesters
Amid show of solidarity by Chaldean patriarch, some Iraqi Christians hope to lead nation to Jonah-like repentance. Distributing food to protesters with 40 fellow church members under the Jumariyah bridge near Tahrir Square in Baghdad, Ara Badalian made a poignant observation. “This movement is a flood, occupying the hearts of the youth and the poor, […]
The Bible App’s Most Popular Verse of 2019: ‘Do Not Worry’
YouVersion users look for comfort the third year in row, while Bible Gateway’s list includes John 3:16 and multiple psalms. For the third year in a row, YouVersion users clung to exhortations against worry more than any other verses in the Bible. In 2019 YouVersion users read 35.6 billion chapters and listened to 5.6 billion […]

Putin, Zelensky, in first sitdown, agree to exchange all prisoners, revive peace process
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, agreed Monday to revive peace talks in order to de-escalate tensions between the two nations amid the five-year separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine that has reshaped geopolitics in the region.
After New Zealand volcano eruption, relatives desperate when American couple's voicemail goes silent
The family of Richmond, Virginia honeymooners are desperate for answers after the couple were severely burned when a volcanic island in New Zealand erupted.
British serial rapist who attacked women, children while wrongly free gets 33 life sentences
A serial rapist who sexually assaulted women and children during a two-week period when he was supposed to have been locked up, was sentenced Monday to 33 life sentences, according to reports.