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Dawkins Mocked Religion For Years, Now Believes A.I. Has 'Consciousness'

Richard Dawkins, the famous atheist, has just spent close to two days in conversation with A.I. and emerged saying he can no longer confidently dismiss the possibility that the AI chatbot is conscious.
Gateway Pundit: Nigerian Christian Funeral Attacked By Fulani Islamists

...A pastor sent a message saying that eight people had been killed in the previous night’s attack, including members of an entire family. The Fulani intentionally destroy Christian farms, which are...
Israel 365: Statue of Pharaoh Who Clashed With Moses Discovered In Egypt

A massive granite statue, broken but unmistakable, has emerged from the soil of Egypt’s eastern Nile Delta, offering a striking glimpse into the power and reach of one of history’s most formidable rulers.
Justin Huffman: Turning God's Promises Into Prayers

When the ascended Christ promises the apostle John that the Second Coming is imminent, John replies by turning the promise of God into a personal prayer to God.
Ligonier: Five Things You Should Know About Sanctification

...Believers are sanctified by their union with Christ. He is the singular source of sanctification insomuch as He supplies His people with all that they need to grow spiritually as they abide in Him by faith.
Core Christianity: When Should I Disobey Authorities?

When should a follower of Jesus disobey authority structures like the government? Increasingly, this has become a relevant question for followers of Jesus in the United States.
RAIR: Muslim Sect Raided In UK Over Modern-Day Slavery and Sex Crimes

Over 500 police officers from Britain, Europol, Sweden, and Ireland descended on an Islamic sect headquarters over sexual assault, modern-day slavery, and forced marriages allegations.
Wash.Stand: Young Liberals Minimize Importance of Marriage and Children

As the U.S. birth rate continues to plummet, data shows that a significant percentage of liberals are deprioritizing the importance of marriage and having children, especially among teens.
Daily Signal: New Jersey AG Defies Supreme Court On Pregnancy Center

One day after a defeat at the Supreme Court, New Jersey’s attorney general flagrantly disregarded the ruling that the demand for donor information harmed First Amendment rights.
Ministry Watch: SCOTUS Rules In Favor of Pro-Life Pregnancy Center

A group of pro-life pregnancy resource centers prevailed last week at the Supreme Court in a unanimous decision that affirmed its right to challenge a state subpoena of its records...
Gallup: Americans Think Kindness Prevails In the U.S.

...Most Americans believe people in the U.S. are at least somewhat kind; their assessment is strongly related to how often they personally witness acts of kindness.

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Preacher Claims US Officials Are Preparing Churches For UFO Disclosure

Perry Stone, a prominent Pentecostal evangelist, claimed that a group of pastors were recently briefed by U.S. officials to prepare their congregations for the disclosure of UFOs and extraterrestrials.
Ministry Watch: Is the Age of the Megachurch Over?

Not dead yet, but megachurches have been tried and found wanting by most Americans.
RNS: Is Trump Would-Be Assassin a Religious Zealot?

The armed man who sought to break into the White House Correspondents' dinner hails from a long line of religious extremists looking to commit political violence in the name of God.
Washington Examiner: The Pro-Life Movement's 'Problem' With Trump

The pro-life discontent with President Donald Trump that has been simmering throughout his second term may have finally reached a boiling point.
U.S. Becomes World’s Biggest Oil Producer During Strait of Hormuz Crisis

The U.S. overtook Saudi Arabia to become the world’s largest exporter of crude oil over the past nine weeks, as Iran’s attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz choked off Middle Eastern oil shipments.
Newsmax: US Gasoline Prices Top $4.50 a Gallon

As the U.S. Memorial ‌Day weekend approaches and with it peak summer driving season, surging pump prices pose a major political risk for politicians as they campaign for midterm elections...
Ryan Burge: Can Millennials Save the American Church? Data Says No

...As more and more Boomers die, the pews of American churches are going to thin out with startling speed. I’m not sure any denomination is truly prepared for how fast that’s going to happen.
Ch Post: Paula White Sermon Tells of 'Spiritual Warfare' Inside White House

A clip of televangelist and Trump spiritual adviser Paula White-Cain characterizing the alleged spiritual warfare in the White House as "absolute hell" went viral on X over the weekend, with some users speculating at specifics and questioning her closeness to Trump administration officials.
Proclaim & Defend: Praying For Comfort and Encouragement

Whether we are experiencing a major trial, a “blah” day for no apparent reason, or anything in between, we are people who need comfort and encouragement. And it is likely that others are too.
Crossway: 10 Things You Should Know About Repentance

...Jesus began his preaching with a call for repentance, and that should motivate us to meditate on repentance. Jesus’s emphasized repentance all through his ministry.
Harbingers Daily: Paganism Makes Big Comeback In American Society

...Practices like ancestor worship, astral projection, inquiring knowledge from spirit guides or supposed deities are all accepted forms of spirituality within a neo-paganist worldview.
TGC: The Sin We’ve Stopped Taking Seriously

...Dare we test Almighty God? The apostle Peter tells us that God opposes the proud. I’m convinced we don’t take pride seriously as a sin—either in ourselves or in others.
Tim Challies: Facts About Euthanasia In Canada

Though it is only relatively recently that euthanasia has become legalized in Canada, it has quickly surged to become the fourth or fifth most common cause of death. In this article, I want to simply lay out some of the facts about euthanasia in Canada and suggest where it is headed.
Nigeria Pastor, Wife, Children Burned Alive Along With 50 Church Members

Baptist Press confirmed that about 50 members of the Church of Christ in Nigeria in the village of Maseh were burned alive after they took refuge in their pastor's house following a terrorist raid.
Canada Hospital Tells Priest With Broken Hip To Consider Assisted Suicide

...Father Larry Holland told hospital staff that he is opposed to euthanasia but was still told on two separate occasions that he has the option to kill himself if his condition gets worse.
Mass Production of Humanoid Robots Will Bring Unprecedented Disruption

...The question is no longer whether humanoid robots are coming. The question is: what happens when they arrive? From a technological standpoint, this leap is staggering. The robots are trained in...
America Prepares For ‘Rededicate 250’—Thanking God For His Providence

Washington, DC, is gearing up for “Rededicate 250,” which will take place May 17 on the National Mall and is described as a “National Jubilee of Prayer, Praise & Thanksgiving.”

Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Harbingers: What Trump Doesn’t Understand About Iran and Bible Prophecy

... The problem that the U.S. and Israel face in dealing with Iran is not primarily military, political, or economic. It is theological. It is rooted in the Twelver Shiʿa framework that forms how the Iranian regime understands reality, something the West consistently fails to grasp and is dangerously naïve about.
Breitbart: U.S. Sinks Iranian Boats In Hormuz—Iran Escalates Missle Attacks

President Trump warned Monday that Iran would be “blown off the face of the earth” if it attacks U.S. vessels carrying out Project Freedom, as Iranian forces fired missiles at the United Arab Emirates.
More Gen Z Adults Say Marriage, Children Not Necessary For Fulfilling Life

Compared with previous generations, more of America’s youngest adults, popularly known as Generation Z, believe that you can have a fulfilling life without children and that marriage is not necessary to provide children with a stable home, new data shows. While most Gen Z young adults hope to get married...
PNW: Colorado's Custody Warning—Misgender Your Child, Lose Your Child

...Under HB 1312, courts are permitted to consider "misgendering" a child--refusing to use a child's preferred name or pronouns--as a factor in custody decisions.
Breitbart News: A Christian Revival In Cuba?

Cubans in nearly two dozen churches of different denominations nationwide joined a global prayer effort on April 26 calling on God to bless the island and free it from communist tyranny.
Christian Post: 'Prophet' Gets Nine Months In Prison For Tax Evasion

...Self-styled prophet and leader of Kingdom City Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, Brian Carn Jr., was sentenced to nine months in prison for tax evasion last Thursday.
For the Church: When God Takes What We Love Most

When God removes what we cherish, how do we think about Him? What do we learn about who He is and who we are? Scripture presses two lessons on us in moments like this.
Lifeway: What Does the Bible Say About Angels and Demons?

We are not alone in the universe. No, this isn’t about aliens or UFOs. It is, rather, about those spiritual beings we often refer to as angels. What guidance does the Bible give about angels and demons?
HD: Progressive ‘Pastor’ Insists That the Bible Needs a ‘Third Testament’

...It’s no surprise that a female “pastor” who apparently identifies as a “womanist,” teaches liberation theology, and accepts homosexuality is going to have some issues with Scripture!
Archaeologist Says Lost Ark Is Beneath Jerusalem—And He Can Find It

For millennia, the Ark of the Covenant has been the most sought-after relic in human history. Now, a biblical archaeologist from Tennessee believes the answer to its whereabouts may lie directly beneath the ancient stones of Jerusalem, and he has the technology to prove it.
Scottish Grandmother Cleared For Protesting Outside of Abortion Clinic

Charges against a grandmother for offering advice to women outside an abortion clinic in Scotland have been dropped, in what is being described as a major victory for free speech in the UK.
InstituteFC: Abraham Lincoln and His Covenant With God

...If Lincoln’s cabinet members were surprised to hear him speaking of “the divine will” and of making covenants with God, it was understandable. He was sometimes confusing in matters of religion.
TGC: Not Every Hurt Is Church Hurt—Discerning the Difference

Church hurt is real, yet it must be carefully distinguished from human hurt, as we continue to trust Christ’s ongoing work in his church.
American Spectator: The Religious Roots of American Freedom

...Religious freedom in the West came not as a drive for freedom from religion, but as stemming from the Western religious inheritance properly understood--gleaned from the Bible, that demanded the end of using state power to enforce religious uniformity...bringing an end to the religious warfare that plagued Europe.
EPA Says Massive Appalachian Lithium Find Could Boost US Independence

The head of the EPA is calling a newly identified lithium deposit in the Appalachian Mountains a “great find,” saying it could help the United States reduce its reliance on China for critical minerals...
AMAC: Biden Administration's Anti-Christian Bias Uncovered

...The policymaking was not just aimed at individual Christians. It was aimed at faith-based organizations more broadly--and was even global in nature, as steps were taken to isolate Nigeria and other nations...
Liberty Nation: How the SPLC Kept the Hate Money Flowing

From 2014 to 2023, the SPLC steered more than $3 million in donor money to prop up the Ku Klux Klan and other extremist groups while presenting them as a growing threat...

Monday, May 4, 2026

Harbingers: Scripture Is Clear, the World Is Heading Toward the Tribulation

...Eschatologically speaking, the next great event for believers is the rapture of the church. For all of humanity, it is the Tribulation Period, where we will still see individuals reacting...
Trump Announces ‘Project Freedom’ To Escort Ships Out of Hormuz

President Donald Trump announced Sunday that the United States will begin what he dubbed “Project Freedom” on Monday to guide and free foreign ships trapped in the Strait of Hormuz, warning that any interference with the humanitarian operation “will be dealt with forcefully”...
Christian Post: Iranian Christians Using Time of War To Share the Gospel

While the war in Iran has brought significant hardships, it has also created openings for ministry for the country's underground church, according to leaders who follow persecuted Christians worldwide.
Christians Need Discernment and Discipline To Prosper In the Age of A.I.

...A.I. didn't feel like science fiction. It was personal. You could talk to it and ask it questions. You could watch it write, summarize, and create. But this isn't just another tool. Something bigger is happening.
Lifeway: Pastors, Churchgoers See A.I. as Concerning and Confusing

As the prevalence of artificial intelligence grows in the broader culture, some within the church are skeptical of downloading AI into the ministry. Both U.S. Protestant pastors and churchgoers have a...
Harbingers Daily: The Apostle Paul Didn't Reject God's Future Plans For Israel—Why Do Many Churches?

...In the church today, the nation of Israel is a point of contention, not geopolitically, per se, but biblically. In short, as it pertains to God’s relationship with Israel in the future, there are only two basic viewpoints: God is either finished with Israel or God has a future for Israel.
PNW: 55% of Americans Say Their Financial Situations Are Getting Worse

...According to Gallup, the percentage of Americans that believe that their finances are getting worse has been rising for five years in a row and is now at the highest level ever recorded.
Biblical Leadership: The Peril of Faulty Expectations

Spiritual discouragement often begins with faulty expectations, but lasting faith is found when we surrender outcomes to God and anchor our joy in knowing Him, not in results.
For the Church: The Ongoing Weight of Standing By a Graveside

In seven years as a pastor, I have stood beside graves almost thirty-five times. Some were expected. Others were not. I write this to younger pastors, because no class will truly prepare you for funerals.
BCLife: Does Satan Know Our Thoughts?

When intrusive thoughts fill our minds, or when spiritual struggles feel extremely personal and targeted, it can seem as though the devil somehow knows what we are thinking. But Scripture gives us no reason...
Nigel Farage Sides With Street Preachers In UK Evangelism Controversy

Nigel Farage, the Reform U.K. member of Parliament, has expressed support for a British church fighting a local council’s bid to ban its street preaching ministry, meeting with the church’s pastor to discuss...
Florida Cop Saves Would-Be Suicide Jumper with Hope and a Prayer

...Recently released body cam video taken on the Dames Point Bridge shows Officer Antonio Richardson talking to the man and evoking faith — faith in God and faith that the man has a better future.
Dems In NY Town Block Shelter From Welcoming More Homeless

The Capital City Rescue Mission is suing the city in federal court for blocking its First Amendment right to build an addition to accommodate an overflow of homeless people.
Massive Statue Believed To Be Ramses II Found In Egypt's Nile Delta

Archaeologists in Egypt recently uncovered a massive statue believed to depict King Ramses II, the pharoah believed to be a major character in the Old Testament. The statue was found...
Townhall: America Needs the Bible

America needs the Bible more than ever. Thankfully, at the Museum of the Bible last week, they had various leaders read through the whole book. Even the president participated.
Liberty Nation: Trump Prepares To Pull Out of Europe

President Trump has expressed dissatisfaction with the disproportionate burden of Europe’s defense falling on the US. Trump has been particularly vocal about considering withdrawing US troops after NATO...

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Not dead yet, but megachurches have been tried and found wanting by most Americans.

Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Monday, May 4, 2026