Christian News

Canadian Christian artist Samantha Ebert was thrilled to hear that her single 'Flowers' made it on the NBA's top song playlist this year. 

"Craziest text to wake up to," says Ebert on Instagram. "Huge shoutout to @buddylove from Golden State for making ‘Flowers’ your pre-game song."

Originally from the Bahamas, Buddy Hield is a shooting guard with the Golden State Warriors. After choosing Ebert's song for the pre-game playlist posted by Billboard, Hield even commented on her Instagram post saying "Fire song."

Refugee crises have been on the rise in many parts of the world for over a decade, often met with widespread hostility and indifference. Yet, in the midst of this global pattern, Mizoram, a small Christian-majority state in northeast India, has been quietly providing not only aid but a sense of dignity to those fleeing a violent conflict in neighbouring Myanmar.

As part of my “The Dinner Table” series, I set out to understand what life as a refugee really means — and how this generosity shapes their experience — within this uniquely welcoming corner of the world.

After 10 minutes of furious bidding, an inscribed marble slab featuring the Ten Commandments sold for $5.02 million on Wednesday at Sotheby’s auction house in New York.

The stone — written in archaic Samaritan Hebrew script — is the oldest known text of the Decalogue of its kind and estimated to have been carved sometime between 300 and 800 C.E.

The identity of the winning bidder was not disclosed.

Worldwide comedian Matt Rife, known for his raunchy humour, has recently opened up about getting baptized and what led to that decision. 

The 29-year-old comedian who tours around the world with his comedy recently opened up about his faith on the History Hyenas podcast with Yannis Papas and Chris Distefano.

"I got baptized in August in a dude's pool," said Rife. "I've never been a super religious person, but when my grandpa passed away, something hit me that I was like, 'I'll never see this person again.'"

When faced with accusations from the widower of a second alleged victim of his sexual misconduct, Messianic teacher and apologist Michael Brown posted a video online admitting to an “emotional” relationship with a woman.

Although India has a high level of Christian persecution, some of the cast from The Chosen recently went there for a screening and were met with a warm welcome. 

According to the World Watch List, India comes in at number 11 for the country with the highest amount of Christian persecution, with roughly five per cent of the population identifying as Christians. 

While Methodist Missionary Chapel Canada and Grace Communion Winnipeg usually share a building on Sundays, this Sunday, on Dec. 22, two churches are combining for a special Christmas service. 

Methodist Missionary Chapel Canada uses Grace Communion Winnipeg's building on a normal week, but Reverend Bamidele Oni, is excited to combine congregations this week. "We are having a Christmas Communion service at 11 a.m. During the service, we're coming together as two congregations to celebrate Christmas and God's faithfulness."

Nine-time Grammy-nominated singer Tauren Wells, his wife Lorna and their four kids have welcomed a couple of new members to their family.  

On Wednesday, they announced they had added a pair of puppies to their family mix. 

After almost a decade of touring together, TobyMac is saying his final farewell to Diverse City's Terrian as she continues her career as a solo artist. 

At the end of November Terrian announced that she would be leaving Diverse City, the backup dancers and singers that have travelled and toured with TobyMac for a long time.