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Matt Harward is a husband, a father, a teacher, an artist and an inspiration to those who hear his story of strength, perseverance and faith.

He lives and teaches in Huntington Beach, California and nothing could prepare him for the challenge the past eight years have brought.

In 2015, his daughter Arien passed away.

Mental health disorders have increased following the COVID-19 pandemic, and those within the Church are not immune.

A 2022 Lifeway Research study found that 54% of the pastors said they “have known at least one church member who has been diagnosed with a severe mental illness such as clinical depression, bipolar or schizophrenia.” Further, 26% of pastors said they have personally struggled with some type of mental illness. 

Mary Katherine Backstrom is best known for her viral videos, candid writing and laughter. What most people often forget is that underneath all of that, MK struggles with multiple diagnoses of mental health, including anxiety and depression. 

This week 'Don't Lose Heart' hit the top of the charts, making Steven Curtis Chapman a history maker. 

Chapman is the first-ever Christian artist with 50 singles that have reached the number-one spot on the music charts.

A Barna study released on February 1st reveals 77 per cent of Generation Z teens are motivated to learn about Jesus Christ in their lifetime.

One week after this report came out, 'spiritual revival' broke out at Asbury University in Wilmore, Kentucky.

With roughly 20 million people in Turkey affected by the recent devastating earthquakes, one Christian group is meeting the important need for long-term shelter. 

Operation Blessing is on the ground in Hatay, Turkey helping build homes that should last for up to a decade out of plywood. 

According to the United Nations, early projections say highly damaged cities will take at least 5 years to recover and rebuild.

Jesus Revolution has exceeded expectations at the box office. 

The film took in an estimated $15.525 million this weekend (including pre-release awareness screenings), significantly overperforming pre-release tracking. Before the weekend, estimates for the film showed the film opening in the $6-7M range.

The Vineyard Church in Duluth, Minnesota had its lead pastor, Michael Gatlin, give his resignation yesterday after his son, another pastor at the church had allegations of sexual misconduct made against him.  

Three-time GMA Dove Award-winning worship leader, and singer-songwriter Christy Nockels hopes to connect her audience deeper into the heart of God with her latest full-length album.

February is known all across the world as I Love to Read Month. In the spirit of this universal promotion, pastors from all around Manitoba shared their favourite books, their takeaways and words to encourage others to begin their reading journey.

Pastor Philip Olabisi

From the Redeemed Christian Church of God: Living Seed Church, Pastor Philip Olabisi says his favourite book is Identity Crisis by Oyebode Olaoluwa.

"My favourite quote from the book is, 'if you don't know who you are, people will tell you who you are not,'" says Olabisi.