John MacArthur addresses church in first public message since health struggles
Pastor John MacArthur delivered a video message to the Shepherds Conference last week, his first appearance since a series of health issues kept him from the pulpit since the second half of 2024.
The well-known pastor of Grace Community Church, who has only been home since the beginning of February, spent weeks in hospital after complications from a heart valve replacement.
Breakout star Megan Woods to make Grand Ole Opry debut on March 12
Megan Woods is preparing for her Grand Ole Opry debut.
The new breakout artist will hit the stage at the Grand Ole Opry on Wednesday, March 12.
Ahead of that, she will perform her No. 1 song "The Truth," on national television on Sunday, March 9.
Shining a light on the women in the Bible
Women in the Bible are often forgotten about. Marina Hofman hopes to change that by putting them front and centre in her book, Women in the Bible: Small Group Bible Study.
In 2014, Marina and her husband were involved in a fatal head-on collision north of Toronto.
"We didn't know if we'd survive," said Marina. "I incurred four lacerations to my bowels and was nearly dead when I reached the hospital. But God preserved my life. At the crash site, within seconds, I was surrounded by emergency workers who prevented me from moving, thus saving my life."
Michael W. Smith releasing new music with... Jesus?
Michael W. Smith is releasing some new music, and he is talking about a very special guest who is joining him.
"Been creating lots in the studio lately and with a very special guest and friend might I add," says Smith on social media.
Who is that special guest? None other than the actor who portrays Jesus on screen for the TV series The Chosen, Jonathan Roumie.
Point of Grace announces new music after over a decade
Point of Grace is set to release new music for the first time in over a decade.
The band, which has sold over eight million recordings, had three Grammy nominations and received multiple Dove awards, made the announcement on Thursday.
"Guess what?" said the band in a post on Facebook. "We’re back in the studio discussing our brand-new record with two of our favorite producers, the Dove award winning duo Cindy Morgan and Stephen Leiweke."
Ripple of hope: Clean water and gospel reviving Africa’s largest slum
In the largest slum in Africa, there is a ministry shining the light of Jesus and bringing hope through clean water.
In Kenya, there is a place known as Kibera. It is known as one of the "darkest, filthiest, and most hopeless places in the world." Not only does this slum not have the basic necessities like clean water or sanitation, it's overrun with gang violence.
The 'houses' in Kibera are usually eight feet by eight feet, created out of mud, used for sleeping and sitting.
Brandon Heath becomes one of the first artists to release an entire album in ASL
Award-winning and Platinum-selling singer and songwriter Brandon Heath is using his ninth studio record, The Ache, to reach his deaf fans.
Heath was inspired to create American Sign Language performance videos after an encounter with a deaf fan several years ago. That fan, Ian Myers, sent him sign language interpretations of his songs.
With help from Araya Williams, a hearing interpreter and longtime friend of Heath, he was able to bring his seventh studio album, Faith, Hope, Love, Repeat, to a deaf audience.
Gamer with 24 million followers praises the name of Jesus online
The gamer Tyler Blevins, who goes by the online name 'Ninja' recently shared his faith in Jesus with millions of his followers and subscribers.
Blevins is a video game streamer on a platform called Twitch, on which he has 19 million followers. On his YouTube channel, he has a total of 24 million subscribers.
"Yes, dude, Jesus is King," said Blevins during a recent live stream. "I mean, and if — even if you don’t think He is — don’t judge me for it, and I won’t judge you for it, man. I do, I just feel it’s so crazy, man."
Tim Tebow and wife announce gender of soon to be born first child in special video
Tim Tebow and his wife Demi-Leigh recently announced the gender of their soon-to-be first born.
The pair started off asking each other what their thoughts were.
"I thought it was a girl this whole time," said Demi-Leigh. "But, I'd be happy either way."
Demi then asked Tim what he thought, and he also answered, saying he thought their first child was a girl.
To create a meaningful piece of art for the nursery, the couple decided to find out the gender through painting.
Tauren Wells announces first book, 'Joy Bomb'
Christian artist Tauren Wells has recently announced that he's releasing his first book, Joy Bomb: Unleash Jesus’s Explosive Joy for an Extraordinary Life.
"I feel like I've been holding my breath waiting to tell you all about this," says Wells on social media. "I've written my first book, and it's available for pre-order."
Wells shared that the foreword was written by the well-known pastor of Elevation Church, Steven Furtick and is also endorsed by basketball legend Steph Curry, pastor Joel Osteen and evangelist Michael Todd.