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“Keep praying, Sasha!”

Huddled in a hallway as bombs reduced their Ukrainian city to rubble, members of the Mariupol Church of Christ urged Alexander Chekalenko — Sasha — to call on the Lord for protection.

When he stopped, they could hear the gunfire, the explosions.

So Sasha kept praying. Or he read Psalm 23: “Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me.” Soon, the children had it memorized.

Christian artist and worship leader Jon Buller recently released two full-length albums and is now sharing the new music when he comes to southern Manitoba later this summer. 

"I've been doing a lot of worship leading in various churches locally," says Jon Buller who lives in Vernon, B.C. with his family. "During the shutdowns, it was actually a very creative time for me."

An ancient depiction of Old Testament heroines Deborah and Jael was recently discovered at an ancient synagogue in Israel.

The discovery was made and announced by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on July 5, 2022. The dig took place at the ancient Jewish synagogue at Huqoq. The Huqoq Excavation project is in its 10th season as it was put on pause during the pandemic. 

Emma Benoit was living what seemed to be a perfect life, but in reality, her world was falling apart.

If you have been to church in the past decade, you have likely sung one of his songs. Jonas Myrin is an internationally renowned recording artist and two-time Grammy-winning songwriter from Sweden.

He has co-written mega hits like '10,000 Reasons', and 'Our God', and has collaborated with Lauren Daigle, Chris Tomlin and many others, including Barbra Streisand and Celine Dion.

The Rev. Steven Marsh never thought he would see the day his church in Laguna Woods, California — a town of 16,500 populated largely by retirees — would be spending $20,000 a month for security.

A Christian Radio broadcaster in Ukraine says it as an “error in judgement” to ban music in Russian language in Ukraine.

New Life Radio (NLR) is a Christian ministry based in the warzone city of Odessa (south of Ukraine). Their programme is based around Bible teaching in Russian language, serving audiences both in Russia and Ukraine. The NLR team includes members of both nations.

In 2019, they had to leave Moscow, moving to Ukraine because of the restrictions implemented by the Russian government.

Those with tickets to attend the Pope's mass northeast of Quebec City at the end of this month will have a very early start to their day, but a spokesman who questioned whether the schedule would be too hard on Indigenous elders now says it's the best plan.

Organizers for the papal visit to Quebec said only shuttle buses from two designated locations at Videotron Centre or Mont-Ste-Anne will ferry people to the shrine of Ste-Anne-de-Beaupré, northeast of Quebec City, for the July 28 mass. 

One of the lead singers of the Christian band Rend Collective is the proud father of twins. 

Chris Llewellyn and his wife Gabriella announced the birth of their twins on July 6. 

"We are so excited for @chrisrend and @gabllewellyn who welcomed their beautiful baby twins into the world last week!" says Rend Collective on Instagram. 

An 8-year-old boy is fighting to stay alive after his family survived a gunman opening fire from a rooftop during a 4th of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois.