Christian News

India has slammed the door on non-governmental organizations leaving many charities unable to accept foreign donations, including the one started by Mother Teresa.

Some 5,789 NGOs lost FCRA registration this past weekend in the move.

Danny Gokey is collaborating with a country artist on a single sure to inspire fans in the new year. 

The Christian artist was featured on Mitchell Tenpenny's single 'Bucket List.' While the single was released by the country-pop artist in early 2021, the remixed version was released this past New Year's Eve. 

"Just in time to help everyone ring in the New Year!" says Gokey on Instagram. 

While Tenpenny doesn't fall under the title of Christian artist, his song is filled with his faith in God.

Since the news of Big Daddy Weave's bass player, Jay Weaver's passing, Christian artists have been sharing their thoughts on the type of man he was. 

"I had the great pleasure of getting to know Jay on tour… he was a great light and a true heart for Jesus," says Chris Tomlin on Instagram the day of Weaver's passing. "I loved being around him."

Brothers Jay and Mike Weaver were bandmates in the Christian band Big Daddy Weave. Jay passed away on Sunday, January 2, 2022, from COVID-19 complications. 

The past couple of years have been difficult for many as we deal with the ongoing pandemic.  

And although it can be difficult to seek out the goodness in the world, Alexandra Kuykendall, a popular speaker, writer and national network director for Project 127, reminds us that everything is going to be okay, that God is still at work, even in small ways. She says God is still in control and still offers us good gifts. We just have to know where to look for them.

Jay Weaver has died from complications due to COVID-19 his bandmate and brother Mike Weaver says.

The Weaver brother's band, Big Daddy Weave, first took to social media on New Year's Day asking for prayers for Jay and his family as he was in hospital at the time "fighting a tough battle against Covid."

In a video posted on Sunday evening, lead singer Mike Weaver says "I'm so sorry to bring you this news, but I'm also excited to celebrate where he is right now. My brother Jay went to be with Jesus just a couple hours ago."

Truth and Life Worship Centre's work in the new year will be focussing on how they can be the hands and feet of God outside of their physical church building.

Lead Pastor Calvert Layne shares his 2022 hopes and advice, including knowing God will continue to move in people's lives.

A local church is ringing in the new year with prayer.

Pastor Bruce Martin, the lead pastor at Calvary Temple in the Central Park neighbourhood, says parishioners will be spending New Year's Eve praying together at church. Cohorts will visit the church at different times to pray for and with each other.

"We will certainly pray for the individuals that are present, but we will also pray for our country for sure, and the leadership of our country, and pray that we will get through this pandemic," Martin says.

As she does every year, Queen Elizabeth II shared her traditional Christmas broadcast on television on Christmas Day.

During her speech, the Queen paid tribute to her “beloved” husband the Duke of Edinburgh, who passed away 8 months ago.

He was born at 26 weeks and weighing just 1 pound 12 ounces, with cocaine in his system as a result of his biological mother's drug addiction. His birth complications left him blind and he was later diagnosed with autism, but God also gave him a perfect gift that he's more than willing to use.

Christopher Duffley was adopted by his aunt when he was just a child, and she already had four children. While they faced a number of obstacles, they soon discovered music was a soothing comfort for the young boy. 

A Christmas quiz at an office Christmas party changed the research path for one historian.

Dr. Gerry Bowler was interested in making the quiz both challenging and intriguing for his colleagues, so he started researching the different facts and myths surrounding Christmas.

Dr. Bowler says this lead him down a 30-year path of researching everything Christmas until he decided to write a book about it.