Christian News Journal

‘Hope-givers’ reaching Venezuela refugees on brink of despair

With tears streaming down her face, an elderly woman stood before me half way across the Simon Bolivar International Bridge…

Islamists target Christians in Burkina Faso

A rash of attacks on churches in Burkina Faso is exposing the growing challenge of containing Islamist violence across Africa’s…

‘Unplanned’ author Abby Johnson: ‘Look at what God has done’

Much has happened during the past decade in the life of Abby Johnson, the woman whose life story is the…

Asia Bibi leaves Pakistan, joins family in Canada

Persecuted Christian mother Asia Bibi has joined her husband and children in Canada, months after her acquittal of false blasphemy…

White House expands conscience rights for health-care workers

Religious liberty and pro-life advocates have commended the Trump administration’s new rule protecting freedom of conscience for health care providers.…

Faith-based adoption agency loses appeal

The struggle to protect the freedom of faith-based adoption and foster care agencies to practice their religious beliefs has suffered…

Sri Lanka Christian massacre ‘shocking in its cruelty’

Easter bombings in Sri Lanka that targeted Christians and killed at least 290 people have prompted calls to prayer by…

Number of Americans who belong to a church or house of worship falls

Most Americans still say they believe in God, but their involvement in organized religion continues to wane. A new Gallup…

Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris ravaged by fire

A massive fire engulfed the 850-year-old Notre Dame Cathedral in the heart of Paris Monday evening (April 15), destroying the…

‘Unplanned’ box office success ‘defies logic’

The pro-life movie “Unplanned” finished its opening weekend No. 4 at the box office and doubled its projected gross earnings…

News

World News

World News

Notre Dame Cathedral: A place of worship, history, art

The Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, a prime example of Gothic architecture and the seat…
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Kazakhstan police raid 3rd church in seven weeks
Israel Defense Forces pummels Hamas after rocket attacks

Perspectives

Perspectives

Defining and defending religious freedom

We’ve not seen in the United States, at least in recent memory, so many efforts to force Christians to act…
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Perspectives

CNN’s ‘Redemption Project’

What is Restorative Justice? “Restorative justice seeks to heal the harm caused by crime. Instead of focusing on retribution, it focuses on rehabilitation. At…
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Family Entertainment

Family-friendly Entertainment

April 25, 2019

Netflix’s ‘You vs. Wild’ tops ‘5 Family-Friendly Things’ for May

When Man vs. Wild first aired on the Discovery Channel in 2006, I was hooked. It seemed there was little…
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Intentional Parenting

Intentional Parenting

3 reasons we don’t let our children play video games*

My oldest son was stirring his Oreo milkshake, eating one methodical bite at a time at the local fast-food joint recently, when the conversation turned to his friends. “I’d much rather spend time at his house than mine,” my son…
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Faith-based ‘Like Arrows’ tops May’s streaming lineup

Filmmakers Alex and Stephen Kendrick are the names behind some of the most successful films in faith-based entertainment— including War…

CNN’s Redemption Project: Could you forgive your loved-one’s killer?

When someone offends you, do you get even? Ignore? Seek to reconcile? Suppose their offense were killing your loved one…

Breakthrough movie: Miracle on ice

Ever meet someone who died…and lived to tell about it? Breakthrough tells a startling, back-from-the-brink recovery story that’s sure to…

Amazing Grace movie: recording Aretha Franklin’s best-selling album

After the Queen of Soul’s 2018 death, her family released the long-mothballed 1972 documentary about recording her bestselling album at…

Hit film ‘A Quiet Place’ leads April’s streaming lineup

I don’t watch many horror movies. In fact, I typically avoid them like the plague. My reasoning is simple. I…

Best of Enemies movie: Klan leader, black activist; race, religion, reconciliation

What happens when you assign a Ku Klux Klan president and a Black civil rights activist – in the racially…

Luis Palau movie: Big dreams, remembering roots

When you see a famous and popular person on television, in the movies, or in person, the glow of success…

History Channel’s Jesus TV series: Who was he, really?

He’s one of history’s most controversial personalities. Was he a good man spreading love and peace? A rabble-rouser stirring rebellion?…

‘Unplanned’ tells the story of a former Planned Parenthood director

Abby Johnson was “vulnerable.” Raised in a Christian pro-life home and a church that never really talked about abortion, she…

‘Little House on the Prairie’ leads March streaming lineup

Sometimes, it’s helpful to look back at our ancestors’ world and consider how times have changed. It can spark a…

Kirk Cameron’s ‘Connect’ gives parents answers about kids & smartphones

Kirk Cameron’s latest project wasn’t birthed in the mind of a Hollywood filmmaker. It began when he and his wife…

Laura Story on the legacy of parenting

The singer-songwriter talks about her strengths and weaknesses as a mother. Laura Story is a worship leader at Perimeter Church,…

Netflix controversial suicide series raises questions and alarms

A streamed Netflix series dramatizing the fictional story of a teen’s suicide has drawn disparate reactions from secular and Christian…

Steven Curtis Chapman: ‘Trust God’ through tragedy

The career of contemporary Christian singer/songwriter Steven Curtis Chapman has spanned 30 years, marked by success and tragedy. The Paducah,…

Churches struggle with response to domestic violence

When it comes to domestic violence, Protestant pastors want to be helpful but often don’t know where to start, a…

‘Chewbacca Mom’ talks poverty, depression and hope in new book

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Zondervan announced today the signing of a multi-book deal with Candace Payne, who is frequently referred…