Christian News Journal

Supreme Court determines cross on Maryland highway can stay

The large historic cross that sits in a Maryland traffic circle is constitutional, the Supreme Court has ruled. In a…

At 87, ‘disaster deacon’ opens his heart and church to flooding victims

Oh, Kenneth Hearrell has stories to tell. About how he rode a horse five miles to his two-room schoolhouse from…

Churches wipe out millions in medical debt for others

The leaders of Pathway Church on the outskirts of Wichita, Kan., had no clue that the $22,000 they already had…

India court orders Christian freed on bail after 10 years in prison

One of seven Christians sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a Hindu swami in eastern India, Gornath…

‘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…

News

World News

World News

Sudan Christians fearful amid deadly revolution

Persecuted Christians in Sudan are discouraged and fearful after the military massacre of protesters seeking…
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Forced conversions to Islam, marriages spike in Pakistan
Armed gunmen kidnap 19 Christians, kill one

Perspectives

Perspectives

Tragedy or tissue?

If it weren’t so jarring and tragic, the contradictory laws and language tolerated in our country about abortion would be…
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Perspectives

Indian Christians on edge | Big win for Hindu Nationalists

Two weeks ago, Narendra Modi was sworn in for a second term as India’s Prime Minister. His party, the BJP…
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Family Entertainment

Family-friendly Entertainment

May 30, 2019

‘Secret Life of Pets 2’ leads June’s family-friendly spotlight

The Secret Life of Pets was the fourth-highest grossing film of 2016 and one of the most family-friendly, too, with…
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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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‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ leads June streaming lineup

Superhero movies are ultra-popular in our culture, but they’re also ultra-violent and, sometimes, ultra profane. They’re also loved by young…

Emanuel: Steph Curry movie documents Charleston church shooting forgiveness

Do the frequency and horror of mass shootings ever overwhelm you? Sometimes my mind struggles to process the details: Virginia…

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?…

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…