What it means to live a life of integrity 　　Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment. -Proverbs 12:19 　　A man went fishing one day without catching a single fish. So, he packed up his gear, went to the market, and picked out three fat fish to take home to his family. As the store manager...

　　Dwell in me, Jesus, sings Ana Castela in Agradeo (I Thank You), a single the 20-year-old Brazilian pop star released in December. The lyrics resemble words that evangelical congregations sing in contemporary church services across the country: I surrender, I trust, I accept, and I thank you. 　　Castela emerged on Brazils music scene two years ago and is also known...

　　Iranian Christians in the diaspora shed few tears over the death of President Ebrahim Raisi, killed in a helicopter crash along with the foreign minister and six others in the northwest mountains of Iran. 　　The leadership vacuum will be filled within 50 days by a new election. But it comes at a tumultuous time for the Islamic Republic, which last...

　　One Key to Greater Peace in Your Marriage 　　By Britnee Bradshaw 　　For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins. - Matthew 6:14-15 　　I’ve discovered something about forgiveness that has forever changed the way I...

　　Marshall Allen, an investigative journalist who insisted that uncovering truth was fundamental to Christian faith, died on May 19. The 52-year-old suffered a heart attack a few days earlier, according to his former employer ProPublica, one of the worlds leading investigative journalism organizations. 　　Allens unflinching reporting on the US health care industry brought relief to patients and some changes to...

　　Nearly three years ago, Bishop Stewart Ruch of the Anglican Church in North Americas Diocese of the Upper Midwest admitted regrettable errors in handling sexual abuse allegations against a lay minister, before taking a leave of absence. An acting bishop took over the diocese and another ACNA bishop, Todd Atkinson, was tapped to assist him. 　　But Ruchs absence hasnt quelled...

　　A Prayer for Your Child to Be Bold for the Gospel 　　By Victoria Riollano 　　Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity. - 1 Timothy 4:12 　　I couldn’t believe she took so many flyers. With only a few weeks...

　　A former Southern Baptist seminary professor and interim provost has been indicted on a charge of obstructing justice in a sexual misconduct case, the Department of Justice announced Tuesday. 　　Matt Queen, who was previously an administrator and professor at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, allegedly gave the FBI falsified notes during an ongoing investigation into alleged sexual misconduct at the seminary,...

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　　The accreditation agency for over 2,700 evangelical nonprofits wants to raise its standards to address one of the greatest financial risks posed to churches and ministries today: moral failures by leadership. 　　For decades, the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA) has established guidelines around financial transparency, stewardship, and governance. This year, the organization announced plans to add a new requirement...

　　Why Your Church Needs You 　　The eye cannot say to the hand, “I don’t need you!” And the head cannot say to the feet, “I don’t need you!”On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable…. -1 Corinthians 12:21-22 　　In March of 1981, President Ronald Reagan was shot as he was walking toward the...

　　Social Security and Medicare are in a meltdown. In their recently published Trustees Reports, Social Security is facing a $25.4 trillion shortfall and Medicare is facing a $52.8 trillion shortfall, a combined total of $78.2 trillion—a daunting figure that is not included in calculations of our national debt. 　　It sometimes seems like the only existing bipartisan consensus in Washington is...