SBC membership down, but baptisms and attendance on the rise report
Southern Baptist Convention membership declined in 2025, but attendance and baptisms continued to rise, according to a newly released report. @ChristianPost_com
🔗 https://www.christianpost.com/news/sbc-membership-down-but-baptisms-and-attendance-on-the-rise.html

Tennessee school board approves application for Christian charter school
A Tennessee school board has approved an application to establish a Christian charter school after previous efforts to create religious charter schools in another state faced legal challenges and pushback. @ChristianPost_com
🔗 https://www.christianpost.com/news/school-board-approves-application-for-christian-charter-school.html

Rev. George Wright suggests disagreement sparked exit from Shades Mountain Baptist Church
Former Shades Mountain Baptist Church pastor, the Rev. George Wright, hinted during one of his final sermons for the Alabama megachurch on Sunday that his abrupt decision to part ways with the congregation stemmed from a leadership dispute akin to the one the Apostle Paul and Barnabas had in Acts 15 in the Bible. @ChristianPost_com
🔗 https://www.christianpost.com/news/rev-george-wright-suggests-disagreement-sparked-exit.html

Calif.'s largest school district reverses course, agrees to give Christian group equal access to promotion
California’s largest school district has agreed to allow a Christian club at one of its schools to advertise during the school’s weekly webinar after receiving a demand letter from a religious liberty legal organization alleging “viewpoint discrimination.” @ChristianPost_com
🔗 https://www.christianpost.com/news/la-school-district-agrees-to-give-christian-group-equal-access.html

First-ever LGBT judge in Texas county banned for life over misconduct complaints
A Texas judge has agreed to resign immediately and accept a lifetime disqualification from judicial service to resolve multiple complaints of misconduct. @ChristianPost_com
🔗 https://www.christianpost.com/news/first-ever-lgbt-judge-in-texas-county-banned-for-life.html

Evangelist Perry Stone claims US officials briefed pastors to prepare churches for UFO disclosure
Perry Stone, a prominent Tennessee-based Pentecostal evangelist and founder of Perry Stone Ministries, claimed that his friend told him a group of pastors were recently briefed by U.S. officials who urged them to prepare their congregations for the disclosure of UFOs and extraterrestrials. @ChristianPost_com
🔗 https://www.christianpost.com/news/perry-stone-claims-us-officials-briefed-pastors-on-ufos.html

John Piper rejects ‘soul sleep,’ says believers are with Christ immediately after death
Pastor and theologian John Piper has pushed back on the idea that Christians enter a state of unconscious “soul sleep” after death and stressed that instead, believers go immediately into the presence of Jesus. @ChristianPost_com
🔗 https://www.christianpost.com/news/john-piper-rejects-soul-sleep-says-believers-are-with-christ.html

When Jesus spoke again to the people, He said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” -John 8:12 NIV

I studied brain cells for years as a neuroscientist. Then my own pregnancy changed everything
In an age when artificial intelligence may surpass us in many endeavors, fetal development strikes me as an irreplaceable biological wonder. @ChristianPost_com
🔗 https://www.christianpost.com/voices/neuroscience-fetal-development-mothers-day.html

Do Muslims love Jesus?
The true story of the Jesus of history is not in celebrity or political endorsements or the caricatures from other religions. @ChristianPost_com
🔗 https://www.christianpost.com/voices/do-muslims-love-jesus-quran-christian.html

RFK Jr. says SSRI withdrawal worse than heroin, rolls out 'deprescribing' initiative during emotional summit
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a sweeping new initiative Monday to reduce the overprescription of antidepressant selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and other psychotropic medications, especially for children. @ChristianPost_com
🔗 https://www.christianpost.com/news/rfk-jr-rolls-out-deprescribing-initiative-during-ssri-summit.html

‘Surrounded by love’ Texas megachurch gives away free prom dresses
At a time when many young women are trying to figure out what to wear for prom, one megachurch in Texas recently offered a helping hand. @ChristianPost_com
🔗 https://www.christianpost.com/news/texas-megachurch-gives-away-free-prom-dresses-for-girls.html

Ruben Saenz becomes new president of UMC Council of Bishops
Ruben Saenz Jr. has become the new president of The United Methodist Church Council of Bishops. He succeeds Bishop Tracy S. Malone, the first black woman to serve in the role. @ChristianPost_com
🔗 https://www.christianpost.com/news/ruben-saenz-becomes-new-president-of-umc-council-of-bishops.html

Archaeologists uncover statue of pharaoh often portrayed in films as the Exodus ruler
The discovery of a massive statue thought to represent Ramses II — frequently depicted in films as the pharaoh in the biblical Book of Exodus who refused to release the enslaved Israelites — is shedding new light on ancient Egyptian civilization in the East Delta region.  @ChristianPost_com
🔗 https://www.christianpost.com/news/archaeologists-uncover-statue-thought-to-be-ramses-ii.html

Indonesian authorities stop construction of Christian prayer house to appease Muslim protesters
Local officials in Indonesia’s South Sulawesi Province have halted construction of a Christian prayer house following protests from Muslim residents.  @ChristianPost_com
🔗 https://www.christianpost.com/news/indonesian-authorities-stop-christian-prayer-house-construction.html

Nick Vujicic doc ‘No Limbs, No Limits’ explores faith, family and finding purpose through pain
Nick Vujicic opens up about "No Limbs No Limits," a new documentary exploring his journey from despair and disability to global ministry and reflects on faith, suffering, repentance and the belief that “God can use us all.” @ChristianPost_com
🔗 https://www.christianpost.com/news/nick-vujicic-doc-no-limbs-no-limits-explores-faith-family.html

Pastor Larry Ragland apologizes after GOP congressman disputes UFO briefing claims 'I want to own it'
Pastor Larry Ragland apologized Wednesday after a Republican congressman disputed his claim that he called into a private meeting with pastors about UFOs to warn that the government is planning to claim aliens created humans and invented Christianity. @ChristianPost_com
🔗 https://www.christianpost.com/news/larry-ragland-apologizes-after-congressman-disputes-ufo-briefing.html

'Religious discrimination' Greg Abbott threatens to pull state funding from Texas city over Islamic event
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is threatening to pull over $500,000 in state funding from a Dallas suburb if it moves forward with a private event next month that will require a “modest” dress code, including “burkinis” for women. @ChristianPost_com
🔗 https://www.christianpost.com/news/texas-gov-threatens-to-pull-funding-over-waterpark-event.html

5 things to know about Tuesday's election results Vivek, Ohio and Indiana
While Election Day is six months away, a series of primary elections took place Tuesday with potential implications for control of both chambers of Congress in this year’s midterms and future election cycles. President Donald Trump’s influence was evident in the results, as several candidates he endorsed performed strongly in Republican primaries. Here are five key takeaways from Tuesday’s primaries. @ChristianPost_com
🔗 https://www.christianpost.com/news/5-things-to-know-about-tuesdays-election-results.html

Man arrested for filming women in Florida church restroom held on immigration detainer
Aquilino Sanjur Ortega is being held on an immigration detainer and $250,000 bail in Florida after being arrested earlier this week for allegedly filming women from the ceiling of the women's restroom in a church. @ChristianPost_com
🔗 https://www.christianpost.com/news/man-charged-with-filming-women-in-church-bathroom.html

I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. -Ezekiel 36:26 NIV