‘Open mic legend’ Wiley Drake remembered as ‘one of a kind in SBC life’
February 12, 2026
Wiley Drake, a California pastor who rallied Southern Baptists to boycott Disney in the 1990s, has died.
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‘He Gets Us’ Super Bowl ad aims to be more personal, less political
February 5, 2026
Back in 2021, a group of evangelical families, including the founders of Hobby Lobby, began funding a new ad campaign, hoping to help skeptical Americans give Jesus a second look and to convince people to be a little kinder to one another.
Evangelical author, speaker retires after admitting affair
January 7, 2026
Philip Yancey, a beloved evangelical author and speaker, will retire from public ministry after admitting to a long-term affair.
Christmas festivities, tourism slowly returning to Israel after ceasefire
December 17, 2025
In 2023 and 2024, David Ha’ivri, an Israeli tour guide, didn’t offer his popular English-language Hanukkah or Christmas tours. Tourism had plummeted after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas massacre and the start of the Hamas-Israel war, when nearly every international airline canceled flights to Israel.
New report: Why do some stay in the religion of their childhood and others leave?
December 16, 2025
Americans who had a positive religious experience as kids are most likely to keep the same faith as adults.
Decline of religious identification stalled but not trending up yet
December 9, 2025
Religion in America might be best described in the words of rap artist LL Cool J: Don’t call it a comeback. At least not yet.
African Christian leaders, health nonprofits fill gaps
December 3, 2025
African Christian leaders attending a conference with faith-based health organizations in late November called for countries on the continent to do more to replace U.S. Agency for International Development funds cut by the Trump administration.
Closer look: Is there religious revival among Gen Z?
October 21, 2025
It’s 9 p.m. on Oct. 13, a Monday, on the University of Pittsburgh’s campus. There are two NFL games on TV and fall midterms are this week — but roughly 300 students are packed into a room in the student union building, clapping or raising their hands in worship.
Tony Evans talks next chapter, upcoming book and undisclosed ‘sin’
October 13, 2025
Evans’ latest book, “Unleashed: Releasing God’s Glorious Kingdom in and Through You,” is set to be released by Thomas Nelson Publishers on Oct. 28.
Tony Evans will not resume leadership of Dallas megachurch after restoration process
October 7, 2025
Dallas megachurch founder Tony Evans, who stepped back from leading his church due to an undisclosed “sin” he announced last year, apologized to his congregation and his family on Sunday (Oct. 5).
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