Pastor, outdoorsman helping others avoid pit of addiction
May 8, 2026
Dangling a dead — but “nice 4-plus footer”— timber rattlesnake from a branch, Alabama pastor Matt Kelley declared the venomous reptile “almost got me.”
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Supreme Court temporarily restores broad access to abortion drug; what next?
May 4, 2026
The Supreme Court temporarily restored broad access to the abortion drug mifepristone, blocking new restrictions imposed by a federal appeals court.
Smiling all the way, student overcomes disability to publicly profess faith in Christ
April 24, 2026
Alex Rios stepped into the baptistry pool slowly and carefully — his smile never left his face. Cheers let out across the auditorium at First
Federal appeals court: Texas can require public schools to display Ten Commandments
April 22, 2026
While the case could eventually end up before the U.S. Supreme Court, for now a federal appeals court has ruled 9–8 that Texas can require public schools to display the Ten Commandments.
Court deems Christian guilty of ‘hate speech’
April 8, 2026
Finland’s Supreme Court convicted a parliament member of “hate speech” even though lower courts acquitted her twice. In a 3–2 decision March 26, the court
Artemis II breaks Apollo 13 distance record, shows ‘God’s creative glory’
April 6, 2026
“It’s amazing. Christians look at this, [and] we are no less buzzed about this than the rest of the world. Maybe even more so because we see it even in theological terms that doesn’t subtract from it. It infinitely adds to it.”
Federal judge to California: Pay $4.5 million after losing lawsuit over gender-identity policies
April 6, 2026
A federal judge has reportedly ordered California to pay $4.5 million in legal fees after losing a lawsuit over school gender-identity policies. U.S. District Judge
Arkansas’ Ten Commandments monument ruled unconstitutional by federal judge
April 2, 2026
Unconstitutional. That’s what a federal judge called the Ten Commandments monument at the Arkansas State Capitol. As result, U.S. District Judge Kristine Baker is ordering
Supreme Court affirms free speech rights for Christian counselor
April 1, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 8-1 on Tuesday (March 31) that lower courts applied the wrong legal standard in evaluating a Colorado law restricting counseling
American Idol features emotional ‘Songs of Faith’ night — with ‘unprecedented’ ending
March 31, 2026
For those of you who haven’t watched American Idol in a while, some might have thought they tuned into a church service on Monday evening
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