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A Seattle congregation is pledging to stand with the family of a member who was gunned down outside their church site last week. Sunday night, hundreds came to a vigil outside the Pursuit Northwest church to remember Christopher “LeBron” Castleberry. The 28-year-old newlywed was murdered in a shooting at a youth barbecue he attended with…

As the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration continues, concern over certain cases is growing, specifically for long-term pastors as well as Christian asylum seekers from Iran.  The latest case involves Maryland Pastor Daniel Fuentes Espinal from Honduras. While he is accused of overstaying his visa by 25 years, many in Easton, MD, call him…

WASHINGTON – Make America Fit Again. That’s the goal behind President Trump’s latest executive order that reestablishes the Presidential Fitness Test in public schools.  “This is a wonderful tradition, and we’re bringing it back,” said Trump Thursday at the White House signing of the executive order.  A rite of passage for public school kids for…

WASHINGTON – In the age of information and artificial intelligence, smartphones are at the center of our culture, and that comes with serious challenges and concerns, especially for kids whose minds are still developing.  A new book by Clare Morell, The Tech Exit: A Practical Guide to Freeing Kids and Teens from Smartphones, shows families…

Summertime means Vacation Bible School for many churches across the country. For more than a hundred years, VBS has provided children a week-long, faith-based experience combining learning with fun and fellowship.  Excitement filled the air at Kempsville Baptist Church in Virginia Beach on a recent hot Wednesday night in July, as children from kindergarten through…

A bi-vocational pastor in Louisiana says he was fired from his second job as a librarian because he declined to use the preferred pronouns of a co-worker. Luke Ash is the pastor of Stevendale Baptist Church in Baton Rouge and worked a second job at the East Baton Rouge Parish Library to support his wife…

An Oregon mom is now free to begin the process of adopting from the state’s foster care system after officials initially denied her application because she refused to promote gender ideology in her home, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit has ruled.  Jessica Bates filed a lawsuit in April 2023 challenging an…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new investigation reveals China may have had access into sensitive U.S. military systems for over a decade thanks to a major federal contractor. Beijing’s potential “in” to DOD networks didn’t come in the form of a cyber-attack, or a rogue agent inside the government, but rather Microsoft employees based in China,…

Christian summer camps are seeing record demand as families try to break from screens and reconnect with faith. At places like River Valley Ranch in Maryland, faith and adventure go hand in hand, offering kids more than just a week of fun.  “This year we have the biggest number of campers coming this summer that…