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Look out America! There’s a new church movement rising across the country, and guess what they all have in common? They all don’t believe in God! Yes, the growth of atheist churches and even atheist mega-churches are becoming more and more popular as people want the warm feelings of a church experience…

“Workers at a Mississippi funeral home got a shock when a corpse started moving inside his body bag.” Walter Williams, 78, had been declared dead several hours earlier and morticians were about to start the embalming process. Then the coroner, Dexter Howard, noticed something not quite right. There was…

Matt Chandler, president of The Acts 29 Network encourages Christians to stay faithful to the scripture even in the face of pressure. “To back away from the teachings of Scripture around issues that our culture finds offensive is to wave the white flag on human flourishing. It is to say, ‘Our Creator…

On the outskirts of Paris, an underground vault holds a platinum cylinder known as Le Grand K. This carefully guarded object sits under three glass domes and three different people have three different keys that are all needed to open the vault. Since 1889 this object has been the standard for the Kilogram.…

In January of 2015, believers and non-believers were shocked to hear an admission from Alex Malarkey that he lied about going to heaven and coming back to tell about it while in a coma after an auto accident. The Boy Who Came Back from Heaven: A Remarkable Account of Miracles, Angels, and Life Beyond…

In his book, Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophey, Spy Eric Metaxas reports that Bonhoffer said, “Do not try to make the Bible relevant. Its relevance is axiomatic.” —Jim L. Wilson Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophey, Spy, 261 2 Timothy 3:16 (NKJV) “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is…

A group of physics students from the University of Leicester in England did a research project on the ability of Noah’s ark to carry the number of animals necessary. Based on the Bible’s description of the ark they calculated it could have carried about 56,000 tons. That is equivalent to 2.15 million…

In ancient Egypt common people, not able to afford the gold used by pharaohs, used papyrus, paint, and glue to make the masks for their mummies. Papyrus too, was expensive, causing them to reuse sheets that had once been used for writing. Recently scientists developed a method to remove the glue of mummy…

Sociologists are beginning to discover truths that have been written in the scripture for millennia. The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre has discovered that the absence of a father is not good for Children. Their studies show the lack of a father contributes to defects in a…

They may be in the minority but a poll conducted the Pew Research group has found that nearly a third of Americans think that humans and other living things have existed in their present form since the beginning of time. Among the two-thirds of adults who said they believed that humans have evolved over…

Two surveys give both hope and warning concerning the Bible in American Life. One poll from the Barna Group indicates that the Bible is losing ground among the Millennial generation. In 2011, 10% of Americans believed that the Bile is “just another book of teachings written by men.” In 2014 the percentage…

New linguistic research indicates that the ancestors of people across Europe and Asia may have spoken a common language about 15,000 years ago. Researchers reconstructed a few words which may have been spoken by ancient people in hopes of retracing the history of human migrations and contacts between…

A carved pillar discovered near the Biblical city of Bethlehem could be linked to the time of King David and King Solomon, but the current politic situation has made the item untouchable. Israeli tour guide Binyamin Tropper says at first he thought he was the first person to discover the five-ton artifact,…

Speaking to a group of church leaders, author, filmmaker, and pastor Erwin McManus reminded them that the Bible remains relevant when reaching out to younger generations. The statistics concerning Bible engagement among the Millennial generation, born between 1981 and 2000, are not encouraging. Bible…

A report released by the Barna organization says a majority of Americans think morals and values are declining in the country, and they believe a lack of Bible reading is the cause. The findings were published in the American Bible Society’s annual State of the Bible survey. It not only explains that…

A small stone seal found by archaeologists in Israel may be linked to the Old Testament Judge Samson. Co-directors of the Center for Archaeological Research at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, Daniel Warner and Dennis Cole say the find suggests the seal depicts the story of a young man killing…

Several pastor and Christian leaders had positive things to say about the TV miniseries, The Bible, which aired on History channel in March 2013. Expressing his views in writing, Franklin Graham said, it was fitting that the series aired during the month leading up to Easter, because it would remind…

Rocket scientist Hans Gruene recalls an incident during the 1950s when he was working on the Redstone Rocket. During an investigation following the failure of a Redstone mission, an engineer discovered a mistake made unknowingly while he was working on the rocket, and immediately reported his findings…

Three Zen Buddhist monks stopped on their journey to rest. One of the monks saw a flag and said, "Oh, What a strong wind blowing!” The second monk argued that it was not the wind blowing but the flag flying. The third monk contended that neither the wind was blowing nor the flag flying, but their minds…

An ad in a local paper asked, “How You Can Be Part of a Christian Community With Integrity and Not Believe All Those Things You Thought You Had to Believe.” The church sponsoring the lectures is a Mainline Denomination church, but would like to assure you that “you don’t have to check your mind at a…

Eban Alexander was just another neurosurgeon until bacterial meningitis put him in a coma. While in the hospital, Alexander was whisked to an otherworld of pink clouds, transparent angel-like beings, and lots of butterflies. Alexander is certain he encountered the divine and has written a book , Proof…

There are times when something everybody knows to be true is not really true at all. Everybody knows that the 300 year old violins crafted by the Italian masters Stradivari and Guarneri have an exquisite sound unmatched by modern violinmakers. One proof of their quality is the high price tag they carry,…

In Emotionally Healthy Spirituality: Unleash A Revolution In Your Life in Christ, Peter Scazzero writes, “The Bible does not spin the flaws and weaknesses of its heroes. Moses was a murderer. Hosea's wife was a prostitute. Peter rebuked God! Noah got drunk. Jonah was a racist. Jacob was a liar. John…

400 years after its first publication, the King James Bible influences more parts of America than we first think. Here are some of the ways it affects our daily language. “At their wit’s end,” Psalm 107:27 An escape “by the skin of my teeth,” Job 19:20 “Salt of the earth,” Matthew 5:13 “Riotous living,”…

Thomas Jefferson, our nation’s third president was the author of the declaration of Independence, but had no problem editing someone else’s work. The Smithsonian Institute has just completed a careful restoration of an edited version of the Bible, Jefferson created, known as The Jefferson Bible. As he…