9+ min ago (28+ words) Over 1,000 US Christian leaders visited ancient Shiloh, where Mike Evans and Eliana Passentin speak with Arutz Sheva about their mission's significance in Judea and Samaria....

35+ min ago (1251+ words) Christian rap and contemporary music blast like a block party as volunteers cheer into megaphones for around 6,000 weekly churchgoers " up from fewer than 200 in 2023, the church reports. Inside the sanctuary, the atmosphere turns serious. Many drawn to 2819s riveting worship are hungry for Mitchells animated intensity and signature preaching: No sugarcoating the Bible. After spirited prayers and songs leave many crying, Mitchell ambles onstage in his all-black uniform, sometimes in quiet contemplation or tears, before launching into a fiery sermon. His messages, unpolished and laden with challenges to revere God and live better, often spread quickly online. A recent prayer event drew far more people than State Farm Arena could handle, with many flying in. Crying, shouting, storming across the platform and punching the air, Mitchell preaches with his whole body " and an urgency to bring people to faith before they…...

52+ min ago (394+ words) Today is the feast of St. Ambrose." I have a 1st class relic in the Two Trinities Chapel, so he is, in a sense, a homie. St. Ambrose of Milan (+4 April 397), was a titanic figure of the late 4th century who changed the shape of Church and State relations for a thousand years." He brought much of the wisdom of Greek writings to the West. He helped God bring St. Augustine of Hippo into the fold. There are many things to write about Ambrose." Here are a few. Legend has it of baby Ambrose that once when he was sleeping, bees swarmed in and out of his mouth, foretelling that his preaching would be as sweet as honey." St. Bernard is the called Doctor Mellifluous, however." On the theme of bees, the Exsultet has bee imagery and the text is sometimes attributed…...

53+ min ago (228+ words) This Christmas season may you be biblically objective and see from Almighty God's precious Word the REALITY and TRUE meaning of Christmas and the unspeakable gift Almighty God your ETERNAL RIGHTEOUS Creator has for you in the babe of Bethlehem (Isa. 53, Micah 5:2, Matt. 1:21, 2 Cor. 9:15). The very meaning of the Name "Jesus" means; YAHWEH IS Salvation! Beloved SALVATION IS A PERSON! The very gift from Almighty God for you is His ETERNAL Person, which is found in His precious Son (Isa. 7:14, Matt. 1:21-23, John 1:1-4, Heb. 1:2-3; 10). The very meaning of the Name "Jesus"... This Christmas season may you be biblically objective and see from Almighty God's precious Word the REALITY and TRUE meaning of Christmas and the unspeakable gift Almighty God your ETERNAL RIGHTEOUS Creator has for you in the babe of Bethlehem (Isa. 53, Micah 5:2, Matt. 1:21, 2 Cor. 9:15). The very meaning of the Name…...

56+ min ago (410+ words) Demonic influence, deception, decay and darkness is EXPONENTIALLY saturating this present world of ours, but the ETERNAL Christmas message is an ETERNAL GLORIOUS LIGHT and REALITY shining forth out of the hearts of those who personally know Jesus in RIGHTEOUSNESS (Matt. 5:14-16, John 17:17; 1 Thess. 5:4-5)! This Christmas we as His blood brought children need to be looking into Almighty God's RIGHTEOUS mirror and Word and examining ourselves in His RIGHTEOUS Presence to see if we are indeed His light houses shining forth to a lost dark and dying world (Matt. 5:13-16; John 17:17; Gal. 2:20; 1 Cor. 10:31;... Demonic influence, deception, decay and darkness is EXPONENTIALLY saturating this present world of ours, but the ETERNAL Christmas message is an ETERNAL GLORIOUS LIGHT and REALITY shining forth out of the hearts of those who personally know Jesus in RIGHTEOUSNESS (Matt. 5:14-16, John 17:17; 1 Thess. 5:4-5)! This Christmas we as His blood…...

1+ hour, 20+ min ago (408+ words) You're reading'Dispatch Faith, our weekly newsletter exploring the biggest stories in religion and faith. Looking for more ways to support our work? Become a Dispatch member today. Welcome back to Dispatch Faith. Hopefully, your Thanksgiving holiday was joyous. One of the things I'm thankful for today is Americans' willingness to sacrifice for one another. So I'd be remiss not to point out that today is the 84th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, made all the more somber because this year it falls on a Sunday, just as it did in 1941. Much has been made of the waves of young people seeking religion. As Stephen G. Adubato points out below, news stories about Gen Z's return to faith (often in the Catholic or Orthodox traditions) proliferate just about every week. We've covered it before in this newsletter. Though it's legitimate to…...

1+ hour, 35+ min ago (248+ words) Sister Sophia Rose responds to Emma Beddington's article on how nuns are having a moment Thank you to Emma Beddington for her thoughtful column (Tired of being a woman in 2025? Why not become a nun?, 1 December). It is always refreshing to see nuns and religious sisters portrayed in a context other than the horror-movie stereotype we seem to have inherited. I was intrigued by her mention of Convent Wisdom: How Sixteenth-Century Nuns Could Save Your Twenty-First-Century Life by Ana Garriga and Carmen Urbita. I look forward to reading it and I may well recommend it in our Franciscan'newsletter. For me, this vocation offers the best of both worlds. I live in a community of women and participate in our daily offices of prayer, yet I also live and work in central London, very much immersed in the life of the…...

1+ hour, 52+ min ago (195+ words) A live nativity was held at 448 Old Malesus Road in Jackson from 6 until 8 Saturday night. Visitors could witness what looks like a scene straight from Bethlehem celebrating the beautiful story of the ... JACKSON, Tenn.Malesus United Methodist Church offers a Christmas favorite this weekend" sharing with others "the reason for the season." A live nativity was held at 448 Old Malesus Road in Jackson from 6 until 8 Saturday night. Visitors could witness what looks like a scene straight from Bethlehem celebrating the beautiful story of the birth of Jesus. If you missed out on Saturday's event, there is a second opportunity on Sunday from 6 until 8 p.m. JACKSON, Tenn.Malesus United Methodist Church offers a Christmas favorite this weekend" sharing with others "the reason for the season." A live nativity was held at 448 Old Malesus Road in Jackson from 6 until 8 Saturday night. Visitors could…...

2+ hour, 5+ min ago (1280+ words) ATLANTA " After'Atlanta'pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell stopped dwelling on growing his congregation about three years ago, its attendance surged. Now, lines packed with young adults snake outside 2819 Church, some arriving as early as 5:30 a.m. to secure a spot for Sunday worship. Christian rap'and contemporary music blast like a block party as volunteers cheer into megaphones for around 6,000 weekly churchgoers " up from less than 200 in 2023, the church reports. Inside the sanctuary, the atmosphere turns serious. Many drawn to 2819s riveting worship are hungry for Mitchells animated intensity and signature preaching: No sugarcoating the Bible. After spirited prayers and songs leave many crying, Mitchell ambles onstage in his all-black uniform, sometimes in quiet contemplation or tears, before launching into a fiery sermon. His messages, unpolished and laden with challenges to revere God and live better, often spread quickly online. A recent prayer event drew far…...

2+ hour, 5+ min ago (1280+ words) ATLANTA " After'Atlanta'pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell stopped dwelling on growing his congregation about three years ago, its attendance surged. Now, lines packed with young adults snake outside 2819 Church, some arriving as early as 5:30 a.m. to secure a spot for Sunday worship. Christian rap'and contemporary music blast like a block party as volunteers cheer into megaphones for around 6,000 weekly churchgoers " up from less than 200 in 2023, the church reports. Inside the sanctuary, the atmosphere turns serious. Many drawn to 2819s riveting worship are hungry for Mitchells animated intensity and signature preaching: No sugarcoating the Bible. After spirited prayers and songs leave many crying, Mitchell ambles onstage in his all-black uniform, sometimes in quiet contemplation or tears, before launching into a fiery sermon. His messages, unpolished and laden with challenges to revere God and live better, often spread quickly online. A recent prayer event drew far…...