Author name: Jessilyn Lancaster

How Holy Spirit Is Breaking the Chains of America’s Opioid Crisis Victims

Culture

Every day, nearly 200 Americans die from a drug overdose. Millions more across the nation are unable to find freedom from addiction. In October 2017, President Donald Trump declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency. But Gary Blackard, president and CEO of Adult and Teen Challenge, says the opioid crisis is not a political […]

Court Rules Atheists Can Offer Invocations Before Public Meetings

U.S.

A federal appeals court on Monday declared a Florida county’s ban on atheists and other non-religious groups from giving invocations before public meetings unconstitutional, even as it ordered the narrowing of an injunction against the practice. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Brevard County violated the First Amendment’s “Establishment Clause” by allowing clerics

Why This 85-Year-Old Atheist Converted to Christianity

Culture

Former Australian politician Bill Hayden was an atheist all of his life. But at the age of 85, he turned to God and converted to Christianity. Hayden was raised by a loving Catholic mother and an abusive father who was an atheist. His father’s strong opposition toward religion had a long-lasting influence on Hayden throughout

The Truth About So-Called ‘Conversion Therapy’

In the Line of Fire

In light of the latest attack on sexual orientation change efforts (SOCE), namely, Amazon’s banning of books on the subject, we do well to separate fact from fiction. Are these change efforts really so dangerous? Should they be banned and even criminalized? According to the critics, “conversion therapy” is dangerous and harmful because it tries

Kirbyjon Caldwell ministers at his church.

Megachurch Pastor Kirbyjon Caldwell Announces He Has Prostate Cancer

U.S.

Kirbyjon Caldwell announced he has stage 1 prostate cancer. The pastor of Windsor Village United Methodist Church and spiritual adviser to former President George W. Bush made the announcement in a Facebook video. “I wanted to tell you myself before you heard it from someplace else, so you’d know what’s going on,” he said. “I

Theaters Cancel ‘Unplanned’ Showing Due to Death Threats

World

Due to safety concerns, two movie theaters in Canada have canceled the screening of Unplanned. Precautions had to be taken after theater owners received death threats. LifeSiteNews reports that the cinema owners contacted police after receiving threats they perceived as real, causing them to be “fearful for their families.” ‘Unplanned’ chronicles Abby Johnson’s eight-year career

Church of England to Recognize Marriages of Transgender Members

World

Over the weekend, the Church of England announced it will recognize the marriages of those who choose to transition in the time following their heterosexual weddings. Essentially, the position of the church is the sanctity of marriage trumps the desire of one spouse to transition from male to female or vice versa, according to HuffPost.

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