Breaking News:

John Ross

Editor's Links of Interest

It’s a pretty good deal: All-you-can-eat brunch helps raise money for Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry – The Beacon-News

Food was served from 20 Aurora area restaurants including Geneva, Oswego and Naperville, as well as by the culinary team from East Aurora High School. Music groups from other areaRead More

McKeehan's cause and manner of death remain under investigation...

TobyMac’s 21-year-old son, aspiring rapper Truett Foster McKeehan, dies

Truett Foster McKeehan & father, TobyMac
by: Matthew LeimkuhlerOct 25, 2019 (USA Today) — Truett Foster McKeehan, the oldest son of Christian rapper TobyMac, died Wednesday in Nashville, a representative confirmed to the USA TODAY NetworkRead More

Ortez-Cruz was one of nine immigrants taking refuge in sanctuary churches across the country...

ICE drops $300,000 fine for an immigrant in church sanctuary

Rosa Ortez Cruz in a church sanctuary
by: Yonat Shimron Oct. 25, 2019 (RNS) — The message Pastor Isaac Villegas got on his cell phone earlier this week was short and sweet. “Un problema menos,” texted RosaRead More

“We haven’t yet comprehended what women mean for the church and we stay in the functional side” he (Pope Francis) said...

As Amazon synod closes, bishops ask the Pope to allow some married priests

Married priests discussed at Amazon synod.
by: Claire Giangravé VATICAN CITY, Oct. 26, 2019 (RNS) – Bishops voted on the final document of their Vatican summit (Oct. 6-27) on the Pan-Amazonian region on Saturday, taking preliminaryRead More

“Like that Old Testament prophet, he stood against the corrupt leadership of King Ahab and Queen Jezebel,” Clinton said...

Mourning Elijah Cummings, preachers and presidents recall a man of faith

Elijah Cummings Capitol
by: Jack Jenkins Oct. 25, 2019 (RNS) — After news broke last week (Oct. 17) that Maryland Democratic Congressman Elijah Cummings had died, many were quick to note that oneRead More

Editor's Links of Interest

The Cautionary Tale of Jerry Falwell Jr. – Christianity Today

It’s time to remember the qualifications of biblical leadership. Source: The Cautionary Tale of Jerry Falwell Jr. – Christianity Today

But most agree that President Donald Trump’s personal conduct is an issue.

American faith groups agree: Trump should act more presidential

by: Bob Smietana Oct. 22, 2019 (RNS) — Americans disagree over just about everything — from gender roles and immigration to impeachment to whether the country is on the rightRead More

He added: “They need to have a holistic agenda that addresses the variety of issues that are important to us, both as evangelicals and Hispanics.”

In a close 2020 election, could a Hispanic evangelical swing vote be key?

Donald Trump will eye Hispanic evangelical voters.
by: Jack Jenkins Oct. 24, 2019 (RNS) — When asked what it would take for candidates to court the Hispanic evangelical vote in 2020, the Rev. Gabriel Salguero, president ofRead More

Trump beat Clinton by 25 points among rural white Catholics in Pennsylvania.

Opinion: Why Joe Biden, blue-collar Catholic icon, may not be enough for the Dems to win

Joe Biden
by: Ryan Burge Oct. 22, 2019 (RNS) — It’s long been established that Donald Trump is supported by a tremendous share of white evangelical Protestants, and a poll from JulyRead More

He claimed the SBC had taken a "headlong plunge” toward allowing women preachers...

Accusing SBC of ‘caving,’ John MacArthur says of Beth Moore: ‘Go home’

John MacArthur
by: Bob Smietana Oct. 19, 2019 (RNS) — Evangelical pastor John MacArthur, speaking at a celebration of his 50th year in pulpit ministry this week, weighed in on an ongoingRead More