Joshua C. Peavy, a 28 year-old youth and music pastor at the Blackville Church of God, appeared Sunday, June 22on the debut episode of Rising Star on ABC television. In addition, Peavey was the first contestant to appear and received more than enough online positive votes to advance in the competition.

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed by a bipartisan majority The WWII Memorial Prayer Act (S1044). The Ohio Christian Alliance would like to commend the bill’s sponsors, Senator Rob Portman (OH) and Senator Mary Landrieu (LA), and Congressman Bill Johnson of Ohio’s 6th District, who was the House sponsor for their support of this historic legislation that will add FDR’s D-Day Landing prayer to the WWII memorial in Washington D.C.

Clint Eastwood’s son and rising Hollywood star Scott Eastwood (“Gran Torino,” “Flags of Our Fathers”), Rachel Hendrix (“October Baby”) and Cheryl Ladd (“Charlie’s Angels”), star in the Christian film, “The Perfect Wave,” which is set to open in select theatres on July 11. “The Perfect Wave” follows the true story of Ian McCormack, who grew up surfing the waters of New Zealand.

Hardly a day passes that I don’t hear someone say, “We are losing our country; we are losing our churches.”

Reggie Joiner, CEO of Orange, joins the list of speakers to present at the LEAD Conference July 28, the day before the 75th Church of God International General Assembly in Orlando.

Stacey Irvine ate almost nothing but chicken nuggets for 15 years. She never tasted fruits or vegetables. She occasionally supplemented her diet with French fries. One day her tongue started to swell and she couldn’t catch her breath. She was rushed to the hospital, her airway was forced open, and they stuck an IV in her arm to start pumping in the nutrients she needed. After saving her life, the medical staff sent her home, but not before they warned her that she needed to change her diet or prepare herself for an early death.

It’s long been believed that half of America’s marriages end in divorce and the problem is just as bad in the Church as the rest of the country. But when Harvard-trained researcher Shaunti Feldhahn tried to find the actual research to prove those points, she couldn’t. It started her on an eight-year odyssey to find the actual facts.

The Northern New England Regional Office conducted a Community Service Chaplaincy Training Seminar in April 2014. Chaplain Jake Popejoy, International Director of CSC Training, was the instructor. There were thirty-six individuals that successfully completed the course and received their certification.

Destiny’s Child, the R&B women’s group from the early 2000s, disbanded in 2005, but not before leaving behind a legion of peppy dance tunes and many songs that made their way to the top of the charts. Even though they were greatly recognized by secular listeners, in some cases, such as their single “Survivor,” the ladies even affirmed their Christian beliefs in the lyrics.