American Idol finalist, Christian recording artist and Lee University graduate Phil Stacey recently teamed up with Reach Beyond (www.reachbeyond.org) to record a powerful and compelling song — “Reach Beyond” (www.reachbeyond.org/media/single) — that serves as an anthem to remind Christians that Jesus reached beyond the glory of heaven to save broken humanity. The song also encourages believers in their efforts to tell others about Jesus.

Georgia Right to Life (GRTL) today praised eight Georgia Republican Congressmen for leading an effort to enact historic pro-life legislation in Washington.

The 21-day Virtual Prayer Meeting by Church of God congregations is in its final week. According to Prayer Coordinator Doug Small, more than 3,500 connections have been made into the virtual prayer meeting from every state and some fifty nations.

Did Roma Downey (The Bible), Darren Aronofsky (Noah) and Ridley Scott (Exodus: Gods and Kings) successfully reproduce the Bible “as written” in 2013/2014? That depends upon your biblical knowledge regarding angel ninjas fighting Sodomites (very “Kill Bill”), Daniel thrown into the Lions Den by Cyrus (it was Darius, oops!), Jesus holding a rock over the adulterous woman in a stoning stance and the kiss of life given to the dead Lazarus’ head by Jesus. Remember the exploding, ark-building rock monsters and magic Methuselah from “Noah?” What about Christian Bales “Exodus: Gods and Kings” when Moses was confronted by a child-God at the burning bush who asks Moses who he is (not all-knowing?) and later the insecure boy-deity asks Moses’ opinion of the Ten Commandments. Remember the Hebrews secret weapons factory in Egypt? What? The boat attacking JAWS-like crocodiles (the first plague) or Moses’ near drowning in the Red Sea via waterspouts after a shooting star, not God, lowered the Red Sea? Compelling adventures for sure but it’s not Bible, says Rick Dack of Defending the Bible International (www.defendingthebible.com).

The struggle against ISIS is the latest in what seems like a never-ending war on terror that has cost trillions of dollars and thousands of lives. How should followers of Christ respond to this new threat?

While touring a country that’s dealing with religious cleansing, U.S. President Barack Obama revealed what strengthens him—his Christianity.

A Georgia couple that went missing on January 22 were active members of the Mount Paran North Church of God in Marietta, Ga. The case, which has made national news, appears to have come to a tragic end as the vehicle the couple was driving was found submerged in a lake and two bodies found nearby.

Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court Monday that answers New York City’s arguments against high court scrutiny of its 20-year-old quest to ban worship services in empty public school buildings. In September of last year, ADF asked the high court to review a 2-1 ruling by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit that upheld a city policy prohibiting worship services in public school buildings during non-school hours. The panel’s ruling is on hold until the Supreme Court decides whether to take the case.

1Branch Media launched its social network today, offering religious people a unique online environment for community as well as wide-ranging discussions on important topics. The site, which is open to all religions and Christian denominations, is designed to give member the opportunity to share all that they find positive with their faith as well as a chance to explore difficult questions amongst themselves. The site gets its name from John 15:5, in which Jesus said, “I am the Vine. You are the branches.”