The team behind Australia’s National Day of Prayer and Fasting www.nationaldayofprayer.com.au is calling the nations of the world to 48 hours of prayer and fasting for the USA. This period of prayer will take place from 30 April – 1 May 2014. April 30 is America’s National Day of Repentance (NDOR) www.dayofrepentance.org while May 1st is the 63rd annual National Day of Prayer (NDP) www.nationaldayofprayer.org celebrated throughout the USA.

Scientists who examined a controversial fragment of papyrus written in Egyptian Coptic in which Jesus speaks of his wife concluded in papers published on Thursday that the papyrus and ink are probably ancient and not a modern forgery.

Is there a link between Internet usage and dropping out of church?

A new paper draws an intriguing conclusion to a question scholars have wrestled with for several decades: Why are Americans dropping out of church?

The unexpected crisis at Fort Hood on April 2 sent shock waves across the Nation as people responded in disbelief with, “Not again!” As most Americans were trying to learn the details of what was happening, Fort Hood Chaplains were already responding with pastoral care within minutes after the shooting.

Is the United States still one nation under God? This is the vital question asked by Richard Capriola in his book, “A Nation Under Judgment.”

Faith Driven Consumer™ — the group behind both the IStandWithPhil.com movement which played a leading role in Phil Robertson’s return to Duck Dynasty and the ongoing Year of The Bible Movie campaign, which is tracking the commercial viability of major Hollywood films courting faith audiences this year, continues to advocate for 46 million Faith Driven Consumers who spend $1.75 trillion annually. Following the firestorm at Mozilla over its recently dismissed CEO Brendan Eich, Faith Driven Consumer launched the #OpenZilla campaign in an effort to encourage a company famous for open source solutions and inclusiveness to extend openness, tolerance, and respect to employees and job applicants who hold a biblically-based view of marriage.

Since Heroic Media, a pro-life organization that uses multimedia to present life-affirming resources to pregnant women, began its Ohio Life Collaboration Campaign in 2010, abortion rates throughout the state have dropped to historic lows.

The Pentecostal Theological Seminary will host its annual “Ministers’ Week,” April 15—17, 2014 on the Seminary’s campus in Cleveland, Tennessee. This year’s conference, themed “Knowing God in the Ordinary Practices of Christian Life,” will present a number of opportunities for ministers and students to participate in worship services and breakout sessions.

As our nation struggles with continued economic insecurity, vast healthcare change, and continual challenges to basic constitutional rights, citizens of the United States are preparing to exercise one of their most precious freedoms — the right to gather, worship, and pray to God. Following in the footsteps of our nation’s founders, who fought for religious freedom, millions will assemble at thousands of local National Day of Prayer events across America, where they will take time out of their daily schedules to intercede on behalf of their communities, their nation, and their leaders.