Israel’s Christian population continued to grow in 2013, increasing by 3,000 people over the last year.

January 6, 2014–Cleveland, TN—For the second consecutive year, a live Bible reading is taking place at the Church of God International Offices in Cleveland, Tennessee. The multi-day event began at 6:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) this morning and marks the kick-off to the 2014 READ Initiative, a program to encourage reading the Bible from Genesis to Revelation in 2014.

It is hard to imagine that something of the following nature could take place, but it did: An 18-year-old has been charged in the brutal rape and beating of a 70-year old nun in the United Sates (reported on December 13, 2013). According to the report, she was walking in a parking lot behind the church when she was approached by a man who choked her, punched her, then threw her to the ground where she was assaulted and raped.

PreachingToday.com, a ministry of Christianity Today, announced the Top 10 Sermons of 2013 that highlight relevant concerns and challenges that pastors must address in the present-day Church.

The Almond Tree, a Christian documentary film that follows a young couple’s journey through life, love and redemption.

On Thursday, January 16, Dr. Don Hattaway, newly elected President of the Southern Baptist movement in Georgia, and pastor at Tabernacle Baptist Church, will host a unique meeting. David Franklin, leader of the Bartow Baptist Association will facilitate the meeting.

The new ministry organization ALL IN released its 2014 vision this week which focuses on partnering with churches of all Christian denominations across America.

Faith Driven Consumer has launched the IStandWithPhil.com petition drive, which calls for A&E to immediately reinstate Phil Robertson to its No. 1 hit show, Duck Dynasty.

A Barna study is revealing the truth about U.S. Millennials, the generation born after 1980. Skeptics argue that Millennials put social justice above their faith and are leaving the church in droves.

But Barna’s study shows Millennials are sharing the gospel more than any other generation.