When approaching the Greatest Story Ever Told, how would someone balance the reverence of the sacred text and still offer something new enough to draw a crowd? For Simon Moore and Carlos Kotkin, writers of the new Sony Animation/AFFIRM Films release The Star, arriving in theaters Friday, focusing on lovable, talking animals surrounding the holy family helps bring a new perspective on the journey to Bethlehem and the birth of Jesus Christ.

“Standing with Competence” is the theme of Heritage Week at the Pentecostal Theological Seminary November 14 and 15. Activities include a Tuesday chapel service at 11:00 a.m., the annual Azusa Lecture Tuesday at 7:00 p.m., and a luncheon/panel discussion featuring seminary alums on Wednesday at 11:00 a.m.

A little more than one year after receiving the holy blessing of Pope Francis in the Vatican City, the highly-anticipated pre-apocalyptic drama The Second Coming of Christ is landing in Los Angeles theaters.

An Office Max in Marshfield, Wisconsin has refused to print a poster submitted by Wisconsin Christian News (WCN) advertising an upcoming speech on November 16 by Peter LaBarbera, president of Americans For Truth About Homosexuality on the topic of “The Homosexual Agenda.”

Church of God General Overseer Dr. Timothy M. Hill has released a document entitled, “The FINISH Commitment: The Essential Alignment of Priorities, Paradigms, and Purpose.”

On Monday, November 13 there will be events, vigils and fundraisers commemorating World Orphans Day in various countries around the world. Facilitated by a Nashville based organization, The Stars Foundation, the flagship platform for orphans is being expanded to include an internationally promoted World Orphans Day theme song in 2018.

This summer, Youth Unlimited mobilized over 1,500 students and volunteers in communities across North America through SERVE, a week-long service-oriented mission trip experience.

As the memory of Hurricane Maria fades for some, that memory is still fresh and vivid for those trying to recover throughout the Caribbean. Puerto Rico was hit especially hard, losing the vast majority of their infrastructure.

At the invitation of hundreds of church leaders throughout the nation of Côte d’Ivoire earlier this year, international evangelist Andrew Palau and his team launched a massive 2-year campaign focusing attention on the nation’s two capital cities: Yamoussoukro (the political capital), and Abidjan (the economic capital). The campaign, which came to be known as Love Côte d’Ivoire, set its sights on uniting the local churches in order to mobilize the Christian community to serve their neighbors and share their faith in Jesus. Yamoussoukro was the focus of efforts this year, culminating in a week of ministry reaching more than 65,000 people and documenting 15,850 public confessions of faith.