The father of Christian singer Mandisa told an audience during a "Celebration of Life" service Saturday that his daughter did not die from self-harm and that she had been battling COVID-19 in the weeks prior to her death.

Tornadoes hit multiple states over the weekend, with as many as 27 ripping through the state of Oklahoma. At least four people have died in the state since late Saturday night.?

A community in Nashville, Tennessee, gathered to bid farewell to Mandisa, the Christian singer and former “American Idol” contestant who died at 47. The funeral service was held at Brentwood Baptist on Saturday morning, where her family, church members and mourners came together to remember the life of a singer whose voice and spirit touched many.

By Tyler Durden A tornado outbreak on Saturday night across southern Oklahoma decimated a major distribution center for budget retailer Dollar Tree. The facility supplies...Major Dollar Tree Warehouse Demolished By Tornado, May Spark Supply Chain Chaos

By Tyler Durden A tornado outbreak on Saturday night across southern Oklahoma decimated a major distribution center for budget retailer Dollar Tree. The facility supplies...Major Dollar Tree Warehouse Demolished By Tornado, May Spark Supply Chain Chaos

Pouring rain didn't stop dozens from marching in the nation's capital on Saturday to stand in solidarity with persecuted Christians globally, with some asking why the American Church isn't doing more to spread awareness.?

DEVELOPING STORY: The town of Sulphur, Oklahoma was all but wiped off the face of the Earth Saturday night by […]

A Nigerian local government official said that a Christian in Otukpo County's Entepka village was killed by herdsmen last Saturday, after they killed two others two days earlier on April 18 in the Entepka District's Adoka-Icho community.

Family and friends of Grammy-winning artist Mandisa will celebrate her life Saturday during a funeral service at a Brentwood, Tenn., church that will be live-streamed.

When I married into a Jewish family, antisemitism hit home. Now, the holy day reminds me of our future hope.On October 7, 2023, my mother-in-law called.“Have you seen the news?” she asked urgently. “Terrorists have attacked Israel. Where are the kids? Are they at home with you? Can you keep them home from school this week?”She knows antisemitism all too well. Her husband is a Jew who traces his lineage back to the tribe of Levi. His ancestors immigrated to America from Poland and Russia in the early 1900s. They maintained their heritage and ancient faith through centuries of opposition, faithfully attending synagogue, reading from the Torah, and celebrating holidays such as Passover. They broke bread and drank wine in remembrance of when God rescued their people out of slavery in Egypt.Today, my father-in-law is a Christian. As we break the matzoh, we remember Jesus, whose body was broken for us. As we drink the wine, we remember his blood poured out for the salvation of many. This meal, while it reminds us of our Savior who freed us from slavery to sin, is also a promise of what is to come. For the generations who have suffered, this meal is a reminder of God’s redemption. It gives us hope.Though he rarely talks about it, my father-in-law has told us stories about his childhood growing up in Miami. His family went to synagogue every Saturday, and he and his Jewish friends attended Hebrew school five days a week. His father owned a grocery store in the 1950s and ’60s, working sunup to sundown every day except the Sabbath. He supported his family in a community where Jewish, Black, and Hispanic people were often unwelcome.“I remember going to the beach and seeing signs on the bathroom doors that read, ‘No dogs or Jews allowed,’” my father-in-law told me. “I remember ...Continue reading...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Israel will decide for itself how to respond to Iran's unprecedented attack of more than 300 missiles and drones last Saturday (13th).? “I thank ... Read MoreThe post Israel Alone Will Choose Its Iran Response appeared first on The Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry.

By Tyler Durden Americans panic searched “World War III” and other related searches following Iran’s? Saturday night attack on Israel? with hundreds of missiles and drones. Using...Americans Panic-Search “World War III” And “Can I Be Drafted” As Iran Bombs Israel

By Janet Phelan Saturday saw a rather spectacular night-sky display over Tel Aviv and elsewhere in Israel, as Iran sent hundreds of drones and missiles...Was Iran’s Strike Against Israel a Psy-Op?

On Holy Saturday 2007, cartoonist Johnny Hart died of a stroke while working at his drawing table. Hart was the award-winning creator of the popular comic strips “The Wizard of Id” and “B.C.” which, at one time, reached 100 million readers worldwide every day. In a 1999 BreakPoint? commentary, Chuck Colson identified Hart as “the most widely read Christian of our time,” with “more readers than C.S. Lewis, Frank Peretti, and Billy Graham combined.”

Today's category: BlondesOne-Liners 1? ? ? ? ? ? Q: How do you confuse a blonde?? ? ? ? ? ? A: You don't. They're born that way!? ? ? ? ? ? Q: Why did the blonde stare at a frozen orange juice can for 2 hours?? ? ? ? ? ? A: Because it said "concentrate"!? ? ? ? ? ? Q: What do you call a blonde with half a brain?? ? ? ? ? ? A: Very Gifted!? ? ? ? ? ? Q: How can you tell a blonde has been using your computer?? ? ? ? ? ? A: There is white-out all over the computer screen!? ? ? ? ? ? Q: Why don't blondes have elavator jobs?? ? ? ? ? ? A: They don't know the route!? ? ? ? ? ? Q: How do blonde braincells die?? ? ? ? ? ? A: Alone!? ? ? ? ? ? Q: How do you give a blonde a brain transplant?? ? ? ? ? ? A: Blow in her ear!? ? ? ? ? ? Q: How do you make a blonde laugh on Saturday?? ? ? ? ? ? A: Tell her a joke on Wednesday!? ? ? ? ? ? Q: If a blonde and a brunette are tossed off a building, who hits the ground first?? ? ? ? ? ? A: The brunette. The blonde has to stop to ask for directions!? ? ? ? ? ? Q: How do you really confuse a blonde?? ? ? ? ? ? A: Put her in a circular room and tell her to sit in the corner!? ? ? ? ? ? Q: Why is it okay for blondes to catch cold?? ? ? ? ? ? A: They don't have to worry about blowing their brains out!? ? ? ? ? ? Q: Why do blondes have TGIF on their shoes?? ? ? ? ? ? A: Toes go in first!? ? ? ? ? ? Q: What is the blonde doing when she holds her hands tightly over her ears?? ? ? ? ? ? A: Trying to hold on to a thought!? ? ? ? ? ? Q: What are the worst six years in a blonde's life?? ? ? ? ? ? A: Third Grade!View hundreds more jokes online.Email this joke to a friend

Today's category: PastorsThe Answer? ? ? ? ? ? A new pastor moved into town and went out one Saturday to visit his parishioners. All went well until he came to one house. It was obvious that someone was home, but no one came to the door even after he had knocked several times. Finally, he took out his card and wrote on the back: Revelation 3:20 and stuck it in the door.? ? ? ? ? ? The next day, as he was counting the offering he found his card in the collection plate. Below his message was the notation Genesis 3:10.? ? ? ? ? ? Revelation 3:20 reads: "Behold I stand at the door and knock. If any man hear my voice, and opens the door, I will come in to him, and will dine with him, and he with me."? ? ? ? ? ? Genesis 3:10 reads: "And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked."View hundreds more jokes online.Email this joke to a friend

Henry Blackaby, a pastor who wrote the bestselling book Experiencing God? and who launched a ministry that impacted the world, died Saturday. He was 88.

Saturday, October 29. The 1948 presidential campaign was almost over; only Saturday and Monday remained because Harry S. Truman never campaigned on Sunday; he took seriously, “Remember the sabbath day to keep it holy.” Up to that point in the...The post When Harry Truman attended a prayer meeting in Harlem appeared first on Baptist News Global.

An EF2 tornado struck Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, on Saturday, bringing forth heavy rain and strong winds reaching up to 130 mph.

About 8–12 times per month I give a lecture in the museum for guests who want to hear it. On Saturday I gave one of my most common talks, “Is Genesis Relevant

Friends,This past weekend, I spoke eight times in Rockford, Illinois.We had about 60 at the middle school for a church plant outreach on Saturday night.

This week has been an adventure! We have been snowed in at home since Saturday. We arrived home to find we were without electricity. We got the wood stove

by Phil Johnson(Click for a hi-res image.)n October 28, 1887 (a Friday)—well into the Down Grade controversy—Charles Spurgeon wrote the Secretary of the Baptist union to withdraw his membership in the Union.The following Tuesday, November 1, he hand-wrote this letter to his friend Archibald Brown, urging him to withdraw from the Union as well:WestwoodBeulah HillUpper Norwood 1887 Nov 1 Dear Mr Brown,Mr. Booth recd a formal notice from me on Friday. Let him have yours too, for otherwise they will not know of yr going with me. We are to sink or swim together. Blessed be God for so dear a comrade. Did you see Clifford's Appeal in Pall Mall on Saturday? Deceivableness of unrighteousness!" The fire is catching in Scotland. God will I trust work by this discussion. The Lord bless you Yours HeartilyC. H. SpurgeonMy most treasured item of historic Baptist memorabilia is the handwritten original of that letter. Some details about the context:"Clifford" is John Clifford, who had written an unctuous "Appeal to Mr. Spurgeon" in the Saturday edition of The Pall Mall Gazette. (That article is what Spurgeon is referring to in his letter to Brown.)Clifford was serving at the time as Vice-President of the Baptist Union. A year later he would be elected president, and in that role he would preside over the Baptist Union's infamous censure of Spurgeon. In his mostly excellent biography of Spurgeon, W. Y. Fullerton charitably tries to portray Clifford as "one of Mr. Spurgeon's most ardent admirers." He was anything but. He was analogous to those who call themselves "progressive" today.When Clifford first came to London at the age of 20 in 1856, he came to the city specifically to hear Spurgeon. But even in those days, Clifford was hardly a solid Bible-believing evangelical. He was enthralled with Ralph Waldo Emerson and had seriously contemplated becoming a Unitarian. Ultimately, however, he remained at least nominally evangelical and in 1858 took a position as pastor of the Praed Street Baptist Church in London, where he remained until his retirement in 1915.By the late 1880s, Clifford had concluded that Spurgeon and the brand of evangelical conviction he represented were oldfangled and out of fashion—and Clifford thus helped lead the modernist effort to silence Spurgeon's concerns about doctrinal down grade. Tom Nettles describes Clifford as an "irrepressible liberal. Personally, I like Spurgeon's description of Clifford's passive-aggressive approach to Spurgeon and the Down Grade: "Deceivableness of unrighteousness!"A month later, Spurgeon wrote the secretary of the Baptist Union Council, declining the council's plea for him to reconsider his resignation. In that letter, Spurgeon said candidly, "I regard full-grown 'modern thought' as a totally new cult, having no more relation to Christianity than the mist of the evening to the everlasting hills."

We had such a great time during our Equip Saturday a few weeks ago! Thank you for those who were able to make it out to the event, we pray that it was helpful and informative

We had such a great time during our Equip Saturday a few weeks ago! Thank you for those who were able to make it out to the event, we pray that it was helpful and informative