 A 33-year-old pastor and former city employee was gunned down near a Boston middle school during the bustling afternoon rush hour. The pastor, identified as Daniel “Danny” Mayers of Haverhill, was discovered in his vehicle suffering from gunshot wounds.
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 While a majority of Americans have a positive view of Jesus, most, including Christians, also have a negative opinion of celebrity Christian culture, celebrity pastors, Evangelicals, megachurches and famous worship bands, a new study from Barna Group shows.
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 In his first sermon since his 9-year-old daughter was killed in a mass shooting at a Christian school, Chad Scruggs, the senior pastor at Covenant Presbyterian Church, opened up about the complicated nature of grief and thanked the church for supporting his family amid their pain.
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 On the first Sunday following the death of their pastor, Harry Reeder, the congregation of Briarwood Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, Alabama, mourned together and reflected on God's sovereignty and goodness in the face of death.
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 The family and church of an Arkansas pastor are grieving the loss of his two daughters after the family's vehicle was hit by an oncoming train. The pastor and his son survived the accident but are in critical condition in hospital.
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