Mark A. Kellner

Top religious network TBN to broaden focus, add faith-friendly lifestyle programming

The nation's top faith-based satellite/cable channel -- TBN -- is refocusing to meet the evolving needs of its audience and will offer viewers "more than just pulpit ministry," says its director of content and development.

May 31, 2023

Gen Z, millennials say shifting norms make marriage less appealing, survey shows

About 74% of American adults say changes in social norms have made marriage less appealing to younger generations, according to a survey conducted for a Muslim advocacy group.

May 29, 2023

Boosters of Israel emigration find friends, support among evangelical Christians

Jewish emigration to Israel is being supported in part by evangelical Christians, an alliance some might not expect, two leading Israeli emigres say.

May 25, 2023

For two actors, genuine miracle was ‘The Chosen’ becoming a streaming success

The Roman magistrate has been recognized in a coffee shop behind a face mask and eyeglasses, but Mother Mary can still pass through crowds unnoticed.

May 24, 2023

Franklin Graham warns of data, bank cancellations of Christian ministries

Evangelist Franklin Graham warned Christian broadcasters of a "coming storm" of demonic criticism that could cancel their cloud data storage and bank accounts, key elements of business and ministry in the digital age.

May 23, 2023

Stirring DeSantis speech moves Christian broadcasters to cheers, standing ovations

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis conducted a massive focus-group test of a potential presidential-stump speech Monday evening at the National Religious Broadcasters convention.

May 22, 2023

Intel tops list of faith-friendly Fortune 500 companies

A public policy advocacy group has named semiconductor chipmaker Intel Corp. as the "most faith-friendly" Fortune 500 company.

May 22, 2023

Higher Ground: How a digital microscope found ‘hidden’ notes in 1,100-year-old Hebrew Bible

A $700 digital microscope helped unlock "hidden" editorial notes in a 1,100-year-old Hebrew Bible known as the "Codex Sassoon," a noted scholar said.

May 22, 2023

Christian broadcasters to hear DeSantis, celebrate Israel, laud colleagues at Orlando event

Members of the National Religious Broadcasters will gather in Orlando Monday to trade industry experiences, celebrate Israel's 75th anniversary and hear from one potential 2024 GOP presidential candidate.

May 22, 2023

‘Reason for God’ author Timothy Keller dies after years of cancer battle

The Rev. Timothy Keller, an evangelical pastor and bestselling Christian apologist noted for bringing the Gospel message to urbanites -- died Friday morning at his home in New York City, the Redeemer Churches and Ministries network said in an announcement circulated online.

May 19, 2023

Secrets of $38 million Hebrew Bible revealed by $700 digital microscope, scholar says

A $700 digital microscope -- in the hands of an ancient manuscripts scholar -- may have added to the significance of an ancient Hebrew Bible manuscript sold for $38 million Wednesday.

May 17, 2023

California can’t force objecting doctors to help patients seeking assisted suicide, judge rules

The state of California will not require doctors who object to assisted suicide to provide life-ending medications to patients or refer such patients to other health providers, a federal judge ordered Wednesday.

May 17, 2023

Saddleback, Baptist church with female ‘teaching pastor,’ appeals SBC expulsion

Saddleback Church, a Southern California megachurch expelled from the Southern Baptist Convention in February for installing a woman as a "teaching pastor," will appeal the move at the denomination's June business meeting.

May 17, 2023

Russell Nelson, 98-year-old Mormon Church leader, admits use of wheelchair

The 98-year-old leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is dealing with "a small challenge with my balance" and occasionally uses a walker or a wheelchair, Russell Nelson said on Facebook Tuesday.

May 17, 2023

Higher Ground: Inside Millennials’ biblical crisis

The millennial generation -- those born between 1981 and 1996 -- was the 'least closely connected to biblical Christianity before the pandemic, and that connection was made even weaker' by the end of the pandemic.

May 15, 2023

Communism poses top threat to Christian lives worldwide, religious freedom expert says

Communism remains the greatest threat to Christian lives an evangelical and leading human rights advocate says, noting more Christians have been killed for their faith in the last century than in the previous 19 combined.

May 10, 2023

Millennials turn to faith amid pandemic, but are disconnected from biblical truth

Millennials clung to their faith as they were buffeted emotionally and financially during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new survey by an evangelical research group.

May 10, 2023

Southern Baptists erase decades of membership growth, fall to 1978 level

The Southern Baptist Convention said Tuesday its membership fell by 457,371 last year, the largest single-year numerical shortfall in over a century and erasing decades of growth.

May 9, 2023

Elementary school district settles lawsuit over ditching evangelical Christian university’s interns

Arizona's largest elementary school district has settled an evangelical Christian university's lawsuit alleging religious discrimination, agreeing to reinstate a program accepting student teachers from the school.

May 8, 2023

Feds retreat from fight to snuff out Catholic hospital’s chapel candle, drop threat to cut funding

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services decided Thursday that it was better to allow a Catholic hospital in Oklahoma to light a sacred candle than face a religious liberty lawsuit.

May 5, 2023