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This Sunday, the Global Church Will Pray for 388 Million Christians Facing High Levels of Persecution
Congregations around the world will set aside Sunday, Nov. 1 for the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church, and this year Open Doors, the Christian ministry that tracks persecution, is asking them to start with Syria. Its 2026 World Watch List moved Syria from…
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WNBA Star Sophie Cunningham to Theo Von: ‘Nothing You Do Is Going to Separate You From God’s Love and Grace and Forgiveness’
Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham told Theo Von on his podcast that nothing a person does or doesn’t do can separate them from God’s love, after Von said he wishes his connection with God were stronger. The conversation is in episode No. 692 of This Past Weekend. Von said…
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‘I Need a Little Gravy on My God’: Kirk Franklin’s New Double Album Is His Answer to 33 Years of Critics
Kirk Franklin’s new album I Am What I Am, his first double album, is out Oct. 30, and he says it is partly an answer to the people who have been questioning his choices for decades. At a listening party in Atlanta, he joked about the whole idea: “I need a little gravy on my…
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Packers’ Josh Jacobs Says His Touchdown Celebration Is an Ode to the Gospel Song “Break Every Chain,” Not His Recent Arrest
Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs says the celebration that set off social media after his latest touchdown was a tribute to a gospel song, not a joke about his recent arrest. In the second quarter of the Packers’ 27-19 win over the Carolina Panthers, Jacobs scored on a…
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Pew: Americans Ages 23 to 26 Are Among the Least Religious Adults in the Country, While 18-to-22-Year-Olds Attend Church at Higher Rates Than Anyone
If you’re 25, the Gen Z church revival you keep hearing about may not describe you. Pew Research Center’s newest report on American religion finds that adults ages 23 to 26 are actually the least religious age group in the country on the core measures it tracks, including how…
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The Most-Searched Thing in the Bible App This Year Was Psalm 91. ‘Anxiety,’ ‘Hope’ and ‘Healing’ Weren’t Far Behind.
The search bar in a Bible app works like any other, which means it shows what people are worried about before they’ve said it out loud to anyone. YouVersion says “Psalm 91” was the single most-searched term in the app this year. In its newest release, the company also says…
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A Broken System Protects Traffickers, Not Girls
I’m often asked about the night I spent in a Southeast Asian jail alongside three young girls who had been exploited by sex traffickers. But the primary question isn’t about why I was in jail. Rather, why were those three girls in jail to begin with? Why them, and not the…
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Researchers Say Radar Shows Chambers and Corridors Inside the Boat-Shaped Formation in Turkey That Some Believe Is Noah’s Ark
A radar scientist working at a boat-shaped formation in eastern Turkey says his scans show organized patterns, chambers and corridors inside it, and that those features are not natural rock. The scientist, Khosrow Bakhtar, is a veteran U.S. defense scientist and the inventor of…
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Gallup: Americans Under 30 Rate Their Lives 20 Points Lower Than They Did in 2010
A 25-year-old in 2026 is starting adult life in worse shape than a 25-year-old in 2010, at least by their own account. Gallup’s newest wellbeing report finds that 44% of U.S. adults ages 18 to 29 are “thriving” so far this year, down from a high of 64% in 2010. Gallup counts…
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Franni Cash on Leaving the Family Band, Her Solo Debut and Growing Up in a Cult
Franni Cash was about 13 when she says the community her family belonged to officially became a cult. She was 17 when her family left it. She told RELEVANT that her parents joined after their marriage hit a rough patch and a friend suggested counseling. The therapist they saw,…
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Yes, You Need to Watch Kirk Franklin Dance Through Jennifer Hudson’s Spirit Tunnel
Kirk Franklin did not walk through The Jennifer Hudson Show’s spirit tunnel. He worked it. The Jennifer Hudson Show posted the walk to Instagram with one caption: “Show off those moves @kirkfranklin!” View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Jennifer Hudson Show…
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Spurs Rookie Tarris Reed Jr. Got Baptized: ‘I Went From Wanting Nothing to do With the Lord to Now Desiring to Live For Him’
San Antonio Spurs rookie Tarris Reed Jr. got baptized days after making his NBA debut, and he posted the video to Instagram under two words: “Jesus Saves.” Reed, a 23-year-old center, was the No. 26 pick in this year’s draft out of UConn. Denver took him, and San Antonio…
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Carl and Laura Lentz on Five Years of Public Judgment: ‘You Can’t Not See God Through Our Story’
Five years ago, Laura Lentz had more advice than she wanted. People who had never met her were telling her what to do about her husband, her marriage and her future. “Getting all these opinions and judgments from the outside when no one really knows what’s going on,” she says.…
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Meet Elle Limebear, the British Artist Who Turned a School-Assembly Hymn Into a UK No. 1
The daughter of Delirious? frontman Martin Smith rebuilt “Oil in My Lamp” for a new generation, and “Give Me Joy” has spent nine weeks atop the UK Christian chart.
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Can You Build Wealth and Still Follow Jesus? Yes, But Define ‘Enough’ First.
The first decent paycheck can come with an unexpected side of guilt. Maybe your salary no longer starts with a 4, or your savings finally hit a number that once sounded rich. The relief is real. So is the question: Am I allowed to want more? For Christians raised to view wealth…
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After the Washington Wizards Lost to the Raptors, They Invited Scottie Barnes Into Their Prayer Circle
In the NBA, the postgame TV interview moves fast. The horn sounds, the star of the night gets steered toward the sideline and a reporter is waiting with a microphone before he’s caught his breath. After the Toronto Raptors beat the Washington Wizards 112-102 on Friday, Oct. 23,…
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Forrest Frank Announces ‘The Jesus Generation’ Tour Documentary, Coming to Theaters Next Year
Forrest Frank has released the first trailer for The Jesus Generation, a documentary about his record-setting Jesus Generation Tour. Lionsgate will distribute the film, which includes appearances by Rick Rubin, Philip Anthony Mitchell and Sadie Robertson, among others. Forrest…
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It Costs the Average American an Hour of Work to Buy 10 Staple Groceries. In Some Countries, It Takes More Than 19 Days
Ten basic foods now cost more than a week of work in 11 of the 56 countries surveyed in a new Price Shocks report from World Vision, and nine of those 11 are in Sub-Saharan Africa. In Sudan, buying them takes 19.3 eight-hour workdays. In Myanmar, 10.1, and in Haiti, 9.5. In the…
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Kick Streamer Togi: ‘Right Now My Faith Is Lukewarm and I Don’t Know Why’
Six months ago, Togi said he spent $300,000 on a bender with his friends and that none of it came close to what his relationship with God gave him. Now he says his faith is lukewarm. The Kick streamer, who has 1.9 million followers on Instagram, reposted the clip in his newest…
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Jonathan Isaac Was One of the NBA’s Most Outspoken Christians. He’s Been Quieter Lately, and It’s on Purpose.
Near the end of his interview on the new RELEVANT Podcast, Jonathan Isaac was asked for the sound bite: one way the Lord’s been encouraging him lately, the kind of clip that does numbers on Instagram, a professional athlete saying something encouraging about faith. Isaac…