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This week in Christian history D. James Kennedy dies Billy Graham's NYC Crusade ends Events from this week in Christian history include the death of D. James Kennedy, Billy Graham concluding a 16-week crusade in New York City and the Baptism of William Paley. @ChristianPost_com 🔗 https://www.christianpost.com/news/this-week-in-christian-history-d-james-kennedy-dies.html

Christians, don't be scared of your chatbot — evangelize it "It's like buying tasty baked goods from someone you wouldn't trust to babysit your kids." That's how most American Christians feel about AI — useful, but suspect. One writer argues the solution isn't distance, it's engagement. @ChristianPost_com 🔗 https://www.christianpost.com/voices/christians-dont-be-scared-of-your-chatbot-evangelize-it.html

12 ways God's Kingdom runs opposite to the world This piece walks through 12 such paradoxes, from strength in weakness to greatness through service, showing why the Kingdom of God can feel so hard for the natural mind to grasp. @ChristianPost_com 🔗 https://www.christianpost.com/voices/12-ways-gods-kingdom-runs-opposite-to-the-world.html

Travel Postcard from San Jose San Jose, California’s third-largest city, has a larger population than San Francisco yet remains relatively overlooked. @ChristianPost_com 🔗 https://www.christianpost.com/news/travel-postcard-from-san-jose.html

Iranian Christian convert deported from US granted asylum in Canada An Iranian Christian convert who was deported from the United States while seeking asylum has received a new home in Canada amid concerns about the safety of Iranian Christians who have faced removal from the U.S.  @ChristianPost_com 🔗 https://www.christianpost.com/news/iranian-christian-convert-deported-from-us-given-asylum-in-canada.html

Big Church Festival shut down after 'devastating accident' leaves 1 dead, injures 6 others Organizers closed Big Church Festival, Britain's largest Christian music festival, on its opening day Friday out of compassion for victims after a sign fell and killed one person and injured six others near Steyning, West Sussex. @ChristianPost_com 🔗 https://www.christianpost.com/news/big-church-festival-shut-down-after-accident-kills-1-injures-6.html

Fear of persecution grows as 13th Indian state enacts anti-conversion law Fear of persecution among Indian Christians has led churches in Maharashtra to ask worshippers to sign consent forms declaring that they attend services of their own free will, as this western state becomes the 13th Indian state with an “anti-conversion” statute. @ChristianPost_com 🔗 https://www.christianpost.com/news/why-churches-in-india-are-asking-visitors-to-sign-consent-forms.html

Abdul El-Sayed's bizarre defense of child sex changes on Fox News backfires The basic weakness El-Sayed faced is that no amount of lipstick can make a pig walk upright. @ChristianPost_com 🔗 https://www.christianpost.com/voices/abdul-el-sayeds-bizarre-defense-of-child-sex-changes-on-fox-news.html

Why would an Evangelical group erase the word 'Evangelical'? "Evangelical" has become a loaded word — political shorthand to some, a source of shame to others. Now the organization that has carried the name since 1948 is considering dropping it. A member makes the case for why that would be a mistake. @ChristianPost_com 🔗 https://www.christianpost.com/voices/why-would-an-evangelical-group-erase-the-word-evangelical.html

The wisest book in the Bible has a question for our culture war Legislatures go to war over a locker room. Families split at Thanksgiving over a bathroom door. Meanwhile, almost no one is asking the one question with enough weight to actually end it. A look at what Ecclesiastes says about knowing which fight is worth having. @ChristianPost_com 🔗 https://www.christianpost.com/voices/the-wisest-book-in-the-bible-has-a-question-for-our-culture-war.html

3 firefighters injured battling blaze that destroyed historic Michigan church Three firefighters were injured in the blaze that destroyed a historic church building in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan, earlier this week, though they have since returned to duty. @ChristianPost_com 🔗 https://www.christianpost.com/news/3-firefighters-injured-in-blaze-that-destroyed-michigan-church.html

DOJ labels FBI memo warning of 'radical-traditionalist Catholic' ideolgy a 'grave failure' The FBI is calling a memo that generated backlash for characterizing “radical-traditionalist Catholic ideology” as a national security threat a “grave failure” as a new report shows that an FBI field office continued working on the document after it was ordered to be taken down. @ChristianPost_com 🔗 https://www.christianpost.com/news/fbi-radical-traditionalist-catholic-memo-was-failure-doj.html

11 members of Congress urge Pakistani gov't to save Christian woman abducted, forcibly converted to Islam Members of Congress have urged the Pakistani government to take steps to protect an 18-year-old Christian woman who her family says was abducted and forcibly converted to Islam. @ChristianPost_com 🔗 https://www.christianpost.com/news/11-members-of-congress-urge-pakistan-govt-to-save-christian-girl.html

Scottish gov't urged to increase support for pregnant women as abortion numbers hit record high The Scottish government is being urged to increase support for expectant mothers following a record number of abortions. @ChristianPost_com 🔗 https://www.christianpost.com/news/scotland-urged-to-help-pregnant-moms-as-abortion-sets-new-high.html

Christian activist defends placement of Elie Wiesel's memoir on 'inappropriate books' list promoted in Texas A compilation of “inappropriate” Texas school books by a Christian advocacy group cited by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick includes a book written by famed Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel, with the group's representative warning about the book's depiction of brutality against children.  @ChristianPost_com 🔗 https://www.christianpost.com/news/holocaust-survivors-memoir-lands-on-inappropriate-books-list.html

Jep and Jess Robertson share Phil’s best marriage advice Jep and Jessica Robertson reflect on the marriage lessons they learned from Phil and Kay Robertson, including perseverance and treating marriage as a lifelong covenant, as they invite viewers into a new chapter of family and community in their new series, “Jep & Jess Beyond the Bayou.” @ChristianPost_com 🔗 https://www.christianpost.com/video/jep-and-jess-robertson-share-phils-best-marriage-advice.html

Tennessee charter school network agrees to remove LGBT books from curriculum, attorneys say A network of public charter schools in Tennessee has reportedly agreed to remove LGBT-themed children’s book from its curriculum that a legal group warned could potential violate state law on parental consent.  @ChristianPost_com 🔗 https://www.christianpost.com/news/tennessee-charter-school-network-agrees-to-remove-lgbt-books.html

Nepali churches reach cut-off valleys by mountain bike as Himalayan floods leave hundreds dead Christian relief teams have begun moving into remote valleys of northern Nepal after a torrent of water, mud, rock and ice swept through Himalayan river settlements on Aug. 26, killing hundreds of people and leaving more than 1,400 missing across Nepal and the Tibet region of China. @ChristianPost_com 🔗 https://www.christianpost.com/news/nepali-churches-reach-cut-off-valleys-by-mountain-bike.html

Southern Methodist University cancels 'unapologetically Muslim' CAIR event on campus A Texas university named earlier this year as the second-best Christian college in the U.S. says it will not host a scheduled event for an Islamic group deemed to be a “terrorist organization” by the state. @ChristianPost_com 🔗 https://www.christianpost.com/news/smu-cancels-plan-to-host-unapologetically-muslim-cair-event.html

'We exist to come alongside the church' Lifeway installs Ryan Blackwell as new president Megachurch Pastor Ryan Blackwell has been installed as the new president and chief executive officer of Lifeway Christian Resources, the media and resource entity of the Southern Baptist Convention. @ChristianPost_com 🔗 https://www.christianpost.com/news/ryan-blackwell-now-president-of-lifeway-christian-resources.html