Diana Chandler

5 days ago | julieroys.com | Diana Chandler |Julie Roys

Greg Mathias, who teaches global missions at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (NOBTS) in Louisiana, told media that while in Jackson Square this past weekend, he likely walked past five fortune tellers and tarot card readers, common sights there. But according to Pew Research, many Christians in the U.S. are not just passing by such phenomena.

1 month ago | julieroys.com | Diana Chandler |Julie Roys

Christian faith threatens Russian President Vladimir Putin because it is out of his control. As such, his war on Ukraine has centered on the systematic persecution of Christians, their families and their churches. That is a central message of “A Faith Under Siege: Russia’s Hidden War on Ukraine’s Christians,” a documentary premiering May 10 on CBN, and following on TBN, Newsmax, and several streaming platforms.

1 month ago | julieroys.com | Diana Chandler |Julie Roys

An estimated 10 million more adults qualified as Bible users in January 2025 than in 2019, the American Bible Society (ABS) said in its new State of the Bible release, but usage still lags pre-COVID-19 readership by 14 million adults. While the ABS has an admittedly low bar for Bible usage – three times a year outside of organized church worship – at least a quarter of U.S. adults turn to the Bible on their own weekly or more frequently.

2 months ago | julieroys.com | Diana Chandler |Julie Roys

Men have outpaced women in church attendance the past three years, reversing a longstanding trend of more women in the pews that narrowed in 2016, Barna said in its 2025 State of the Church release, created in partnership with Gloo. Women had outpaced men in church attendance since 2000, then at 47 percent to 38 percent, before men began outpacing women in 2022, at 35 percent to 30 percent. In 2024, 30 percent of men were attending weekly, compared to 27 percent of women.

2 months ago | julieroys.com | Diana Chandler |Julie Roys

The number of Christians killed in the March 6 Alawite uprising and responsive attacks through March 9 is still unclear, but Christians have suffered collateral losses in sectarian violence that continues, Global Christian Relief (GCR) told media.