Timothy Padgett

5 days ago | breakpoint.org | John Stonestreet |Timothy Padgett

Recently, communications giant Verizon announced it will end its DEI program. The move follows other prominent companies who have either downsized or dropped diversity quota hiring and education. Something has definitely changed in corporate America. To be fair, Verizon switched its stance because a $9.6 billion merger was on the line.

1 week ago | timesfreepress.com | John Stonestreet |Timothy Padgett

Last September, vast sections of Appalachia were devastated by Hurricane Helene. The category 4 storm brought apocalyptic flooding to areas of Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina and, most destructively, North Carolina. The final cost of the destruction is over $200 billion and, more importantly, 230 lives. Some places, like Chimney Rock, North Carolina, are almost unrecognizable still.

1 week ago | crosswalk.com | John Stonestreet |Timothy Padgett

Today is Ascension Day, the day set aside in the church calendar to remember when Christ returned to the Father’s right hand in glory 40 days after His Resurrection. Ascension Day is still a public holiday in several European nations and marks the end of the Easter season. Most American Christians think of Easter as only a day and of Ascension Day as barely a blip on the calendar. However, in different times and places, Christians put a high priority on the Ascension.

1 week ago | breakpoint.org | John Stonestreet |Timothy Padgett

Today is Ascension Day, the day set aside in the church calendar to remember when Christ returned to the Father’s right hand in glory 40 days after His Resurrection. Ascension Day is still a public holiday in several European nations and marks the end of the Easter season. Most American Christians think of Easter as only a day and of Ascension Day as barely a blip on the calendar. However, in different times and places, Christians put a high priority on the Ascension.

1 week ago | theaquilareport.com | John Stonestreet |Timothy Padgett

The success of the Bible in pop culture is evidence that, as much as we may try to reject it in our sin and cultural rebellions, this Story of the world cannot be fully suppressed. We need not update, massage, embellish, or water down the message of the Bible. It’s already the best Story in history. It is, in fact, the Story of history. Weeks after Easter, a new faith-based movie out of Hollywood continues to do well at the box office.