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faithwire.com | Tré Goins-Phillips
“Do you want to meet the Michael Jordan of Bible translation?”It was early in the 2010s, and Jordan Monson was a low-level Bible translation intern. He was attending a conference when a friend posed that question to him. Unsure who it might be, Monson assented to the offer and was understandably surprised when he turned to see an English woman in her early 70s with a bit of a limp walking toward him.
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fggam.org | Dewey Moede |Tré Goins-Phillips
Glory to God in the Highest!FAITHWIREBy Tré Goins-PhillipsA new survey is showing dramatic church growth among young adults in the United Kingdom. The Bible Society study, “The Quiet Revival,” which surveyed more than 13,000 people, tracked a 12% uptick since 2018 among 18- to 24-year-olds who report attending church at least monthly. And, over the last six years, that number among men has shot from 4% to 21%. More young women also started attending church, increasing from 3% to 12%. More Here
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1 week ago | 
faithwire.com | Tré Goins-Phillips
A new survey is showing dramatic church growth among young adults in the United Kingdom. The Bible Society study, “The Quiet Revival,” which surveyed more than 13,000 people, tracked a 12% uptick since 2018 among 18- to 24-year-olds who report attending church at least monthly. And, over the last six years, that number among men has shot from 4% to 21%. More young women also started attending church, increasing from 3% to 12%.
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1 week ago | 
cbn.com | Tré Goins-Phillips
A theologian and a psychologist walk into a room, and disagree about suffering — kind of. John Piper, a longtime pastor and theologian, used a recent episode of his popular podcast, “Ask Pastor John,” to respond to a viral post about suffering and happiness from Canadian psychologist and thought leader Jordan Peterson. In an X post that has amassed more than two million views, Peterson wrote, “Life is suffering.
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1 week ago | 
cbn.com | Tré Goins-Phillips
There are plenty of surveys swirling about faith — or lack thereof — in America, but there are some encouraging new statistics offering rays of hope. A recently released survey from Barna Group found a majority of adults disagree with the claim the “church is not relevant in today’s world,” with 41% stating they “definitely disagree” with the sentiment and 24% saying they “somewhat disagree” with it.
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2 weeks ago | 
faithwire.com | Tré Goins-Phillips
A theologian and a psychologist walk into a room, and disagree about suffering — kind of. John Piper, a longtime pastor and theologian, used a recent episode of his popular podcast, “Ask Pastor John,” to respond to a viral post about suffering and happiness from Canadian psychologist and thought leader Jordan Peterson. In an X post that has amassed more than two million views, Peterson wrote, “Life is suffering.
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2 weeks ago | 
faithwire.com | Tré Goins-Phillips
By the world’s metrics, Jen Lilley is a sure success — but she’s not measuring her accomplishments in accolades and awards; she cares what God thinks of her. “The Holy Spirit is my very best friend,” Lilley said, tears in her eyes, on a recent episode of CBN’s “Faith vs. Culture.” It would be easy to dismiss her words as overly saccharine, but that’s not the case for Lilley. Her faith is genuine — an authentic relationship with God that began in earnest when she was just nine years old.
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2 weeks ago | 
cbn.com | Tré Goins-Phillips
“Duck Dynasty” patriarch Phil Robertson’s health is rapidly declining, according to a recent update from his son Jase Robertson, who hosts the podcast, “Unashamed with the Robertson Family.” “[I’ll] tell you the truth,” Jase said, “it hasn’t been good.” The focus, the younger Robertson explained, is on making sure he’s comfortable and providing the best possible care to the 78-year-old Phil Robertson, who, according to his son Willie Robertson, was diagnosed in December with a blood disorder,...
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2 weeks ago | 
faithwire.com | Tré Goins-Phillips
“Duck Dynasty” patriarch Phil Robertson’s health is rapidly declining, according to a recent update from his son Jase Robertson, who hosts the podcast, “Unashamed with the Robertson Family.” “[I’ll] tell you the truth,” Jase Robertson said, “it hasn’t been good.” The focus, the younger Robertson explained, is on making sure he’s comfortable and providing the best possible care to the 78-year-old Phil Robertson, who, according his son Willie Robertson, was diagnosed in December with a blood...
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2 weeks ago | 
cbn.com | Tré Goins-Phillips
One Backstreet Boys heir is using music to share his journey back to God. During Hollywood week on “American Idol,” country singer Baylee Littrell, son of Backstreet Boys member Brian Littrell, performed a faith-based ballad he wrote about rediscovering his faith in God. Teeing up the song, “Hey Jesus,” the 21-year-old told the competition show’s judges, “I wrote this song when I was going through a pretty tough time in my life.
