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4 days ago | christianitytoday.com | Kelsey McGinnis

The "Hard Fought Hallelujah" singer remains "really passionate about reaching people who don't know who Jesus is yet."The week of June 2, four of the ten most-sung songs in American churches were cowritten by Brandon Lake. That's nothing new for the long-haired worship artist, whose songs "Gratitude," "Praise," and "Trust in God" have become staples for congregations that use contemporary worship music.

5 days ago | christianitytoday.com | Russell Moore

We're living in the last days. But Jesus never said we'd know exactly when the end would come. This piece was adapted from Russell Moore's newsletter. Subscribe here. After Israel's recent bombing of Iran, a friend told me about a preacher who asserted that Russia might be the Gog and Magog of the Book of Ezekiel, that Iran might be one of the hostile nations pictured by the prophets, and that all of this just might be pointing toward the imminence of the literal apocalypse.

1 week ago | christianitytoday.com | Kate Lucky

We don't have to excuse their bad behavior to recognize God's hand in what they create. I have never had much patience for geniuses. Very smart! Very productive! Also: very annoying. Think of the rude eccentric who talks out of turn, sharing his unsolicited opinions on subjects about which he knows very little. Or the bigwig scholar running late and not responding to emails, too absorbed in his own work to be considerate of others.

1 week ago | christianitytoday.com | Daniel Silliman

Financial records show royalty payments rolled in during presidential campaign. President Donald Trump earned $1.3 million off the sale of Bibles in 2024. The White House released financial disclosure forms on Friday as the nation prepared for protests and a military parade celebrating the anniversary of the US Army. The 234-page report, covering the 12 months before Trump was sworn into office, shows his wealth vastly increased while he was running for president.

1 week ago | christianitytoday.com | Kelly Ng

Muslim groups decried Hannah Yeoh's memoir, in which she details her faith journey. Malaysia cabinet minister Hannah Yeoh won a defamation case in late May against university lecturer Kamarul Zaman Yusoff, who accused her of using her memoir to turn Malaysia into a Christian nation. The long-running suit, which Yeoh filed in 2022, centers on two of Kamarul's Facebook posts from May 2017 that suggested she was "pushing a Christian agenda" through her political position.