| | Body of missing pastor found in work truck | | Curated for you byCP Editors | | Good afternoon. It's Wednesday, August 9, and today's headlines include authorities finding the body of a missing pastor, an Anheuser-Busch heir's comments on the Bud Light controversy, and details on the upcoming film "Ordinary Angels." | | Phillip Loveday, a Texas pastor who went missing nearly a week ago after leaving for his job at Kinder Morgan in Texas, was found dead inside a company vehicle. Police announced that officers from the Kleberg County Sheriff's Office located the vehicle Tuesday afternoon. Full Story. |
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| Initially canceled, this Kirk Cameron event drew hundreds | | A Kirk Cameron book reading and meet-and-greet event in Huntsville, Ala., saw hundreds in attendance after initially being canceled due to concerns about security and the number of attendees. The Huntsville-Madison County Public Library System agreed to host the event, which featured Cameron and women's sports advocate Riley Gaines, if certain conditions were met. Protesters were also present. Read more. | | Anheuser-Busch heir slams Bud Light ad | | Billy Busch, heir to Bud Light parent company Anheuser-Busch, ripped the brand's decision to work with trans-identified influencer Dylan Mulvaney in an interview with entertainment website TMZ Friday. "My ancestors would have [rolled] over in their [graves]," Busch declared. Watch the interview now. | | Salesforce must face sex-trafficking allegations | | The Seventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with an alleged sex abuse victim and her mother by reviving a lawsuit accusing the cloud-based software company Salesforce of aiding one of its clients in a sex trafficking scheme. The judge determined that the California-based Salesforce "knowingly benefited" from Backpage's sex-trafficking venture, asserting that Salesforce had to have known or should have at least been aware of it. Read more. | | Porsche apologizes for removing Jesus statue from ad | | Porsche has apologized for the removal of a landmark statue of Jesus in an ad marking the 60th anniversary of its classic 911 model, saying its removal was "a mistake." Social media users were quick to call out the brand for the statue's absence, with one X user asking, "Hey, @Porsche, why did you erase the statue of Jesus Christ from your video filmed in Lisbon?" Read more. |
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| The painful truth about our child’s pain | | Author and podcaster Alli Worthington opens up about her anger toward God in the midst of her sons' pain and how God was with them through it all. "God didn’t cause my pain, nor did he protect me from it. But He stayed with me through it and led me to people who could help me process it," she writes. Read more. | | The looming spiritual crisis of AI: True transcendence (part 3) | | In part three of his series on artificial intelligence, Wallace B. Henley outlines four effects of true transcendence. Among the bunch: true transcendence has a positive formative effect, and it is in the light of God's true transcendence that we see true humanity and its value, including self-value. Read more. |
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| Tenn. church votes to leave SBC over female pastor ban | Monte Vista Baptist Church of Maryville, Tenn., has voted to leave the Southern Baptist Convention due to disagreements over theological issues, specifically the SBC's reaffirmation of its ban on women serving as pastors. Senior Pastor Jerry Mantooth told CP the decision to leave came via a unanimous voice vote from more than 120 members. Read more.Also of Interest ...Jamal Bryant gets new flak for old message claiming Jesus was wrong85% of His life13 Eritrean Christians released from prison in response to letter campaign |
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| 'Ordinary Angels' sheds light on the power of service | | "Ordinary Angels," the latest film from Kingdom Story Company—the studio behind box office hit "Jesus Revolution"—focuses on the power of community and how serving others highlights the transformative power of the Gospel. The film stars Hilary Swank as a hairdresser from a small Kentucky town whose life takes a turn when she meets a widower tirelessly working to support his two daughters. Based on a true story, the heartwarming film hits theaters Oct. 13. Watch an exclusive clip here. | | | | | | | | | | | | Thank you for spending part of your day with us. We look forward to seeing you again tomorrow! -- CP Editors |
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