| | Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston resigns after revelation of misconduct | | Curated for you byCP Editors | | Good afternoon! It's Wednesday, March 23, and today's headlines include the resignation of Hillsong's Brian Houston, new research on Christians' beliefs about their spiritual lives, and a CP Voices exclusive responding to Twitter's suspension of The Christian Post's account. Remember to find us on Telegram, GETTR, and Facebook for even more breaking news headlines. | Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston has resigned as global senior pastor of the megachurch network. The move comes following recent revelations that two women made serious complaints of misconduct against the pastor in the last 10 years. A statement from the Hillsong Church Global and Australian boards published on the global megachurch network’s website confirmed the resignation and stated, "Irrespective of the circumstances around this, we can all agree that Brian and Bobbie have served God faithfully over many decades and that their ministry has resulted in millions of people across the world being impacted by the power, grace, and love of Jesus Christ.” Continue reading.In Case You Missed It ...Life.Church to open 40th campus at new facility in Kansas2 charged with hate crime after murdering young black youth pastor, fatherCandace Cameron Bure cries her 'eyes out' witnessing daughter's baptism | | P.S. CP Magazine is here! This digital-only offering runs $19.99 annually but is FREE when you sign-up for a free Christian Post account. Sign-up to download your flipbook or PDF copy today. |
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| Study explores Christians' spiritual lives | | A new study from Barna has revealed that 56% of Christians in the U.S. see their spiritual lives as entirely private. These respondents were also less likely to say it's very important to see progress in their spiritual life, less likely to say their faith is very important to their life today, and less likely to have weekly time with God. However, maintaining intense privacy with spirituality is at odds with Christ's call for discipleship, with the researchers pointing out, "When Jesus discipled the 12, the spiritual and day-to-day matters of their lives intermingled. Life was not private or compartmentalized. Meals and miracles, frustration and affection, sermons and naps, trials and celebrations—they shared it all. Christians should consider what it would mean to do the same today.” Continue reading. | | Advocacy group, archbishop call for sanctions against Russian Orthodox clerics | | The Orthodox Public Affairs Committee and a Ukrainian archbishop are calling for sanctions to be placed on the leadership of the Russian Orthodox Church, alleging that they are “complicit” in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In a statement released Monday, OPAC condemned the response of Russian Orthodox leadership to the invasion, writing, "Patriarch Kirill, his possible successor, Metropolitan Tikhon of Pskov, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokomansk, who heads the Public Relations wing of the Moscow Patriarchate; the Department of External Church Relations (DECR), and the Rev. Nikolai Balashov, a priest of the DECR and long-time accomplice to Kirill, are all complicit in not only supporting the invasion of Ukraine, but also in perpetuating the lies of the government against their own people." They further asserted that Russian Orthodox leaders "have abandoned the Orthodox people of Ukraine" and said they "are as blameworthy for the deaths of innocent children and civilians as the soldiers acting on orders from the Kremlin.” Continue reading. |
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| You can be Jesus' hands in Ukraine | | Enemy aircraft overhead. Heavily armed paratroopers. Tanks in the streets. Bombs exploding nearby. Women and children were killed. Husbands and fathers are directed to the front lines. Escape routes cut-off. The horror of war has come to our Christian brothers and sisters in Ukraine. But they are remaining faithful, courageously keeping churches open for refuge and comfort, feeding, calling for prayer, and helping those forced to flee their homes. Support Now | |
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| WATCH: 'Duck Dynasty' stars welcome baby boy | | Jase and Missy Robertson of the reality television show "Duck Dynasty" have welcomed a baby boy into their family. A woman who had been baptized by Jase Robertson and attended the couple's Bible studies asked the couple to be the legal guardians of her newborn son. “In the years past, Jase and I have been involved in multiple ministries—some that we are engaged in with other people, some that we ran ourselves,” Missy Robertson told CBN’s Faithwire in a recent interview. “And in one of those ministries, we got to meet some amazing women, and it was one of these women who needed help at this time." Jase took to Instagram in late February to reveal the new addition to their family, writing, "We felt like this baby fell right out of the sky and Missy was there to catch him." The couple, who share three children together, are also grandparents. Watch the CBN interview 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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