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“Speaking the truth in love” — Ephesians 4:15
More than 550 Christian leaders from 51 nations are in Israel for Eagles' Wings' ten-day delegation, culminating in the Awake Jerusalem worship festival at the Tower of David. The gathering began during Sukkot and includes meetings with returned hostages, bereaved families, and Israeli officials just before the third anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks.
Hispanic Christian teacher Jarrell Botello, fired by the Aztec Municipal School District after complaints about how he taught immigration and for showing students a Charlie Kirk video on the Founders, has reached an EEOC-backed settlement with the district; terms were not disclosed. Liberty Counsel, which represented Botello, says the EEOC found elements of discrimination in his firing.
The concluding installment of ICC's three-part series documents how war, displacement, and economic collapse have emptied Syria's ancient Christian communities; ICC reports roughly 80% of Syria's Christians left over two decades, leaving an estimated 200,000, with Assad's December 2024 fall adding new uncertainty for minorities. (Source type: Christian persecution advocacy nonprofit; figures are ICC's documented estimates.)
IRS Form 990 filings show the Grammy-winning Detroit pastor was paid $545,736 in 2025 for 20 hours per week at his Perfecting Community Development Corporation; Winans told his congregation he 'never received a dime' and blames a 30-year accounting firm for the error, while CP's review found filings attributing at least $5.5 million to him over 25 years. (Claims attributed: Winans and his accountant deny payment; CP reports what the filings show.)
Bishop Robert Barron ordained 18 American seminarians from the North American College as transitional deacons in St. Peter's Basilica on Oct. 1, the final step before priestly ordination after roughly seven years of formation in the U.S. and Rome; in his homily Barron charged them to be preachers of the word.
An Israeli airstrike killed at least four Palestinians in an apartment building in Gaza City early Saturday, Gaza health officials said; Israel has not commented. The strike comes amid stepped-up Israeli attacks that Israel says target Hamas rearming, which Hamas denies.
Balad leader Sami Abu Shehadeh withdrew from Israel's Oct. 27 election after the Supreme Court signaled a majority would back his disqualification over a 2023 article; the court overturned bans on the other Arab parties and one MK. Shehadeh calls the process discriminatory, and the rights group Adalah says the ruling sets different standards for Arab and Jewish candidates.
The Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church is launching a $15 million 'Jubilee Initiative' - $5 million to erase the debt of at least 25 congregations plus a $10 million Missional Momentum Fund - as it rebuilds after 162 Louisiana churches left the denomination in 2022-2023 over the UMC's debates on same-sex marriage and gay clergy ordination.
Movieguide's review verdict is 'WORTH THE TRIP' for the Catholic docudrama hitting U.S. theaters Oct 4-8: a sincere invitation to meet God personally through Eucharistic adoration, while advising Protestant viewers to watch with discernment given its firm Catholic Communion claims. Reviews note no foul language, violence, sex or nudity - 'no objectionable content whatsoever.'
In this Oct. 2 interview, Jonathan Cahn discusses his new book 'The Altar of Pergamon,' interpreting the Berlin Pergamon altar as the 'throne of Satan' of Revelation 2:13 and linking its movements through history to the founding of Germany, Hitler's rise, and the Cold War - all presented as his prophetic interpretation. He notes the altar is set to return to public display in Berlin in 2027.
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