Franklin Graham & Alveda King Call for America to Pray
Church leaders including Franklin Graham & Alveda King are urging America to turn to prayer Franklin Graham, president and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA), has requested that churches across America pray for the nation tomorrow on Pentecost Sunday. Graham has reacted strongly to the death of George Floyd, a man who died in police custody, and the ensuing violent protests that have erupted nationwide. He shared the following in a Facebook post: As our nation convulses with pain, anger, and…
Memorial Service for Evangelist Ravi Zacharias Livestreamed May 29
Private Memorial Service for Christian Apologist Ravi Zacharias Livestreamed Worldwide on May 29, 2020 A global livestream memorial service today honored the life of Christian evangelist and apologist Ravi Zacharias, who died on May 19, at age 74, after a brief battle with cancer. The celebration of Zacharias’s life and legacy was streamed live at RZIM.org/RaviMemorial on May 29 at 11 a.m. ET. Ravi Zacharias spent the past 48 years traveling the world to commend the Christian faith and address life’s greatest…
Pres. Trump Declares Churches Essential, Church Leaders Agree
Do churches provide ‘Essential Services?’ In mid May, President Donald Trump called for governors to classify churches and other houses of worship as “essential.” The President asked that churches be allowed to reopen for Memorial Day weekend even though some states remain under strict coronavirus lockdown. “Some governors have deemed the liquor stores and abortion clinics as essential,” the president said. “But have left out churches and other houses of worship. It’s not right. So I’m correcting this injustice and calling houses of…
Christian Apologist Ravi Zacharias Has Died at Age 74
Respected Christian apologist, author, speaker and radio personality Ravi Zacharias died this morning at his home in Atlanta, following a brief battle with sarcoma. Ravi Zacharias Dead at Age 74 Ravi Zacharias died at his home on May 19 of cancer. He was the author of more than 30 books about Christianity, including the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association’s Gold Medallion Book Award winner Can Man Live Without God? He also wrote Christian bestsellers including Light in the Shadow of Jihad and The Grand Weaver. Zacharias…
Global Day of Repentance May 1
The following article about the Global Day of Repentance on May 1 is submitted by Pastor Jeff Daly: Partially as a result of the impact of COVID-19, hundreds of Christians are signing up for a Global Day of Repentance on May 1, 2020. Participants are committing to taking time during a 24 hour window beginning this Friday, April 30, 2020, at noon Jerusalem time, to repent for their sins and the sins of their nations. The website www.globalrepent.com, gives a list…
Franklin Graham & Michael W. Smith Easter Recording
Franklin Graham & Michael W. Smith FOX Easter Program Recorded, Available Now on The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association Website One of the most popular articles we have carried recently was the post announcing the Easter day service with Franklin Graham and Michael W. Smith on FOX Easter. On Easter thousands of people were looking for inspiration, but what about after Easter? Today marks the first Sunday after Easter–a day that launches what was once known as the Season of Easter….
Center for Bible Engagement Offers Free Resource to Ministers During COVID-19
The Center for Bible Engagement’s (CBE) recent survey of frequent church attenders reveals the impact the Covid-19 pandemic is having on faith. To support pastors and churches navigating this crisis, the CBE is offering churches a free well-being survey for their congregations as they come to grips with Coronavirus. CBE’s research director, Dr. Arnie Cole, notes that effective ministry starts by discovering where people are spiritually. “With churches experiencing physical disconnection, pastors desperately need solid data on how their congregants…
Evangelist Billy Graham Passes Away
Publisher’s Note: Christian Activities was blessed to have played a small part in Billy Graham’s last crusade in Nashville in 2000 when the beloved evangelist was out cover story. It is with deep sadness that we observe this day of his passing. The following statement was sent out today by his son, evangelist Franklin Graham. My father, Billy Graham, went into the presence of the Lord on February 21, 2018. The Bible tells us in Revelation 14:13: “Blessed are the…
Lutheran Pastor Calls for National Boycott of Lutheran Social Services
Lutheran Social Services has resettled at least 1000 Muslims in the state of Minnesota alone and recently released a booklet titled, “My Neighbor is Muslim, Exploring the Muslim Faith.” Once an essential Lutheran Institution in American Christianity, Rev. Conner believes that LSS is unapologetically obsessed with resettling Muslim refugees to the exclusion of persecuted Christians. Their refugee programs are directed by Yusuf Abdi in Minnesota. Rev. Conner says, “Jodi Harpstead, Executive Director of LSS Minnesota, lauds the booklet, ‘My Neighbor…
Preacher Arrested for Calling Homosexuality a Sin
While on a public sidewalk in front of the Centre Court Complex during the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, An American preacher was arrested, fingerprinted, had DNA samples taken and then interrogated, after a woman out shopping called the police to complain that she was offended by what was being said. Tony Miano, a retired Los Angeles Deputy Sheriff who traveled to the UK with Sports Fan Outreach International as part of a mission to bring the Gospel to England, was speaking…
