This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the one who trusts in man,
who draws strength from mere flesh and whose heart turns away from the LORD." Jeremiah 17:5 (NIV)

Jarrett Booker, a father, husband and pastor of students and worship at Nashua Baptist Church in New Hampshire, left his family, friends and church community with a double dose of shock and grief when he died by suicide two days after being fired for allegedly sexually abusing minors. He was 37.

For more than a decade, Ellie Hidalgo has been campaigning to expand the role of women in the Catholic Church. The Miami woman is co-director of a nonprofit, Discerning Deacons, which invites other Catholics to consider ordaining women as deacons — a clergy role that has already been opened to married men. That would allow women for the first time in centuries to preach the Gospel, preside at baptisms, direct charitable services and perform other duties long confined to males. 

“Am I only a God nearby,” declares the LORD, “and not a God far away?” “Can a man hide in secret places where I cannot see him?” declares the LORD. “Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the LORD. “I have heard the sayings of the prophets who prophesy lies in My name: ‘I had a dream! I had a dream!’ How long will this continue in the hearts of these prophets who prophesy falsehood, these prophets of the delusion of their own minds?" Jeremiah 23:23-26 (BSB)

Mike Johnson's calling to serve as House Speaker reportedly came from the heavens.

Atlantic reporter Tim Alberta's new book "The Kingdom, the Power and the Glory" points to evangelical Christianity as a threat to the United States, New York Magazine sums up in its review. Alberta grew up in a Michigan mega-church, Cornerstone, where his father was the lead pastor until his death

After months of mounting pressure and frustration among both lawmakers and the military brass, Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) is finally ending his protest block on over 400 military appointments and promotions, letting them all be confirmed by voice vote. 

"These rifles have no purpose other than mass murder," the nuns said in a statement. AR-15 assault-style rifles have been used in a number of mass shootings in America.

The East Bay church pastor is arrested for kidnapping and molesting a child.