‘Christ the Redeemer’ Is Now ‘Christ the Medic’: Here’s How Heroic Health Care Workers Are Ministering to Patients and Families

04-14-2020 | CBN News Brazil has found a poignant way to honor health care workers fighting the coronavirus pandemic around the world. Rio de Janeiro's iconic 'Christ the Redeemer' statue was lit up and dressed like a doctor for Easter.  Projections playing across the statue showed flags from across the globe with the words "thank you" in different languages. The display was designed to show gratitude and offer a message of hope ...

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Sri Lanka Easter bombings 1 year on, pastor says God warned him in a vision

Tola Mbakwe | PREMIERCHRISTIAN.NEWS. |13 - 04 - 2020 The pastor of a Sri Lankan church targeted in last year's Easter Sunday bombings has said God told him and members of his congregation about the coming attack.   In the months leading up to the blast, which killed 31 people at Zion Church on 14th April 2019, Pastor Roshan said the Holy Spirit spoke to him in a vision.  He told religious freedom ...

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The Eyewitness Testimony That’ll Make You Never Doubt the Resurrection Again

Paul Strand | CBN.COM | 04-12-2020 Christianity's core belief is that the Son of God took on human form, died for our sins and then rose from the dead to give us eternal life. But if Jesus Christ didn't come back to life, it undoes His claim to be the all-powerful, eternal Son of God, Savior and Messiah.  So, Christianity hangs on the Resurrection. To believe the events around that first Easter, ...

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‘Jesus Holds the Victory Flag’: Why Archaeologists Say This Could Be Jesus’ Last Supper Room

Emily Jones, Julie Stahl | CBN.COM | 04-09-2020 *** NOTE: This story was first published in April of 2019 when Israel was open to visitors during Holy Week. Since no one can travel there at the moment due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we're showing this story once again with its amazing footage and analysis by archaeologists. JERUSALEM, Israel - Thousands of Christian pilgrims usually visit Jerusalem this week to celebrate Easter and the ...

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8 in 10 Pastors Say Current Events Are a Sign of Jesus’ Return

Michael Foust | ChristianHeadlines.com Contributor  | Wednesday, April 8, 2020 The overwhelming majority of pastors say specific current events are a sign of the End Times and Jesus’ return, according to a new LifeWay Research survey. The poll of 1,000 evangelical and historically black church pastors found that 97 percent believe that Jesus will “literally and personally return to Earth again,” and 56 percent believe Jesus will return in their lifetime. Pastors also were asked if they ...

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China Bans Churches from Streaming Services, Even during Pandemic

Michael Foust | ChristianHeadlines.com Contributor  | Tuesday, April 7, 2020 Churches around the world are staying in contact online during the COVID-19 pandemic, but such an action remains illegal in China. The watchdog Bitter Winter reported April 5 that very few organizations, and “only those that hold state-issued licenses,” can stream religious services online in China. “We can’t get together because of the pandemic,” an underground house church pastor in the province of Jiangxi told Bitter Winter. The ...

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Churches Prepare for First Digital Easter – as Part of 2020 ‘New Normal’

Heather Sells | www.cbn.com | 04-06-2020 In just a matter of weeks, the majority of churches across the country have switched to or enhanced their online ministry. It's the "new normal" for 2020. And it means a digital Easter as well. About 400 pastors responded to a Barna Group survey during the last week of March and half reported that they're experiencing online "attendance" that's higher than their normal in-person Sunday service attendance. One ...

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Israel’s Tower of David Museum Is Using Virtual Reality to Allow People to ‘Visit’ the Western Wall during Passover

Amanda Casanova | ChristianHeadlines.com Contributor  | Tuesday, March 31, 2020 Visitors and Christian travelers will not be able to visit the historic streets of Jerusalem this year as the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread around the world. But visitors may still get a look at the city in April. According to CBN News, Israel’s Tower of David Museum is using virtual reality to allow people to “visit” the Western Wall during Passover, the Church of the Holy Sepulcher ...

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93 Percent of America’s Churches Have Stopped Meeting, Poll Shows

Michael Foust | ChristianHeadlines.com Contributor  | Friday, April 3, 2020 Only 7 percent of Protestant churches met in-person last weekend, and even fewer plan to meet for Easter in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new survey by LifeWay Research. The poll found that 99 percent of Protestant pastors were meeting March 1 – the first Sunday of the month – although that percentage fell each succeeding week: 95 percent met March 864 percent met ...

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21.5% of Non-Christians Say Coronavirus Pandemic Has Led Them to Start Reading the Bible, Study Finds

Will Maule | Faithwire.com | April 2, 2020 A new study has found that some 20% of non-Christians have become interested in reading the Bible ever since the coronavirus pandemic began to sweep across the globe.  The poll, commissioned by pro-Israel ministry group “The Joshua Fund” and conducted by McLaughlin & Associates, interviewed 1000 Americans — Christian and non-Christian — to find out a bit more about their spiritual reactions to the crisis. Notably, some ...

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