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1. Family Christian Bookstores to Shut Down All Locations After 85 Years

Family Christian announced today it will close its doors—after 85 years in business. Changing consumer behavior and declining sales led the world's largest retailer of Christian-themed merchandise to make ...

Created on 23 February 2017

2. Lifeway Pulls All 'Heaven' Books From Store Shelve

Adhering to the 2014 Southern Baptist Convention resolution on "the sufficiency of Scripture regarding the afterlife," officials at LifeWay Christian Resources have said that the organization will stop ...

Created on 27 March 2015

3. Casting Crowns' 'Until the Whole World Hears' Goes Platinu

Reunion/Beach Street Records artist Casting Crowns added another Recording Industry Association of America Platinum album to its list of accolades with "Until The Whole World Hears," making it the band's ...

Created on 30 January 2015

4. Ben Carson Accused of Plagiarism in 'America' Boo

A popular website's claim that potential 2016 Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson plagiarized sources in a 2012 book he authored has been debunked by the source himself, National Review Online reported ...

Created on 08 January 2015

5. What's Missing From This List of Top 100 Christian Films

Christian Film Database, the most extensive database of Christian Movies, has released its annual Top 100 Christian Films on CFDb for the year 2014. The Christian film industry enjoyed a banner year in ...

Created on 06 January 2015

6. Gospel Legend Andrae' Crouch Needs Your Urgent Prayers

Sandra Crouch, sister of legendary gospel singer Andrae' Crouch, says that her brother was taken to the hospital this past Saturday to address "some serious health complications that have arisen." Crouch, ...

Created on 05 January 2015

7. Willie Robertson Moonlights on End-Times Thriller 'Left Behind

Duck Dynasty star Willie Robertson is executive-producing Left Behind, the apocalyptic feature film starring Academy Award-winning actor Nicolas Cage as Rayford Steele. The film opens in theaters nationwide ...

Created on 09 September 2014

8. Jonathan Cahn's 'Mystery of the Shemitah' Tops Christian Prophecy Category at Deb

Jonathan Cahn's The Mystery of the Shemitah debuted at No. 5 on Amazon's Top 100 list Tuesday, triggering a major reprint on the same day to meet market demand at retail. The Mystery of the Shemitah also ...

Created on 05 September 2014

9. Ice Bucket Challenge Tempts Christian Celebrities

Casting Crowns' Mark Hall, best-selling author John Maxwell, actress Candace Cameron Bure, and literary agent Chip MacGregor are just a few of the hundreds of Christian authors, agents, artists and other ...

Created on 28 August 2014

10. Lecrae, Bart Millard to Host 45th Annual GMA Dove Awards

Christian hip-hop artist Lecrae and MercyMe frontman Bart Millard have been named co-hosts of the 45th annual GMA Dove Awards, the Gospel Music Association announced. The Christian music awards will be ...

Created on 26 August 2014

11. Publisher Cuts Ties With Mark Driscoll's Resurgence After Plagiarism Accusation

Update: New reports indicate that Tyndale is not cutting ties with Pastor Mark Driscoll. See the full story here. Tyndale House Publishers has cut ties with Mark Driscoll's Resurgence imprint, according ...

Created on 01 July 2014

12. Matthew Vines' 'God and the Gay Christian' Brings Sharp Division Among Christian Medi

... beliefs," Cobb told Christian Retailing when Vines' book was released. "We met with everyone in small groups and, in some cases, individually, and I can think of a couple of employees off the top of my ...

Created on 20 May 2014

13. MercyMe Album Lands Highest ‘Billboard 200’ Debut of Week

MercyMe’s Welcome to the New nabs the highest debut of the week on Billboard’s charts, landing at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 and No. 1 on the Christian Albums chart. The eighth album from the Grammy-winning ...

Created on 17 April 2014

14. Evangelist Nick Vujicic Offers Hugs in Times Square to Support Anti-Bullying Campaign

Nick Vujicic will be launching Stand Strong with a unique event on its release date Tuesday in New York City’s Times Square. The New York Times best-selling author and motivational speaker will be giving ...

Created on 14 April 2014

15. Hobby Lobby Argues Religious Freedom in Supreme Court

The battle between the Hobby Lobby arts-and-crafts chain and the Obamacare employer mandate reaches the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday. “It has major significance for religious liberty [and] for what constitutional ...

Created on 24 March 2014

16. Charisma Media Launches New Evangelical News Site

Charisma Media, a leading publisher of news and resources for Christians, announced on Tuesday the launch of its newest online brand, Christian Life News. As part of a growing network of websites, apps ...

Created on 12 March 2014

17. Hobby Lobby Attorneys Ask for Prayer in Buildup to Obamacare Supreme Court Hearing

The Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) has asked for prayer on behalf of Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood Specialties, two of the plaintiffs in the upcoming Supreme Court challenge to the Affordable Care Act—also ...

Created on 07 February 2014

18. Grammy-Winner Mandisa Explains Why She Didn't Attend Ceremon

Mandisa and Tye Tribbett went home with a pair of awards each from the 56th annual Grammy Awards held Sunday evening in Los Angeles. The awards are the first Grammys won by either artist, though each has ...

Created on 27 January 2014

19. Switchfoot’s New Album Debuts Atop ‘Billboard’ Chart

Switchfoot’s Fading West debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Christian/gospel chart, as well as hitting No. 2 on the overall rock album chart and No. 6 in the Top 200. The new album, which hit stores Jan. ...

Created on 24 January 2014

20. Hollywood Flips Over Oscar-Nominated Christian Movie Theme Song

Enthuse Entertainment’s family-friendly drama Alone Yet Not Alone garnered a 2014 Oscar nomination for Best Original Song. The nominated title song was written by Bruce Broughton and Dennis Spiegel and ...

Created on 21 January 2014