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The 19 Kids and Counting family continues to grow, but are more children on the way from the founders? In an interview with the 700 Club, Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar talked about their growing brood of grandchildren, including little Israel David, who was born earlier this year, and expecting moms Anna Duggar and Jessa Seewald.  But are the original […]

News and polls surrounding Christianity don’t show a good prognosis: Americans would be more accepting of a gay president than an evangelical one, more than a quarter of millennials are not religious and most Americans believe the church is on the decline.  Let it fall, says Russell Moore, the president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern

Lindsay Lohan was seen carrying the Muslim holy book earlier this week, sparking questions on if she is converting to Islam.  “I’m a very spiritual person and I’ve become more spiritual as time has gone on,” Lohan told Oprah last year. “I’m really in touch, whether it’s prayer or meditation … there are so many powers greater than me

Editor’s note: This is part 2 of a two-part story. Read part 1 here. When push comes to shove, Lydia McLaughlin, former star of Bravo’s Real Housewives of Orange County knows where to turn to find God.  One constant in McLaughlin’s life has been her relationship with other Christian women—whether in Young Life, her sorority, Housewives or

Editor’s note: This is Part 2 of a two-part story. Read Part 1 here. When push comes to shove, Lydia McLaughlin, former star of Bravo’s Real Housewives of Orange County knows where to turn to find God. One constant in McLaughlin’s life has been her relationship with other Christian women—whether in Young Life, her sorority, Housewives or

Though Clark Beckham is the runner up American Idol, he’s staying grounded in his roots.  “I don’t know what the future holds, but I know who holds the future,” Beckham writes on Facebook. It’s a reflection of his character, one that was molded at Lee University, a Church of God school outside Chattanooga.  The star credits his

He grew up poor in “the projects” of Clinton, Massachusetts, raised by a single mom who worked the graveyard shift to make ends meet. “Dad lived in the area but he didn’t help out,” says Tim Fortugno. “We were starving for him to be that father figure, to be on the scene, but he constantly

Editor’s note: This is part 1 of a two-part story. When Bravo launched The Real Housewives franchise nearly a decade ago, the show ushered in a new era of “pretty trashy, pretty outrageous” reality television. The show—and its many spinoffs in cities across the world—focuses on “housewives.” More specifically, it focuses on wives and mothers

Editor’s note: Lydia McLaughlin returned to Bravo’s The Real Housewives of Orange County this week. Two years ago, she spoke with Charisma News about her authentic faith. When Bravo launched The Real Housewives franchise nearly a decade ago, the show ushered in a new era of “pretty trashy, pretty outrageous” reality television. The show—and its many spinoffs

In our culture today, we’ve come to believe that sex is love—and good sex is good love. In her new bestseller Love Sense, Dr. Sue Johnson warns: “Vaulting sex to such primacy has, alas, distorted its role in relationships—and with harming consequences. Instead of drawing people closer together, all the emphasis on sex is instead