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  Jul 14, 2025

  John MacArthur admitted to hospital with pneumonia, ‘may be in the presence of the Lord soon’

  John MacArthur, the 86-year-old longtime California pastor and broadcaster, has been admitted to the hospital with pneumonia. The announcement was made during Sunday worship, with a church leader telling the congregation he “may be in the presence of the Lord soon.”

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  Jul 14, 2025

  FEMA exempted dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from flood map before expansion, records show

  Federal emergency authorities removed dozens of structures from a Texas summer camp’s official flood hazard map in the years before a catastrophic flash flood tore through the facility, killing children and staff.

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  Jul 13, 2025

  Most churches still pass the plate to collect offerings, Lifeway survey finds

  Most Protestant churches in the United States continue to pass a plate or basket during worship services to collect offerings, according to a new survey of pastors by Lifeway Research, which found the traditional method remaining far more common than digital giving or collection boxes.

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  Jul 13, 2025

  Iranian convert deported from Turkey after fleeing 10-year imprisonment for house church involvement

  An Iranian Christian who fled a decade-long prison sentence for participating in a house church was deported from Turkey and arrested on arrival in Iran. The 37-year-old man had attempted to travel from Turkey to Europe after fleeing Iran earlier this year.

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  Jul 12, 2025

  'Never seen anything like this': Trump hails Texans’ ‘unity, competency’ as state recovers from historic flooding

  Visiting flood-stricken central Texas on Friday, President Donald Trump praised the emergency response and community effort following what he called “a really horrific and deadly flood.” He described seeing “trees that are a hundred years old just ripped out of the ground” and added, “I’ve never seen anything like this.”

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  Jul 11, 2025

  Extremists destroy church complex amid civil conflict in Sudan: watchdog

  Extremists, accompanied by Sudanese Armed Forces and police officers, destroyed a Pentecostal Church complex in Khartoum this week, according to a watchdog group. 

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  Jul 9, 2025

  Fmr. Archbishop of Wales laments heavy drinking culture in church, choir and clergy playing ‘7 shots of Christ’ in pub: report

  The former Archbishop of Wales has expressed regret over a “drinking culture” within his diocese after reports surfaced that priests and choir members took part in a “seven last shots of Christ” game at a pub following a Good Friday concert. Andrew John, who retired suddenly late last month, said the revelations were “a shock” and described the behavior as saddening and inappropriate.

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  Jul 8, 2025

  US revokes terror label for Syria’s HTS after it toppled Assad; Christian group decries 'injustice'

  The United States government has revoked its designation of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham as a foreign terrorist organization, seven months after the group overthrew Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and seized control of Damascus, drawing concern from at least one Christian group. 

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  Jul 7, 2025

  Trump Faith Office cites Psalm 34:18, urges Americans to pray as Texans refuse to give up hope of more rescues

  As rescue crews in Texas continued to search for 41 people still missing, including 10 girls and a counselor from a Christian camp, after catastrophic floods left at least 82 dead across Central Texas, the White House Faith Office released a statement Sunday calling on Americans to pray, quoting Psalm 34:18.

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  Jul 6, 2025

  10 girls, 1 counselor remain missing at Texas Christian summer camp as rescuers search through debris

  Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha said Sunday afternoon that at least 10 Camp Mystic campers are missing, along with one counselor. This is a decline from the 27 initially believed to be unaccounted for.