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Details: By Association of Christian Schools International; Published: 14 February 2022

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Thousands of Christian educators around the world will join in celebrating the fifth annual ACSI Day of Prayer Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022.

The ACSI Day of Prayer is one of the Association's most popular events, focusing on advancing Christ-centered education through prayer. ACSI President Dr. Larry Taylor looks forward to the unification of schools around the world through prayer.

"There's no doubt that the past few school years have been unique and challenging, but God desires for His people to flourish in spite of the surrounding circumstances," he said.

The theme for this year's Day of Prayer is "Shalom," emphasizing the importance of finding contentment in Jesus no matter the cultural tides. According to the website, the theme also reminds individuals that all have a part to play in God's larger story.

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Details: By Eastern European Mission; Published: 10 February 2022

More than 650,000 Children's Bibles Donated to Students in Croatian Public Schools

Girl Cradles the Bible Eastern European Mission HURST, Texas -- Eastern European Mission (EEM), a group that has steadfastly worked to supply Bibles to Eastern European countries for the last 60 years, broke its 2020 record with the distribution of 1,529,668 Bibles and Bible-based materials into 32 nations and 23 languages – free of charge – in 2021. Even in the difficult era of COVID, EEM's total 2021 number is a 15% increase from the previous year.

Additionally, as part of a multi-year program, EEM donated 650,000 Children's Bibles to students in Croatian public schools.

"It's easy for us to be overwhelmed by the numbers; however, they have purpose and are inspiring," said Robert Burckle, President of EEM. "Behind these incredible statistics are real people whose lives are forever being changed by the 'Good News' that is taking hold of their hearts and transforming their lives."

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Details: By Nite Line Press Release; Published: 08 February 2022

Nite Line broadcasts live Monday through Friday on WGGS-TV from 8 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. The program features local and/or nationally known guests who share their testimonies and talent. Our goal is to be an inspiration to our viewers as well as inform them of Christian and community events in the upstate.

Monday, February 14, 2022: Join Annie Broughton as she hosts a Valentine’s program tonight on Nite Line. Pastor Sam and Lulu Rivera and Minister Kenny and Samara Smith share the stories of how they met and fell in love. This program features the music of Minister Kenny Smith.

Tuesday, February 15, 2022: Pastor Nathan Bland welcomes Pastor Larry and Darlene Beckett to discuss their ministry, Highways and Hedges, and also share their weight loss journey. Soul Harvest sings on tonight’s program.

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Details: By Nite Line Press Release; Published: 01 February 2022

Monday, February 7, 2022: Tonight on Nite Line Pastor George Moore welcomes Dr. Rob Rienow to discuss his book, Visionary Church: How Your Church Can Strengthen Families, revealing how the church can help equip families to pass their faith to the next generation. This program features music by The Lore Family.

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Details: By Infinity Concepts; Published: 01 February 2022

EXPORT, Penn. -- Evangelical Protestant donors under age 40 are extremely different from their older counterparts – and especially when compared with evangelical donors 70 and older.

The findings are detailed in The Generation Gap: Evangelical Giving Preferences. The study of over 1,000 American evangelical Protestants was released today by Grey Matter Research and Infinity Concepts.

Fifty-eight percent of evangelical Protestants give money to charities or ministries outside of their church. These donors were asked their preferences in eight different areas regarding giving. In every one of those eight areas, preferences vary substantially by age.

Overall, evangelicals favor the following:

Details: By Tony Perkins - Family Research Council; Published: 28 January 2022

The media likes to say Christians are a dying, ineffectual voice in the public square. If that were true -- if people of faith really had no influence in this country -- then why is the Left pretending to be one of them? They talk a good game, but radical Democrats are terrified of the impact that motivated believers are having in today's debates. So they put on a few clerical collars, cite a couple Bible verses, and declare themselves guardians of the democracy. At least that's what an organization called "Faithful America" did. It was only later that people started to wonder: faithful to who and to what?

Details: By Arielle Del Turco - Family Research Council; Published: 26 January 2022

Yesterday, Europe's biggest religious freedom case went to trial. A Finnish member of parliament, Päivi Räsänen, has been charged by the Finnish prosecutor general with three counts of "ethnic agitation," a hate speech provision in Finland's criminal code. Each count relates to Räsänen's respectful expression of widely held Christian beliefs.

The first charge concerns a 2019 tweet in which Räsänen questioned the decision of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland (her own denomination) to partner with Helsinki's gay pride parade; this tweet also featured an image of Romans 1:24-27. Räsänen had moved on and forgotten about this tweet -- until she learned that the police were investigating her over it.