Church of God Sharpens Focus on Finishing Great Commission

The following feature appeared as the keynote article on the Church of God in the annual Progress edition of the Cleveland Daily Banner. The edition charts the progress of organizations and businesses in the Cleveland and Bradley County area from the year 2019. The...

Pastor Makes Unique Offer to Criminals Who Stole His Car

Pastor Rich Wilkerson has made a very unique offer to the group of criminals who stole his car last week. In a video posted to Instagram, the prominent megachurch pastor insisted that he held no hard feelings against the group, who stole the vehicle from the driveway...

#WEPRAYCOG Program Continues Growth

#wepraycog, a 40-week period of consecrated prayer that began last fall, is approaching the midway point and continues to attract thousands of participants from around the globe who have agreed to join the initiative. #wepraycog seeks to involve 1.5 million individual...

Study Shows Growth Among Religious ‘Nones’ Declining

The percentage of religiously unaffiliated Americans — or “nones,” as they are called — has been growing for some time. But new data suggests it might finally be leveling off, or even declining. Paul Djupe and Ryan Burge, co-authors of the Religion in Public blog,...

Bieber Praises the Lord as New Album ‘Changes’ Released

Hours before his first album release in five years, Justin Bieber praised Jesus for his faithfulness. The 25-year-old posted hourly Instagram updates in the build-up to the 17-track “Changes” being sent out into the world. One picture in particular, however, stood out...