Fans of hit TV show "The Chosen" were likely surprised to see creator Dallas Jenkins release a Facebook video this weekend with a shocking title: "I’ve got bad news about Season 4’s release." That candid proclamation gave a clue into some of what could be expected from Jenkins' more than 16-minute "family chat" as he dubbed it — an honest conversation about why The Chosen season four was released in theaters, the monumental cost of producing the series, why streaming is delayed, and more overarc...
Mar 12, 2024•16 min
A Texas college professor who said he was fired after university leaders reportedly found his teachings too "religious" has been reinstated to his position more than a year after being terminated. Dr. Johnson Varkey and his attorneys at First Liberty Institute recently announced Varkey has won his adjunct professorial job back at St. Philip’s College in San Antonio, Texas, after being fired in 2023 "for teaching standard principles about human biology and reproduction." The announcement comes af...
Mar 11, 2024•13 min
The brother-in-law of a Hamas hostage is speaking out about his relative's plight, imploring the international community to keep fighting for the hostages' safe return. Moshe Lavi said his brother-in-law, Omri Miran, 46, was taken captive from Kibbutz Nir Oz on Oct. 7 by Hamas terrorists who invaded the country and slaughtered around 1,200 Israelis. Omri is married to Lishay Miran and is father to daughters Roni, 2, and 9-month-old Alma. "He's an incredible father to my two nieces, Roni and Alma...
Mar 08, 2024•14 min
A Virginia pastor believes a miraculous provision from God led his family to adopt, and he's now sharing his insight and inspiration with others. Dr. Bob Griffith, lead pastor of Christ Chapel in Woodbridge, Virginia, tells his family's incredible story in the book "Fostering Jesus: Answering the Call to Foster Care in the Home and Church." Like many, at one point Griffith didn't know a great deal about foster care and learned quite a bit as he went into it. And after he and his family started, ...
Mar 07, 2024•17 min
Adele Raemer loved living in her small Israeli kibbutz, calling it "95% heaven" there before the horror of Hamas' Oct. 7 terror attack shattered that reality. Raemer told CBN News she started hearing rockets around 6:30 a.m. that morning. She said it didn't take long to realize the assault was "something different" from the normal incursions that unfold, especially considering its widespread and intense nature. Soon, messages started coming in on Raemer's internal kibbutz messaging system lettin...
Mar 06, 2024•28 min
Jackie Darby is a wife, mother, and author with a robust life and passion for the Lord. But she was once an abandoned baby left alone to die in a garbage dump in Seoul, South Korea. "Rats were eating on my ... little body," Darby, who has a new book titled "Whose Am I? The Truth About Your Worth and Identity in Christ," told CBN News. "But the Lord God sent a missionary nurse who found me, and rescued me, and took me to a local orphanage that was also run by missionaries." That miracle rescue le...
Mar 05, 2024•20 min
A professor who's out with a book about fascinating archaeological finds that help bring the Bible to life said such discoveries keep corroborating what Christians know to be true about the Scriptures. Tom Meyer, known as "The Bible Memory Man" for his ability to memorize entire books of the Bible, is a professor at Shasta Bible College. And his latest book "Archaeology and the Bible: 50 Fascinating Finds That Bring the Bible to Life" offers key insights into biblical truth. "We don't need archa...
Mar 04, 2024•14 min
"I was very involved in the occult, channeling spirits, casting spells, playing with Ouija board six to eight hours a day — all of those things." That's how military veteran and artist Timothy Gagnon described his early years, explaining how he descended into evil practices while he was a young man. Gagnon, artist and author of the "Illuminated Messiah Bible," an artistic look at the Scriptures that depicts Jesus from Genesis to Revelation, told CBN News about how he fell into the occult — and l...
Mar 01, 2024•22 min
A spokesperson for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel is fighting for its existence in its battle against a "genocidal" Hamas and that the nation won't back down from thwarting "pure evil." Tal Heinrich also told CBN News last week during an interview at the National Religious Broadcasters Convention in Nashville, Tennessee, why she believes Israel is resolute — and on proper footing — in its ongoing quest to fight Hamas in Gaza. "Israel has faced and is still facing an existe...
Feb 29, 2024•19 min
A Texas church is accusing streaming platform Hulu of rejecting an advertisement over the claim the spot violated policies surrounding "religious indoctrination." It's a designation Jeremy Dys, senior counsel for First Liberty, a religious liberty law firm, said is nowhere in Hulu's ad parameters. The purported rejection of Hulen Street Church's ad led Dys to issue a demand letter "urging the platform to change its policy toward religious advertising after," according to a statement. Dys spoke w...
Feb 28, 2024•12 min
One of the leaders of an organization working to spread the Gospel to Iranians reports that claims of Middle Easterners encountering Jesus in dreams are "quite common," with the Lord using these interactions to draw individuals closer to Him. "God is using [dreams] to speak to Iranians all the time," Lana Silk, U.S. director of Transform Iran, recently told CBN News. "He uses every method He can. ... The Iranians are open to dreams; they are dreamers. They enjoy talking about their dreams, and t...
Feb 28, 2024•18 min
A theologian who sparked an intense social media debate when he posited that the Noah's ark narrative was potentially speaking about a regional — and not a global — flood is now speaking out to offer further context on his theory. Gavin Ortlund, president of Truth Unites, told CBN News he made his argument in a recent social media video, detailing his belief the Genesis 6 narrative is "about a regional event that was in a huge area of the Earth, but not all over the globe." "I just wanted to hel...
Feb 26, 2024•17 min
We're re-airing one of our favorite "Newsmakers" podcast episodes: Actor and Comedian Rob Schneider recently offered a powerful -- and public -- message of forgiveness. He explains why he's now embracing faith, God, and forgiveness. Plus: hear about some of his new projects on this episode of the "Newsmakers Podcast" with Billy Hallowell. -- Welcome to "The Newsmakers Podcast," a show where we go behind the headlines each day to bring you interviews with pastors, entertainers, politicians, and o...
Feb 22, 2024•19 min
A pastor in Northern Ireland is going viral for his video reaction to the He Gets Us Super Bowl commercial, with his powerful collection of Christian testimonies garnering nearly 2 million views. Jamie Bambrick, associate pastor of Hope Church Craigavon and a YouTube video creator, told CBN News he created an alternative commercial featuring an ex-porn star, former gang leader, an ex-drug addict and others after seeing the viral He Gets Us ad about feet-washing that has sparked debate. "I felt l...
Feb 19, 2024•10 min
War. Rumors of war. Chaos. Love of the self. Some might argue the signs of the end of days are all around us, with current events sparking plenty of questions about our proximity to the biblical end times. Greg Laurie, pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, California, is among those who have openly discussed eschatology and current events, carefully explaining what the Bible has to say about what's to come and how it pertains to what's unfolding before us. During a recent intervie...
Feb 16, 2024•22 min
A Missouri pastor is crediting a miraculous prompting from God for saving him and his family from potential carnage during Monday's shooting at the Kansas City Chief's Super Bowl victory celebration. Timmy Hensel, pastor of River Church Family in Raytown, Missouri, and the Central Southeast Regional Pastor for the Foursquare Church, told CBN News he and his family were on the parade route before deciding to go to the rally at Union Station. "We were sitting there and listening to the rally go on...
Feb 16, 2024•13 min
Historian William J. Federer joins CBN News to explain the real-life Christian history of Valentine's Day, explaining how February 14 came to be a day of romance and love. Federer explained how Valentine, a religious leader, was executed in A.D. 270, and gave details on at least one of the miracles that reportedly unfolded before his death. From tracing the Christian roots of "XOXO" to unveiling the roots of Valentine's Day as we now celebrate, Federer delivers a fascinating history lesson.
Feb 14, 2024•17 min
Josh Newell, executive director of the Jesus Film Project, recently announced an effort to further spread the Gospel through a powerful animated movie about Christ's life and ministry. The feature film is set to premiere in theaters in 2025. "It flows out of the heart of our mission, which is to reach everyone, everywhere, no matter what language they speak or where they live," Newell told CBN Digital. "And lifting up the story of Jesus is something we've been doing for close to 44 and a half ye...
Feb 13, 2024•12 min
A UK woman who has faced at least three run-ins with law enforcement — including two arrests — for silently praying outside abortion clinics said her now-viral legal battles have been "stressful" but that she's not backing down from defending her rights. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, a pro-life volunteer and co-director of March for Life UK, has made international headlines as her plight has dragged on over the past year. "On one level, it has been quite stressful in as much as it almost makes you feel...
Feb 12, 2024•12 min
A journalist on a mission to expose what he believes is the deceptive underbelly of gender ideology has released a new podcast season aimed at exposing lies. Brandon Showalter, a journalist with The Christian Post who recently released season three of his "Generation Indoctrination" podcast, believes America is experiencing a potential turning point when it comes to the transgender discussion. "When you see children being hurt, that really gets people's attention," Showalter said. "And we live i...
Feb 09, 2024•15 min
The owner of a California bakery is heading back to court after scoring repeated religious liberty victories for declining to make a same-sex wedding cake. Cathy Miller, owner of Tastries Bakery in Bakersfield, California, is again facing officials' furor after the state appealed a ruling last year by the California Superior Court of Kern County that was in her favor. Miller said her battle began in 2017 after she declined to make a cake for a gay couple and California subsequently opened an inv...
Feb 08, 2024•11 min
Today, Richard Lorenzo Jr. is a Christian pastor — but that wasn't always the case. The ex-warlock was at one time embroiled in the occult, engaging in evil and encouraging others to do the same. All that changed when he accepted Jesus in 2019. "I definitely was possessed," he recently told CBN Digital. "I was hearing voices — I was literally hearing voices." Lorenzo said he began dabbling in selling drugs, but when a massive drug package went missing, he became obsessed with finding out who too...
Feb 07, 2024•38 min
A free speech watchdog is warning about a new proposal in Scotland that could reportedly lead parents to be imprisoned for refusing to comply with gender transitions for their children. "You'd think that it was a joke or a piece of satire, but, unfortunately, it is the reality in my country of Scotland," Lois McLatchie, communications officer at ADF International, said of the suggested provision. "There are proposals that would ban so-called 'conversion therapy.'" McLatchie said many people thin...
Feb 06, 2024•14 min
Famed football coach Tony Dungy is known for his devotion to football as well as his character, compassion, and faith. Dungy, a former NFL defensive back who went on to coach the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Indianapolis Colts, has also been outspoken about his biblical views and what matters most in life. In a recent interview with CBN News, Dungy revealed the biggest lesson he believes God has taught him throughout his decades-long career in football. "Our mother's favorite verse in the Bible that...
Feb 05, 2024•14 min
Jonathan Roumie sat down with CBN's Tré Goins-Phillips to talk about season four of The Chosen — debuting in theaters Feb. 1 — and opened up about the weight of portraying the Son of God. He also gave a vulnerable reaction to learning his image is one of the first pictures people often associate with Jesus. __ "The Newsmakers Podcast" is a daily podcast based on "Newsmakers," a weekly TV show hosted by Billy Hallowell on The CBN News Channel and the CBN News YouTube Channel. You can watch "Newsm...
Feb 02, 2024•7 min
A Christian leader who was born and raised in Iran and who now ministers in the country is warning of what could happen if ties between terror groups like Hamas, Taliban, Hezbollah, and ISIS strengthen. The Rev. Lazarus Yeghnazar, founder and president of Transform Iran, an organization that spreads the Gospel in Iran, said such collaborations are already unfolding — something he sounded the alarm on in a recent video responding to Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel. "What happens if Hamas, Taliban,...
Feb 01, 2024•20 min
Michigan parents are suing a public school district over the claim district employees began socially transitioning their daughter without their consent, purportedly concealing details from the parents in the process. Dan and Jennifer Mead have sued the Rockford Public School District in Michigan, with the parents telling CBN News the case shows the troubling ways parental rights are sometimes undermined and upended. "While we were working with the school closely to address [our daughter's] acade...
Jan 31, 2024•13 min
Actress Candace Cameron Bure, star of Great American Family's "My Christmas Hero," has had a long career in Hollywood. The popular performer joins the "Newsmakers Podcast" to break down her latest projects — and her reaction to so many Hollywood actors finding Jesus. Listen to this powerful episode of the show. __ "The Newsmakers Podcast" is a daily podcast based on "Newsmakers," a weekly TV show hosted by Billy Hallowell on The CBN News Channel and the CBN News YouTube Channel. You can watch "N...
Jan 30, 2024•13 min
The owner of a Christian coffee shop in Colorado said his business and ministry have continued to be under a barrage of attacks from communist and LGBTQ protesters who have reportedly incessantly sought the establishment's closure. Jamie Sanchez, the founder of Recycle God's Love, joined CBN News last summer to discuss the chaos surrounding the Drip Cafe, a coffee shop he launched to further his mission through affiliated ministry Project Revive of helping the homeless through employment and con...
Jan 29, 2024•18 min
John Cooper has been known for years as the frontman for Skillet, the popular rock band with a Christian lyrical bent. But, in recent years, Cooper has also become an outspoken commentator on the state of the nation — and the church. His new book "Wimpy, Weak, & Woke" examines "increasing conflicts in America" and explores what he says is truly at the core of cultural angst: "a war between gods – the living God and the god of Man." "I wanted to write this book about utopianism ... for anybody wh...
Jan 26, 2024•24 min
