It’s early on the west coast, and you can tell in Anthony Evans’ voice that he’s got something exciting to talk about. This becomes even more evident when you hear him mention his dad’s name—Dr. Tony Evans. 

It is clear right away that Evans loves his father and wants to be part of everything his father touches, including filmmaking. So, when his father approached him about being a part of his new Kingdom Man film (which releases in theaters this week), he didn’t hesitate to say yes. 

Although Evans loves working with his dad, he remains intentional about the true purpose of the film. Growing up in a great home and being protected in many ways didn’t lessen his awareness of the crisis in our country. He knows that there’s a battle for the hearts and souls of men. This is why he believes in the Kingdom Man project. 

When asked what a Kingdom Man is, he answers eagerly, like a kid in grade school jumping to answer a familiar question: “A Kingdom Man is someone who loves God and includes men of all shapes and colors, anyone who is willing to submit his life to God.” Evans states that he’s seen his father exemplify that definition throughout the years. 

Evans’ mom is facing the fight of her life right now with her latest cancer diagnosis but Evans shared that she is hanging in there saying, “My mom is beautiful and doing well.”…

A biological male who identifies as a transgender female is fighting for the right to compete in competitive weightlifting but is facing stiff opposition from the sport’s largest governing body. 

JayCee Cooper, 31, has lifted in several powerlifting competitions but was told by USA Powerlifting that male-to-female transgender people have a “direct competitive advantage.” Cooper was barred from USA Powerlifting’s female meets. 

“In a world that wants to take away our power and strength,” Cooper told NBC, “powerlifting is a way to gain that strength back and feel powerful and feel ownership of our own lives. It helps us find strength within ourselves and helps us find strength within our bodies.”

Cooper hopes USA Powerlifting changes its position. 

“I really do love this sport, and it’s not fair to genetically eliminate an entire group of people,” Cooper said. 

USA Powerlifting is scheduled to discuss its rule on transgender athletes May 9. So far, though, the body says Cooper would have an unfair advantage.

“Male-to-female transgenders are not allowed to compete as females in our static strength sport as it is a direct competitive advantage,” USA Powerlifting’s Dr. Kristopher Hunt told Cooper in one email.

Hunt added in a follow-up email, “The fact that transgender male to female individuals having gone through…

A 19-year-old walked into Chabad of Poway Synagogue near San Diego early Saturday afternoon and opened fire on peaceful worshippers during a Passover service.

According to ABC News, the 19-year-old California man took aim at the congregants using an assault-style rifle, killing one woman and injuring three others. 

The assailant has been identified and was apprehended only moments after fleeing the scene.

According to ABC News, after shots rang out, 51-year old Oscar Stewart rushed after the gunman causing him to make a break for his vehicle. According to officials, as Stewart pursued the shooter, another member of the synagogue who is a U.S. Border Patrol agent ran out and yelled for Stewart to stand down. This allowed the Federal Agent to let off a few rounds at the shooter’s vehicle before the shooter fled the scene.

Moments later, a Canine officer heading to the scene spotted the vehicle and was able to arrest the gunman.

A funeral is being held on Monday for 60-year-old Lori Gilbert-Kaye who was the sole murder victim in the shooting. Gilbert-Kaye is being exalted as a hero as witnesses say she threw herself in front of a bullet to save long-time friend, Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein. 

According to USA Today, Goldstein was working on evacuating children from the synagogue when Gilbert-Kaye was shot and killed.

Among the injured are Goldstein, an…

Dr. Tony Evans shared an update on his wife, Dr. Lois Evans, who recently discovered that her gall bladder cancer had returned, explaining that they are choosing to see this health crisis as an opportunity.

“Is there fear? Yes, sometimes. But every time the fear arises, we have the opportunity to choose faith. In our figurative and literal waiting room experience, we have been given the time and opportunity to exercise the muscle of our faith in a God who’s never failed us. We choose to take refuge in Him,” Evans shared in an Instagram post on Thursday.

Dr. Tony Evans is the senior pastor at Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in Dallas, as well as the founder and president of The Urban Alternative, a national organization dedicated to Christian teachings.

Although Lois is not currently in pain, the family is seeking a solution for a rare cancer that has no cure.

“Please continue to pray. We need your prayers. Lois’s illness is rare and has no known cure. But we wanted you to know that she is doing well and that we are looking up and expecting God to do a miracle,” Evans wrote.

Despite an uncertain prognosis, Evans and his wife see this as a chance to lean more into God. “We have the opportunity — and we do view this health crisis as an opportunity — to tune in to God at a new level,” he…

CHICAGO (RNS) — The United Methodist Church’s top court has upheld much of the Traditional Plan approved earlier this year, continuing the global denomination’s ban on the ordination and marriage of its LGBTQ members.

Approved by delegates to a special session of the United Methodist Church’s General Conference in February, the Traditional Plan strengthens language in the denomination’s Book of Discipline that bars LGBTQ clergy and forbids same-sex marriage.

That rulebook currently states that “the practice of homosexuality is incompatible with Christian teaching” and that “self-avowed practicing homosexuals” cannot be ordained as ministers, appointed to serve or be married in the church.

The Traditional Plan, as upheld by a Judicial Council decision announced Friday (April 26), defines a “self-avowed practicing homosexual” as a person who is “living in a same-sex marriage, domestic partnership or civil union or is a person who publicly states she or he is a practicing homosexual.”

The plan also bars bishops from consecrating, ordaining or commissioning “self-avowed practicing homosexuals” even if they have been elected or approved by the appropriate church body. It prohibits those church bodies from approving or recommending them as candidates, as well.

And it strengthens current complaint procedures and penalties in the Book of…