Today marks the 17^th anniversary since the 9/11 terrorist attacks. In the wake of the anniversary of the tragedy that took the lives of almost 3,000 people, Christian leaders across the nation took to social media in remembrance. 

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence posted a series of six tweets in remembrance of the attacks. In the first tweet, the Vice President wrote, “17 years ago the world changed forever. Today we remember the victims, their families, & brave first responders. We will never forget 9-11.”

17 years ago the world changed forever. Today we remember the victims, their families, & brave first responders. We will never forget 9-11. pic.twitter.com/HQ8Wk2Jdne

— Vice President Mike Pence (@VP) September 11, 2018

Pence went on to say, “For the families of the fallen, the cherished final moments with your loved ones no doubt seem like just yesterday. Your Nation understands while we all suffered loss that day, we know you bear a special burden. The American people stand with you & we always will. #NeverForget”

For the families of the fallen, the cherished final moments with your loved ones no doubt seem like just yesterday. Your Nation understands while we all suffered loss that day, we know you bear a special burden. The American people stand with you & we always will. #NeverForget pic.twitter.com/vLt0J5S9Ap

— Vice President Mike Pence (@VP) September 11,…

The Rev. Chip Andrus, the Presbyterian Church USA clergyman known among other things for his musical contributions to General Assembly meetings, has died following a lengthy battle with cancer.

South Salem Presbyterian Church in New York, where Andrus served as pastor since 2011, announced his death on their Facebook page on Sunday.

“A devoted Presbyterian scholar, he made our church a welcoming center of the community for those of all faiths,” the church said.

A professional musician originally from Arkansas, Andrus has had several songs released over the years and has performed nationwide and internationally.

A statement from the PCUSA’s Office of the General Assembly released Monday noted that some in the denomination knew him as the “Willie Nelson of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).”

“In the early 2000s, Andrus…

A reluctant panel from the U.S. 11^th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday ordered a 34-foot tall, World War II-era memorial cross removed from a public park, saying it is bound by precedent. 

The current cross at Bayview Park in Pensacola, Fla., was erected in 1969, replacing a wooden cross that had been put up in 1941. The crosses have been used as sites for Veteran’s and Memorial Day events, and during World War II the site was used as a place to pray for “the divine guidance of our nation’s leaders” and for faith to “see through the present dark days of war,” according to the court’s ruling.

The judges said they want to allow the cross to remain standing, but cannot due to a binding court case from 1983 that had similar facts. 

“Our hands are tied,” the opinion read. 

 One of the judges – Kevin Newsom — even urged the full 11^thCircuit to hear the case to “correct the errors” of the earlier precedent. The lawsuit was brought by the American Humanist Foundation, an atheist organization. 

Newsom was nominated by President Trump. The other two judges, Frank M. Hull and C. Ashley Royal, were nominated by Presidents Clinton and George W. Bush, respectively.

The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty is representing the city in its fight to keep the cross. 

“The Constitution doesn’t require the government to scrub every religious symbol from the…

Evangelist Anne Graham Lotz has said she’s putting her trust in God following her breast cancer diagnosis, even if she might not find out His plan in this life.

Lotz spoke with WRAL News on Monday, days after announcing that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer, and emphasized the importance of being prepared in Jesus Christ.

“Prayers are pouring in from all over the world. I know I will be healed before the surgery, or because of the surgery, or because of the surgery and follow-up treatment, or the Resurrection,” she said. “I know that God is going to see me through.”

Lotz positioned that “healing is up to God. The doctors and the surgeons can cut away, but it is God that heals.”

She insisted that she trusts God, even though He has a “plan or purpose that I can’t see yet, and maybe I won’t see in this life.”

Lotz, daughter of…

The birth of a perfect, red heifer could be the first sign of a fulfillment of End Times prophecy, according to the Temple Institute.

According to CBN News, the red female calf was born in Israel on Aug. 28.

“The heifer is currently a viable candidate and will be examined (to see) whether it possesses the necessary qualifications for the red heifer,” a statement said from the Temple Institute.

In Jewish theology, the red calf is a major part of the rebuilding of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. The red calf born will need to be sacrificed to purify the temple.

It is this event that will pave the way for Christ’s return, Jews say.

A board of rabbis has already certified the baby calf, claiming she adheres to the biblical requirements for the animal. Under those requirements, the calf must be brain naturally and can only have two non-red hairs. The calf may not be impregnated later or used for labor.

The heifer must be between 3 to 4 years old to be used for purification of the temple.

“If there has been no red heifer for the past 2,000 years, perhaps it was because the time was not right,” said Rabbi Chaim Richman, the international director of the Temple Institute.

“But now what could it mean for the times we live in to have the means of purification so close at hand? With the words of [Jewish philosopher] Maimonides in mind,…

On Thursday the youth Pastor of Dallas West Church of Christ was shot and killed by a police officer in his own home.

Botham Jean was shot Thursday by an off-duty Dallas police officer who reportedly mistook Jean’s apartment for her own.

According to CBN, investigators are saying that Officer Amber Guyger was returning home from a shift when she entered Jean’s apartment and opened fire thinking Jean was an intruder.

Jean’s family’s lawyer is calling for Guyger’s arrest and has spoken out against the fact that days after the shooting Guyer remained free. Reportedly, the family’s lawyer is proclaiming that the officer is receiving favorable treatment. Guyger was arrested on Sunday and is out on bond.

Police are still investigating the shooting.

On Sunday at Dallas West Church of Christ, the family and church congregation held a service to honor the life of Jean. 

According to The Dallas Morning News, Jean moved to Dallas after graduating from Harding University in Arkansas.  

While attending university, Jean was reportedly known for his “beautiful voice,” and often led worship at the university chapel. 

Jean would go on to serve as a youth pastor and worship leader in Dallas.

CBN reports that during the service on Sunday, family and friends paid tribute to Jean by singing “My God is Real,” one of Jean’s favorite hymns. 

Church member

Southern California megachurch pastor Jim Garlow will step down from his role as senior pastor at Skyline Church in La Mesa in order to focus on ministering to lawmakers, ambassadors and federal government employees.

Garlow told The Christian Post last week that he will officially step down from the San Diego-area 2,100-member congregation in the middle of November as he looks to expand a governmental ministry he helped found called Well Versed Nations.

The ministry, which has existed in some capacity through holding weekly Bible studies for members of Congress for the past four years, has been expanded in recent months to include Bible studies for employees of the United Nations in New York City and employees of a federal agency in Washington, D.C.

The group is also associated with a periodic joint Jewish-Christian Old Testament study for Israeli lawmakers in Jerusalem that was launched this year.

“We know that the ways of God apply to every aspect of culture, including the governmental,” Garlow explained. “We don’t buy into the notion that biblical principles must be kept from the governmental sphere. We recognized that God and government should not…