The Explainer: For some Christians, a solar eclipse signals the second coming of Christ
In an article first published on The Conversation, sholar of early Christian literature ERIC VANDEN EYKEL looks at how some Christians view next week’s solar eclipse…
Updated: US Christian leaders John Hagee, Greg Laurie, test positive for COVID-19
Updated: 12.15pm (AEST)RNS John Hagee, the head of Christians United for Israel and one of President Donald Trump’s unofficial evangelical advisers, has tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. Hagee’s diagnosis was announced on Sunday by his son Matt Hagee at the church they pastor, Cornerstone Church in San Antonio. Influential Texas evangelist […]
MIDDLE EAST: HOW THE WHITE HOUSE IS COURTING EVANGELICALS ON ITS ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN PEACE PLAN
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, reports from Jerusalem…
Rabbi with a gift for fundraising among evangelicals mourned as friend
RNS Soon after Southern Baptist leader Bailey Smith famously said “God Almighty doesn’t hear the prayers of a Jew”, he got a call from a US-based Orthodox rabbi challenging Smith to join him on a trip to Israel. That rabbi on the line was Yechiel Eckstein, who single-handedly worked to develop deeper ties between evangelical […]
ESSAY: IS JERUSALEM’S EMBASSY PART OF GOD’S GRAND PLAN? WHY SOME EVANGELICALS LOVE ISRAEL
American academic and author JOHN FEA, in an article first published on Religion News Service, looks at why many evangelicals view the recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital as a fulfillment of Biblical prophecy…
US Vice President Mike Pence roots administration’s support for Israel in faith
RNS Vice President Mike Pence addresses the annual summit of Christians United for Israel in Washington, DC, on Monday. PICTURE: CUFI. US Vice President Mike Pence told evangelical supporters of Israel that God had a hand in creating the state of Israel and that his support for the country is rooted in his faith. […]