Matt Brodersen, the grandson of the late Charles Stanley, has garnered backlash after announcing plans to sell some of his grandfather's personal items online less than two weeks after the famed leader's death. The aspiring YouTuber defended the move in a video, stating, "I'm a human being who has bills to pay." Read more.

During CP's "Unmasking Gender Ideology: Protecting Children, Confronting Transgenderism" event at First Baptist Dallas last month, licensed professional counselor Julia Jeffress Sadler stressed the importance of connecting with those suffering from gender dysphoria without condemning them. Sadler reflected on how gender dysphoria was a rare, non-issue when she was training to be a therapist and how the media has propelled the transgender movement forward. Read her comments here.

Dave Hollis, a former Disney executive, Christian author and the ex-husband of Girl Wash Your Face author Rachel Hollis, died of an accidental overdose, according to a medical examiner's office. An autopsy report revealed that Hollis, who died nearly three months ago at the age of 47, had lethal amounts of cocaine, fentanyl and alcohol in his system. The report also revealed that Hollis had a history of drug and alcohol abuse and various medical conditions, including high blood pressure, depression, and hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Read more.

While several Christian leaders have warned against the idea of Christian nationalism, activist missionary Sean Feucht has doubled down on his support for the movement and insists that Christians should be ruling the nation and writing laws. Citing scriptures such as Proverbs 29:2, Feucht told CP, "We are called to be 'salt and light' to this world, and that includes being salt and light to America." Feucht's comments came in response to a viral video from an event in Tulsa, Okla., last Wednesday where some believe he suggested that the practice of Christian nationalism is preparing for the Second Coming of Christ. Read more.

In this op-ed, William Wolfe, a visiting fellow with the Center for Renewing America, explains wokeness and ideological attempts to create alternative histories, theologies, and religious visions of the world in a bid to destroy the Western worldview and traditional values. "In short, wokeness proposes an alternative future of an egalitarian Marxist utopia, one that can never come to pass," he warns. Read more.

Dr. Michael Brown calls out progressive Christians who appeal to the authority of Scripture while simultaneously claiming biblical writers didn't understand certain aspects of human nature or spiritual truth. "Why even cite the Bible, as if it carried some kind of divine authority, while making yourself the arbiter of ultimate truth?" Brown asks. Read more.

Satan has blinded the eyes of over 80% of our population, making them see evil as good and good as evil. They're not evil! They're lost, living their lives away from God and outside of the Church. How are they going to know God loves them unless we tell them . . . unless you tell them? We're their only hope!

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The first African American leader of the Presbyterian Church (USA) has said he will be stepping down from his position as leader of the largest Presbyterian denomination in the United States. PC(USA) Office of the General Assembly Stated Clerk the Rev. J. Herbert Nelson II announced his plans to step down effective June 30 on Tuesday, saying it "was not an easy decision," but he believes "it is the right one to make for my family and the church in this time of change." Read more.

On this episode of the "Crossmap podcast," New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury discusses the inspiration behind her six-episode Pure Flix miniseries, "A Thousand Tomorrows." Kingsbury also reflects on the underlying themes of the story, which centers on a bull rider and a fellow rodeo competitor, explaining, "We are being called to let go of those things that divide us, go above it with God's grace, and find love again because you don't get to do it over." Listen now.