The Gospel Coalition has launched The Carson Center for Theological Renewal in a bid to combat biblical illiteracy and "heretical" modern teachings. The Gospel Coalition's editor-in-chief, Collin Hansen, says the initiative will foster spiritual renewal globally "by providing excellent theological resources for the whole church—for anyone called to teach and anyone who wants to study the Bible." Read more.

Evangelist Benjamin Garlick, 32, was recently arrested and charged with several counts of child rape, while his wife, 29-year-old Shaantal Garlick, was charged with one count of facilitation of aggravated rape of a child and one count of aggravated child abuse or endangerment to a child aged 8 and younger. A Tennessee-based Christian publishing ministry that rented a building to the evangelist says it was "shocked" to learn of the allegations. Read more.

The United Methodist Church's Alabama-West Florida Conference has implemented a reaffiliation policy for congregations that have walked away from the denomination amid its schism over homosexuality. The conference approved the disaffiliations of 193 congregations, representing 39% of its total membership, in May. Read more.

More than 90% of registered voters agree that the graphic sexual descriptions and illustrations in the book Gender Queer, which is stocked in multiple public school libraries in the U.S., are "inappropriate" for students. The book's presence in public schools has been widely criticized by parents and political leaders for its graphic depictions of various sex acts, including images of oral sex and pictures of finger penetration and sticking objects in one's rectum. Read more.

The Providence Forum's Jerry Newcombe discusses the founders' intentions in establishing the U.S. and why God must be at the heart of it all. "Self-rule under God is the essence of the American experiment. To succeed, it requires that citizens must, of course, with God’s help, rule themselves first," Newcombe concludes. Read more.

Crown Financial Ministries CEO Chuck Bentley discusses the differences between the prosperity gospel and financial freedom. Bentley offers six steps to practicing financial freedom as supported in Scripture. Read more.

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U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the progressive Democrat who was the longest-serving senator from California, has died at age 90 following a decades-long political career. Feinstein, who authored and helped to pass the 1994 federal assault weapons ban that remained in effect until Congress let it expire in 2004, also championed the legalization of same-sex marriage. Read more.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is widely viewed as an attractive alternative to former President Donald Trump for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. According to RealClearPolitics, DeSantis currently trails a distant second to Trump at 14.4% to 56.6%, respectively. Check out CP's list of five facts about the presidential hopeful now.

Julie Chen Moonves spent decades in the mainstream media, including co-anchoring CBS' "The Early Show" and hosting "Big Brother." However, after converting to Christianity a few years ago, she's now committed to only participating in projects that glorify God. "I have let it be known that I don't want to take on any other projects unless it is faith-based," she told CP. To read the full interview and learn about her new audiobook, But First, God: An Audio Memoir of Spiritual Discovery, click here.