ISIS targeted more Muslim-populated areas in Syria on Sunday. According to reports, the attacks left at least 140 dead in Damascus and Homs. These attacks were the deadliest of Syria’s five-year war.

Monday afternoon, while campaigning in Nevada, presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) announced he had asked his communications director to resign.

Dr. T.L. Lowery, an iconic leader in the Church of God and in the Pentecostal world, passed away Sunday, February 21, 2016, at his home in Cleveland, Tennessee. He was 87.

Author Mike Moore will transform the millennial generation with stories that are plainspoken, raw, and relatable in his new book, Love God Hate Church. Millennials are leaving the church in droves. A recent LifeWay survey showed that seven in ten young adults who regularly attended church as teenagers leave the church by the time they reach their mid twenties. While some remain nominally Christian, another recent Pew Research study shows that 36% of Millennials don’t affiliate themselves with any religion at all—over twice as many as Baby Boomers.

A newly-launched ministry is offering both online and direct personal help for anyone experiencing spiritual pain and confusion such as lack of purpose and passion for life.

The “spin” from a number of sources Saturday night was that Democrats crossed party lines in large numbers and voted for businessman Donald Trump in the South Carolina Republican Primary to give him his huge win.

Cleveland, TN—Jordan Smith, a Lee University senior who rose to nationwide fame capturing first place on ‘The Voice’ in December, returned to his alma mater for the first time since being crowned champion of Season 9 of the popular talent search competition.

Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke, Evangelist Daniel Kolenda, and the ministry, Christ for All Nations (CfaN), are excited to receive thousands of Atlanta guests at the upcoming Gospel Crusade. Attendees can anticipate two nights of powerful messages as well as praise and worship, healing, and thousands making salvation decisions. The Gospel Crusade features performances by the All City Choir and top Christian worship band Jesus Culture, led by Chris Quilala and Bryan and Katie Torwalt.

Earlier this week on “Rainer on Leadership,” Dr. Rainer and I discussed eight Easter planning tips. Many of those tips were churchwide efforts or ministry specific ideas to aid in preparing your church for one of its biggest weekends of the year.