Author: Erick Neuman
Two women died Sunday at a church in Lexington, Kentucky, in a shooting rampage that began when a state trooper was wounded after making a traffic stop. The suspect in both shootings was also killed. Police say the tragedy began Sunday near Blue Grass Airport in Lexington when a state trooper stopped a car after receiving an alert from his automated license plate reader. The suspect ambushed the trooper, shooting and wounding him as he walked up to the car. Lexington Police Chief Lawrence Weathers said, “There were some people on the route to the airport, and they got out…
Actor Kirk Cameron believes many pastors and Christians today can learn a lesson or two from individuals like President Donald Trump and prolific podcaster Joe Rogan. Listen to the latest episode of “Quick Start” Cameron, who believes America is currently “witnessing the mercy of God” and the “grace and kindness of God” amid shifting political tides, said he also believes Trump is offering something: boldness. “The political shift with Trump being elected is not only helping political areas or economic areas, it’s put wind in parents’ sails and others who are now not afraid to speak up and say the obvious things,”…
A Christian pastor is speaking out after claiming federal agents detained Iranian-born members of his congregation. Listen to the latest episode of “Quick Start” Pastor Ara Torosian of Cornerstone Church in West LA, spoke with CBN News about the incidents, which unfolded last month and reportedly included authorities detaining an Iranian couple with their 3-year-old child; the family is reportedly seeking asylum. Torosian, a legal citizen who came to the U.S. as a refugee from Iran in 2010, said he believes immigrants and those coming to the U.S. as refugees must “respect the law” — a lesson he imparts to his parishioners.…
A Connecticut pastor who was carjacked while visiting Baltimore is thanking God for sparing his life. Rev. Kenneth Moales Jr. of Bridgeport, Connecticut fought to survive after a 16-year-old held him at gunpoint while trying to steal his car. Moales told WBAL-TV he was in Baltimore for a funeral and had parked his car outside a seafood restaurant to meet a local pastor. As Moales was parking his wife’s Audi A6, the 53-year-old was approached in the pouring rain by a teenager at the driver-side window as though he had an emergency, the Connecticut Post reports. Moales cracked the window…
The Internal Revenue Service says pastors may now freely discuss politics from the pulpit without losing their tax-exempt status. The move provides an exemption to the Johnson Amendment, a 70-year-old tax provision that forbids all 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations from endorsing or opposing political candidates. The IRS has issued an exemption specifically for churches and other houses of worship. The agency made the statement in a Texas court filing as part of a settlement with two churches and the National Religious Broadcasters who are suing the IRS for violating their freedom of speech. Many faith leaders generally approve of the filing.…
President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump are set to visit Texas Friday for a firsthand look at the areas devastated by catastrophic flooding. But amid the tragedy have also come amazing stories of survival. The cleanup is underway for families whose homes were flooded but still left standing on July 4th. Operation Blessing has begun helping to clear out debris to help survivors begin the restoration process. Among those victims were Collene Lucas and her husband, an elderly couple who lost nearly everything when the Guadalupe River rose rapidly and overtook their home. “I am blessed. I have nothing…
Candace Cameron Bure and her husband of nearly three decades, Valeri, might have called it quits had it not been for the Gospel-centered advice of one of their sons. Their eldest son, Lev, wasn’t married in 2020, when the Bures endured the roughest patch of their marriage, but it didn’t stop him from sharing biblical wisdom with the famous couple. On a recent episode of her eponymous podcast, the 49-year-old Bure said her marriage to Valeri, 51, was “going south quickly” in 2020, even admitting she didn’t think they were going to “make it through.” She explained it was Lev who challenged…
The people of Kerrville, Texas, are mourning the lives lost as they continue searching for victims of the catastrophic floods. At least 120 people are dead and 150 are missing. Volunteers from across the country are gathering together to help the grieving community. The Guadalupe River has returned to a dry, deceptive calm following the devastating July Fourth flash flood, but the anguish still lingers in Kerr County. “This is something that’s going to stay with this community forever,” said Pastor Phil Jackson of Kerrville First Assembly of God. Pastor Jackson lost a member of his congregation in the flood.…
A preacher who led a small Hispanic church in Florida has been deported to Guatemala after two decades on American soil. The 42-year-old immigrant is married with five children. Maurilio Ambrocio pastored the 50 members of Iglesia de Santidad Vida Nueva in Wimauma. He told the Tampa Bay Times he was one of the 100 Guatemalan immigrants deported from New Orleans through a charter flight after he was arrested in mid-April during a routine check-in at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in Tampa. Ambrocio, who entered the U.S. illegally after fleeing his home in Guatemala when he was just…
KERR COUNTY, TX – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott shared a staggering new number on Tuesday evening, revealing that more than 160 people are still missing after the state’s catastrophic floods. At least 110 people are now known to have been killed by the disaster. In the White House Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, top leaders in the Trump administration bowed to pray for the victims in Texas. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt posted the clip saying, “Before the press were brought into the room, @SecretaryTurner led the President, Vice President, and entire Cabinet in a spontaneous and powerful prayer for the people…