Pop star Taylor Swift said yes to boyfriend Travis Kelce.

Swift announced her engagement to the Kansas City Chiefs tight end on Instagram with the caption, “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married.”

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Swift posted a slideshow of photos of the couple’s engagement on Instagram, showcasing flowers in a garden setting along with her ring and a gazebo area.

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The NFL took to social media to wish the two congratulations, sharing the image from Swift and Kelce’s Instagram pages.

As the world looks at the “Love Story” artist’s relationship with Kelce, another question may be circling around in people’s minds: What faith convictions does the couple hold?

Previously, Swift identified as a Christian in her “Miss Americana” documentary stating, “I live in Tennessee. I’m a Christian. That’s not what we stand for.” However, as time has gone by, Swift has used biblical imagery in her music not to promote the gospel, but rather to share her a darker belief system. As Charisma reported last year, Swift’s song “Guilty as Sin” downplayed the Crucifixion of Jesus with the lyrics: “What if I roll the stone away? / They’re gonna crucify me anyway / What if the way you hold me is actually what’s holy?”

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She also used her song “But Daddy I Love Him” to share explicit content and compared women of faith to be nothing more than gossips.

Kelce has also addressed his religious beliefs as well in the past. According to ChurchLeaders, Kelce noted that he grew up around “different social classes, different religions, different races…” and that he “appreciated every single one of those people for different reasons, and I never once had to feel like I needed to judge them, based off of their beliefs.” Belief Net has also credited Kelce to have a belief in God.

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As Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce step into this new chapter of life together, it’s a moment for Christians not only to observe but to intercede in prayer. Let us pray that their marriage becomes rooted in Christ, rather than in the fleeting values of the world.

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In a deeply moving vision, Rabbi Kirt Schneider recounts being among 200 worshippers, all eyes fixed on Messiah and passionately calling for His return. Amid the anointed worship, the Spirit allowed him to see beyond the sanctuary into the streets—a world weighed down by fear, responsibility and spiritual oppression. In that moment, the Lord spoke: “What you have that those outside need is hope.”

As we draw closer to the return of Christ, what we need most is the hope found in Jesus that we can cling to as the world continues to get shakier during this time. Jesus Himself warned that before His return the world would resemble the days of Noah and Lot: people living as though nothing would change, while immorality and violence pervaded society.

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Schneider explains that at Jesus’ first coming and as the gospel spread, demonic influence over cultures was restrained. But as society increasingly rejects biblical values and enters a post-Christian era, those same forces of darkness have returned with greater intensity.

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Referencing Matthew 12:43–45, Schneider illustrates this principle:

“When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, it passes through dry places seeking rest but finds none… Then it goes and brings with itself seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and dwell there. And the last state of that man is worse than the first. So shall it be also with this evil generation.”

He clarifies that Jesus wasn’t speaking only about individuals, but about entire cultures: the demons that were expelled at Christ’s first coming will return to humanity, even fiercer than before. The moral and spiritual gains made when the gospel first spread are being undone, and now the darkness is reasserting itself. This intensifying spiritual oppression is evident in modern culture, from moral decay to public displays mocking biblical faith, showing just how far humanity has drifted.

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Schneider stresses that there’s no political or social solution that can reverse the tide; our only hope is the return of Christ. Jesus’ final words in Revelation weren’t given just for theological debate but to prepare believers to endure until His coming. The world’s current turbulence is only the “birth pangs” of what’s ahead. Schneider recalls another vision where, after a grueling military assignment at sea, an officer warned him: “If you think the last assignment was hard, the next one will be even harder.” Likewise, life on earth will become increasingly difficult, making it vital for believers to be spiritually anchored.

The call to action is urgent: Are we ordering our steps after the Lord daily? Are we rooted in prayer and worship morning and night? Only a life tethered to Jesus will stand firm as the end times intensify.

Schneider closes with a promise and hope: Jesus is coming soon. The “blessed hope” is not just doctrine; it is the ultimate fulfillment of every soul’s deepest hunger. Believers are urged to join the cry of the Spirit and the Bride: “Come, Lord Jesus.”

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Jonathan Cahn, New York Times best-selling author and prophetic teacher, is pointing to a remarkable discovery he says connects directly to Moses and the Bible.

For years, he says, “Some critics claim the name Moses, which has a Hebrew meaning, does not even appear in the Egyptian language. And for years, critics of the Bible have charged that Moses didn’t exist. Just legend. They’ll say there’s no archaeological evidence that connects Moses in the Bible to, for instance, Sinai.”

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Cahn explains why skeptics have often dismissed the biblical account: “There’s nothing found in Sinai where Moses spent much of his life. Now, because Moses spent much of his life in the wilderness, we might not expect there to be inscriptions. But they made this charge that there was nothing for ages and ages.”

According to Cahn, that just changed. “An inscription was found in the Sinai Peninsula, the very place where Moses would have been. And the words were etched on the walls of an ancient Egyptian mine in the Sinai desert. And the one who wrote the words, the archaeologists identified it as a Semitic person. That’s as in Jewish or Israelite. The language of the inscriptions appear to be an early form of a Semitic language closely related to biblical Hebrew. They use[d] high resolution images and 3D scans.”

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Nearby, other carvings added to the intrigue. “Near the inscription, they found what appears to be the name ‘EL’ in Hebrew, the name of God, the God of Israel. And there’s also what appears to be the name of an Egyptian goddess, Hathor, but the name of Hathor is defaced, scratched out, but the name of EL, God, remains.”

Even more striking are the themes recorded in the inscriptions that point back to the biblical account of the Israelites’ time in Egypt. “The inscriptions around there also speak of slavery and they speak of slave masters. And here it’s in an Egyptian mine.”

Cahn further highlights the key words of the discovery: “The words read ‘Zot M’Moshe.'” What could this possibly mean? According to Cahn, the words are: “This is from Moses.”

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Cahn points to the incredible significance of this archaeological find: “It would bear witness first that the name Moses is there in the Sinai at that time in ancient Egypt which counters the arguments that were made.”

This discovery serves as a reminder that the Word of God endures through time, leaving traces of truth that continue to surface in remarkable ways. As research continues, the world is watching with anticipation for what this find could mean for both archaeology and faith.

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The enemy of our soul is strategic, relentless and cunning. The emergence of AI “Jesus” chatbots is a stark reminder of that reality. Spiritual warfare is real, and the devil will exploit any tool to deceive humanity.

As James Kaddis noted, recent reports reveal artificial intelligence programs across the internet claiming to be Jesus Christ himself, offering prayer, guidance and even confessions—blurring the line between divine truth and human-created imitation. As Kaddis warns, “Whether or not you see it or whether or not you can perceive it to be the case, we are looking at the spirit of Antichrist on full display.”

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The term “anti” in Antichrist does not mean “against,” but “instead of.” These AI chatbots are not merely imitating Christ—they are assuming His role. People are taking a tool, like AI, and “they are now beginning to use it to put into effect the spirit of Antichrist,” he says. Programs like AI Jesus, Ask Jesus and Text with Jesus have already gained thousands of users, with one app reporting 30,000 active users within just three days. These programs are designed for profit, relying on advertising and premium subscriptions while presenting themselves as divine guides.

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A recent study by Anne Verhof, a professor of philosophy, highlights the dangers of these chatbots. Responses on key spiritual questions vary widely depending on programming, algorithms or user-selected faith traditions. For instance, when asked if hell exists, AI responses differed dramatically: “AI Jesus replied, ‘Yes, there is a hell. It is a place of eternal torment and suffering where the souls of those who have rejected God and his teachings will go,’” while another AI softened the response, saying, “The concept of hell can be quite a heavy topic. God’s desire is for all people to come to him and experience his love and grace.” Unlike God’s Word, which is absolute, AI adapts based on popularity or coding, essentially rewriting spiritual truth.

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Even some churches are using AI to generate sermons, replacing the guidance of the Holy Spirit with machine-generated messages. As Kaddis warns, “The major problem… is the fact that a chatbot cannot be led by the Holy Spirit.” Spiritual discernment, insight and guidance come only from God. Just as we see the rise of false prophecies and false teachings rise during the end times, AI acting as God can take us straight into that pit of deception. Jesus promised His Spirit would teach and guide believers into all truth. Leaning on AI instead of the Spirit echoes the original rebellion in Genesis. Adam and Eve sought knowledge apart from God, and humanity today risks building a modern Tower of Babel by leaning on AI to replace divine guidance.

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The solution is a return to God’s abundance and guidance. Walking in obedience to His Word connects believers to unlimited spiritual provision and wisdom. “Instead of going to the fake, let’s go to the real. Instead of leaning on that which simply is a tool that man created, why don’t we go to the Spirit of God that was designed in order to minister to us,”Kaddis reminds us.

True discernment requires a personal relationship with God, prayer and attentiveness to His Word—something AI can never replicate.

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Evangelist Daniel Kolenda, successor to Reinhard Bonnke and president of Christ for All Nations, has released a groundbreaking new book, “Furious,” designed to make the depth and urgency of Paul’s letter to the Galatians accessible to modern readers. While Galatians is a complex, layered epistle, Kolenda’s approach blends fiction with theological insight, giving readers both the story and the substance of the gospel.

In a podcast interview with Eric Gilmour, Kolenda explained how he wanted to create a devotional commentary for his church, but he quickly realized that the letter is far more dynamic than conventional commentaries often convey. “Galatians is such a dynamic, exciting book,” Kolenda says. “It’s like a theological lasagna—there’s an emotional layer, a logical layer and a spiritual layer. When you see it, it’s revelatory and life-changing.”

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To capture this complexity, Kolenda chose a novelistic approach. He imagined Paul dictating the letter to a young Jewish scribe who had recently come to faith in Christ. This scribe asks questions and engages with Paul’s words, allowing Kolenda to explore not just what Paul wrote, but why he wrote it. “By the end, you understand not just the letter but Paul as a person, where he’s coming from, and why he said what he said,” Kolenda explains.

Kolenda dives into some of Galatians’ most striking passages, including the well-known warning: “O foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you?” He explains that the Greek term used refers to the “evil eye,” a superstition that suggested malevolent forces could harm individuals. Paul’s words were a corrective, emphasizing that the Galatians’ eyes had been blinded by legalistic teachings and distortions of the gospel.

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Legalism and added human effort is central to the concerns written in Galatians. He draws parallels to modern Christianity, where some believers are tempted to supplement Christ’s work with additional rules or rituals, such as extreme interpretations of Hebrew theology. “Every addition to Christ is a subtraction,” Kolenda asserts. “It cuts you off from grace and the flow of the Spirit in your life.” He emphasizes that true Christian freedom comes not from striving or human effort but from resting in the completed work of Christ.

Kolenda also discusses the power of the fruit of the Spirit—love, joy, peace, patience and more, and how this flow of the evidence of the fruit of the Spirit exists naturally when believers remain connected to Christ. Effort, rules and striving cannot produce this fruit; it emerges as a result of surrendering to God’s Spirit and embracing the liberty of the gospel.

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By combining fiction, theological insight and devotional guidance, Daniel Kolenda offers a fresh, engaging way to understand Galatians so we too can walk in freedom with Christ instead of in human-made legalistic rules.

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Are we seeing the signs of some biblical pestilences coming to life right now?

According to NBC News, the first known human case of someone with the screwworm has been found in the United States. The cause of this flesh-eating parasite to be detected in a human being is believed to be due to the person’s travels to El Salvador.

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Andrew G. Nixon, the spokesperson for Health and Human Services says that right now, “The risk to public health in the United States from this introduction is very low.” Previously, Reuters reported that a person in Maryland acquired the parasite while visiting Guatemala as well.

The screwworm, which is the larvae of the screwworm fly, is also known for destroying herds of cattle, especially in Central America and Mexico, with the potential to kill both wildlife and domestic pets. In order to prevent the spread of the screwworm, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins visited Texas earlier in the month to discuss ways to fight an invasion of the screwworm into the United States. As of right now, this plan includes breeding sterile flies and releasing them in the air toward the Texas and Mexico border so that infected flies will mate with the sterile ones, stopping the spread of the disease as the flies die out.

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As beef prices in America have continued to rise over the past year, the last thing that the United States needs is infected cattle. ABC News reported that ground beef is up 11.5% with steak up 12% with drought as one of the causes for price increase. The USDA also cited outbreaks of the screwworm as one of the reasons the U.S. government is putting beef imports from Mexico on pause.

As we observe events like the emergence of the flesh-eating screwworm in the United States, it’s worth considering them through the lens of biblical prophecy. Scripture warns that in the last days, pestilences and diseases will increase, affecting both humans and animals. Take a look at what we’ve already seen with deer, squirrels, rabbits and pigs being affected by odd conditions. Even the plague has been reported in California. While many focus on dramatic end-times signs like the mark of the beast, the Bible also speaks to the more subtle ways life will be disrupted: Sickness and famine will occur in unprecedented ways.

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The spread of parasites like the screwworm reminds us that these warnings are not only spiritual but practical. This unfolding reality calls believers to be vigilant, prayerful, and wise recognizing that the signs of the times are increasingly evident not only in moral and spiritual decline but in the very fabric of our physical world.

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Tony Evans has finally returned to public ministry again.

After moving away from his pastoral duties with Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in Dallas, Texas because of “sin,” Evans came back to speaking at this year’s The FAMiLY Leader Summit, which was held on July 11, 2025.

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While Evans did not disclose the reason why he stepped away from the pulpit, he has now come back to encourage Christians to make the Great Commission their life’s passion.

“I am privileged and honored for this opportunity to be here at the summit,” says Evans.

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Evans discussed how God is calling His people to be the light that shines in the darkness to a broken and confused world.

“God has a deputized group of men and women, people who have been duly authorized to act on his behalf in history to bring the values of the kingdom up north to the chaos on the field of play in the culture,” he says. “Whether that chaos is racial chaos, political chaos, social chaos, gender chaos, whatever the conflicting views are on the field of play, this deputized community of people have been so authorized to act on behalf of heaven in the midst of the conflicts of earth.”

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Evans then talked about the Great Commission that Jesus gave us in Matthew 28 to go and preach the gospel to all creation.

“There is a responsibility even in the midst of chaos. And so [Jesus] says. ‘I want you to make disciples,'” Evans continues. “Your engagement beyond your individual life and your family and your churches is strategic for the culture.”

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It is unclear right now as to whether or not Evans will pick up his pastoral role again at Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship.

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Grand Canyon University is celebrating their victory after defeating a huge lawsuit with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

As Fox News noted, the school, which is the largest Christian University in America, provided an update that the FTC dropped the suit against them. Previously, the FTC sued the school, its president Brian Mueller, and their marketer Grand Canyon Education Inc. for “deceptive advertising and engaged in illegal telemarketing.”

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The FTC said that the university misguided students seeking a doctoral program about the length of time an accelerated program would take, their status as a nonprofit, and calling prospective students who did not desire to be contacted.

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The school’s president, Brian Mueller, said that the charges dropped marks the finality of “years of coordinated lawfare by the government officials…against the largest Christian University in the country.”

As CBN News further quoted Mueller, he said, “As we have stated from the beginning, not only were these accusations false, but the opposite is true…We go above and beyond what is required in our disclosures and are recognized as a leader in this area.”

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This victory for Grand Canyon University is more than just a legal triumph—it is a testament to God’s faithfulness in defending His work. This outcome serves as a reminder that God honors those who walk righteously, even when faced with powerful opposition, and that His purposes for advancing His Kingdom through institutions like GCU cannot be hindered by worldly challenges.

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The increase of pestilences in nature continues to grow in resounding ways.

According to Science Alert, game hunters in California recently discovered something no one could ever imagine: wild pigs with bright, neon blue insides.

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Dan Burton, who owns a wildlife control business, told The Los Angeles Times that there were not “a little blue,” but “neon blue, blueberry blue.

Local investigations concluded that this happened to the pigs through rodenticide poisoning, though this type of poison has been restricted in the state of California since last year.

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California Department of Fish and Wildlife pesticides investigations coordinator Ryan Barbour noted that “”Hunters should be aware that the meat of game animals, such as wild pig, deer, bear, and geese, might be contaminated…” and that “Rodenticide exposure can be a concern for non-target wildlife.”

The appearance of wild pigs with neon blue insides is a stark reminder of the unusual phenomena increasingly being observed in nature, and it resonates with biblical accounts of the end times. Scripture speaks of pestilences, strange occurrences and disturbances in the natural order as signs preceding the return of Christ.

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As we witness wildlife exhibiting unprecedented changes, from pigmentation anomalies to behavioral shifts, it aligns with the broader pattern of creation groaning under the weight of corruption and warning humanity of spiritual and environmental upheaval.

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In a powerful interview with Sid Roth, Jonathan Cahn examined the powerful prophetic insights behind both Donald Trump and Joe Biden’s presidencies.

As Cahn points out, Trump confronted a woman with an anti-biblical agenda, Hillary Clinton, rising as a “Jehu,” doing this not once but twice in 2016 and again in 2024. Against all predictions, Trump prevailed, fulfilling the biblical archetype of a figure rising against a king and a corrupt queen.

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Trump’s political timeline is deeper than commonly known, however. As Cahn discusses, Trump first entered the political stage in 2000, running as a reform candidate and winning the California primaries. “Most people would say 2015–16. No, it was 2000… Almost nobody knows this,” says Cahn. If this trajectory continues, his last full year of political influence could be 2028, matching Jehu’s 28-year reign—a symbolic parallel that highlights divine orchestration.

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Joe Biden’s presidency also mirrors biblical archetypes, particularly that of King Jehoram. Like Jehoram, Biden “was originally pretty much against abortion [then]… Joe Biden actually turned against what he once stood for,” says Cahn. Both leaders experienced national instability, with Jehoram suffering border invasions from Arabians and Philistines, and Biden facing modern-day border crises.

“At the end of his reign, Jehoram… becomes physically impaired… We don’t even know who was running the kingdom. And it says in the Bible, it was to no one’s sorrow,” says Cahn. Biden, similarly, faces declining influence and uncertain legacy. Both left a single surviving son who did not follow God—Jehoram’s Ahaziah, meaning “to seize,” and Biden’s youngest son, Hunter.

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Ultimately, the parallels between Donald Trump, Joe Biden and biblical archetypes highlight a deeper spiritual rhythm underlying American politics. As Jonathan Cahn emphasizes, these recurring patterns are more than coincidence—they reflect divine timing, prophetic insight and the unfolding of historical mysteries.

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