Newsmakers

Actor Brett Varvel is on a mission to spread faith and hope through Hollywood. The "County Rescue" star recently joined CBN News to discuss his role as Andy, an EMT, in the new Great American Family series', a show that weaves together faith and drama to create a compelling show. "The thing that we explore in this show that's maybe different from other medical dramas is that we go into the interpe...

Matt Bennett, founder of Christian Union (CU), an organization with campus ministries at influential colleges across America, is on a mission to spread the Gospel to Ivy League students. Bennett's new CU Rise campaign is an eight-week effort from March 17 through May that aims to "disrupt" campus culture by introducing students to Jesus. The on-campus and online campaign will seek to evangelize st...

Bestselling author Mitch Albom, known for blockbuster books like "Tuesdays with Morrie," "The Five People You Meet in Heaven,” and "The Stranger in the Lifeboat," was among those forced to flee from Haiti in the dead of night after the nation descended into sheer chaos. Albom was visiting Have Faith Haiti, an orphanage run by he and his wife, Janine, when Haiti's government collapsed and he was am...

The head of an organization tasked with bringing "The Chosen" to one billion people across the globe has unveiled plans to bring season four of the hit show to prisons and churches, a bold move aimed at sparking Gospel conversations and healing. Stan Jantz, chief executive officer of the Come and See Foundation, recently told CBN News his nonprofit's mission is to "support 'The Chosen,'" implement...

Author and speaker Jennie Allen has witnessed some of the most powerful revival moments over the past year. She helped hundreds of young people get spontaneously baptized at Auburn University in Alabama last year — something she recently spoke about with CBN News during a conversation about her new book "Untangle Your Emotions: Naming What You Feel and Knowing What to Do About It." "It was [a] pre...

Fans of hit TV show "The Chosen" were likely surprised to see creator Dallas Jenkins release a Facebook video this weekend with a shocking title: "I’ve got bad news about Season 4’s release." That candid proclamation gave a clue into some of what could be expected from Jenkins' more than 16-minute "family chat" as he dubbed it — an honest conversation about why The Chosen season four was released...

A Texas college professor who said he was fired after university leaders reportedly found his teachings too "religious" has been reinstated to his position more than a year after being terminated. Dr. Johnson Varkey and his attorneys at First Liberty Institute recently announced Varkey has won his adjunct professorial job back at St. Philip’s College in San Antonio, Texas, after being fired in 202...

The brother-in-law of a Hamas hostage is speaking out about his relative's plight, imploring the international community to keep fighting for the hostages' safe return. Moshe Lavi said his brother-in-law, Omri Miran, 46, was taken captive from Kibbutz Nir Oz on Oct. 7 by Hamas terrorists who invaded the country and slaughtered around 1,200 Israelis. Omri is married to Lishay Miran and is father to...

A Virginia pastor believes a miraculous provision from God led his family to adopt, and he's now sharing his insight and inspiration with others. Dr. Bob Griffith, lead pastor of Christ Chapel in Woodbridge, Virginia, tells his family's incredible story in the book "Fostering Jesus: Answering the Call to Foster Care in the Home and Church." Like many, at one point Griffith didn't know a great deal...

Adele Raemer loved living in her small Israeli kibbutz, calling it "95% heaven" there before the horror of Hamas' Oct. 7 terror attack shattered that reality. Raemer told CBN News she started hearing rockets around 6:30 a.m. that morning. She said it didn't take long to realize the assault was "something different" from the normal incursions that unfold, especially considering its widespread and i...

Jackie Darby is a wife, mother, and author with a robust life and passion for the Lord. But she was once an abandoned baby left alone to die in a garbage dump in Seoul, South Korea. "Rats were eating on my ... little body," Darby, who has a new book titled "Whose Am I? The Truth About Your Worth and Identity in Christ," told CBN News. "But the Lord God sent a missionary nurse who found me, and res...

A professor who's out with a book about fascinating archaeological finds that help bring the Bible to life said such discoveries keep corroborating what Christians know to be true about the Scriptures. Tom Meyer, known as "The Bible Memory Man" for his ability to memorize entire books of the Bible, is a professor at Shasta Bible College. And his latest book "Archaeology and the Bible: 50 Fascinati...

"I was very involved in the occult, channeling spirits, casting spells, playing with Ouija board six to eight hours a day — all of those things." That's how military veteran and artist Timothy Gagnon described his early years, explaining how he descended into evil practices while he was a young man. Gagnon, artist and author of the "Illuminated Messiah Bible," an artistic look at the Scriptures th...

A spokesperson for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel is fighting for its existence in its battle against a "genocidal" Hamas and that the nation won't back down from thwarting "pure evil." Tal Heinrich also told CBN News last week during an interview at the National Religious Broadcasters Convention in Nashville, Tennessee, why she believes Israel is resolute — and on proper fo...

A Texas church is accusing streaming platform Hulu of rejecting an advertisement over the claim the spot violated policies surrounding "religious indoctrination." It's a designation Jeremy Dys, senior counsel for First Liberty, a religious liberty law firm, said is nowhere in Hulu's ad parameters. The purported rejection of Hulen Street Church's ad led Dys to issue a demand letter "urging the plat...

One of the leaders of an organization working to spread the Gospel to Iranians reports that claims of Middle Easterners encountering Jesus in dreams are "quite common," with the Lord using these interactions to draw individuals closer to Him. "God is using [dreams] to speak to Iranians all the time," Lana Silk, U.S. director of Transform Iran, recently told CBN News. "He uses every method He can....

A theologian who sparked an intense social media debate when he posited that the Noah's ark narrative was potentially speaking about a regional — and not a global — flood is now speaking out to offer further context on his theory. Gavin Ortlund, president of Truth Unites, told CBN News he made his argument in a recent social media video, detailing his belief the Genesis 6 narrative is "about a reg...

We're re-airing one of our favorite "Newsmakers" podcast episodes: Actor and Comedian Rob Schneider recently offered a powerful -- and public -- message of forgiveness. He explains why he's now embracing faith, God, and forgiveness. Plus: hear about some of his new projects on this episode of the "Newsmakers Podcast" with Billy Hallowell. -- Welcome to "The Newsmakers Podcast," a show where we go...

A pastor in Northern Ireland is going viral for his video reaction to the He Gets Us Super Bowl commercial, with his powerful collection of Christian testimonies garnering nearly 2 million views. Jamie Bambrick, associate pastor of Hope Church Craigavon and a YouTube video creator, told CBN News he created an alternative commercial featuring an ex-porn star, former gang leader, an ex-drug addict a...

War. Rumors of war. Chaos. Love of the self. Some might argue the signs of the end of days are all around us, with current events sparking plenty of questions about our proximity to the biblical end times. Greg Laurie, pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, California, is among those who have openly discussed eschatology and current events, carefully explaining what the Bible has to...

A Missouri pastor is crediting a miraculous prompting from God for saving him and his family from potential carnage during Monday's shooting at the Kansas City Chief's Super Bowl victory celebration. Timmy Hensel, pastor of River Church Family in Raytown, Missouri, and the Central Southeast Regional Pastor for the Foursquare Church, told CBN News he and his family were on the parade route before d...

Historian William J. Federer joins CBN News to explain the real-life Christian history of Valentine's Day, explaining how February 14 came to be a day of romance and love. Federer explained how Valentine, a religious leader, was executed in A.D. 270, and gave details on at least one of the miracles that reportedly unfolded before his death. From tracing the Christian roots of "XOXO" to unveiling t...

Josh Newell, executive director of the Jesus Film Project, recently announced an effort to further spread the Gospel through a powerful animated movie about Christ's life and ministry. The feature film is set to premiere in theaters in 2025. "It flows out of the heart of our mission, which is to reach everyone, everywhere, no matter what language they speak or where they live," Newell told CBN Dig...

A UK woman who has faced at least three run-ins with law enforcement — including two arrests — for silently praying outside abortion clinics said her now-viral legal battles have been "stressful" but that she's not backing down from defending her rights. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, a pro-life volunteer and co-director of March for Life UK, has made international headlines as her plight has dragged on o...

A journalist on a mission to expose what he believes is the deceptive underbelly of gender ideology has released a new podcast season aimed at exposing lies. Brandon Showalter, a journalist with The Christian Post who recently released season three of his "Generation Indoctrination" podcast, believes America is experiencing a potential turning point when it comes to the transgender discussion. "Wh...