Years ago, a pastor told Jen Hatmaker’s friend that one day in heaven she’d watch her unbelieving family burn in hell and say “amen.” Hatmaker says that conversation stayed with her. See how her view compares with the three main Christian positions on hell and the verses each one leans on. churchleaders.com/news/22203…

Carla Evans said she wasn’t thinking about love when Tony Evans first called to pray with her. A month later she called him, because she wanted to talk with someone who knew what losing a spouse felt like. Read how a friendship grew from there. churchleaders.com/news/22201…

Roumie says people think it’s strange that he wants a constant reminder of death. The rings are tied to memento mori, an ancient Christian practice he’s now inviting others into through a seven-day prayer challenge on the Hallow app, built around C.S. Lewis’ “The Great Divorce.” By mid-afternoon on day one, 140,000 users had joined. churchleaders.com/news/22245…

Billy Baldwin, brother of Alec and Stephen, believes in God. His wife, Chynna Phillips, explains why that still leaves her perplexed. The couple spent about six months apart before opening up on their new YouTube channel. churchleaders.com/news/22244…

Podcaster Shawn Ryan said he keeps forgiving the people whose leaks from a private Bible study put his family at risk. Pastor Josh Howerton pointed him to Matthew 18, where Jesus lays out what to do when a fellow believer sins against you, and said the first step comes before you ever talk to the person. churchleaders.com/news/22208…

Authorities say the 72-year-old pastor, who started his church as a home Bible study, willingly talked to investigators after his arrest. Read what he reportedly admitted and how his church is responding. churchleaders.com/news/22244…

Steven Bartlett, the agnostic host of “The Diary of a CEO,” grew up in a Christian family and lost his faith around age 18. He told Oxford mathematician John Lennox he was sitting on the fence and asked where believing begins for someone like him. Read how Lennox answered, and the striking thing Bartlett told him at the end. churchleaders.com/news/22185…

Fathers especially loved having a film they could watch with their sons, writer Diederik Hoogstraten said. He also opened up about George Washington’s Christian faith and director Jon Erwin’s hopes for a follow-up. churchleaders.com/news/22244…

Sadie Robertson Huff calls purity “a heart posture,” and it shapes what she and Christian watch and scroll. She also opened up about Christian’s past struggle with porn and how he handled it while they were dating and falling in love. churchleaders.com/christiani…

Lecrae has met Jay-Z, Beyoncé, and the last three presidents, but he says meeting John Piper left him literally shaking. Now the Christian rapper says that awe became idolatry, and he’s naming what was underneath it. churchleaders.com/news/22197…

Joshua Broome left the adult film industry, gave his life to Jesus, and now teaches couples alongside his wife, Hope. He explains why so many pastors find pornography hard to address and where he says the conversation should start. churchleaders.com/news/22198…

“What people need," says Karl Vaters, "is familiarity and relationships. They need to be in places that they know with people that they know and love.” f.mtr.cool/93yhnapbmg

Their first fight as newlyweds was over paper plates, and Lecrae admits he was “self-righteous and pushy.” Darragh says the real issue ran much deeper. See what the Christian rapper’s story shows about the questions pastors can ask newly married couples. churchleaders.com/news/22161…

Early in their relationship, Chaz Adams had to cut a visit short. As he wheeled his suitcase out to his truck, Lysa TerKeurst broke down in tears, even though he had done nothing wrong. She shares what her betrayal trauma therapist taught her about telling past pain from real discernment. churchleaders.com/christiani…

After more than 50 years of open-air preaching, Ray Comfort told CBN News the sinner’s prayer is “not in Scripture.” He responds differently when someone seems ready to repent, and it starts with a single question. churchleaders.com/news/51732…

A woman at a Living Proof Live Q&A told Beth Moore her husband had stepped away from the church and no longer leads the family spiritually. Moore answered from inside her own marriage: “If you’re getting the idea Keith is a deacon, he’s not. But he is mine.” Her counsel for wives carrying the spiritual weight at home is worth reading. churchleaders.com/news/50121…

Promise Keepers CEO Shane Winnings told a Liberty University crowd that America must “turn back to God” and warned it can’t vote its way out of God’s judgment. Read the steps he urged Christians to take. churchleaders.com/news/22244…

Liberty University planned to honor Erika Kirk a year ago and even considered traveling to Arizona to do it. Instead, its president surprised her on stage with words about her faith. churchleaders.com/news/22244…

Jen Hatmaker stopped attending church when congregations reopened after the pandemic, yet she says she still loves Jesus. The reasons she gives sound a lot like what pastors hear from members who stop coming. Read what she says kept her away and what churches can learn from it. churchleaders.com/christiani…