• Texas Abortion Law Requiring Admitting Privileges Ruled Constitutional

  The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals determined Thursday that the portion of House Bill 2 which requires abortion doctors to have admitting privileges in nearby hospitals is constitutional. The decision overrules the federal lawsuit which Planned Parenthood had won earlier this week, where Judge Lee Yeakel had claimed that there was no "rational basis" for the requirement.

  

• Martin Luther’s 95 Theses Sparked the Reformation on All Hallows’ Eve

  Today marks the 496th anniversary of the day that Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the door of a Roman Catholic Church in Wittenberg, Saxony, protesting the selling of indulgences and the ability of the Pope to absolve sins. The reformation that followed effectively divided the Western church into the Protestant and Catholic denominations of Christianity.

  

• Jimmy Needham on Redeeming Halloween

  Christian artist Jimmy Needham and his family have decided to use Halloween as an opportunity to share the Gospel with others this Hallows' Eve. The Needhams happen to live on Sleepy Hallow Drive, a street that gets tons of Halloween traffic each year, which will hopefully give them much opportunity to share Christ with visitors.

  

• Mother of Four Pays for Thief's Groceries Story Inspires Mercy and Compassion

  Jessica Eaves offered forgiveness after a man who stole her wallet in an Oklahoma store earlier this month. She suspected that the man had taken her wallet when she was shopping, and confronted him about it in a bold and loving way, offering to pay for his groceries.

  

• 'Duck Dynasty' Uncle Si Helps with Operation Christmas Child - 'Pack a Shoebox, Jack!'

  Uncle Si Robertson helped his nephew Alan pack shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child, an organization that blesses impoverished children in over 130 countries around the world with Christmas gifts and the message of hope found in Jesus Christ.