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The American Family Association (AFA) has been in the news recently for two issues worthy of note. First, in a disturbing trend for politically active Christian ministries, AFA was labeled a “hate group” by a ...
The Bible’s teaching on caring for the poor and needy is extensive. In fact, Larry Burkett, the founder of Crown Ministries, once identified all the verses in the Bible which had to do with money ...
The Christian Post recently reported that OJ Simpson, who is still in jail, is laying the groundwork for a new ministry once he is released. While he is not up for parole until 2017, Simpson ...
A new reality television program called “Preachers of L.A.” focuses on the lives of megachurch prosperity preachers in Los Angeles. As CNN’s Belief Blog describes it, in the show “Men of the cloth cruise Southern ...
Child sponsorship programs are big business in the US but many have wondered about their effectiveness. Over $3 billion is given annually to sponsor poor children around the world and many Christian homes support one ...
The Truth About Prosperity Theology: A Closer Look at Excesses in Ministry
As reported in Black Enterprise magazine, Pastor I.V. Hilliard of the Texas-based New Light Christian Center recently asked his congregation to give $52 “Favor Seeds” as money was needed to upgrade the blades on his ...
