“Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.” James 3:13 By now many of you may have seen ...
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 ...
Police have sentenced a former leader of a Virginia megachurch to 40 years in prison for sexually assaulting two sisters. Tuesday, Geronimo Aguilar showed no emotion and gave a simple wave farewell to his dad ...
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 ...
Will the Boy Scouts of America survive a double-barreled attack from atheists and homosexual activists?
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared in the May 18, 2013, edition of WORLD Magazine. Every four years more than 40,000 Boy Scouts and their leaders hold a National Jamboree. This year they are scheduled ...
Lawsuits involving the world's largest Christian broadcasting network may hang by a flash drive
“It just didn’t make sense.” That’s what Jonathan Rovetto thought when he heard his employer, Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN), fired Brittany Koper last fall, alleging embezzlement and fraud. After all, Koper is the granddaughter of ...
