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The Kanye Effect: Former NBA player Lamar Odom says he ‘got saved’ this weekend
Former NBA star Lamar Odom, who calls himself “a walking miracle” after being found unconscious with a cocktail of drugs in his system in a Nevada brothel in 2015, just told the world he gave his life to Christ. The 39-year-old broke the news on social media about his new life in Christ.
All To Jesus I Surrender: Kanye West says his music from now on will be gospel
When many in the music industry blur the lines between the sacred and the secular, Christian rapper Kanye West is making a clear distinction. The 42-year-old, who is slated to release his first gospel album titled Jesus Is King, has announced that, going forward, he will no longer make “secular” music.
Woman says she was raped by Atlanta megachurch staff member and the ministry covered it up
A woman named Octavia said Atlanta mega church officials have tried to intimidate her into silence for revealing that she was drugged and raped by one of its ministry staffers four years ago. Pastor E. Dewey Smith’s House of Hope Atlanta, which boasts 15,000 members, is now under scrutiny.
Predators Posing as Pastors: A second of three Ohio pastors pleads guilty to sex trafficking of teen girls
Every man of the cloth is not a man of God. A second of three Ohio ministers accused of enticing teen girls to have sex with them pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal charges that include child sex trafficking.
‘Sanctuary’ church in Minneapolis is achieving racial diversity in divided times
Though some would argue that America is now more racially divided than ever, this certainly isn’t true at Sanctuary Covenant Church in north Minneapolis. The Evangelical congregation of about 700 has a healthy mix of races and cultures.
Bishop I.V. Hilliard gives reins of megachurch over to his daughter in historic move
Dr. Irishea Hilliard has been installed as new senior pastor of New Light Christian Center Church—a designation that officially makes her the successor of Bishop I.V. Hilliard, who is her father, and also founder of the ministry.