Kenneth Copeland’s Granddaughter Opens Up About His Bryce Crawford Interview and the Prosperity Gospel Debate

For the first time in more than a decade, televangelist Kenneth Copeland sat down for a wide-ranging interview with popular Gen Z influencer Bryce Crawford.

Following the interview, Copeland’s granddaughter says the conversation may signal a new chapter for one of Christianity’s most recognizable and polarizing ministries.

Copeland, who turns 90 this year, spent three hours with Crawford in what Courtney Copeland Acuña, chief marketing officer of Kenneth Copeland Ministries, describes as an unscripted, agenda-free conversation rooted entirely in Scripture.

Expressing why the elder Copeland has not done an interview in such a long time, Courtney stated, “My grandfather has never enjoyed interviews. He’s not great at them as people can see from the ‘Inside Edition’ interviewer when he’s been stopped. He’s not really been great at apologetics. It’s not a gift that he has.”

“His whole stance for the last two, three decades has been, I’m just going to let my message and my word speak for itself,” Acuña continued.

Rather than force it, Copeland adopted a different philosophy entirely. When asked how he handles media criticism, his answer was characteristically direct. “I don’t listen to the praise, and I don’t listen to the hate,” Courtney quoted him as saying. “I just keep my head down and do my job.”

That posture softened when Acuña, who previously ran her own podcast branding business before returning to help the family ministry, was connected to Crawford’s manager through a mutual friend. Having observed Crawford’s interview style and his willingness to engage respectfully with those he disagrees with, she said the decision came quickly.

“It was an easy yes at first,” she said. “The closer we got to the date, the more nervous I got — you put your 90-year-old grandfather up for an interview, you get a little nervous.”

Her nerves proved unfounded. Crawford, who built his following documenting his own Christian faith journey, pressed Copeland repeatedly on the so-called “prosperity gospel” — a label the ministry did not create for itself and has complicated feelings about.

“We didn’t label ourselves the prosperity ministry,” Acuña said. “We just believe that what the Bible says is true.”

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She noted that her grandfather defines the word prosperity using its Greek roots — “nothing missing, nothing broken” — a definition he returned to throughout the conversation. Crawford, for his part, acknowledged the encounter left him rethinking his own Bible-reading habits.

“Bryce’s biggest takeaway was, ‘I think I need to read my Bible more,'” Acuña said. “He was reading the same Bible every single day and taking away a completely different message.”

Despite theological differences, Acuña said both men left the table with mutual respect — and her grandfather left energized.

“He called me the next day and said, ‘All right, I want Bryce to come back. We’re going to do two weeks of the broadcast. I’m going to teach that boy how to pray,'” she recalled, laughing.

She also noted that her grandfather is excited about bridging generational gaps in the faith.

“He’s skipping like three or four generations down to get to Gen Z from where he’s at,” she said. “He has no ego. He’s thrilled at the idea of people like Bryce going out, even if they don’t agree on everything, and getting people saved.”

For Copeland, the deeper takeaway transcends theology. “When you get to a point where you can’t have a civil conversation and hear each other out,” she said, “we’re doomed.”

Abby Trivett is a writer and editor for Charisma Media and has a passion for sharing the gospel through the written word. She holds two degrees from Regent University, a B.A. in Communication with a concentration in Journalism and a Master of Arts in Journalism. She is the author of the upcoming book, The Power of Suddenly: Discover How God Can Change Everything in a Moment. For interviews and media inquiries, please contact media@.



Jonathan Cahn’s Urgent Prophetic Warning: Christian Speech Is Being Criminalized Across the West

In a culture that seems to grow stranger by the day, prophetic teacher Jonathan Cahn is sounding the alarm.

In his latest video message, Cahn delivered a sweeping analysis of what he calls “end-time madness,” pointing to events in American courtrooms and mainstream newsrooms as signs of a civilization at war with its own foundations.

At the center of his message was a historic Supreme Court ruling: the court struck down Colorado’s ban on counseling individuals who voluntarily seek help with gender confusion or same-sex attraction. The decision was nearly unanimous, passing 8 to 1, with two liberal justices siding with the conservative majority. Only Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented.

“For a counselor to give biblical counsel was a criminal act — to even speak the words. Talk about totalitarianism. Talk about 1984. Talk about lunacy.”

Cahn used the ruling as a launching point to expose what he sees as deep media bias.

Slowing down footage from ABC News, he highlighted anchors and expert guests visibly struggling to utter the word “Christian” and were uncomfortable using the phrase “biological sex.” He argued these on-air reactions reveal how thoroughly an anti-Christian ideology has taken hold in America’s most influential institutions.

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“The word Christian has become like a curse word. They can’t even say it,” Cahn noted.

Cahn also turned his attention to the legal landscape beyond America’s borders. In Canada, he warned, legislation is advancing that would criminalize Christian speech on sexuality.

In Finland, a female member of parliament — a Christian — was recently convicted by the nation’s Supreme Court and now faces potential imprisonment, her crime being the posting of a Bible verse on sexuality more than two decades ago.

“An anti-Christian agenda and a spirit and a culture is sweeping over the West — a real danger of cultural totalitarianism that wars against God, his word, and his people.”

Perhaps his most urgent warning was directed at parents. Cahn called on mothers and fathers to investigate what is being taught in their children’s schools, asserting that gender ideology is being introduced from kindergarten, and sometimes deliberately hidden from parents. He extended this caution to colleges, warning that many institutions are actively working to undermine students’ faith.

“Your children do not belong to the school system,” he declared. “They don’t belong to the teachers union. They don’t belong to the state. They belong to you. God charged them [to] you,” he said.

Yet amid the darkness, Cahn offered hope with a sobering condition attached. While acknowledging a recent rollback of radical policies in America coinciding with the current political moment, he was blunt: political change alone will not be enough.

“Without revival, without a spiritual revival, without a turning back to God in this nation, the window will close. The only thing that can save America is revival.”

Cahn closed his message with a prophetic charge drawn from Scripture, urging believers to live without fear of governments, media or cultural tides — reminding them that they will ultimately stand before the King of Kings, not before earthly courts or anchors.

“Live all out for Him,” he urged. “Go boldly for Him. Do what’s right regardless of the polls, regardless of the majority, regardless of Hollywood because in the end, you’re going to stand before Him.”

Abby Trivett is a writer and editor for Charisma Media and has a passion for sharing the gospel through the written word. She holds two degrees from Regent University, a B.A. in Communication with a concentration in Journalism and a Master of Arts in Journalism. She is the author of the upcoming book, The Power of Suddenly: Discover How God Can Change Everything in a Moment. For interviews and media inquiries, please contact media@.



Savannah Guthrie Shares Easter Message Amid Mom’s Disappearance: ‘I Still Believe’

In a heart-wrenching new video, Savannah Guthrie released an Easter message detailing her current struggle of grappling with faith while dealing with the questions surrounding her mother’s kidnapping.

“Good morning, everybody. Happy Easter,” Guthrie stated. “And Easter is happy. It is flowers and pastels and baby bunnies. It is sunshine and joy and hope. It is rebirth and second chances and new life and fresh starts. It is the most important day of the year for all of us who believe, even more than Christ’s birth, more than His death, His most crucial to us.”

She points out that because of Jesus’ resurrection, we too can experience new life. She then became very open and honest about how her mother’s disappearance is affecting her faith.

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“Standing here today, I have to tell you, there are moments in which that promise seems irretrievably far away,” Guthrie stated. “When life itself seems far harder than death. These moments of deep disappointment with God, the feeling of utter abandonment.”

Guthrie also shared that this feeling of being forgotten will be a challenge for many of us at some point.

“For most of us, there will come a time in our life when these feelings hold sway. In our tradition, we are taught to take comfort in the fact that our friend, Jesus, in His short life, experienced every single emotion that we humans can feel. That His taking on the form of humanity made Him not a distant observer to our pain, but a hands-on experiencer of it.”

Guthrie admitted she has wondered since her mom’s abduction if Jesus could relate to her pain.

“Recently, though, in my own season of trial, I have wondered. I have questioned whether Jesus really ever experienced this particular wound that I feel. This grievance and uniquely cruel injury of not knowing. Of uncertainty and confusion and answers withheld.”

She wondered if she had come across a “feeling that Jesus did not know.” She also explained that it is in the moments of wrestling with God that His people can experience Truth and revelation.


“Suddenly, I remembered the grave. I remembered three days in the grave. No one talks much about that,” she said. “On the cross He cried out, ‘My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?'”

“Our comfort is that our God has felt those feelings,” Guthrie continued. “He has compassion on us, and He promises that if not immediate answers, His sweet presence. He promises closeness to the brokenhearted. Somehow, miraculously, His loving and gentle presence that makes the mean time less mean.”

She also shared that while this may be a very dark message to give on Easter Sunday itself.

“It is the darkness that makes this morning’s light so magnificent, so blindingly beautiful. It is all the brighter because it is so desperately needed. So, I close my eyes this morning, and I feel the celebrate too. I still believe. And so I say with conviction, Happy Easter.”

This message comes as Guthrie has finally returned to the “Today Show” following her disappearance.

Abby Trivett is a writer and editor for Charisma Media and has a passion for sharing the gospel through the written word. She holds two degrees from Regent University, a B.A. in Communication with a concentration in Journalism and a Master of Arts in Journalism. She is the author of the upcoming book, The Power of Suddenly: Discover How God Can Change Everything in a Moment. For interviews and media inquiries, please contact media@.



The 2027 Eclipse and the Rise of Islam: Amanda Grace’s Most Urgent Warning Yet

Are we about to experience the most dramatic shift in the world yet?

By the time Aug. 2, 2027, arrives, the world may look dramatically different from the way it does today.

According to prophetic voice and author Amanda Grace of Ark of Grace Ministries, one event that dates hold could be among the most symbolically significant in a century — a total solar eclipse whose path of totality cuts directly over Benghazi, Libya; Mecca, Saudi Arabia; and Luxor, Egypt.

“You can’t make this up,” Grace declared during a recent live broadcast. “The way this is aligning is biblical.”

The eclipse, which Grace identifies as the longest in 100 years at over six minutes of totality, will travel from the eastern Atlantic Ocean through the Strait of Gibraltar, across Spain and deep into the Middle East and North Africa. That it falls in a Jewish leap year — known in Hebrew tradition as a pregnant year — only intensifies what Grace sees as a layered prophetic signal.

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“2027 is going to be a Jewish leap year, otherwise known as a pregnant year,” she explained, “where you have double Purims — double decrees of destruction going out, and double divine reversals in order to tear those decrees of destruction down.”

The symbolism of Mecca being plunged into darkness is not lost on Grace. As the holiest site in Islam, its eclipse during a Jewish pregnant year arrives amid what she describes as a global rise of Islamic political influence — from mayoral seats in New York City to parliaments across Europe. “As Islam rises in the world,” Grace warned, “darkness will occur over its holiest site for over six minutes.”

But it is Benghazi that carries perhaps the most haunting weight. The Libyan city — synonymous with the Sept. 11, 2012, terrorist attack — falls directly in the path of totality, roughly 15 years after that tragedy and just weeks before the anniversary of September 11 on the American calendar. “Benghazi, after what happened, will be plunged into darkness,” Grace said solemnly. “I don’t think this is an accident.”

Grace also points to Egypt — where the maximum totality of six minutes and 22 seconds will be experienced — as a nation on the prophetic rise. Egypt’s appearance in peace talks between the U.S. and Iran, alongside Saudi Arabia and Turkey, further fuels her expectation: “I’m telling you, Egypt is going to rise in this next year. We’re going to watch some incredible events out of Egypt.”

Numerically, Grace notes that 60 days separate the August 2nd eclipse from Rosh Hashanah 2027, which begins October 1st. “It is a six-minute eclipse,” she observed, “and 60 days then separates that six-minute eclipse from the Feast of Trumpets that year.”

The eclipse year also serves as a runway into 2028 — a Shemitah year and U.S. election year — which Grace warns will attempt to mirror 2008’s financial collapse and political upheaval. “The Ishmaelites are going to try to steal the election,” she cautioned, urging believers to begin interceding now.

For Grace, the clarion call is simple: “We need to start paying attention to this now and praying and seeking what the Lord is trying to tell us through this — because this is no accident.”

Abby Trivett is a writer and editor for Charisma Media and has a passion for sharing the gospel through the written word. She holds two degrees from Regent University, a B.A. in Communication with a concentration in Journalism and a Master of Arts in Journalism. She is the author of the upcoming book, The Power of Suddenly: Discover How God Can Change Everything in a Moment. For interviews and media inquiries, please contact media@.



Outrage Erupts as King Charles Declines Easter Message While Honoring Ramadan

King Charles continues to gain backlash after refusing to put out an Easter message, breaking a decades-old tradition done by the British Royal Family.

According to reports from Fox News and Christian Today, the decision not to issue a formal Easter address has stirred backlash, particularly as the king recently acknowledged Islamic observances such as Ramadan and Eid.

For many, the contrast is striking.

While Buckingham Palace noted that an Easter message is not a required annual tradition—unlike the monarch’s Christmas broadcast—critics argue that the moment carries far greater spiritual weight, especially given the king’s role as Supreme Governor of the Church of England.

Christian Today reported that Bishop Ceirion H. Dewar described the silence as “a grave disappointment,” adding that it was not simply neutral, but an absence of leadership in a moment that calls for clarity and conviction.

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The issue has only intensified as observers note that King Charles has publicly expressed support for a more multi-faith monarchy—a vision he has championed for years.

Fox reported that some even believe Charles to be a “closet Muslim.”

A royal commentator cited by Fox News said many in the U.K. were left “angry” and “shocked” by the lack of an Easter address, particularly given the holiday’s significance. The Royal Family reportedly posted a message on social media acknowledging Easter, including the declaration, “He is risen.”

This comes as resurfaced comments from Prince William have taken the stage where he called Islam a “religion of peace.”


“The Muslim community showed the world the true face of Islam: As a religion of peace and understanding,” William stated.

When those entrusted with upholding the Christian foundation of a nation grow quiet at its most sacred moment, it signals more than a break in tradition—it points to a spiritual shift. England, once a beacon of gospel proclamation and the birthplace of revivals that shook the world, now stands at a crossroads.

If the voice of leadership no longer boldly affirms the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the very cornerstone of the faith, then the question must be asked: what is left to anchor the nation?

This moment may mark more than controversy—it may reveal a sobering reality. Right now, we could be witnessing the fading of Christianity’s public witness in England. Only time will tell what the people choose to follow.

Abby Trivett is a writer and editor for Charisma Media and has a passion for sharing the gospel through the written word. She holds two degrees from Regent University, a B.A. in Communication with a concentration in Journalism and a Master of Arts in Journalism. She is the author of the upcoming book, The Power of Suddenly: Discover How God Can Change Everything in a Moment. For interviews and media inquiries, please contact media@



Jonathan Cahn Reveals a Mystery That Spans the Entire Bible

There are threads woven through Scripture that only become visible when you step back far enough to see the full tapestry. Most people encounter the cross and call it history. Some call it theology. But in this extraordinary sermon, Rabbi Jonathan Cahn invites us to see it as something else entirely: a cosmic mystery, seeded at the very beginning of the Bible and blazing in full glory at its very end — with you standing at its center.

Three Holy Days Converge

Cahn opens by grounding his listeners not in abstraction, but in time. The day of the crucifixion was not merely “Good Friday.” It was a convergence of three sacred days: Good Friday, the Passover and the Sabbath — all folding into one singular moment.

The parallel is exact and breathtaking. God labored for six days at creation, then rested on the seventh. Messiah labored for six hours on the cross — and then, as the Sabbath approached, declared what no ordinary man could declare: “It is finished.”

Jesus came, Cahn reminds us, as the Lord of the Sabbath — not merely to observe a day of rest, but to become the source of the rest the human soul cannot find anywhere else. The Hebrew blessings recited over the Sabbath candles, the Passover cup, and the bread were not decorative ritual. They were prophetic reenactments, pointing to the lamb who was about to fulfill all of it at once.

Where Is the Lamb?

The search begins with one deceptively simple question. When you type the Hebrew word for lamb — seh — into a Bible concordance and search for its very first appearance, you do not land in the sacrificial laws of Leviticus. You land in a mountain, with a father and his son.

Isaac said to his father Abraham, “The fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?” — Genesis 22:7

Abraham’s answer is a prophecy that would not be fulfilled for two thousand years: “Elohim Yireh” — God will provide himself the lamb. A ram was found in the thicket and substituted for Isaac. But as Cahn points out with precision: a ram is not a lamb. The ram saved Isaac. But Abraham’s prophecy — God will provide the lamb — remained open. Unfulfilled. Waiting.

And then, centuries later, Moses writes something remarkable. He doesn’t let the moment pass. He underlines it, names the mountain after it, and tells Israel: something is going to happen here that hasn’t happened yet.

In that mountain, the Lord will be provided — as it is said to this day, on the mountain of the Lord it shall be provided. — Genesis 22:14

The Lamb Grows Larger

The second mention of the word lamb in all of Scripture takes us to Exodus 12 — the birth of a nation, the eve of the Exodus, Passover. Here, the lamb is no longer for one man’s son. It is for an entire household, and then an entire people.

Cahn traces the expanding mystery like concentric circles rippling outward:

  • Genesis 22: A lamb for one person— Isaac, Abraham’s son
  • Exodus 12: A lamb for a household— the Passover family
  • Isaiah 53: A lamb for a nation— Israel’s sin borne by one
  • John 1: A lamb for the world— sin of all humanity
  • Revelation: A lamb for all eternity— the light of the new creation

The logic of each step is the same: there is bondage, there is a death sentence, and what breaks it is the lamb. Isaac was bound on the altar — the lamb sets him free. Israel was enslaved in Egypt — the Passover lamb purchased their liberation. And you? You too have a bondage. And the same lamb has already paid it.

The Prophet Who Saw It All

The next time the lamb appears in the context of redemption in Scripture is not in the next chapter, or even the next book. It leaps across centuries to the prophet Isaiah — and what he writes is so specific, so impossible to explain by coincidence, that Cahn calls it proof of the divine origin of Scripture by itself.

He was oppressed and he was afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth. Like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, like a sheep that is silent before its shearers, he did not open his mouth. — Isaiah 53:7

The same prophecy contains lines that should stop every reader cold: He was pierced through for our transgressions. By His stripes we are healed. The Lord laid on Him the punishment of us all. And crucially — Isaiah says it explicitly — this suffering servant bears the sin of my people. Israel. Not as a symbol of their suffering, but as a substitute for it.

The mystery was deepening: the lamb was becoming a person.

The Mountain Named After What Hadn’t Happened Yet

Here the sermon reaches one of its most astonishing moments. The name Abraham gave the mountain — Adonai Yireh, “the Lord will provide” — comes from the Hebrew root yireh, which doesn’t only mean “provide.” It also means “to be seen,” “to be manifested,” “to be made visible.”

Moriah, the mountain of Abraham and Isaac, means: the place where God will make the lamb visible.

And where is Mount Moriah? It is Jerusalem. The very city where the Temple was built — where lambs were offered every day for centuries, each one a reminder of a prophecy still waiting. The very city where Daniel said the Messiah would come. The very city where Jesus died.

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Where did he die? He died on Golgotha, Calvary. Where is Calvary? On Mount Moriah — the place that says, God will provide the lamb. — Jonathan Cahn

The very first prophecy of the lamb in Scripture contains, encoded within the name of its location, the exact place the prophecy would be fulfilled. Two thousand years before it happened.

“The first two mentions of the lamb give you the time and the place. They come together in Messiah 2,000 years ago on Good Friday,” Cahn stated.

The Priest Who Named the Lamb

In all four Gospels, there is only one place in all the Gospel accounts where the word “lamb” appears. One moment. And it is spoken not by a random bystander, but by a man whose bloodline was the priesthood of Aaron — the very family whose God-given vocation, for generations, was to examine, certify, and present the sacrificial lamb.

John the Baptist — son of a priest, himself a priest by lineage — sees Jesus walking toward him and says the words that collapse the entire thousand-year mystery into a single sentence:

Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. — John 1:29

A priest identifying the lamb. The lamb who is not for a person, not for a household, not for a nation — but for the world. Abraham’s prophecy was always moving in this direction. Moses was pointing here. Isaiah was looking ahead to this. And now a priest, in the tradition of his ancestors, steps forward and certifies: this is the one.

The Lamb That Was Foreknown Before Time

After the Gospels, the apostle Peter turns the mystery entirely personal. You were not redeemed with silver or gold, he writes. You were redeemed with something infinitely more costly: the blood of the lamb, precious and spotless. And then he says something that reshapes everything:

For he was foreknown before the foundation of the world, but he has appeared in these last times for the sake of you.— 1 Peter 1:20

Before the universe existed. Before the first atom. Before time had anywhere to go — the lamb was prepared. For you. Not for humanity in the abstract. Not for a theological category. For you specifically, with your name, your life, your failures, your chains.

Cahn makes the application with the tenderness of a pastor and the precision of a scholar:

If you were the only one, he still would have done it. It was just as personal for you. He died specifically for you.— Jonathan Cahn

The End of the Bible Is the Lamb

The book of Revelation contains more references to the Lamb than any other book in the New Testament — more, in fact, than nearly any book in the entire Bible, save the sacrificial catalogues of Numbers. This is not accidental. The mystery that began with one father and one son on one mountain must end somewhere worthy of its beginning.

In Revelation 5, the veil over heaven is lifted. And what stands at the center of the throne of God, surrounded by every angel and every creature in existence, being praised with a volume of worship that defies description?

Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing. — Revelation 5:12

And it does not end even there. In Revelation 21 — the very last pages of the last book — a new heaven and a new Earth appear. The new Jerusalem descends, radiant. And in this eternal city, there is no temple, and there is no sun. Not because they were forgotten, but because they are no longer necessary:

The city has no need of the sun or the moon to shine upon it, for the glory of God has lit it up, and its lamp is the Lamb. — Revelation 21:23

The mystery that began with a question — Where is the lamb? — ends with the lamb as the light of all eternity. The answer to Abraham’s question is not merely an event in history. It is the permanent, blazing, inexhaustible center of the universe.

God Will Provide

When Abraham spoke those three Hebrew words on the mountain — Elohim Yireh, God will provide — he was not writing a theology textbook. He was speaking into the future, by the Spirit, to every human being who would ever stand on the mountain of their own need, their own bondage, their own insufficiency, and ask the same question Isaac asked:

Where is the lamb?

The answer that has echoed across every century since, the answer that the Temple sacrifices rehearsed for a thousand years, the answer that Isaiah saw from centuries away, that John the Baptist confirmed at the Jordan River, that Peter sealed in his epistle, and that all of heaven will sing forever — is the same answer:

God will provide for you the lamb. The Jesus. The author, the finisher of your faith, your beloved, your best friend, your everything, your redeemer, your salvation. God will provide your Jesus. He’s the lamb.— Jonathan Cahn

Abby Trivett is a writer and editor for Charisma Media and has a passion for sharing the gospel through the written word. She holds two degrees from Regent University, a B.A. in Communication with a concentration in Journalism and a Master of Arts in Journalism. She is the author of the upcoming book, The Power of Suddenly: Discover How God Can Change Everything in a Moment. For interviews and media inquiries, please contact media@.



Amanda Grace Warns Artemis II Launch Could Open Pagan ‘Gates’ During Passover

Did the launch of Artemis II unlock a spiritual door?

In a recent short video from prophetic voice Amanda Grace, she noted that how the name “Artemis” and the timing of the most recent rocket launch both have spiritually deep meanings behind them.

“Now, in ancient Greek culture and mythology, Artemis was the goddess of hunting, the wilderness, wild animals and transitions,” Grace stated.

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She pointed this back to a previous prophetic word about the hunter becoming the hunted and how this connects to Passover.

“Hunting, like the hunter shall become the hunted type of thing. Well, it’s a 10-day ‘s interesting they’re doing it on the first day of Passover, and there were 10 plagues exacted on Egypt before Passover.”

She also noted that “The worship of this false goddess Artemis extended from Greece to parts of Egypt. And now the first day of Passover, NASA is launching a space shuttle named after a false goddess that has to do with hunting and transitions that extended this worship into Egypt.”

Grace discussed how this is an example of something moving in the spiritual realm and that the “gates are attempting to be opened on Passover.”

“They are attempting to align something and open gates on Passover because across the news screens, all you see is Artemis, Artemis, Artemis, when it should be Almighty God, Almighty God, Almighty God who was the Deliverer of His people out of the bondage, paganism and slavery of Egypt.”

As humanity once again reaches for the heavens through missions like Artemis II, the deeper question is not just how far we can go—but what doors we may be opening along the way.

The timing is impossible to ignore. Passover is not merely a historical remembrance—it is a divine appointment, a sacred moment when God demonstrated His unmatched power to deliver His people from bondage, dismantling the gods of Egypt through unmistakable judgment.

To see a global spotlight fixed on a mission named after a pagan deity during such a holy window raises a sobering question: Are we discerning the times, or are we being distracted by spectacle?

If anything, this moment should stir the church to refocus, to pray and to boldly declare the name above every name, Jesus Christ.

Abby Trivett is a writer and editor for Charisma Media and has a passion for sharing the gospel through the written word. She holds two degrees from Regent University, a B.A. in Communication with a concentration in Journalism and a Master of Arts in Journalism. She is the author of the upcoming book, The Power of Suddenly: Discover How God Can Change Everything in a Moment. For interviews and media inquiries, please contact media@.



Bryce Crawford Challenges Kenneth Copeland: Did We Get the Prosperity Gospel Wrong?

More than 15 years after stepping away from major sit-down interviews, Kenneth Copeland is once again in the spotlight—this time in a candid and surprisingly balanced conversation with evangelist and podcaster Bryce Crawford.

The interview is already generating buzz, because of the topic at hand: the prosperity gospel—one of the most debated and often misunderstood teachings in modern Christianity.

Rather than avoiding the tension, Crawford leans into it.

From the outset, he acknowledges the divide many believers feel, noting that prosperity teaching has often been criticized for appearing to elevate wealth above the cross.

Yet instead of attacking, Crawford engages—asking thoughtful, direct questions about healing, finances, suffering and the true cost of following Jesus.

Copeland, for his part, begins by reframing a key biblical idea that is often misquoted. “Money is not the root of all evil,” he says. “The love of it is.” That distinction becomes a foundation for much of the conversation, shifting the focus from material wealth itself to the condition of the heart.

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Even more striking is Copeland’s emphasis on what he calls the true starting point of prosperity. “True prosperity starts with John 3:16,” he explains, pointing directly to salvation through Jesus Christ as the ultimate measure of blessing.

For many viewers, this moment may challenge long-held assumptions about his theology.

Still, Crawford presses further, bringing needed balance.

Referencing the apostle Paul’s struggles, he highlights that not every believer’s journey includes a visible breakthrough or material success. In one of the most relatable moments of the interview, Crawford reflects, “I didn’t step out because I wanted some benefits and blessings—I stepped out because I wanted Jesus Himself.”

That tension—between expectation and surrender—sits at the heart of the discussion.

Crawford also raises a critical question many Christians quietly carry: What happens when you pray, believe and do everything “right”—and nothing changes?

Key Themes Explored in the Video:

  • The difference between money and the love of money
  • Why true prosperity begins with salvation, not material gain
  • The role of faith, words and belief in a Christian’s life
  • How to understand suffering, sickness and unanswered prayer
  • The importance of unity in the body of Christ despite theological differences

Perhaps the most powerful takeaway isn’t that every disagreement is resolved—it’s that the conversation happens at all.

To hear the full interview, watch the video above.

Abby Trivett is a writer and editor for Charisma Media and has a passion for sharing the gospel through the written word. She holds two degrees from Regent University, a B.A. in Communication with a concentration in Journalism and a Master of Arts in Journalism. She is the author of the upcoming book, The Power of Suddenly: Discover How God Can Change Everything in a Moment. For interviews and media inquiries, please contact media@.



Is This Alien Deception? Kanye West’s Bizarre UFO Music Video Sends Internet Into Frenzy

Is Kanye West going down the route of alien deception?

In a new music video for his song “Father,” featuring Travis Scott, Kanye West’s video did more than just talk about God. It brought in strange sights, including fires, polygamy, UFOs and aliens.

In the video, we see West sitting in a church, with nuns in the back, a choir worshipping under a cross to the side of the building, an image of Michael Jackson staying seated in the back, and others in their Sunday best as a clergyman walks to the altar.

However, as the video goes on, strange things start to break out.

Soon, a knight in shining armor rides into the church, the police come in and arrest the nuns, and another small object a man holds catches on fire.

Yet, things continue to get even weirder from here.



Astronauts and UFOs come into the scene in the background where the window of the church is, a beauty queen walks into the room, a woman with a shape-shifting face walks toward the aisle to grab her child, while another is still as a statue, before the astronauts walk into the church while a UFO lands outside.

All of this leads up to a major revelation: the astronauts grab West, and he reveals himself to truly be something else: an alien. The astronauts drag him away before another alien enters the church, reveals himself to be a human, and the man marries two brides at once.

The video finishes with a man carrying a crucifix of Jesus as the churchgoers and the spacecraft leave.

The lyrics also provide a strange context for all of this.

The introduction, which uses the voice of the late Johnnie Frierson, says:

Give us love another day / And hear our prayers / Please, Lord, when, whenever we pray /Father, You’ve been You’ve been good / I just wanna say thank you, Lord /I just wanna say thank you, Lord / You’ve been better to us /Than we’ve been to ourselves.

This comes as West performed at the SoFi Stadium, where he stood upon a giant “Earth orb,” as The News reported.

What makes this imagery especially sobering is not merely its shock value but the deeper spiritual question it raises: Are we witnessing the normalization of deception within spaces once set apart for truth? When a church setting—symbolic of the body of Christ—is filled with confusion, shape-shifting identities and otherworldly beings, it echoes a warning Scripture has given for generations.

The apostle Paul cautioned in 2 Corinthians 11:14 that “Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.” In other words, deception rarely appears as darkness—it often comes cloaked in something intriguing, even beautiful or supernatural.

Likewise, Jesus warned in Matthew 24:24 that false signs and wonders would increase in the last days, powerful enough to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

Even more concerning is when this imagery is placed directly inside a church context. It reflects a growing tension in modern Christianity: the blending of the sacred with the profane, truth with spectacle, worship with confusion. Scripture warns of a time when people “will not endure sound doctrine” (2 Tim. 4:3), but instead embrace what is sensational, mystical or culturally appealing.

This moment calls for discernment.

Believers are not called to fear—but to test every spirit (1 John 4:1), to hold fast to truth and to remain grounded in the unchanging Word of God. No matter how captivating the imagery or how viral the message becomes, the standard remains the same: Does it point to Christ—or away from Him?

Abby Trivett is a writer and editor for Charisma Media and has a passion for sharing the gospel through the written word. She holds two degrees from Regent University, a B.A. in Communication with a concentration in Journalism and a Master of Arts in Journalism. She is the author of the upcoming book, The Power of Suddenly: Discover How God Can Change Everything in a Moment. For interviews and media inquiries, please contact media@.



Holy Week at the White House: Faith Leaders Gather for Unprecedented Celebration

Faith leaders from around the nation celebrated Holy Week at the White House with powerful praise and worship.

In a video by Faith Director Jenny Korn, she shared what this event entailed.

“We’re going to be celebrating through worship and prayer and remarks here from the president, so we’re so excited we’re going to be doing this to honor Holy Week and to honor our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,” Korn stated.

She noted that a hundred faith leaders from around the nation were invited to this special event.


The National Faith Advisory Board, which was critical in hosting the event, reshared an image from Korn at the event, featuring Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, Jenny Korn, Paula White, and the President and Vice President.


Pastor Greg Laurie attended, sharing photos on Facebook with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Rev. Franklin Graham, writing:

It was an honor to attend a special Easter lunch at the White House. @realdonaldtrump spoke to us, and it was great catching up with old friends. We even got to see @marcorubio and his lovely wife, Jannette.



Graham then shared on social media about the event, noting that it was “a privilege to be able to pray for our president and our country.”

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Free Chapel Pastor Jentezen Franklin and the church’s worship team had the honor of leading worship for the event, with Franklin playing the saxophone.

Pray for our Free Chapel team today. They will be leading worship and I will be playing my sax at The White House Faith Office Easter lunch. It’s an honor to celebrate Holy Week singing The Old Rugged Cross, How Great Thou Art and Amazing Grace with faith leaders from all over the country.



Among those there included Pastor Greg Locke, who wrote on X :

Thank you Lord for a beautiful Faith Leaders gathering at the White House. Amazing to hear our President @realDonaldTrump talk so freely and openly about the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ.


He also shared a photo snapped with Vice President JD Vance.


Ministers Jenny and Stephen Weaver also shared about their visit to the White House, with Weaver posting a video on Facebook, writing:

White House Ready! From living on the streets to walking around the White House.. Only God! Spent yesterday and today walking through DC prophesying and declaring the Word of God and releasing prayers of freedom and deliverance through the beautiful White House today.. SO SURREAL



She also shared an additional photo, writing, “Some places you get invited to and you just don’t understand why you… That’s us today.”



Mercy Culture senior pastor Landon Schott described the event:

It’s always an honor to be invited to the White House, especially on Holy week of Easter!

To hear the President share the story of the resurrection was special. He declared, “America needs more faith and will be rededicated as one nation under God!”

One of the most meaningful moments for me was a spontaneous conversation with the Vice President. I got to share that at the beginning of this year I fasted 40 days for him and his family praying for protection wisdom and a real encounter with God.

Being in a room with national and world leaders worshiping praying in the Spirit and contending for our country was beautiful. There was reverence there was unity and there was a genuine desire to honor Jesus during Holy Week. Seeing the presidents cabinet come together in that setting was really cool.

As Schott put it, “God is not done with America.”



Pastor Travis Johnson also shared many photos and videos of the event, including one of the Old Rugged Cross being sung.



Donné Clement Petruska, who is the daughter of the late prophetic voice, Kim Clement, also attended the event.


She also shared that her husband was among those outside to see a rainbow over the White House. Could this potentially be a prophetic sign that God is working things out for America?


As worship echoed through the halls of power and the name of Jesus was lifted high in the nation’s capital, the moment served as more than just a gathering—it was a reminder that God is not finished with America.

From prayers over leadership to songs declaring the power of the cross, this Holy Week event pointed to a deeper truth: when a nation turns its attention back to the Lord, even in small ways, heaven takes notice.

Abby Trivett is a writer and editor for Charisma Media and has a passion for sharing the gospel through the written word. She holds two degrees from Regent University, a B.A. in Communication with a concentration in Journalism and a Master of Arts in Journalism. She is the author of the upcoming book, The Power of Suddenly: Discover How God Can Change Everything in a Moment. For interviews and media inquiries, please contact media@.