Charisma Magazine Staff
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Creflo Dollar Cancels $65M Private Jet Campaign
Evangelist Creflo Dollar has backed out of his campaign to purchase a new jet after strong backlash. “There is no campaign for a jet,” and there will be no campaign for a jet in the future, says Juda Engelmayer, Dollar’s publicist. Dollar came under fire for asking his congregation for $65 million earlier this month to fund his private jet
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12 Earmarks of a True Apostolic Movement
There is a global apostolic movement that is shaking Christianity and expanding the church as never before! This is an important shift away from the typical denominationally led church movements of the past. It is important for us to understand the difference between an apostolic movement from a denominational movement. The following are generalizations that
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The Surprising Truth of Where Ulf Ekman’s Former Church Is Now
When Word of Life, a Swedish megachurch, had their founder step down last year after his conversion to Roman Catholicism, chaos could have ensued. Instead, the opposite happened. The church, known for advocating unity, replaced Ulf Ekman with Joakim Lundqvist and saw attendance increase by 20 percent. “We’ve been talking about unity a lot, but myself and the rest of
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Casting Crowns’ Lead Singer Reports Cancer Miracle
Mark Hall, the lead singer for Casting Crowns, asked his fans for prayer earlier this month when doctors found a solid mass on his right kidney. God answered those prayers. The doctors successfully removed the cancerous growth and he’s heading back home again. “The pathology report is in and the news is just as we expected and
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Casting Crowns’ Lead Singer Reports Cancer Miracle
Mark Hall, the lead singer for Casting Crowns, asked his fans for prayer earlier this month when doctors found a solid mass on his right kidney. God answered those prayers. The doctors successfully removed the cancerous growth and he’s heading back home again. “The pathology report is in and the news is just as we expected and
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WATCH: ‘A.D. The Bible Continues’ Brings the Book of Acts to Life
Mark Burnett and Roma Downey have done it again—produced a captivating retelling of the greatest story of all time. A.D. The Bible Continues picks up where The Bible left off, exploring what happens after the crucifixion of Christ. Watch the video for a first look at the series.
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WATCH: ‘I Love Lucy’s’ Little Ricky Found Jesus
Keith Thibodeux is most noted for his role as Little Ricky on the classic I Love Lucy television show. But there’s more to the story than what you saw on TV. After what he calls an “embittered” time in Hollywood, Thibodeux decided to turn his life around. Watch the video to see what he’s up to now.
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Pastors Kicked Out of Capitol Visitor Center Over ‘Appeal to Heaven’ Prayer
An emerging movement is growing under a white banner with an evergreen tree and the words “An Appeal to Heaven.” But this prayer and awakening movement is already seeing resistance from the U.S. government. Indeed, a group of pastors were kicked out of the U.S. Capital Visitor Center (CVC) over a prayer meeting with an
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Urgent Call for Intercession Over Franklin Graham
Billy Graham was a pastor to presidents and certainly addressed the moral slide in America as far back as the 1950s, but Franklin Graham seems to be wearing his dad’s mantle on steroids. The once prodigal son is not shrinking back from hot button cultural and political issues—he actually pointed to Jezebel Scriptures in the book of
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EXCLUSIVE: Are We Seeing the New World Order Rising?
For all the conspiracy theories and fear mongering, it’s difficult to not at least consider the reality of a New World Order rising. But there is good news amid the darkness. Charisma News caught up with Chris Mitchell, Middle East Bureau Chief for CBN News, to get his thoughts on what is happening in the
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‘We Made the Right Decision’ to Kill Book By Author Who Came Out As Gay, Christian Publisher Says
Citing major financial considerations, Nori Media Group CEO Don Nori continues to stand firm behind his company’s decision not to publish Brandan Robertson’s manuscript, Nomad: Not-So-Religious Thoughts on Faith, Doubt and the Journey in Between. Destiny Image, a subsidiary of Nori Media Group, recently expressed its stance to Robertson in publishing the manuscript, telling him
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God’s Presence Strong, Prison Guards Would Not Stop Saeed Abedini From Worshipping
Neghmeh Abedini is praising God this week—not because her husband, persecuted American pastor Saeed, has been released from an Iranian prison—rather, because Saeed is experiencing the manifest presence of God. “Saeed’s father was able to see Saeed in prison today (behind a glass window). It was a wonderful time of fellowship and Saeed got to
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WATCH: Did God Actually Say That?
How often do we as well-meaning Christians get swept up into the culture of American Christianity rather than focusing on what the Scriptures reveal? In a new sermon series, LifeChurch.tv‘s Craig Groeschel dives into to some common misconceptions thrown around in the church as supposed words from the Lord. Watch the video to see if
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‘Jesus’ Was the Last Word of Egyptian Christians ISIS Beheaded
When the Islamic State released video footage of the brutal murder of Coptic Christians in Libya early this week, one bishop noticed something astonishing. “In the moment of their barbaric execution … The name of Jesus was the last word on their lips,” Bishop Antonios Aziz Mina of Giza says. Pope Francis labeled the 21 ISIS victims as
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WATCH: Benham Brothers Offer Biblical Revelation on Raging Spiritual Warfare Against Christians
What’s all the fuss about? That’s the question the Benham Brothers, who were fired from HGTV, have been asking as they watch the news. Now, they’re putting out videos to take a stand in the culture wars, pointing to scriptural evidence for current events. You’ve got to see this.
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