Felicia Mann
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Zachery Tims’ Ex-Wife Speaks Out at Church Service
Riva Tims, the ex-wife of the late Pastor Zachery Tims Jr., addressed more than 2,000 people gathered at New Destiny Christian Center in Orlando, Fla., Monday night. The 42-year-old Zachery Tims was found Friday at 6 p.m. in a W Hotel room in New York City. The official cause of death is not yet known.Riva…
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Megachurch Pastor Zachery Tims Dies
UPDATED: Megachurch pastor Zachery Tims died on August 12 in a New York City hotel room the New York Police Department (NYPD) confirms. He was 42. An NYPD representative says “criminality is not suspected.” Tims was found alone in the W Hotel by hotel security. Charisma has confirmed with the New York Medical Examiners
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Meet The Christian First Responders Team
When disaster strikes, David Canther, founder of Active Christians That Serve World Relief, is usually one of the first to respond. The interdenominational faith-based disaster relief group, affiliated with Northland Church Distributed in Longwood, Fla., was on the ground assisting victims just days after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the southern coast in 2005 and an earthquake hit
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Spreading The Illegal Gospel
As a Christian, when is it legal to break the law? The oft-controversial practice of Bible smuggling has long been the means for which Christians in countries averse to the gospel have received the written Word of God. In countries such as China, Iran or other places where religious persecution abounds and Bibles are rare,
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Despite 200 Murders, Iraqi Church Grows Strong
Most Bible-believing Christians would probably run from a church after one or two of its members were murdered, much less after witnessing 200 killed in the first six months of the year.Indeed, many of the most fervent saints would abandon a congregation where bomb blasts are the norm and where saints are kidnapped on a…
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Proving Creationism … Under Water
Have you ever stood seaside and quietly watched the elegant waves and the majestic aquatic life? What you see, smell and hear can all be evidence of God as the creator. That’s the philosophy of Christian dive professional Tec Clark, who founded a Christian snorkel and dive ministry in 2008. He uses the ocean’s symbiotic
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Dragons’ Delivering Power
It’s not often that one walks away from a film literally transformed. But that’s exactly what happened to actor Wes Bentley after starring in There Be Dragons, which releases in theaters May 6. Derived from true events, There Be Dragons follows two young men who find themselves on opposite sides of the Spanish Civil War.…
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Hollywood Vs. Holywood
Today many Christians are fed up with the immorally charged films being produced in Hollywood. And some are heeding the old adage, “If you can’t beat them, join them.” Numerous churches and Christian organizations are starting to make movies and/or back films more closely aligned with their moral leanings. Check out the flicks coming to
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Deaf Leading the Deaf to Jesus
In China, nearly 72 million people are denied access to work, education and community, not because of race or gender but because of a disability. Many deaf Chinese turn to deaf-led gangs to find love and acceptance. But Hearts and Hands, a ministry based in Kunming, Yunnan, in southwest China, is working to be advocates…
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10 Overlooked Ways to Save a Life
We often hear that our financial donations can do major feats such as feed hungry children or provide medical supplies to impoverished people. But did you know your money can also provide everyday things you probably take for granted, such as air or water? For the price of a dinner for two, for example, you
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Deaf Leading the Deaf to Jesus
In China, nearly 72 million people are denied access to work, education and community, not because of race or gender but because of a disability. Many deaf Chinese turn to deaf-led gangs to find love and acceptance. But Hearts and Hands, a ministry based in Kunming, Yunnan, in southwest China, is working to be advocates…
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Symptoms of a Bound Life
After spending a decade doing hand-to-hand combat with satanic forces, I have discovered several symptoms of demonic operation. Some of these indicators can be signs of mental illness, which isn’t always the result of demonic attack. But when good psychological care from Christian professionals doesn’t result in a cure, it is often possible that the
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Finding God … and other things to do during a One-Year Airport Layover
Some people dread airport layovers that last longer than an hour. Imagine a layover for more than one year. Nigeria-born Elizabeth Woleta was left stranded for more than a year in a terminal in Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport after her passport was stolen in March 2007 in a 15-foot section considered a “legal no man’s
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Fighting Sex Trafficking One Tweet at a Time
A Florida journalist plans to fight sex trafficking one "tweet" at a time by using the social networking site Twitter to mobilize 9,000 people to give $9 on Sept. 9. Diana Scimone, founder of Born to Fly International, a nonprofit child advocacy organization, hopes to raise $81,000 tomorrow to begin printing Born to Fly, a…
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Remembering Juneteenth
Two Christian ministers say a little-known holiday could serve as a catalyst to promote healing and racial reconciliation. Juneteenth, which is recognized Friday, is considered by some to be a second Independence Day, marking the official end of U.S. slavery. Although the Emancipation Proclamation freed all U.S. slaves when it went into effect on Jan.…
