Taylor Berglund
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Morris Cerullo Opens Spa Resort in California
The Legacy Resort Hotel and Spa at Morris Cerullo’s Legacy International Center in San Diego, California, is now open. The announcement was made in a video update by Greg Hodson, vice president of television at Morris Cerullo World Evangelism (MCWE). The video features footage of the old Mission Valley Resort Hotel being torn down to
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Peace in the Grove
There’s a saying in Israel,” says Curt Landry. “‘In the olive grove is where we work in unity.’ That’s why the saying is ‘extending an olive branch,’ because we all work there. We all need olive oil—for our food, for our anointing oil. Olive oil is considered L’chaim—in Hebrew, the oil of life. It’s where
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Replica of Early Church Catacombs Coming to California
The Morris Cerullo Legacy International Center in San Diego, California, will reportedly feature replica catacombs—like those used by the early church—decorated with art by 3D chalk artist Kurt Wenner. In a recent video update from the ministry, Greg Hodson—vice president of television at Morris Cerullo World Evangelism (MCWE)—explained why the catacombs were one of the
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Why Morris Cerullo’s Ministry Spent More Than $18 Million on New Center
The Morris Cerullo Legacy International Center is designed to inspire people to go out into the nations and be radically used by God, according to Jim Penner, executive director of the Legacy Center Foundation. In video clips originally filmed and screened for the ministry’s partners, Penner shared the motivation behind the Legacy Center’s “Legacy of
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How Should the Church Respond to a Faith Leader’s Sexual Abuse?
Charisma News reported on Nov. 6 that Christian comedian John Crist had exploited his Christian reputation to harass, manipulate and sexually exploit young women from 2012 to 2019. The allegations included individually sexting multiple women during the same time period, initiating sexual relationships with married women and women in committed relationships, offering show tickets in
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‘Geeking Out’ the Bible for the Next Generation
“This is going to be a very long conversation.” The Bible Project’s latest podcast series starts with those words by Jon Collins, followed quickly by Dr. Tim Mackie’s wry chuckling. For the Bible Project to preemptively call something a long conversation is saying something indeed, seeing as previous series on the podcast have lasted six
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Joel Osteen Will Dedicate Morris Cerullo’s Legacy Center
Joel Osteen will reportedly attend the Morris Cerullo International Legacy Center—newly constructed in San Diego, California—on April 2 to formally dedicate the center to the Lord. Osteen’s appearance will be part of an “opening ceremony” and dedication event taking place from March 31 to April 5, according to a recent video update by Cerullo’s ministry.
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Morris Cerullo: How to Achieve Victory and Power Over the Devil
Cerullo says the key to winning the spiritual battle against the enemy is to know your identity in Christ and to not be swayed from it. He says if you are “just talking words,” you lack power over the enemy, but if you know the truth of those words and the power behind them, you
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Shawn Bolz: Bob Jones Told Me ‘End Time Revival’ Would Come After Chiefs Win Super Bowl
Yesterday the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LIV. Now Shawn Bolz says it’s time to see whether a longtime prophetic word from the late prophetic minister Bob Jones will come to pass. Following the Chiefs’ win, Bolz wrote on Instagram, “I am not sure what it means when Bob
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Count It All Loss
If you’ve ever heard a song by the Christian rock band Skillet, then you’ve probably heard Jen Ledger. At 18, Ledger joined the best-selling band in late 2007 as the band’s drummer and backup vocalist. In 2018, she released her solo debut EP Ledger. Today, she’s a firsthand witness to how the Holy Spirit is
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Love, Not Labels
Pastor J.J. Vasquez was skeptical when God first called him to plant a church in Winter Park, Florida. The demographics didn’t make sense. His preaching style seemed like a strange fit. He saw better locations elsewhere. But he obeyed. Now his church, Journey Church, is a thriving and diverse young church of Spirit-filled Christians. Vasquez
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The Freedom to Feel
Singer-songwriter Blanca says her new emphasis is on allowing God to use her pain and vulnerability to minister in the lives of others. And she wants believers to know, through her example, that they have the freedom to feel. They don’t have to subdue their emotions or neatly package them before bringing them to God.
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Follow Me
There are a lot of ways to do succession poorly, Andy Croft says. The church has plenty of bad examples in its history. But Croft is encouraged by both the mentors in his life and how he sees the Holy Spirit stirring in the next generation. Through the power of relationship—with one another and with
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Permission Granted
Young people across the country are coming into radical relationships with Jesus Christ. As a member of the Circuit Riders ministry, Yasmin Pierce sees these transformations happen regularly as part of her job. Pierce spoke to Charisma about how the Holy Spirit is moving on college campuses, particularly among young women, and why God’s desires
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Word, Spirit and Sacrament
For a long time, the American church has been split between the Word and the Spirit movements, but convergence is taking place. The two are reuniting and becoming one—and Pastor Glenn Packiam believes a third stream, “sacrament,” ought to be included in that convergence as well. Packiam is an associate senior pastor at New Life
