Author: Staff Writer

St Louis Megachurch Pastor Builds and Rides Roller Coaster on Stage

Faith Church is a non-denominational ‘word of faith’ church in St. Louis, MO. Led by pastor and pastrix duo David and Nicole Crank, the 7000-member multisite is your typical “You’re-David-and-here-are seven-life-tips-to-help-you-kill-your-Goliath-of-debt” kind of church. Crank has a long and sordid history of being unable to preach himself out of a

Report: 18,335 Schools Have Policies to Hide Kids’ Trans Identity from Parents

More than 1000 school districts in the United States representing 18,335 schools and 10,712,558 students have enacted policies requesting that teachers conceal students’ transgender status from their parents, according to a report from Parents Defending Education. Parents Defending Education provides a list of school districts by state that have “Transgender/Gender

A Gallery Of The Faithful Gathering For Church. Album 1

The first album in this year’s series showing our brothers and sisters in Christ gathering for church service as faithful believers. While going to church does not make one a believer, refusing to faithfully attend a local church should seriously call that faith into question. This is a glimpse of

SBC-Backed Org Urges Churches to Be Less ‘Color-blind’ and Hire More BIPOC Folk

Trillia Newbell is an author, speaker, and former director of community outreach for the SBC’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC). She’s written for Ligionier Ministries, TGC, Desiring God, and Christianity Today. Still, we haven’t covered her much, mentioning her only briefly after she and a gaggle of lady preachers

Is James MacDonald About To Get Off Scot-Free On His Assault and Battery Charges?

Five months ago, disgraced former Harvest Church pastor James MacDonald was arrested and charged with felony battery and assault after allegedly attacking a 59-year-old woman in a road rage incident, sending her to the hospital with ‘serious injuries.’ He would later claim that she was the aggressor, not him, but also