Pastor John Lindell of James River Church in Springfield, Missouri, recently announced his church’s shocking departure from the Assemblies of God denomination, explicitly claiming that it was a unanimous decision by the James River Board of Trustees. Nothing could be further from the truth. Last week during the church’s Wednesday
A former pastor-turned-sex offender who accused Bishop T.D Jakes of trying to sexually abuse him when he was in his teens, and was subsequently sued for defamation for his troubles, has been denied a motion by the court to dismiss the claims. In October 2024, Duane Youngblood, a former Pennsylvania-based
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is claiming that members who oppose same-sex protections will have conscience protections to hold the position. Given the denomination’s trajectory and track record, however, we have no reason to believe this is true. In 2022, the Churchwide Assembly authorized two reconsiderations of the Human Sexuality:
All criminal charges have been dropped against pastor Ronnie Goines of Koinonia Christian Church, who was arrested last summer after being accused of sexual assault and indecent assault by a woman in his congregation. Last month, Goines was “no-billed” on the charge of felony sexual assault on March 19, 2025,
Angel Studio’s animated faith-based flick ‘The Kings of Kings’ spent another week in the Top 10 box office this weekend, earning $4.18M despite a 77% drop from the previous week, bringing its total to $58M. Written and directed by Seong-ho Jang and featuring the voices of Kenneth Branagh, Uma Thurman, Mark Hamill, Pierce
Famed Trinity-denier and prosperity-gospel advocate T.D. Jakes, 67, announced during Sunday’s service that he is stepping down from leading his 30,000-member Dallas megachurch and handing the reigns over to his daughter Sarah Jakes Roberts and son-in-law Touré Roberts. Jakes, who suffered a major heart attack from the stage last year,
An animated short film about the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, from the perspective of the man who betrayed him,” has doubled its fundraising goal on Kickstarter. However, this is no biblical tale created in heaven, but rather storyboarded and scripted in hell. ‘Judas Iscariot’ is a project launched by Charles
Wycliffe Bible Translators USA has disputed claims by The Passion Translation (TPT) author Brian Simmons that he was involved in translating the Kuna translation in Panama in the 1980s as previously claimed, with Wycliffe Chief Communications Officer Vicky Mixson sharing in a statement, “It would be inaccurate to describe him
One of the world’s largest Assemblies of God churches has announced they are leaving the denomination, blindsiding the national office with the news and leaving officials reeling at their departure. James River Church in Springfield, Missouri, is a 16,000-member multisite led by John Lindell. During the church’s weekly Wednesday evening
Josh Sullivan, the American missionary who was kidnapped at gunpoint while ministering in South Africa and subsequently rescued after police staged a daring rescue to locate and retrieve him, issues a personal statement on his Facebook page about the incident, thanking God for delivering him while thanking the saints who
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