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02/26/2013TD Jakes 'Shocked' by Pope Benedict XVI's Resignation
Bishop T.D. Jakes of The Potter's House in Dallas, Texas, appeared on "CBS This Morning" Tuesday to answer viewers' questions on forgiveness, but he also commented on the surprising resignation of Pope Benedict XVI from the papacy.
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02/26/2013Justin Bieber's a 'Spectacular Young Man,' Says Pastor Judah Smith
Judah Smith, pastor of The City Church in Seattle, Wash., appeared on Fox News Tuesday morning to discuss his new book, Jesus Is, and his relationship with mega-pop star Justin Bieber, who recently endorsed Smith's book to his nearly seven million social media followers.
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02/25/2013Ebony Apologizes to Pastor Jamal Bryant After Publishing Rumor of Teen Affair
Pastor Jamal H. Bryant of Empowerment Temple AME Church in Baltimore, Md., says that Ebony magazine has apologized after he openly rebuked the African-American publication for reporting a rumor that the charismatic minister had impregnated a 17-year-old member of his congregation in 2007.
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02/22/20133rd Annual Justice Conference Draws Thousands to City of Brotherly Love
The third annual Justice Conference drawing attendees from nearly every state and dozens of countries around the world is officially underway this weekend in Philadelphia, where Christian organizers and speakers hope to promote discussion about social justice issues and equip participants to engage those areas theologically.
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02/22/2013Rob Bell's 'Love Wins: For Teens' to Help Youth Find Meaning in Life
Rob Bell, former pastor of Mars Hill Bible Church in Grandville, Mich., has created a version of his controversial and 2011 bestseller "Love Wins" for young adults, in which he "tackles the tough questions about heaven, hell, and the consequences of the choices teens make every day," according to the publisher.
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02/21/2013Rick Warren's Tweets Parodied, Sparks #RickWarrenTips Trend
Pastor Rick Warren of Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif., regularly tweets encouraging and Bible-based messages for his more than 892,000 Twitter followers and those individual messages are frequently retweeted thousands of times. But not everyone is a fan of Warren's "Christian tweets," including theologian, author and blogger Tony Jones.
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02/21/2013'Left Behind' Movie Poster Revealed; Tim LaHaye Weighs in on Script
If seeing is believing then the teaser poster released by Stoney Lake Entertainment for its "Left Behind" movie reboot should settle once and for all any doubts about actor Nicolas Cage taking on a role in the film based on the 16-part Christian book series by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins.
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02/20/2013Egyptian Christian Immigrants Murdered, Beheaded in NJ
In a crime that New Jersey authorities have described as heinous, a local man is believed to have shot to death two Coptic Christians before severing their heads and hands and burying their bodies in the backyard of a relative's abandoned home.
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02/20/2013Justin Bieber Endorses Pastor Judah Smith's New Book 'Jesus Is'
Pop singer Justin Bieber may have helped boost sales of Pastor Judah Smith's new book after the Canadian sensation told his 6.8 million Instagram followers to read Jesus Is: Find a New Way to Be Human. The book from The City Church pastor, made available on Amazon on Tuesday, currently holds the no. 1 spot among Christian books on the retailer's website.
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02/19/2013New Testament Scholar: Chasing Biblical Manuscripts Is Nothing Like 'Indiana Jones'
New Testament scholar and Dallas Theological Seminary professor Daniel B. Wallace has a very busy life, and likes it that way. In addition to teaching, churning out books and serving as a consultant on various Bible translations, the textual critic spends much of his time leading efforts to digitize the world's remaining biblical manuscripts.
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02/19/2013End Times Infographic Dissects Christian Views on Tribulation, Rapture
A graphic designer and evangelical Christian pastor who has been working his way through all 66 books of the Bible to create theological illustrations of each one, recently shared a new infographic summarizing three common end-time views held by Christians.
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02/18/2013Pastor Benny Hinn's Son Detained for Allegedly Beating Man at Brazilian Crusade
The son of charismatic Christian evangelist Benny Hinn was detained along with two bodyguards employed by the ministry for allegedly assaulting a deaf and dumb man during an evangelistic event in Manaus, Brazil.
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02/15/2013Christian Music Artist and Evangelist Carman Licciardello Reveals Cancer Battle
Carman Licciardello, popular Christian music artist described as part evangelist and part Vegas showman, has revealed that he was recently diagnosed with an incurable form of cancer and may have no more than four years left to live.
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02/14/2013Jay Bakker Talks Faith, Doubt and Where the Church Has Gone Wrong
Pastor Jay Bakker of Revolution Church NYC has released a new book in which he encourages Christians to doubt, question and re-examine their beliefs and the Bible in pursuit of the "unknown God of limitless grace" that he's come to know through his own faith journey.
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02/14/2013Christians Reminded That Lent Is About 'Giving Up' to Gain and Grow
Lent is in full swing for many Christians who started their 46-day period (40 not counting Sundays) of self-denial on Ash Wednesday, with some taking up a fast of food or alcohol, cutting back on watching television, or refraining from using social media in an effort to gain ground in their spiritual life.
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