Leonardo Blair
Senior Reporter
Leonardo Blair is an award-winning investigative reporter and feature writer whose career spanned secular media in the Caribbean and New York City prior to joining The Christian Post in 2013. His early work with CP focusing on crime and Christian society quickly attracted international attention when he exposed a campaign by Creflo Dollar Ministries in 2015 to raise money from supporters to purchase a $65 million luxury jet. He continues to report extensively on church crimes, spiritual abuse, mental health, the black church and major events impacting Christian culture.
He is a 2007 alumnus of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, where he was an inaugural member of the Toni Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism. He lives with his wife and two sons in New York City.
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Family Praises God for 'Miracle' After 10-Y-O Boy Survives Being Impaled in Face by Meat Skewer
The family of a 10-year-old Missouri boy is now thanking God for sparing his life after he was dangerously impaled in the face by a nearly foot-long meat skewer.
Pastor Andrew Stoecklein's Widow Explains Why His Suicide Does Not Condemn Him to Hell
Kayla Stoecklein, widow of late Inland Hills Church Lead Pastor Andrew Stoecklein, who died after attempting suicide at his church last month, says she is confident her husband is in Heaven despite the enduring "myth" that suicide victims are condemned to Hell.
Evangelicals Voted for Trump Out of Fear, Obama 'Really, Really Scared' Them, Matt Chandler Says
Some evangelicals "frightened" by the leftist push of transgender "bathroom bills" were triggered into voting for whoever was against it and "lost their souls" in the process says Matt Chandler, pastor of The Village Church in Highland Village, Texas.
Historic Church Launches Petition to End Louisiana City's Nike Ban as Residents, Saints Players Protest
A petition launched by a historic church in Kenner, Louisiana, seeking to end that city's ban on the use of tax dollars to purchase Nike products by local recreational facilities is now amassing growing support online as residents and New Orleans Saints players joined in public protests.
Churches Brace for Hurricane Florence in Carolinas, Pastor Robert Jeffress Urges Christians to Pray
Churches in the Carolinas are now bracing for the arrival of Hurricane Florence as Dallas Pastor Robert Jeffress urged Christians to pray for those in the path of the ferocious weather system that scientists predict will likely wreak catastrophic damage.
Harding University Students Pay Tribute to Botham Shem Jean at Candlelight Vigil
Students at Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas, remembered recent graduate Botham Shem Jean at a candlelight vigil where they sang songs such as "Love One Another" on campus Monday night.
Video Shows Worship Leader Killed by Dallas Officer Singing in Church Days Before Tragedy
Just days before he was fatally shot inside his apartment near downtown Dallas by officer Amber Guyger, 26-year-old Botham Shem Jean faithfully led the congregation at Dallas West Church of Christ in worship with no idea it would be his last Sunday at the church.
Pastor Andrew Stoecklein Laid to Rest; Widow Vows to Keep Speaking on Suicide
Family and friends of late Inland Hills Church Lead Pastor Andrew Stoecklein, who died after attempting suicide on Aug. 24, said their final farewells in a touching tribute Saturday as his widow, Kayla, vowed to continue a campaign to improve mental health awareness in the church.
Worship Leader, Bible Teacher Shot Dead in Home by Police Officer Who Entered Wrong Apartment
A small Christian college in Arkansas, a church in Dallas and the family of 26-year-old Botham Shem Jean are now mourning after the beloved worship leader was shot dead in his own apartment by an off-duty police officer Thursday.
Worldwide Pentecostal Conference Empowered21 Plans to Fire Up Youth in Jerusalem, 2020
The Global Congress of the Empowered21, a worldwide gathering of Pentecostal Christians, will meet in Jerusalem for a second time in 2020 with a focus on the next generation.
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