Leonardo Blair

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  Apr 6, 2026

  Most pastors use AI but some worry it could replace their guidance in pews: study

  While a majority of pastors are personally reaping benefits from the use of artificial intelligence, some remain troubled by a raft of concerns about the technology's impact on ministry, including the displacement of pastoral spiritual guidance and the erosion of congregants’ trust, a new study shows.

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  Apr 2, 2026

  WhistlePig Whiskey founder offers former college campus for revival of Christian faith

  After a failed attempt to settle an ongoing dispute with the Town of Poultney in Vermont over the tax bill for the 115-acre campus of the former Green Mountain College, WhistlePig Whiskey founder and businessman Raj Bhakta is offering to bequeath the property to new owners who will dedicate it to the “spiritual revival of our Christian faith.”

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  Apr 2, 2026

  Nvidia exec donates $50M to business-focused Austin Christian University

  Roger Bringmann, a longtime executive at technology giant Nvidia, has donated $50 million to the new Austin Christian University in Georgetown, Texas, which was launched to develop “Christ-centered entrepreneurs who will transform the marketplace and expand God's kingdom through business, innovation and servant leadership.”

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  Apr 1, 2026

  Robert Morris reflects on time in jail, asks for Cindy Clemishire’s forgiveness

  Hours after his release from jail, Gateway Church founder Robert Morris publicly asked for Cindy Clemishire’s forgiveness and reflected on his time behind bars.

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  Apr 1, 2026

  Pastor warns against gossip, advises prayer and caring for victims after teacher’s arrest

  Pastor Ryan Gilbert, lead pastor of First Baptist Church Universal City in Texas, urged his congregation to avoid sinful gossip and called on members to pray for students and all affected by the recent arrest of First Baptist Academy's band director, who has been charged with indecency with a student and grooming.

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  Mar 31, 2026

  Why 10 people gave their lives to God after gun-wielding man pointed weapon at pastor during funeral

  A pastor who managed to stay calm and prevent any casualties after a man pointed a gun at him during a funeral in Detroit on Saturday is being hailed as a hero by local police, but he has rejected the label and explained what led 10 people to surrender their lives to God after the incident.

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  Mar 31, 2026

  Chicago Bulls waive Christian guard Jaden Ivey for calling pride month celebration unrighteous

  The Chicago Bulls NBA team waived outspoken Christian guard Jaden Ivey on Monday “due to conduct detrimental to the team” after he called LGBT pride month a celebration of “unrighteousness.”

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  Mar 31, 2026

  Gateway Church founder Robert Morris released from jail

  Disgraced Gateway Church founder Robert Morris was released from the Osage County Jail in Oklahoma on Tuesday morning following the completion of a six-month sentence for sexually abusing Cindy Clemishire for multiple years beginning when she was 12 in the 1980s.

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  Mar 30, 2026

  10 people saved after man points gun at pastor during teen's funeral and no one gets hurt

  Some 10 people surrendered their lives to God during a funeral service in Detroit, Michigan, on Saturday, when no one got hurt after a grief-stricken man, who declared he did not believe in Jesus, pointed a gun at the pastor officiating the ceremony for a teenager who died by gun violence, and ordered him to be quiet.

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  Mar 27, 2026

  Military reduces faith codes to address 'political correctness,' 'secular humanism'

  In reforms meant to address an infection of "political correctness and secular humanism" in the Army Chaplain Corps, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday that the number of alphanumeric faith code identifiers used to mark a service member’s religious affiliation to help Army chaplains support them will be reduced from more than 200 to just 31.