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By Leonardo Blair, Senior Features Reporter Wednesday, November 29, 2023 Pastor George Perry Lee III leads the St. John Baptist Church in Savannah, Ga. | Screenshot/Facebook/St. John Baptist Church “The Mighty Fortress” Officials at the historic St. John Baptist Church in Savannah, Georgia, remained tight-lipped Wednesday about the recent arrest of their pastor for possession […]
The Americans for Prosperity (AFP), the Koch network’s political advocacy arm, has backed former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley in her 2024 presidential bid. According to BBC News, the AFP lauded Haley as “a candidate capable of turning the page on Washington’s toxic culture – and a candidate who can win.” The announcement comes as […]
Casting Crowns frontman Mark Hall initially didn’t want a movie made about his band. And if one were ever made — he says, jokingly — he wanted Russell Crowe, Denzel Washington, or Morgan Freeman to portray him. “I don’t have any car chases or shootouts in my story,” he says, laughing. Eventually, though, Hall did […]
Christian artist, Grammy, and Dove Award-winner Lauren Daigle has been named Billboard’s Top Christian Artist of 2023. “It’s been an incredible year,” Daigle told Billboard following the announcement. “New creative collaborators, a new producer, new writers, and most of all new friends. Our fans on the road have been so incredible, and we can feel […]
Recent attacks by radical neighbors on a church in a small Christian community near Karachi, Pakistan, endangered the lives of a pastor, his family, and his congregation. On October 24, 2023, a group mainly comprised of fruit and vegetable sellers with extremist ideologies targeted the church during a prayer service. One of the vendors arrived […]
Hans Schmidt, 26, was shot on Nov. 15 while preaching on the street on the corner of 51st Avenue and Peoria in Glendale, Arizona, when an assailant shot him in the head. According to a GoFundMe set up by family friend Brad Currell, the bullet “traveled through his brain and is still inside on the […]
Actor Kristoffer Polaha is opening up about his journey to Christ, saying he explored the world’s religions and survived six years in a spiritual “wilderness” before God got his attention through a woman who eventually became his wife. Polaha stars as the lead character in the new Angel Studios film The Shift — which opens […]
Several U.S. cities are cracking down on homeless encampments as the rate of homelessness across the country has increased in recent years. According to ABC News, the federal count of homeless went up to 580,000 in 2022 due to the lack of affordable housing, COVID-19’s economic impact on households, and lack of access to mental […]
By Nicole Alcindor, CP Reporter Tuesday, November 28, 2023 Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins speaks during a press conference on Nov. 17, 2023. | Screenshot: Vikings.com After a season-ending injury derailed what may have been his career season and potential MVP campaign, Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins told the media that his NFL career is […]
“Each room is designed to capture this pure, unfiltered delight and imagination” so visitors “see this time of year through the wondrous, sparkling eyes of children,” the first lady said Monday. About 100,000 visitors are expected to visit the White House over the holidays and experience the “Magic, Wonder and Joy” of the White House. […]