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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Pastor Who Uses Cussing to Draw Millions Doesn't Give a Da*n What You Think
A controversial Memphis pastor who has drawn millions of views with his messages online by punctuating them with profane words, says he really doesn't "give a da*n" what traditional Christians think of his practice.
Kay Warren, Christian Leaders Show Support in Wake of Pastor Andrew Stoecklein's Suicide
Sunday services at Inland Hills Church in Chino, California, will be dedicated to a time of worship and reflection in the wake of the recent suicide of Pastor Andrew Stoecklein, the church has announced.
Woman Claims Self-Styled Prophet Kofi Danso Said She Would Die If She Didn't Abort Their Love Child
Kofi Danso, a self-style Toronto-based prophet and leader of the multi-campus Miracle for All Nations church, allegedly warned a congregant that God showed him she would die if she did not abort their child.
Campaign Seeks to Raise $500,000 for Family of Pastor Andrew Stoecklein After Suicide
Inland Hills Church in Chino, California, is now seeking to raise $500,000 for the widow and sons of their late lead pastor, Andrew Stoecklein, who died after a suicide attempt at the church last Friday.
John MacArthur Says He Doesn't Know Any Authentic Evangelical Church Where Racism Is a Problem
Continuing his controversial series on the social justice movement among Christians, Pastor John MacArthur says he had no idea racism was a problem in the evangelical church until the rise of the "social justice" movement four years ago.
Pastor Andrew Stoecklein Was Inside Church When He Attempted Suicide, Police Reveal
Megachurch Pastor Andrew Stoecklein was at work inside the Inland Hills Church his father founded in Chino, California, when he attempted to take his life last Friday, which ultimately led to his death a day later, local police have revealed.
How Faith Helped America's Youngest Face Transplant Recipient Want to Live Again
Four years after she shot herself in the face in a botched suicide attempt that left her grossly disfigured at age 18, Katie Stubblefield has become the youngest person in America to receive a face transplant.
Wife of Pastor Andrew Stoecklein Left 'Completely Heartbroken' After Suicide
She was perhaps his greatest cheerleader but the miracle Kayla Stoecklein hoped and prayed would pull her husband from the depths of despair and anxiety never materialized and now she is "completely heartbroken."
Inland Hills Pastor Andrew Stoecklein Takes Life After Battle With Depression, Anxiety
Members of Inland Hills Church in Chino, California, are now grappling with grief after their lead pastor, Andrew Stoecklein, succumbed to self-inflicted injuries Saturday after a battle with depression and anxiety, his church said. He was 30.
Lifelong Episcopalian Senator John McCain Remembered as 'Hero' Who Stood Quietly for His Faith
As tributes continue to pour in from around the world for Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona who succumbed to brain cancer at his home on Saturday, many who praised his life as a war hero also remembered the lifelong Episcopalian for his faith.
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