Nicola Menzie

Christian Post Reporter

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  • Bishop TD Jakes to Host Talk Show 'Mind, Body & Soul' on BET

    Bishop TD Jakes to Host Talk Show 'Mind, Body & Soul' on BET

    Bishop T.D. Jakes of The Potter's House in Dallas, Texas, has been tapped to host a new talk show scheduled to debut in the fall on BET as part of the network's move toward more faith-based programming.

  • Attorney General Eric Holder No. 1 on Morality in Media's List of 'Sex Exploiters'

    Attorney General Eric Holder No. 1 on Morality in Media's List of 'Sex Exploiters'

    Morality in Media has determined in its 2013 "Dirty Dozen List" of individuals and organizations that Attorney General Eric Holder is the leading facilitator of pornography, which the nonprofit says is linked directly to violence against women and sex trafficking.

  • Obama's Former 'Pastor in Chief' Joshua DuBois Testifies of President's 'Deep Faith'

    Obama's Former 'Pastor in Chief' Joshua DuBois Testifies of President's 'Deep Faith'

    Joshua DuBois, the ordained Pentecostal minister who led the Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships under President Barack Obama, said in a recent interview that his former boss is "a deeply faithful president and didn't need a whole bunch of help cultivating that faith" during his four-year tenure at the White House.

  • Russian Military Debuts 'Flying' Church, Parachuting-Priest Unit

    Russian Military Debuts 'Flying' Church, Parachuting-Priest Unit

    The Russian military has introduced a high-tech air-dropped church along with a unit of priests trained in parachuting and vehicle assembly to serve the army and navy's Orthodox Christian soldiers in the field. The European country claims its airborne-friendly and ready-to-assemble house of worship is the first the world has ever seen, although similar structures have long been in existence.

  • Liberty University Announces First-Ever Female Commencement Speaker

    Liberty University Announces First-Ever Female Commencement Speaker

    Liberty University has announced that for the first time in its 42-year history a woman will be the keynote speaker at its commencement ceremony, with the evangelical Christian college revealing Sunday that Fox News correspondent Shannon Bream will take the stage one day after evangelical Christian apologist Ravi Zacharias speaks at the baccalaureate ceremony.

  • Rick Warren's 'Daily Hope' Nat'l Radio Program Goes Live Easter Monday

    Rick Warren's 'Daily Hope' Nat'l Radio Program Goes Live Easter Monday

    Pastor Rick Warren of Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif., has finally decided to launch a daily radio program after three decades in ministry, citing as motivation "three deep convictions" he feels God has "burned" into his heart.

  • Joel Osteen: I'm 'for Everybody' but Same-Sex Marriage Is Not in the Bible

    Joel Osteen: I'm 'for Everybody' but Same-Sex Marriage Is Not in the Bible

    Megachurch pastor Joel Osteen cited the Bible in his belief of marriage being a union between a man and a woman in a television appearance Friday, which also saw the televangelist comment on "The Bible Series" and speak about reconciling the belief in a loving God with the existence of human suffering.

  • Sex as Spiritual Warfare: Texas Pastor Says God's Purposes for Marriage Attacked by Satan

    Sex as Spiritual Warfare: Texas Pastor Says God's Purposes for Marriage Attacked by Satan

    Pastor Blake Wilson is known for his Bible-based curriculum on sex, having shared his message on godly intimacy for years with NBA teams and churches across the country. The Houston, Texas, pastor of Crossover Bible Fellowship recently spoke with The Christian Post about his upcoming "Sex and the Gospel" conference and why he believes Satan is just as interested in the bedroom as God.

  • How to Keep the 'Chreasters' Coming: Experts Say Preparedness and Follow-Up Are Key

    How to Keep the 'Chreasters' Coming: Experts Say Preparedness and Follow-Up Are Key

    As Christians gather this Sunday to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, many churches are pulling out elaborate props and Easter presentations in an effort to grow membership and make converts out of those "Chreasters," their friends, coworkers, family members and neighbors who attend service only on Christmas and Easter. But, according to experts, some congregations are woefully unprepared when it comes to connecting and keeping contact with their biannual guests.

  • David Platt's Secret Church Gathering to Discuss 'Heaven, Hell, and the End of the World'

    David Platt's Secret Church Gathering to Discuss 'Heaven, Hell, and the End of the World'

    Bestselling author and Christian minister David Platt will be teaching on the end times in the upcoming Secret Church meeting that expects to virtually gather anywhere from 50,000-60,000 Christians in over 50 countries in a six-hour simulcast scheduled for Good Friday, March 29.