# christian living (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover christian living. Page: Feed: --- ## [Kenneth Copeland’s Powerful Confession: Depression, Healing and the Truth About Prosperity](https://mycharisma.com/spiritled-living/kenneth-copelands-powerful-confession-depression-healing-and-the-truth-about-prosperity/) _2026-08-27 · Abby Trivett · Charisma Magazine Online_ Kenneth Copeland is opening up about a battle many may never have known he faced — a struggle with depression that he says ultimately required him to stand on the Word of God and refuse to allow the darkness to dictate his life. During a recent episode of the Kenneth Copeland podcast with his granddaughter \[…\] The post Kenneth Copeland’s Powerful Confession: Depression, Healing and the Truth About… ## [Michigan Senate Candidate Abdul El-Sayed’s Sharia Law Defense Ignites Nationwide Firestorm](https://mycharisma.com/news/michigan-senate-candidate-abdul-el-sayeds-sharia-law-defense-ignites-nationwide-firestorm/) _2026-08-27 · James Lasher · Charisma Magazine Online_ Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed ignited a fierce backlash after comparing Sharia law to Catholic canon law during an interview with Fox News host Jesse Watters. Watters confronted El-Sayed over past comments in which he linked efforts to ban Sharia law with white supremacy. “Nobody is trying to push Sharia law on anyone else, \[…\] The post Michigan Senate Candidate Abdul… ## [Historic Michigan Church Building Ravaged by Massive Overnight Fire](https://mycharisma.com/news/historic-michigan-church-building-ravaged-by-massive-overnight-fire/) _2026-08-27 · Abby Trivett · Charisma Magazine Online_ A massive fire ripped through a historic church building in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Wednesday night, sending flames through the roof and leaving behind devastating destruction—but sparing the neighboring sanctuary. Firefighters rushed to the property owned by LaGrave Avenue Christian Reformed Church around 11 p.m., according to WZZM 13. Crews were met with heavy flames and \[…\] The post Historic… ## [Peter Cullen Dead at 85: How His Faith Shaped the Voice of Optimus Prime](https://mycharisma.com/news/peter-cullen-dead-at-85-how-his-faith-shaped-the-voice-of-optimus-prime/) _2026-08-27 · Charisma Media Staff · Charisma Magazine Online_ Peter Cullen, the legendary Canadian voice actor who gave the heroic Autobot leader Optimus Prime his commanding yet compassionate soul in the “Transformers” franchise, died Wednesday at his home. He was 85. His agent confirmed his passing, though a cause of death was not immediately disclosed. TMZ reported his family issued a statement to them \[…\] The post Peter Cullen Dead at 85: How His Faith… ## [Wake Up, America: Why September 20 Is a Date We Cannot Ignore](https://mycharisma.com/sponsored-content/wake-up-america-why-september-20-is-a-date-we-cannot-ignore/) _2026-08-27 · Ron Allen · Charisma Magazine Online_ On December 12, 2023, Prophetess Linda Burkhardt delivered a word many are only now understanding the weight of. In a dream, she saw a large hand open, palm up, an abacus resting beside it, and heard a voice say: wake up, for I have things to say. The Lord spoke of a season of preparation \[…\] The post Wake Up, America: Why September 20 Is a Date We Cannot Ignore appeared first on Charisma Magazine… ## [G3 Church Network Collapses After Pastors Apologize Over Plagiarism Allegations](https://mycharisma.com/news/g3-church-network-collapses-after-pastors-apologize-over-plagiarism-allegations/) _2026-08-27 · James Lasher · Charisma Magazine Online_ The G3 Church Network has reportedly ended operations as fallout continues over its leaders’ handling of plagiarism accusations against Texas pastor Tom Buck. According to The Christian Post and a report by the media website Protestia, G3 partners received an email announcing that the Reformed Baptist organization was “dissolving the G3 Church Network effective immediately.” \[…\] The post G3 Church… ## [Dolly Parton’s Death, Trump and 9/11: Amanda Grace Points to a Prophetic Convergence](https://mycharisma.com/propheticrevival/dolly-partons-death-trump-and-9-11-amanda-grace-points-to-a-prophetic-convergence/) _2026-08-27 · Abby Trivett · Charisma Magazine Online_ The death of country music icon Dolly Parton has brought an outpouring of grief across America. But prophetic voice Amanda Grace says believers may want to pay close attention to the timing of Parton’s death. Parton died Aug. 25 at age 80 following a brief battle with cancer. Born Jan. 19, 1946, the legendary singer \[…\] The post Dolly Parton’s Death, Trump and 9/11: Amanda Grace Points to a… ## [The Dolly Parton Songs That Revealed Her Faith, Doubt, and Hope](https://www.christianitytoday.com/2026/08/dolly-parton-christian-songs-faith/) _2026-08-27 · Andy Olsen · Christianity Today_ “One day as I prayed in earnest, I broke through some sort of spirit wall and found God,” Dolly Parton wrote in her 1994 autobiography. “Not as a chastising, bombastic bully but as a friend I could talk to on a one-to-one basis. He is our father, after all.” The multi-award-winning country singer, songwriter, actress, Read more... The post The Dolly Parton Songs That Revealed Her Faith, Doubt, and… ## [Jews.com Launches New York Billboard Campaign Inviting Jewish People to Consider Jesus as Messiah](https://mycharisma.com/culture/jews-com-launches-new-york-billboard-campaign-inviting-jewish-people-to-consider-jesus-as-messiah/) _2026-08-27 · Rabbi Kirt A. Schneider · Charisma Magazine Online_ Rabbi Kirt Schneider and Discovering the Jewish Jesus have launched Jews.com with a major New York City outreach campaign inviting Jewish people to examine the Hebrew Scriptures and consider whether Jesus is the promised Messiah. The campaign features billboard placements across the New York metropolitan area, from Brooklyn to Manhattan and northern New Jersey, including \[…\] The post Jews.com… ## [FDA Approves ‘Landmark’ Cancer Drug That Extended Patients’ Lives in Trial](https://mycharisma.com/news/fda-approves-landmark-cancer-drug-that-extended-patients-lives-in-trial/) _2026-08-27 · The Western Journal · Charisma Magazine Online_ The Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday the approval of a new pancreatic cancer treatment drug that nearly doubles patients’ survival times. Former GOP Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska has seen very positive results using it while it was still in its experimental phase. The drug, known as Rasonque, “a tablet taken once daily, targets multiple forms \[…\] The post FDA Approves ‘Landmark’… ## [Meet Claude, an AI assistant (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/6BdA7jYpFngC) _2026-08-27 · **Sponsored**_ Chat with Claude at claude.ai — a conversational AI assistant. ## [The Smashed Statue of Jesus You Probably Never Heard About](https://mycharisma.com/news/the-smashed-statue-of-jesus-you-probably-never-heard-about/) _2026-08-27 · All Israel News · Charisma Magazine Online_ A statue of Jesus, several crosses and some statues of saints were found smashed on the floor of a church in Jaffa last week but unlike the high-profile desecration of a crucifix in Lebanon by IDF soldiers in April, the crime went largely unnoticed. The attack happened in the St. Anthony of Padua Church located \[…\] The post The Smashed Statue of Jesus You Probably Never Heard About appeared first… ## [Feeling Good Is Not the Point of Worship](https://www.christianitytoday.com/2026/08/feeling-good-is-not-the-point-of-worship-formation-emotions/) _2026-08-27 · Bonnie Kristian · Christianity Today_ I’m starting to feel worse about feeling better after worship. Okay, mostly that’s a joke—and yet the more I eavesdrop on livestreamed worship services, the more sermon clips I watch on social media, the more contemporary Christian music I hear on Spotify, the more it seems to me that what many congregational leaders are aiming Read more... The post Feeling Good Is Not the Point of Worship… ## [Worship Leaders Feel the Strain of Performance Pressures](https://www.christianitytoday.com/2026/08/worship-leader-mental-health-burnout-study/) _2026-08-27 · Andy Olsen · Christianity Today_ Seth Short has led worship for years. For the past seven months, the South Dakota native has been an associate pastor at The Point Church, a Wesleyan congregation in New Brunswick, Canada. His duties include directing the music ministry and leading worship, overseeing tech and production, managing youth ministry, and occasional preaching. Music ministry is Read more... The post Worship Leaders… ## [Women Have a Place and Purpose in God’s Story](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/reviews/christ-bride-place-you/) _2026-08-27 · Mary Van Weelden · The Gospel Coalition_ These books offer a beautiful picture of the church as they present a positive vision of what it means to be men and women of God. ## [An Overlooked Argument for Christianity](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/overlooked-argument-christianity/) _2026-08-27 · Gavin Ortlund · The Gospel Coalition_ The idea that the early Christians retrojected Old Testament texts onto Jesus cannot easily account for the sheer breadth and specificity of the prophecies they appealed to. ## [Dolly Parton Didn’t Need You to Love Her (and That’s Why Most of Us Did)](https://www.christianitytoday.com/2026/08/dolly-parton-always-love-you-music-self-respect/) _2026-08-26 · Elise Brandon · Christianity Today_ This piece was adapted from Russell Moore’s newsletter. Subscribe here. Sometimes, when telling someone how to get to my house, I will say, “I’m just down the road from Dolly Parton.” For almost everybody in Nashville, that is almost a better locator than a pin on a GPS map. And it has never occurred to me, ever, Read more... The post Dolly Parton Didn’t Need You to Love Her (and That’s Why Most… ## [Why America Doesn’t Have Insane Asylums Anymore](https://www.christianitytoday.com/2026/08/why-america-doesnt-have-insane-asylums-anymore-homelessness/) _2026-08-26 · Bonnie Kristian · Christianity Today_ In 1887, Joseph Pulitzer’s New York World published one of my favorite series in the history of journalism. It sported these headlines: “Inside the Madhouse.” “Feigning Insanity in Order to Reveal Asylum Horrors. The Trying Ordeal of the New York World’s Girl Correspondent.” The author, Nelly Bly, 23 and brave, wrote about her time in the city asylum on Blackwell’s Island Read more... The post Why… ## [The False Dichotomy Between Protest and Prayer](https://www.christianitytoday.com/2026/08/charlie-dates-the-false-dichotomy-between-protest-and-prayer/) _2026-08-26 · Haleluya Hadero · Christianity Today_ The writer of Proverbs tells us “faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful” (27:6, KJV). What a friend evangelicals have in Charlie Dates. Dates, the senior pastor of Salem and Progressive Baptist Churches in Chicago, is among the most gifted preachers in the country. He pulls no Read more... The post The False Dichotomy Between Protest and Prayer appeared first… ## [Listening to Readers, Episode 4](https://www.christianitytoday.com/2026/08/listening-to-readers-episode-4/) _2026-08-26 · Grant Dutro · Christianity Today_ Earlier this summer, CT started running an occasional feature on reader responses. Here’s a new installment. Body Surveillance Shames What God Calls Good I am reminded of 1 Samuel 16:7, where Samuel is told that people judge by outward appearance but God looks at the heart. Nothing seems to have changed in today’s world. Instead Read more... The post Listening to Readers, Episode 4 appeared first… ## [The Christians Who Want to Give Former Prisoners the Vote](https://www.christianitytoday.com/2026/08/voting-rights-restoration-former-incarcerated-felony-virginia-question-three/) _2026-08-26 · Harvest Prude · Christianity Today_ When Sammy Perez was released from federal prison, his worldly goods amounted to “a $25 check and a bus ticket, and pretty much a ‘good luck.’” He was a changed man from the 19-year-old whose grand larceny conviction had landed him a sentence of 11.5 years. His cellmate, Clarence, consistently shared the gospel with him, Read more... The post The Christians Who Want to Give Former Prisoners the… ## [Find it on Amazon (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/cO7goEM7KVBs) _2026-08-26 · **Sponsored**_ Open the Amazon product listing to see details and availability ## [When Reading Declines, Discipleship Suffers](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/reading-declines-discipleship-suffers/) _2026-08-26 · Lauren Ducommun · The Gospel Coalition_ Helping children master reading may be one of the church’s most enduring ministries. ## [Christian, Your Suffering Isn’t Pointless](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/suffering-isnt-pointless/) _2026-08-26 · Alan Noble · The Gospel Coalition_ We don’t get to see how God is working all things together for good. We just get to hope that he is and wait and see what he has in store. ## [Trump Entertains Renaming Lake Ontario](https://mycharisma.com/news/trump-entertains-renaming-lake-ontario/) _2026-08-25 · American Faith · Charisma Magazine Online_ President Donald Trump entertained the idea of renaming Canada’s Lake Ontario due to trade difficulties with the country. “The United States is giving serious consideration to changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America in that we don’t expect to be doing much business with Ontario any longer,” he wrote on Truth Social. “Thank you for \[…\] The post Trump Entertains Renaming Lake Ontario… ## [Pastor Forgives Teen Who Held Him at Gunpoint, Becomes His Mentor](https://mycharisma.com/news/pastor-forgives-teen-who-held-him-at-gunpoint-becomes-his-mentor/) _2026-08-25 · Abby Trivett · Charisma Magazine Online_ What would you do if the teenager who pointed a gun at you, pistol-whipped you and stole your car suddenly became someone God was calling you to mentor? For Bridgeport, Connecticut, Pastor Kenneth Moales Jr., forgiveness has become far more than a sermon topic. It has become an act of radical faith. According to News \[…\] The post Pastor Forgives Teen Who Held Him at Gunpoint, Becomes His Mentor… ## [Smithsonian-Affiliated Museum Sparks Controversy Over 9/11 Exhibit](https://mycharisma.com/news/smithsonian-affiliated-museum-sparks-controversy-over-9-11-exhibit/) _2026-08-25 · American Faith · Charisma Magazine Online_ A museum affiliated with the Smithsonian depicts Arabs as victims in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks. The Arab American National Museum (AANM) in Dearborn, Michigan, has an exhibit stating Arabs are victims of the attack. “The Arab American community suffered two-fold as a result of the tragic events of September 11th. \[…\] The post Smithsonian-Affiliated Museum Sparks… ## [‘There’s Only One God, Baby’: Shedeur Sanders Corrects Reporter During Live Interview](https://mycharisma.com/most-recent/theres-only-one-god-baby-shedeur-sanders-corrects-reporter-during-live-interview/) _2026-08-25 · The Western Journal · Charisma Magazine Online_ Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders had the perfect response when asked about the “gods” controlling the events of Saturday’s preseason home game against the Buffalo Bills at Huntington Bank Field. The 24-year-old is now in his second season with the Browns. The latest updates say the team is going with Deshaun Watson as its starting \[…\] The post ‘There’s Only One God, Baby’: Shedeur… ## [Bryce Crawford: A Salvation Prayer Is Not a ‘Magic Spell’](https://mycharisma.com/spiritled-living/bryce-crawford-a-salvation-prayer-is-not-a-magic-spell/) _2026-08-25 · James Lasher · Charisma Magazine Online_ Evangelist Bryce Crawford is urging Christians to understand that salvation is not found in repeating the right combination of words. Our confidence rests in Jesus Christ and what He accomplished at the cross. In a recent message centered on Matthew 28:18-20, Crawford challenges a version of Christianity that reduces conversion to raising a hand, praying \[…\] The post Bryce Crawford: A Salvation… ## [5 Sins Christians Have Normalized and Why We Must Confront Them](https://mycharisma.com/spiritled-living/5-sins-christians-have-normalized-and-why-we-must-confront-them/) _2026-08-25 · James Lasher · Charisma Magazine Online_ Revivalist and deliverance minister Isaiah Saldivar says Christians have become skilled at renaming sin until it sounds harmless. Gossip becomes venting. Lust becomes attraction. Greed becomes ambition. What God calls sin, culture increasingly calls normal. “We don’t define our morality by the culture and by society,” Saldivar says. “We define our morality based on the \[…\] The post 5 Sins… ## [Benny Hinn Reveals the Secret to an ‘Anointing Without Limit’](https://mycharisma.com/spiritled-living/benny-hinn-reveals-the-secret-to-an-anointing-without-limit/) _2026-08-25 · Abby Trivett · Charisma Magazine Online_ What does it really take to walk in a greater measure of God’s anointing? According to Benny Hinn, the answer has far less to do with talent, platform or human qualifications than many might think. Instead, the biblical path to greater spiritual power begins with prayer, faithfulness, surrender and an unwavering willingness to obey when \[…\] The post Benny Hinn Reveals the Secret to an ‘Anointing… ## [Dolly Parton Dies at 80: Remembering Her Faith, Music and Enduring Legacy](https://mycharisma.com/news/dolly-parton-dies-at-80-remembering-her-faith-music-and-enduring-legacy/) _2026-08-25 · Charisma Media Staff · Charisma Magazine Online_ Country music has lost one of its brightest lights. Dolly Parton, the larger-than-life Tennessee singer whose unmistakable voice, generosity and faith touched generations around the world, has died at 80. Parton died Tuesday at her Nashville home, according to a family statement reported by CNN. A cause of death was not immediately announced. Parton’s nephew, \[…\] The post Dolly Parton Dies at 80:… ## [Know before it drops (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/XsRQDPkJRHi6) _2026-08-25 · **Sponsored**_ Follow a show, artist, genre or rocket and get notified before release ## [Josh Howerton: The Wrong Inner Circle Can Stop Your Walk With Jesus](https://mycharisma.com/spiritual-warfare/josh-howerton-the-wrong-inner-circle-can-stop-your-walk-with-jesus/) _2026-08-25 · James Lasher · Charisma Magazine Online_ We can attend church, read the Bible and pray regularly — yet still find ourselves moving without making any real spiritual progress. Pastor Josh Howerton says the problem may not be a lack of effort. It may be the people we allow to hold the greatest influence in our lives. Teaching from 2 Timothy 4, \[…\] The post Josh Howerton: The Wrong Inner Circle Can Stop Your Walk With Jesus appeared first… ## [Chelsea Plank Tells Rich Wilkerson Jr. the Incredible Story of How ‘What a God’ Became a Worship Anthem](https://mycharisma.com/culture/chelsea-plank-tells-rich-wilkerson-jr-the-incredible-story-of-how-what-a-god-became-a-worship-anthem/) _2026-08-25 · Abby Trivett · Charisma Magazine Online_ Some songs seem to explode overnight. Others are planted in one season, sit quietly for years and then suddenly become the anthem people need. For Chelsea Plank, the journey behind the worship song “What A God” has looked a lot like the latter. During a recent conversation with Pastor Rich Wilkerson Jr. on the “Mature \[…\] The post Chelsea Plank Tells Rich Wilkerson Jr. the Incredible Story of How… ## [What Your Generosity Made Possible](https://www.christianitytoday.com/about/stories/what-your-generosity-made-possible/) _2026-08-25 · Anne Kerhoulas · Christianity Today_ When Christianity Today launched The One Kingdom Campaign, the Church was navigating deep division, cultural upheaval, political polarization, and spiritual uncertainty. We believed there was an opportunity to help the Church rediscover the beauty of Christ and his kingdom. Because of you, that vision became reality. Over the course of the campaign, 4,029 partners invested Read more... The post… ## [Our God Hosts Parties and Tells Jokes](https://www.christianitytoday.com/2026/08/our-god-hosts-parties-tells-jokes-happiness/) _2026-08-25 · tberglund@christianitytoday.com · Christianity Today_ In an art museum in the beautiful Tuscan city of Siena hangs a 500-year-old oil painting that captures nearly everything that is wrong with our view of God. It was painted in 1513 by the Renaissance artist Domenico Beccafumi as an altarpiece for a hospital chapel and entitled the Trinity Triptych. In the center is Read more... The post Our God Hosts Parties and Tells Jokes appeared first on… ## [The Malnourished Ministry of Relational AI](https://www.christianitytoday.com/2026/08/the-malnourished-ministry-of-relational-ai-chatbot-pastor/) _2026-08-25 · Bonnie Kristian · Christianity Today_ E. M. Forster’s 1909 short story “The Machine Stops” depicts a dystopian world of individuals kept apart from one another in pods. The culture Forster imagined discourages leaving one’s pod for embodied, human interaction, and—relieved of the need to work and having learned to frown upon original ideas—people entertain themselves by offering “lectures” on subjects using information Read more...… ## [Died: Bryant Myers, Who Walked with the Poor](https://www.christianitytoday.com/2026/08/bryant-myers-tribute-obit-world-vision-fuller-seminary/) _2026-08-25 · Emily Belz · Christianity Today_ Bryant Myers passed away on August 15 after many years of helping Christian relief and development organizations, seminaries, churches, and practitioners see poverty and the people experiencing it in new ways. He worked in both the practical setting of World Vision and the academic world at Fuller Theological Seminary. What stands out to me is Read more... The post Died: Bryant Myers, Who Walked… ## [Why Pascal’s Wager Still Pays Off (with Graham Tomlin)](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/podcasts/gospelbound/pascals-wager-pays-off/) _2026-08-25 · Collin Hansen, Graham Tomlin · The Gospel Coalition_ Graham Tomlin explains how Blaise Pascal, a 17th-century disciple of Augustine, became one of the most influential cultural apologists of all time. ## [Separation of Church and Therapy?](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/reviews/resisting-therapy-culture/) _2026-08-25 · Beth Claes · The Gospel Coalition_ ‘Resisting Therapy Culture’ will help Christians identify where therapeutic concepts distort our worldview and derail our confidence in the gospel. ## [2 Witnesses of Revelation 11: A Case for Symbolism](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/witnesses-revelation-symbolism/) _2026-08-25 · Benjamin L. Gladd · The Gospel Coalition_ The two witnesses aren’t two literal individuals. They represent the church’s identity as the voice of God on the earth. ## [The ‘Terrorist Charity’ of Late Antiquity](https://www.christianitytoday.com/2026/08/the-terrorist-charity-of-late-antiquity-early-church-young-men/) _2026-08-24 · Bonnie Kristian · Christianity Today_ When we think about early Christianity, we often imagine a group of radical believers huddled in a shadowy catacomb, communicating surreptitiously to avoid Roman persecution. In the popular imagination, somehow these tiny churches survived and spread little by little until Constantine made Christianity the state religion (for better or worse). The truth is far more Read more... The post The… ## [AI and Ethics: Can AI Promote Truth and the Common Good?](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/podcasts/silicon-spiritualities/ai-ethics-truth-common-good/) _2026-08-24 · Chris Watkin, Joshua Baru · The Gospel Coalition_ Joshua Baru talks with Christopher Watkin about who designs AI systems, who benefits from them, and who bears the cost when they go wrong. ## [What Is a Human in the AI Age?](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/human-ai-age/) _2026-08-24 · Chris Watkin · The Gospel Coalition_ In the incarnation, God does the opposite of an LLM. He binds his speech to a body, to time, to suffering. ## [Staying Faithful When the Work Is Slow and Hard](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/staying-faithful-slow-hard/) _2026-08-24 · Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra, Carey Moore · The Gospel Coalition_ Carey Moore wanted to offer classes and Bible studies to women in a hard part of Memphis. Instead, she bought a tea company and hired them. ## [When Unhealed Illness Brings Shame](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/shame-unhealed-illness/) _2026-08-23 · Rob Edenfield · The Gospel Coalition_ Pray for healing, yes. But don’t make healing the yardstick by which you measure God’s activity in your life. ## [Female Islamic Terrorist Wannabe Charged in NY Bomb Plot: ‘Praise Be to Allah for September 11th’](https://mycharisma.com/news/female-islamic-terrorist-wannabe-charged-in-ny-bomb-plot-praise-be-to-allah-for-september-11th/) _2026-08-22 · CBN News · Charisma Magazine Online_ A 35-year-old New York woman is facing a federal terrorism charge, accused of planning an Islamic terrorist attack. Authorities say Jessica Bowie of Albany was planning to bomb the New York state capitol building because she believed laws were being passed that were an affront to Islam. A U.S. attorney called her plan an attack \[…\] The post Female Islamic Terrorist Wannabe Charged in NY Bomb Plot:… ## [Vatican Removes Radical Priest Who Turned Church Into Migrant Camp for 200 Illegals](https://mycharisma.com/news/vatican-removes-radical-priest-who-turned-church-into-migrant-camp-for-200-illegals/) _2026-08-22 · American Faith · Charisma Magazine Online_ After years of housing up to 200 illegal migrants inside church grounds, transforming a historic Tuscan parish into what health inspectors called an unsanitary fire hazard, Father Massimo Biancalani has finally been stripped of his pastoral duties by the Holy See. The Vatican confirmed Thursday that it rejected both appeals filed by the controversial priest, \[…\] The post Vatican Removes Radical… ## [American Citizen Wrongfully Detained in China](https://mycharisma.com/most-recent/american-citizen-wrongfully-detained-in-china/) _2026-08-22 · American Faith · Charisma Magazine Online_ The State Department has determined that an American is being wrongfully detained in China on espionage accusations. The man, Min Zin, was taken into custody on June 3. “Secretary Rubio has determined that U.S. citizen Min Zin is wrongfully detained in China. This follows an extensive review of the circumstances surrounding his June 3 detention \[…\] The post American Citizen Wrongfully Detained in… ## [Are the Conspiracy Theories About a Survival Bunker Beneath the White House Ballroom Actually True?](https://mycharisma.com/most-recent/are-the-conspiracy-theories-about-a-survival-bunker-beneath-the-white-house-ballroom-actually-true/) _2026-08-22 · Michael Snyder · Charisma Magazine Online_ What in the world is President Trump building underneath the White House? There has been so much debate about the new ballroom that Trump has been constructing, but what is being built directly under the new ballroom remains quite a mystery. Trump has referred to it as a “military complex”, and it is going to \[…\] The post Are the Conspiracy Theories About a Survival Bunker Beneath the White House… ## [Start Here: A Beginner’s Guide to Reading Charles H. Spurgeon](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/reviews/start-here-charles-spurgeon/) _2026-08-22 · Alex DiPrima · The Gospel Coalition_ No matter where you look in Charles H. Spurgeon’s books, you’re sure to find the Lord Jesus Christ. ## [We Need Healthy Tribalism](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/need-healthy-tribalism/) _2026-08-22 · Jason Dees · The Gospel Coalition_ It’s OK for you to have a tribe and to learn from people outside your tribe.