via:blackchristiannews   Pastor Kirbyjon Caldwell Caldwell, senior pastor of Windsor Village United Methodist Church in Houston, has led that congregation for more than 30 years. When he started at the church, it had only 25 members. Today Windsor Village is the largest United Methodist congregation in America, with more than 17,000 members. […]

  via:blackchristiannews The recent death of a newsman drew some unlikely praise from those who admired him. And it wasn’t just for his skills as a writer and reporter. McCandlish Phillips was also a religious man who left The New York Times at the top of his game to become an evangelist. Read More

    By: Carolyn Arends/Christianity Today   via:blackchristiannews     Recently, rushing late to my son’s orthodontic appointment, I missed a critical left turn. Much to my surprise, I exhaled a “bad” word by our family’s standards. (Please understand, dental receptionists don’t suffer tardiness lightly, and my punctuality track record isn’t strong.)   “Mom!” exclaimed my […]

via:christianpost While most Americans refer to themselves as Christians, a study released Monday by Barna Group shows an upward trend in “post-Christian” beliefs and behaviors among the nation’s adult population. According to the study, which is an analysis of nearly 43,000 interviews conducted in recent years by the Ventura, Calif.-based organization, more than 70 percent […]

    via:blackchristiannews   Hundreds of Southern Baptists will arrive for Crossover Saturday in Houston the weekend leading up to the Southern Baptist Convention’s June 11-12 annual meeting. As in previous years, Crossover participants will help host block parties and special outreach events on Saturday, June 8, to share the Gospel.   Read More  

via:blackchristiannews Lust is like a state of “psycho-erotic euphoria” and one good way for Christian men … and women to win the battle against it is to treat it like drunkenness, says noted pastor John Piper. In a recent interview posted on his website Desiring God in the Ask Pastor John series, Piper discusses the […]

By Thom S. Rainer via:christianpost I am especially grateful to have the opportunity to hear from pastors’ wives since much of my focus is on pastors. Our recent, informal survey simply asked the open-ended question: “What do you wish you had been told before you became a minister’s wife?” Thank you to the pastors’ wives […]

    Peter Popoff, the controversial televangelist who amassed millions from a “prophetic anointing” that was later revealed to have come, at least in part, from information fed to him over a radio by his wife, Elizabeth, is now hawking baggies of “miracle spring water” that promises to rid its drinkers from debt. The wealth-attracting […]

via:praisephilly   During the Marriage Beyond The Vows workshop at the Inspiration & Music Conference in  Philadelphia, a man had a prepared question not for a panel – but for his girlfriend!  See how his proposal unfolded below:     Read More      

via:blackchristiannews After losing the use of six air conditioners in one week to a band of returning copper thieves, a small historic church near downtown Houston is on guard. The Rev. Desmond Ohankwere and volunteers have spent the last three nights on the property at St. Nicholas Catholic Church, 2508 Clay St., to watch for […]