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1. 3 Things to Know About Temptation

Oscar Wilde said, "I can resist anything but temptation." Before I was a Christian, I never really thought about temptation. I pretty much gave in to it. It wasn't a struggle. If something seemed appealing, ...

Created on 16 February 2021

2. What Ravi Zacharias Might Tell Us Today

... are never easy for the Christian community. From the embarrassing televangelist scandals of the 1980s to the more recent downfalls of Bill Hybels, Jerry Falwell Jr. and Hillsong pastor Carl Lentz, Christ ...

Created on 16 February 2021

3. Don't Throw Stones at Carl Lentz

... h the fallout, along with the larger body of Christ—which has been shaken multiple times recently by high-profile moral failures. A church scandal is not just traumatic for the leader at the center of t ...

Created on 01 December 2020

4. Why These Christian Rappers Left Church

... But Martin Santiago, the other half of the duo, left his church for a different reason: The pastor got into scandals. Since Santiago worked for his church at the time, he and some others on staff recommended ...

Created on 15 April 2020

5. Why 'Charisma' Published the Report on Allegations Against John Crist

You've heard the news that Christian comedian John Crist has admitted to sexual misconduct and canceled his remaining tour dates for 2019 to focus on his spiritual healing. In a statement to Charisma, ...

Created on 11 November 2019

6. Rick Joyner Denies Todd Bentley 'Cover-Up,' Urges Independent Investigation

... beginning. I have great hope for it." Joyner said he fears without established arbiters, many more ministries will be attacked and scandalized in the coming years. He expressed once again his distaste fo ...

Created on 05 September 2019

7. Academic Admissions Scandal Reveals Why You May Be Unwittingly Harming Your Kids ...

If you've been following the news, you know the academic admissions scandal has rocked the nation. Many are shocked to learn that parents are manipulating the system in illegal ways to make sure their kid ...

Created on 29 April 2019

8. Megachurch Pastor Responds to Allegations He Took Money From a High-Profile Drug Trafficker

Famed pastor Carlos Enrique Luna, aka "Cash" Luna firmly denies allegations he took money from a high-profile drug trafficker to construct his church, Casa de Dios evangelical church, in Guatemala. Luna ...

Created on 17 December 2018

9. 3 Ways to Protect Your Pastor, Church From a Willow Creek-Type Scandal ...

Amid new sexual misconduct allegations against founding pastor Bill Hybels, Willow Creek Community Church is facing a reckoning at all levels of leadership. The shameful situation at the iconic church ...

Created on 13 August 2018

10. Can We Prevent Sex Scandals in the Church? ...

Those of us who care deeply about the health of the global church have been in mourning the past few weeks as yet another sexual scandal has surfaced, this one involving 25,000-member Willow Creek Community ...

Created on 14 August 2018

11. Lee Strobel Breaks His Silence on Hybels Sexual Misconduct Allegations

Popular apologist and writer Lee Strobel broke his silence about sexual allegations against former pastor Bill Hybels. "My heart breaks for Pat Baranowski and all victims of Bill Hybels at Willow Creek. ...

Created on 07 August 2018

12. Pastor Heather Larson, All the Elders Just Resigned From Willow Creek

The entire elder board and the remaining lead pastor, Heather Larson, resigned from Willow Creek Community Church Wednesday night. "We, as a board, know Willow needs and deserves a fresh start, and the ...

Created on 09 August 2018

13. What the Church Should Learn From the Bill Hybels Scandal ...

... rs such as Jimmy Swaggert, Andy Savage and Ted Haggard have been involved in sex scandals. Catholic priests, including a number of cardinals, have also been involved in well-known sexual abuse charges aro ...

Created on 08 August 2018

14. High-Profile Pastor Resigns After Abuse Scandal Rocked His Church ...

Highpoint Church Pastor Chris Conlee recently announced his resignation from the Memphis congregation. "Over the last couple of months Chris and the Trustees have been praying and discussing the future ...

Created on 12 July 2018

15. How Billy Graham Avoided Scandal His Entire Life ...

... man so respected? How was he able to keep his ministry free from scandal for more than 75 years? In 1948, when Graham was just 30 years old, he and his small ministry team met for Bible study and prayer ...

Created on 28 February 2018

16. 'Save the Outrage' Over H&M's Scandal—and Get Mad About This Instead ...

Clothing line H&M found itself in hot water this week when a potentially racist image of a young child was found on its website. But Christian vlogger Joseph Solomon thinks people may be missing the bigger ...

Created on 10 January 2018

17. Ravi Zacharias: I Did Not Solicit Inappropriate Pictures

Note: Ravi Zacharias published this statement on his website in regard to recent sexting allegations. In October 2014, I spoke at a conference in Canada. At the conclusion of my talk, I met a couple who ...

Created on 05 December 2017

18. Trump's Prophesied Victory Nothing Short of a Modern-Day Miracle for the Nation

Someone asked me why I flew up for the Donald Trump Victory Rally in New York City on election evening when all of the polls and the pundits were saying he would lose. I did so because I knew several credible ...

Created on 11 November 2016

19. Benny Hinn Responds to Facebook Scandal ...

Healing evangelist Benny Hinn's Facebook page was hacked—and the intruders put all manner of filthy content on the news feed. It was a trial, of sorts, for the ministry as it raced to remove the offensive ...

Created on 21 September 2015

20. Tammy Bakker: The Other Side of the PTL Story

Note: This article originally appeared in the March 1991 issue of Charisma magazine and does not reflect the current life of Jim Bakker. Jim and his former wife, Tammy, divorced in 1992. Tammy died in ...

Created on 30 August 2015