New Birth Christian Academy cuts staff before reopening

By Eric Philips DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — After a recent shutdown, the financially-strapped New Birth Christian Academy will reopen its doors Thursday without much of the staff it once had. The academy is located on the grounds of megachurch New Birth Missionary Baptist in Lithonia, led by famed Bishop Eddie Long. “We felt very disrespected, very… [Read more…]

Critic Calls on Eddie Long’s Accusers to Keep Speaking Out

Dr. Boyce Watkins Calls New Birth Missionary Baptist Minister a ‘Bold-Faced Liar’ A popular political and economic analyst and African-American culture critic has stirred controversy with a column bashing Bishop Eddie Long of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church over his multiple sexual misconduct allegations, calling the Atlanta, Ga., minister a “bold-faced liar.” (Photo: New Birth Missionary Baptist… [Read more…]

10 Lame Excuses for Not Praying

1. “I’m too busy!” (Jesus had a packed ministry schedule but he made time to pray.) 2. “I don’t know how to do it right.” (How about just try talking to God like you would a friend?) 3. “It doesn’t work anyway.” (That’s not how Jesus or the early church treated it.) 4. “Prayer just… [Read more…]

Did Your Church Pass The Test?

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Best Paid Pastors Make Hundreds Of Thousands To Millions Of Dollars Annually

From church closings and foreclosures of houses of worship across the nation to the limited number of clergy jobs for new rabbis, imams and pastors, the recession has hit religious Americans just as it has affected the tens of millions of the country’s jobless. Even before the recession, most spiritual leaders of small towns and big cities across the United States… [Read more…]

$l.5M embezzlement rallies church’s faith

MORRISTOWN, Tenn. (BP) — First Baptist Church in a Tennessee county seat now resonates with the “Trust, but verify” outlook of former President Ronald Reagan. Sadly, First Baptist’s experience stems from the betrayal of trust by a 47-year staff member. In 2010, the Morristown church learned that $147,000 presumably sent to the Lottie Moon Christmas… [Read more…]

The ‘Prosperity Gospel’ Is Peddled by Magicians

Have you noticed the significant number of ministers in recent decades who have been promoting magic in their teaching? They truly believe that their very words contain the power to create and change reality around them. They teach people that man has the ability to speak things into existence the same way that God spoke… [Read more…]

Free speech at heart of lawsuit against Maricopa Community College

PHOENIX (KPHO) - Attorneys for the Alliance Defense Fund asked a federal court Tuesday to halt a Maricopa Community College policy that puts what they call unconstitutional burdens on visitors, if they wish to engage in free speech on the Arizona system’s campuses. The motion stems from a Dec. 29 lawsuit in which ADF attorneys argued that charging fees,… [Read more…]

Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus || Spoken Word

Churches Share Space, Ideas for Ministry

  I like this, I been saying this for years. The Christian Community should take note. Why are you building million dollar building next to each other or right down the street? Could that money not go to feel God’s people instead of your greedy appetites for large buildings.     Pastors Ginny Krekling (left) an… [Read more…]