Did Scripture Union hush up complaints? Interview with Joshua Kirubaraj
The Christian Messenger spoke to N. Joshua Kirubaraj, national director of Scripture Union. Kirubaraj who joined SU as a volunteer 30 years ago and rose up the ranks is clearly distressed at the turn of events. He did not hide his anguish during the interview but also expressed his determination to dredge the organization of bad elements and march ahead confidently.
Victoria’s Secret model Kylie Bisutti quits over Christian conviction
YOUNG beauty Kylie Bisutti is leaving Victoria’s Secret at just 21 because modeling lingerie does not conform with her Christian beliefs. Bisutti won Victoria’s Secret Model Search in 2009 when she was 19, beating out 10,000 other hopefuls.
‘In Christ Alone’ hymn writers won’t change lyrics for Presbyterian church
THE popular hymn 'In Christ Alone' won't appear in the new hymnal of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) because hymn writers Keith Getty and Stuart...
David Yonggi Cho convicted of embezzling $12 million
DAVID Yonggi Cho, founder of South Korea's Yoido Full Gospel Church, has been sentenced to three years in prison for embezzling $12 million in church funds, Christianity Today reported on Monday.
Update on Christian apologist Nabeel Qureshi’s health
"At this point, we have been in the hospital a whole other week. Again, some paperwork, some red tape, trying to get transferred, blah, blah, blah," Qureshi said in the video.
Born-again Christians have become complacent, says survey
THERE is a declining depth of commitment among born-again Christians to their faith over the last 20 years, according to a “State of the Church” study by the Barna Research Group released this week.
Jesse Duplantis says God told him he needs a new private...
"So, I said, 'OK.' But the first thing I thought of: 'Well, how am I going to pay for it?'" Duplantis said he then recalled something God told him in 1978. "'Jesse, I didn't ask you to pay for it, I asked to believe for it.'"
Redeemed porn actress asks men not to destroy their lives
JENNIFER Case, a former porn actress who accepted Jesus Christ as her Savior, has appealed to men not to destroy the lives of people by their addiction to porn.
Televangelist Juanita Bynum confirms sexual affairs with women
"I'VE [done] the drugs. I’ve been with men. I’ve been with women," Bynum told the Frank and Wanda Morning Show on Atlanta's V-103. "It's not a line, it's my life."
4-year-old preacher wows Internet audience on YouTube
INTERVIEWED alongside his parents Damon and Kandi this week for a US news programme, Kanon told how family influence inspired him on the religious stage.
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No foul play in Mandissa’s death, police say
While no cause of death has been revealed, Franklin Police Department officials in Tennessee said Monday that no foul play is suspected.
