Jessica Lea
Jessica is a content editor for ChurchLeaders.com and the producer of The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast. She has always had a passion for the written word and has been writing professionally for the past five years. When Jessica isn't writing, she enjoys West Coast Swing dancing, reading, and spending time with her friends and family.
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Riley Gaines Expresses ‘Disbelief’ After Simone Biles Calls Her ‘Sick’ for Advocating Against Trans Athletes
Olympian Simone Biles called All-American swimmer Riley Gaines “truly sick” because of Gaines’ activism to keep trans athletes out of women’s sports. Gaines responded in an address at The Danbury Institute’s Life & Liberty Forum, which took place prior to the SBC's 2025 Annual Meeting.
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UPDATE: Dr. Bryan Chapell Retires as PCA Stated Clerk ‘Effectively Immediately’
The administrative committee of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) announced on Friday, June 6, that it has accepted Dr. Bryan Chapell's request to retire as stated clerk "effectively immediately."
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Education Department Drops Historic $37.7 Million Fine Against Largest Christian University in the US
The U.S. Department of Education has dropped, with prejudice, the historic fine of $37.7 million that it levied against Grand Canyon University (GCU), a private Christian university in Phoenix.
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Candace Cameron Bure, Pastor Jonathan Pokluda, and Lev Bure Discuss Why It’s Hard To Tell People About Hell
Pastor Jonathan Pokluda and Candace Cameron Bure’s son Lev joined Bure for a discussion that focused on how people are deceived into finding their significance apart from God and into neglecting matters of eternal consequence.
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‘Pure Evil’—Christian Leaders Condemn Antisemitic Attack in Boulder That Left 12 Injured
Christian leaders are condemning the attack that took place in Boulder, Colorado, on Sunday, June 1, when a 45-year-old Egyptian national used a "makeshift flamethrower” and Molotov cocktails to attack people attending a pro-Israel march.
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Photos, Video Show Beach Wedding of Embattled Pastor John-Paul Miller and Suzie Skinner
According to photos and video obtained by Robbie Harvey, controversial Pastor John-Paul Miller has married Suzie Skinner, a woman from his congregation with whom some believe he had an affair while the two were married to other people.
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Pastor Jamal Bryant Announces Boycott of Dollar General Now That Target Is ‘Canceled’
Now that Pastor Jamal Bryant has seen success from the Target boycott he has been spearheading due to the company’s rollback of its DEI policies, he is setting his sights on Dollar General.
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‘You Can’t Tell Me God Ain’t Here’—Double Rainbow Appears As Jelly Roll Performs ‘Hard Fought Hallelujah’ in Philadelphia
As Jelly Roll was opening for Post Malone at a concert in Philadelphia Saturday, May 24, a double rainbow materialized in the sky right as Jelly Roll was performing “Hard Fought Hallelujah,” originally by Brandon Lake. Pointing upward, Jelly Roll said, “You can’t tell me God ain’t here.”
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