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Brooklyn Pastor Robbed of $1 Million in Jewelry Accused of Plundering Congregant’s $90,000 Retirement Fund

Brooklyn pastor Lamor Whitehead, who was robbed at gunpoint of $1 million in jewelry while preaching this past Sunday, has been accused of stealing the $90,000 retirement fund of a congregant at his church.

Gateway Prof Offers Loving Home, Discipleship as Single Foster Mom

Single foster mom Alicia Wong developed a heart for adoption after learning of China’s one-child policy. Had her parents not moved to the U.S., Wong’s birth would have been deemed criminal.

Pastors’ Playful Twitter Exchange Highlights a Love for Books

If you’re a pastor, you have books. The collection probably started early, then got a significant boost if you went to a few conferences or were fortunate enough to go to seminary.

Seattle Pacific University Sues Washington State Over Probe Into LGBTQ Exclusion

The private school associated with the Free Methodist Church was the site of daily protests for more than a month earlier this summer as students challenged a school policy that prohibited the hiring of LGBTQ people.

God Does Not Want ‘a World Governed by Religious Laws,’ Pope Tells Canadian Clergy

On his second day in Quebec City, Pope Francis offered a path forward for the Catholic Church in Canada as it seeks forgiveness and reconciliation with the Indigenous peoples harmed by its past actions.

Ron Sider, Founder of Christians for Social Action, Has Died at Age 82

Christian author and social activist Ron Sider has died at the age of 82. Sider’s son informed Sider’s Facebook friends and followers that Sider died suddenly from a cardiac arrest on the evening of July 27. 

‘No Regular Crime’—Husband of Murdered Pastor Wants Juveniles Tried As Adults

Following last week’s murder of Tennessee pastor Autura Eason-Williams, her family is speaking out about their loss and her legacy. In what police call a “heinous killing,” Eason-Williams was carjacked in her driveway in Memphis and fatally shot on July 18, allegedly by two 15-year-old boys.

Pastor Charged With Attempted Murder of L.A. County Sheriff’s Deputy Following Domestic Dispute

58-year-old pastor Gordon Mueller has been arrested and charged with the attempted murder of an off-duty Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy. The victim is also Mueller’s son-in-law.