Dallas Jenkins and his wife, Amanda, joined actor and podcaster Russell Brand on Brand’s new weekly special, “Break Bread,” Tuesday where the three took communion together. Brand asked Dallas about how the success of “The Chosen” has impacted him, and Dallas and Amanda shared the signs they saw that led them to believe Brand would become a Christian.

“Why did you two think that I was going to become Christian then?” Brand asked the couple. “When is it that you guys thought, ‘Oh this person is going to come to the Lord or the Lord’s gonna come to this person?’”

Russell Brand to Dallas Jenkins: How Are You Handling Success?

Russell Brand is an influencer, stand-up comedian, actor and former radio host who was baptized as a Christian last April. He regularly processes his thoughts on faith online, asking his followers their opinions. The actor at times attracts controversy for some of his stances and decisions, such as when Brand drew criticism last fall for performing a baptism while wearing only his underwear.

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Last summer, Brand had his friend, Jonathan Roumie, who stars as Jesus in “The Chosen,” on his podcast, “Awakened Wonders.” On Jan. 13, Brand announced on X that he would be having a conversation with Dallas Jenkins to “talk about the Lord, and we’ll talk about this revival that’s taken place and in which you’ve been so significant.” Dallas Jenkins is creator, director, and co-writer of “The Chosen,” a series dramatizing the life of Jesus. 

“Brother Russell,” Dallas responded in Brand’s video announcement, “I would love to come on your podcast. As I’ve mentioned to you, my wife Amanda and I have predicted your conversion for several years. And so, I’d love to talk about that and Jesus and life and all of that.”

During the interview, the majority of which is behind a paywall, Dallas told Brand that “years ago” when he observed Brand doing PR appearances, he noticed “the energy and the anger that you had, it seemed, towards Christianity, towards conservatives, towards people who were in other tribes,” adding, “sometimes, when that energy gets stopped, something hits you.”

Somehow, Dallas and Amanda Jenkins KNEW I would come to know Jesus 🤯 pic.twitter.com/83nBNy7sxn

— Russell Brand (@rustyrockets) January 15, 2025

Then Amanda started listening to Brand’s podcast and thought Brand seemed “open to other voices,” said Dallas. “And it’s like, yeah, once you’re open to other voices, the train starts to leave the station.”

Successful author Jinger Duggar Vuolo was just 10 years old when “19 Kids and Counting” began. She continues to live her life publicly but now on her own terms. Vuolo and her husband, Jeremy, recently announced the gender of their third child together and continue to be in a relationship with her controversial parents.

Vuolo has sorted through much of her upbringing, “not throwing out everything but saying, ‘Okay, that was very wrong,’ and, ‘That was messed up,'” she told “Entertainment Tonight.”

Expecting Her Third Child and First Boy, Jinger Duggar Continues Relationship With Controversial Parents

Jinger Duggar Vuolo spoke of a “reassuring” journey with God. “I believe more than ever that God is good and that I am his child,” she said. Vuolo desires the same for her children.

Vuolo posted a series of videos capturing the gender reveal and announcements of the couple’s third child. After two girls, Jeremy and Jinger are expecting their first son in March 2025.

The couple wanted to find out the gender together, so they opened a package that Jessa, Vuolo’s sister, sent containing a baby’s outfit. Both were thrilled to see a boy’s pants, collared shirt, and suspenders.

“I was so shocked, I almost fell out of my chair,” Vuolo recalled when she found out she was expecting a boy.

The Vuolos’ girls, Felicity, 6, and Evangeline, 4, were both excited, too. They told dozens of family members who were present at Christmas that the Vuolos were expecting, and Felicity had the special opportunity to announce that it was a boy.

Vuolo continues to work through the damage done while living in a strict, religious family in the public eye. But there were sweet moments of truth as well. She continues to have a growing faith in Christ and encourages her kids to do the same.

“I was the last person in the world who wanted to say anything against the teachings that I was raised under,” shared Vuolo. “I like to keep everybody on my good side.”

Growing up in a large family with strict guidelines proved to be difficult for Vuolo. “Any sort of argument or ruffling feathers was rejection,” she recalled.

She wanted to break “these chains of people pleasing.”

“Whenever we were going out, we wanted to make sure we had this perfect smile on our face to make sure everybody saw how happy we were,” said Vuolo. “At the same time, it was damaging because then you aren’t being authentic. You’re not actually being yourself.”

Ahead of Monday’s College Football Playoff (CFP) National Championship game, players from both Notre Dame and Ohio State have been vocal about their faith in Jesus. Though only Notre Dame is a religious school, athletes at both institutions are making headlines for their bold witness for Christ.

In fact, Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard was criticized for saying the two teams made it to the finals for that very reason. “We’re the two main teams to just publicly display our faith the most,” he said on Jan. 15. “I truly believe that Jesus was looking over both our shoulders throughout the season and put these two teams on a pedestal for a reason.”

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On social media, religious studies professor Anthony Bradley responded: “This is very bad theology and someone needs to tell Mr. Leonard that this is certainly not true. This is the problem with evangelicals celebrating outspoken athletes.” Bradley added, “Their theological depth is often lacking. [Leonard’s] comments reflect the decline in interest in systematic theology.”

Others have praised Leonard for recent comments, such as, “Jesus, whatever your will is for my life, I trust it 100%.”

Powerful: Notre Dame QB Riley Leonard gives all the credit to Jesus for their win:

“Shoot, I just trusted in the Lord. I looked up and said, ‘Jesus, whatever your will is for my life, I trust it 100 percent.'”

What a role model 🙏❤️

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— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) January 10, 2025

Ahead of College Football Playoff, Notre Dame Players, Coach Talk About Faith

Notre Dame cornerback Christian Gray shares his teammate’s passion for the Lord. During a recent interview, he talked about surrendering his life to Jesus at about age 10. “I feel like my mission is to share the glory of God for others and tell kids you can do the same thing,” said Gray, whose hoodie read “just here to give God glory.”

Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman is the first Black head coach in a football title game. But he deflects any attention about that, saying “all coaches” should “continue to get opportunities to lead young men like this.” Freeman, a married father of six, converted to Catholicism in 2021. That was a “family decision,” he said, noting that he is married to “the most unselfish wife in the world.”

Freeman, who instituted game-day Mass for players, said, “What better time to be able to really be on the edge of your seat to get every word that comes out of the priest’s mouth and to be as close to God as you can?”

Ohio State Players Are Also on a Mission

From the start of this season, when they held a campus rally that included baptisms, Ohio State football players have been all-in for Jesus.

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Running back TreVeyon Henderson frequently makes faith-related posts on social media. “We don’t have to be afraid to come to Jesus,” he wrote on Jan. 15. “He knows what we have done and He still chose to die for you and me, because He loves us. Put your faith in Jesus and He will save you from sin and give you new and eternal life. Don’t be afraid, follow Jesus.” Henderson ended his post by sharing some verses from Luke 5.

After Ohio State won the Cotton Bowl last weekend, defensive end Jack Sawyer told an ESPN reporter, “God’s blessed this team with so much ability. We wouldn’t be here without [God], so we give him all the credit first and foremost.”

A Virginia pastor is facing prison time after pleading guilty to one felony count of forcible penetration with an object and one count of misdemeanor perjury. Troy Edwards of Greater Emmanuel Ministries in Norfolk will serve eight months of jail time, followed by an 11-year suspended sentence. 

Editor’s note: This article refers to reports of sex crimes that some readers might find triggering and/or disturbing.

Edwards’ sentence is contingent upon 10 years of good behavior. He is also sentenced to two years probation, and he will have to undergo a psycho-sexual evaluation, according to WAVY.

The victim was a member of Edwards’ church. 

Edwards was arrested in May 2024 on charges of abduction and sexual assault. He was denied bond the next month. The charges stemmed from an incident that occurred in July 2018, according to WTKR.

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During a pretrial hearing, prosecutors said that Edwards had abused his position of spiritual authority, alleging that Edwards told the victim that disobeying him and his wife was tantamount to disobeying God. 

The victim said that on one occasion, Edwards put his hand down her shirt. The victim said that on another occasion, Edwards handed her the keys to an office and said he wanted to bend her over his desk. 

The victim said that she came forward after becoming convinced that Edwards was grooming other victims. 

In an interview given to WAVY in July 2024, Vanessa Edwards, who is Edwards’ wife and was his co-pastor, said that she first heard about the allegations against her husband in 2021.

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“I didn’t find out it was being done until 2021 when they [victim and family] sat on this porch and told me that he had assaulted her, offended her, or something. And that’s when I found out, two years later,” Vanessa Edwards said. “He [my husband] didn’t deny it. He didn’t deny the fact that he spoke to her out of turn. Like I said, I wasn’t there, I don’t know.”

(RNS) — Over two decades, Catholic dioceses, eparchies and men’s religious communities spent more than $5 billion on allegations of sexual abuse of minors, according to a new report released Wednesday (Jan. 15) by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown University.

Between 2004 and 2023, three-fourths of the $5.025 billion reported was paid to abuse victims. Seventeen percent went to pay attorneys’ fees, 6% was in support for alleged abusers and 2% went toward other costs. On average, only 16% of the costs related to the allegations was borne by insurance companies.

The CARA report combined 20 annual surveys sent to dioceses and eparchies within the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (which excludes some parts of the U.S., such as Puerto Rico, Guam and American Samoa), as well as U.S. religious communities belonging to the Conference of Major Superiors of Men. The report does note that some alleged perpetrators were assigned outside the U.S. The USCCB commissioned the survey in 2004.

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Jonathon Wiggins, a lead researcher on the report, told RNS that the report represented the Catholic Church’s superlative commitment to transparency. The report “is unprecedented by any non-governmental organization and is the largest effort of its kind,” the report’s authors wrote in a statement.

Wiggins told RNS that this report may have some overlap in cases with the groundbreaking 2004 research study on the nature and scope of sexual abuse in the church, conducted by the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, but that it has a different methodology.

During the 20 years of the survey, the respondents reported 16,276 credible allegations of sexual abuse of minors by priests, deacons or religious brothers. Those allegations represent slightly less than two-thirds (65%) of total allegations that dioceses, eparchies and men’s religious communities reported receiving.

Though the surveys come from the 2000s, the majority of credible allegations were for abuse that began before 1980. Ninety-two percent of credible allegations were for abuse that began before 1989. In contrast, 542 credible allegations represented abuse that began after the year 2000. The report defines credible allegations as bearing the “semblance of truth” and having been sufficiently substantiated to forward the allegations to the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith.

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Of the credible allegations, 4 in 5 victims were male, and one-fifth were female. More than half were between the ages of 10 and 14. About a quarter (24%) of victims were between 15 and 17 years old and another 1 in 5 was age 9 or younger.

The response rate for dioceses and eparchies averaged 99%, while men’s religious communities had an average response rate of 72%.

In addition to tracking the money spent on allegations of abuse, the report totals the amount of money spent on abuse prevention, including for safe environment coordinators and victim assistance coordinator salaries, administrative expenses, training programs and background checks, totaling nearly $728 million.

The report tracks that the abuse prevention expenses have risen over time, with the amount spent from 2014 to 2023 representing an 80% increase compared with the expenses from 2004 to 2013.

“Costs Related to Allegations, from 2004-2023: Dioceses, Eparchies, and Religious Communities of Men” (Graphic courtesy of CARA)

The financial costs of the abuse crisis have reshaped the Catholic Church in the United States. Marie T. Reilly, a professor at Pennsylvania State University Law School, has tracked 40 Catholic dioceses and religious organizations that have sought bankruptcy protection, and many dioceses have cited the expense of settling abuse claims as part of their decision to declare bankruptcy.

The Christian group The Danbury Institute has denounced an exhibition at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth in Fort Worth, Texas, that includes images of naked children from award-winning photographer Sally Mann. The photographs are of Mann’s own children and were first published in 1992.

According to reports, some of Mann’s photographs have since been confiscated by the Fort Worth Police Department. Notably, Mann dealt with considerable controversy when she first published photographs of her prepubescent children decades ago in the collection “Immediate Family.”

“We are deeply troubled by the Diaries of Home exhibit currently on display at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. Several photographs in this collection depict children in disturbing, exploitative, and inappropriate ways,” said The Danbury Institute in an open letter dated Dec. 28 urging the museum to remove the images. “These images are presented under the guise of art, but in reality, they sexualize children and exploit their innocence. This exhibit should be called what it is: child pornography.”

Nearly 2,000 people had signed the letter as of Jan. 7.

Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth Under Fire for Exhibition Featuring Sally Mann

The Danbury Institute is “an association of churches, Christians, and organizations aligned to affirm and preserve God-given rights to life and liberty.” The organization fulfills this mission “by influencing culture and public policy, upholding the free exercise of religion, inspiring the vigorous involvement of an informed citizenry, and promoting Judeo-Christian values as the proper foundation for a free and prosperous republic.” 

Mann is one of several artists featured in the Modern’s “Diaries of Home” exhibition, which opened Nov. 17 and will run until Feb. 2. The museum’s website says the exhibition “features works by women and nonbinary artists, who explore the multilayered concepts of family, community, and home.” The description of the exhibition notes the artwork “features mature themes that may be sensitive for some viewers.” 

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In a description of Mann’s work specifically, the museum says, “In showing her children naked, moody, and in suggestive situations, Mann evokes an edgy, dark side of childhood that can be raw and unsettling.”

The museum references the controversy Mann’s work caused when it was first published. “The artist’s photographs from Immediate Family became ensconced in the culture wars of the late 1980s and 1990s,” says the description. “In the media, some images were presented in isolation from the series, becoming touchstones for moral and political debates about art and censorship. Since then, the knee-jerk controversy has faded.”  

On Dec. 23, The Dallas Express published an article titled “EXCLUSIVE: Is The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth Promoting Child Porn?” Per a tip from a resident, the media outlet said it visited the exhibition and noted that Mann’s photographs included one of “a girl jumping on top of a table. Another depicted a boy with an unknown liquid substance and his genitals exposed.”

News that country star Carrie Underwood will perform “America the Beautiful” at Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration next week has been met with both praise and criticism from Christians and media personalities alike.

Underwood, who rose to fame after winning the fourth season of “American Idol” in 2005 and has gone on to win multiple Grammy, Country Music Association, and Dove Awards, has long been outspoken about her Christian faith.  

Among Underwood’s more well-known songs is “Jesus, Take the Wheel,” and in 2021, she released a Gospel album titled “My Savior.”

Of her upcoming performance at Trump’s inauguration, Underwood said, “I love our country and am honored to have been asked to sing at the Inauguration and to be a small part of this historic event.” 

“I am humbled to answer the call at a time when we must all come together in the spirit of unity and looking to the future,” she added. 

Some, including fellow country musician John Rich, who is also known for his Christian faith, were quick to praise Underwood’s decision to participate in the inauguration.  

Rich posted, “Repost this if you’re PROUD of @carrieunderwood for agreeing to sing at the Trump Inauguration! I know I am:) She needs to hear from the masses…hit the button!”

In another post, Rich said, “There are several top tier country artists who support Trump, and I wish they’d finally have the balls to come forward and be counted. Ain’t nothing outlaw about keeping your mouth shut to appease the record label. Carrie Underwood is making you look like a bunch of sissy boys.”

Others chimed in with praise, with one person saying, “Thank you for your courage and faith in GOD!” Another posted, “Carrie Underwood has shown her support for American citizens and our country, many times. Freedom of speech, faith, belief.”

Not everyone is thrilled, however. 

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“Carrie Underwood is for gay marriage and supports the gay and lesbian alliance,” posted Arizona Pastor Gabriel Hughes. “Once claiming to be a conservative Christian, she sold her soul for the fame.”

RNS) — The Rev. Boise Kimber was officially installed as president of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc., during the midwinter board meeting of the predominantly Black denomination — which he hopes will become more inclusive of women and young leaders.

NBCUSA members and guests filled the 2,000-seat sanctuary of the historic Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, for a three-hour service Monday (Jan. 13). Some 500 people planned to attend a sold-out inauguration ball on Tuesday.

Kimber, pastor of a New Haven, Connecticut, church, was greeted by officers of other Black Christian organizations, including the Lott Carey Foreign Mission Convention, the Conference of National Black Churches and Full Gospel Baptist Fellowship, before he was installed into his new role by his predecessor, the Rev. Jerry Young.

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Young reminded his successor of the importance of having a strong spiritual life as a leader.

“You can’t lead Black Baptists without orders from Jehovah,” Young, who concluded two five-year terms, advised his successor. “That’s all I got to say. Just spend your time with God.”

The installation service was held in the church that over 60 years ago was bombed by members of the Ku Klux Klan, resulting in the deaths of four girls readying for a Sunday church service. Kimber, 65, also chose the church as the location for his 2023 announcement to run for the top role of his denomination.

“My main goal now is, one, to restore our headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee; two, to focus on Christian education, which our convention was founded upon,” Kimber, the former president of the Connecticut State Missionary Baptist Convention, said in an interview hours before his installation. “Three, is to have a better and a greater relationship with our young people of our convention; four is to have women to become a part of the administrative parts of our convention.”

Baptists gathered at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex for sessions to handle denominational business and participate in worship services and planned to conclude the gatherings on Thursday with a mental health workshop on “trauma-informed ministry.”

Kimber was elected in September in a contentious election process, where he was the sole candidate on the ballot after officials determined the Connecticut pastor had received the necessary 100 endorsements from member churches and other NBCUSA entities to qualify to run for president. He won 69% of the vote at the NBCUSA’s annual session in Baltimore, with 31% voting “no.”

The Rev. Boise Kimber, center, is congratulated during his National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc., installation at Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., Jan. 13, 2025. (Photo by DuWayne Sterling/NBCUSA)

The Rev. Alvin Love, a Chicago-area pastor and one of the four other ministers who had wanted to be on the ballot, said his concern was with the election process and not Kimber.

“He’s a good guy; I have no issue with him,” said Love, joining others in welcoming Kimber’s emphasis on including younger and newer pastors and women leaders in positions in his administration.

“I don’t know if it’s moving as fast as it should or is going as high as it ought,” said Love, who would have liked to see a woman named vice president. “But he’s doing much more than anybody before him ever did in that area.”

Asked about the lack of female vice presidents in the NBCUSA, Kimber responded in the interview: “We will get to that. We’re making steps. We’re making progress, and so we will continue to work towards that goal.”

The Rev. Nicole Guns. (Courtesy photo)

The Rev. A. Michael Charles Durant, 64, the new chairman of the NBCUSA board of directors, said there has been an expansion in women’s leadership roles.

“In the past, there were areas of concentration, say in Christian ed, the women’s auxiliary, missions, but this will be far broader,” he said.

During the installation service, the Rev. Valerie Thompson, pastor of a Columbus, Georgia, church and a new member of the NBCUSA Executive Committee, said a prayer, and the Rev. Nicole Guns, one of several people appointed as assistant secretaries, introduced the NBCUSA officers as they processed into the church. The Rev. Shevalle T. Kimber, co-pastor of First Calvary Baptist Church in New Haven, sat next to her husband, the new president, not far from the pulpit where speakers took turns congratulating him during the installation service.

Guns, 43, said in an earlier interview that she was enthusiastic about being part of Kimber’s cabinet, along with other millennials.

“In the Black Baptist church you can be 60 years old and considered young,” said Guns, who was one of the preachers at a young adult revival held on Sunday at the Birmingham church.

The Rev. Christopher Davis, the new NBCUSA general secretary, said under Kimber’s leadership there are deliberate efforts to give younger clergy spaces to preach on the main stage of NBCUSA meetings or teach in its workshops and classes.

The defamation suit filed by disgraced pastor and former SBC leader Johnny Hunt against the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) has a new trial date. The trial comes after the SBC and Hunt were unable to come to an agreement during court-ordered mediation. 

The lawsuit stems from a bombshell 2022 report published by Guidepost Solutions, in which Hunt was accused of sexually assaulting the wife of a pastor Hunt was mentoring. 

Hunt, who had completed his term as SBC president one month before the alleged assault in 2010, remains adamant that the encounter was consensual.  

The SBC had contracted Guidepost Solutions to conduct an investigation into whether the Executive Committee had mishandled allegations of sexual abuse, dating back to 2000. Since the SBC president is an ex officio member of the Executive Committee, the allegations against Hunt were included in the report. 

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At the time the report was released, Hunt was the senior vice president of evangelism and leadership of SBC’s North American Mission Board (NAMB). While he maintains his innocence, Hunt resigned shortly after the report was released. 

Guidepost Solutions and the SBC Executive Committee are also named in the suit.

When the SBC Executive Committee contracted Guidepost Solutions to conduct its investigation and publish its report, it entered into an indemnification agreement with Guidepost Solutions and thus will be covering any legal expenses Guidepost Solutions incurs as a result of the report. 

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In the suit, Hunt argues that his sexual misconduct was a personal matter and that the SBC and Guidepost Solutions ruined his reputation by making the incident public. 

Hunt is seeking the princely sum of more than $100 million.

With New Year’s resolutions in full swing, the first Sunday in 2025 brought a record number of downloads for the YouVersion Bible App. Almost 800,000 people installed the free Scripture app on Jan. 5, breaking a record from the first Sunday of 2024.

This increase isn’t unusual for YouVersion in January, according to app founder Bobby Gruenewald, a pastor at Life.Church in Oklahoma. But he said the numbers and trends continue to be encouraging.

“We tend to see a seasonal uptick in Bible engagement at the beginning of the year as people start new habits and are interested in reading the Bible for the first time,” Gruenewald told The Christian Post. “This year’s increase is even higher than this same time last year, and it’s a trend we’re seeing globally.”

YouVersion Bible App Gains New Users

On Jan. 5, YouVersion had more than 798,000 installs, as well as 18.2 million people who used it to engage with Scripture. The goal, of course, is to maintain—and build on—those numbers throughout the entire year.

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To help app users create what Gruenewald called “new rhythms” in their faith walk, the YouVersion team works to design features that “make Bible engagement a daily practice that is sustained throughout the year.”

The app’s Bible-reading plans are especially popular, Gruenewald said. That includes the “Plans With Friends” feature that allows for group study. People are “more likely to be consistent [in Bible-reading] when they have the support of their community,” he said. “We’re always looking for ways to improve the app and help people do what they tell us they want to do, which is read the Bible more consistently.”

YouVersion’s “Whole Bible Plan” promises to take readers (or listeners) through the entire Bible in one year, “in as little as 15 minutes per day.”

YouVersion Bible App Sees Strong International Growth

To shepherd the YouVersion Bible App’s continued growth, Gruenewald has hired execs from Silicon Valley and Fortune 500 companies. The YouVersion team is “amazed” by the opportunities to share Scripture and impact lives, he said. “Every time someone opens the Bible is an opportunity for the power of God’s Word to change their life.”