Charisma News

An annual report on the state of Christian persecution worldwide recently released, and 260 million believers face persecution around the world, according to the report. Find out more, including the most dangerous place on earth to follow Jesus, from host Taylor Berglund.

A televangelist who has been spreading Bible-based news for seven decades unexpectedly died this month. Find out from host Taylor Berglund about the legacy Jack Van Impe, the man many call the "Walking Bible," left behind.

Bianca Juarez Olthoff, author, speaker and co-pastor of The Father's House OC, has a heart for mentoring the next generation and a big dream to see a new Holy Spirit movement sweep the world. She talks to host Taylor Berglund as part of our ongoing New Year, New Voices series.

Licensed mental health counselor Robert Vore shares how the gap between people with mental illness and those who feel prepared to respond to them led him to start his own podcast. In this episode with series host Kendra Semmen, hear about controversial issues such as engaging in therapy, taking medication and being vulnerable about mental illness with people you trust.

Tyler Burns, pastor of New Dimensions Chrsitian Center and vice president of The Witness, talks to host Taylor Berglund about his testimony, emotionally healthy spirituality and racial justice. Pastor Burns offers his perspective on why and how the church should cultivate diverse and international perspectives and even explains how speaking in tongues represents a spiritual game-changer for victims of injustice and oppression. This interview is part of our "New Year, New Voices" series, which spotlights young, rising leaders in the Pentecostal and charismatic movement.

Bible teacher, author and actress Priscilla Shirer is recovering after surgery on her lung. Friend and fellow Bible teacher Beth Moore says Shirer is recovering pretty well, and doctors are happy with how she’s healing. Find out in this episode with host Jenny Rose Spaudo how Moore and another Bible teacher ministered to Shirer while she was in the hospital.

LaKeisha Fleming shares her personal testimony of battling depression after multiple miscarriages, her husband's loss of a job and other hardships. One thing after another demanded her joy, but she stayed firm in the faith and has hope to offer believers when we battle the inevitable trials of this world. Listen as host Kendra Semmen talks with Fleming about her mental health struggles.

We're back with the 2020 edition of "New Year, New Voices," spotlighting rising young leaders in the Pentecostal and charismatic movement. For our first interview, host Taylor Berglund talks with author, speaker and pastor Sharon Hodde Miller, who leads Bright City Church in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, with her husband. She discusses the importance of tackling hard questions in the church, leading as a woman, addressing racial diversity and responding to what God has put on her heart recently.

Angie Headley, a Christian mother of two boys with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and administrator of a Facebook support group for parents of children with ADHD, says medication isn't the right approach for her youngest son. For him, she believes essential oils work best; however, she does give her older son medication for his ADHD. Listen to this episode with host Kendra Semmen for insightful advice based on her experience.

A new Netflix series about a man who claims to be the second coming of Christ has prompted a lot of controversy in Christian, Muslim and even secular circles. But one Christian leader thinks this show may be a blessing in disguise. Find out more in this episode with host Taylor Berglund.