Twitter locked the account of The Babylon Bee recently for alleged "hateful conduct" after the leading satire website named U.S. Assistant Secretary for Health Rachel Levine its "Man of the Year." Levine is a biological male but identifies as female. Babylon Bee CEO...
Charisma Archive Articles
Dance Program Protects Girls from Sexualization
In the past few decades, young girls and boys increasingly have been sexualized in dance and performance arts with erotic moves and sexually explicit music. "Young girls look and act like mature women," according to Dance Awareness, an organization committed to "bring...
Remembering Gerald Derstine (1928-2022): Early Figure in Charismatic Renewal
Dr. Gerald Derstine, founder of the Christian Retreat conference sites and former president of Gospel Crusade Inc., died recently at age 93. The ministry announced his passing on Facebook, "Our beloved founder ... transitioned peacefully to glory ... Thank you for...
There Will be No Birth Without Travail
I was young, intellectual, self-assured, secretly prideful but broken. In the midst of my pain, I encountered God in a life-changing experience. That encounter created not just hunger but desperation for more of God. That desperation led me to an amazing church in...
‘The Closest Thing to Heaven’
Gregorio, 24, grew up in a violent home in West LA, then became a violent young man himself, committing crimes until he finally faced multiple life sentences."I had a Christian girlfriend who would tell me about God and to read the Bible. To make her happy I would,...
‘You’re Safe Here Now’
Jenesis, 20, experienced multiple forms of abuse as a child, was raised by a drug-addicted mother, then at age 13, found her own grandmother dead of a drug overdose. She bounced around government-subsidized apartments in some of Los Angeles' roughest areas while...
A Vision to Restore Childhood
When California shut down schools, churches and public life, it created an epidemic of anxiety, depression and loneliness, especially among young people.There is "an insane need for community" among kids, says Alexa Duerst, 26, youth and young adults pastor at the Los...
Bringing the Light of Hope Against Spreading Darkness
For nearly 28 years, the Los Angeles Dream Center has helped transform ministry around the world through its example of 24/7 compassion ministry in one of America's worst areas. Hundreds of thousands—more likely, millions—of people have been profoundly...
The Spiritual Revolution that Shook the American Colonies
The Spiritual Revolution that Shook the American ColoniesBy Stephen StrangCharisma magazineAugust/September 1975Fifty years before a Lexington minuteman fired the shot heard around the world, another revolution began that shook the American colonies.It was a spiritual...
Florida Governor at Sean Feucht New Year’s Eve Worship
Sean Feucht, worship leader and recording artist, was joined by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis at Feucht's Let Us Worship New Year's Eve celebration in Miami. Feucht performed and also prayed over DeSantis and his wife, Casey, who is undergoing cancer treatment.As...
Largest Living Generation Has Unique Set of Strengths to Lead
Generation Z has unlimited potential to become the greatest generation ever. So says Oral Roberts University president Dr. Billy Wilson in his new book, Generation Z: Born for the Storm. Children and young adults born between 1997 and 2012 are now the largest...
Former Presidential Advisor Doug Wead Memorialized
Born into a prominent Assemblies of God family, Doug Wead rose from traveling evangelist to insider at the highest levels in Washington. His fundraiser in the Carter White House grew into Mercy Corps, a humanitarian aid agency that has distributed over $2 billion in...
George Wood Remembered as Cheerful Assemblies of God Leader
George O. Wood, the former general superintendent of the Assemblies of God, died at the age of 80 after a brief bout with cancer. He held the office with the AG for 10 years, retiring in 2017. In his final months, Wood kept friends, family and social media followers...
Charisma Courses: A Journey Through the Hebrew Calendar
Join Pastors Adam and Dr. Candice Smithyman on a journey through God's calendar. Understand the Old Testament festivals and feasts. When we know what God is doing in each season, we anticipate His plans with assurance. Learning His calendar brings joy and prophetic...