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She's the Roe in Roe V. Wade, but Norma McCorvey never had an abortion. In this episode of our March for Life Series, David Benham shares how his father, Flip, lead McCorvey and her lesbian lover Mrs. Connie to Christ, and how McCorvey later became a fierce pro-life advocate.

Dr. Alveda King is a fierce advocate against abortion on for the truth about the industry to be revealed. In this episode of our March for Life Series, the Priests for Life founder talks about how she was tricked into abortion, the fundamental human rights that begin in the womb and how the March began.

MJ Nixon is a former lesbian who's now making documentaries and media to help people in the LGBT community realize they can have freedom from same-sex attraction. Listen to MJ's exclusive, unedited interview with Jessilyn Justice, Charisma's online news director. The interview is part of our ongoing series "New Year, New Voices," which spotlights up and coming young leaders in the charismatic move...

Teofilo Hayashi had a plan: he was going to go to America and lead a church in North Carolina. But God had another plan: to send Teo back to his home country, Brazil, to oversee a "full-on revival" of the Holy Spirit across Brazil's college campuses. In this exclusive, unedited interview with Taylor Berglund, Teo shares how he got started, his influences and what God's been putting on his heart. T...

Ricky Bakker, son of famed televangelist Jim Bakker, says he had to discover his faith for himself. As a teenager, he received a vision from the Holy Spirit that changed everything. Now he's on a mission to reach the next generation for Jesus. Listen to Ricky's exclusive, unedited interview with Chris Johnson, editor of Charisma Leader magazine. The interview is part of our ongoing series "New Yea...

Chris Mikkelson has seen people get saved, get healed and get freed from demons overseas. He shares about his evangelical crusades in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, some of the world's most dangerous missions fields. Listen to Chris' exclusive, unedited interview with  Taylor Berglund, associate editor of Charisma Magazine. The interview is part of our ongoing series "New Year, New Voices," which...

This former drug dealer has become a prophetic evangelist who reclaimed a Nazi monument as ground zero for European revival. Ben Fitzgerald, founder of Awakening Europe, shares about his testimony, the importance of mentoring and the way God is rekindling Holy Spirit fire in Europe. Listen to Ben's exclusive interview with Taylor Berglund, associate editor of Charisma Magazine. The interview is pa...

Mattie Montgomery, former lead singer of hardcore band For Today, knows a thing or two about rough missions fields. After years of evangelizing the metal scene, his ministry Awakening Evangelism is equipping ordinary believers to go out and live the Great Commission. Mattie discusses his heart for evangelism, his advice to the next generation and his unlikely friendship with revivalist Dutch Sheet...

A pastor of a northern California church died suddenly while on a ski trip. Craig Jutila suffered a major heart attack while taking his family skiing. Listen to find out about Craig's legacy he leaves behind and how you can pray for his family and church.

Tauren Wells is one of the hottest names in the entire Christian music industry. The Pentecostal singer was recently honored with a Dove Award for "Best New Artist," and his singles have been lighting up radio. In this exclusive, unedited interview with Jessilyn Justice, Tauren shares how he got started, his influences and what God's been putting on his heart. The interview is part of our ongoing...

Apple has banned an app from its store that was created to help people with same-sex attraction. This happened after critics complained that the app was homophobic in nature. Listen to find out what the ministry of the app said.

Jeannie Ortega-Law, the host of TBN Salsa's  In the Mix , has an incredible testimony. As a teenager, she was groomed to be a high priestess in witchcraft and became a successful pop star before the Holy Spirit broke through. Listen to Jeannie's exclusive, unedited interview with Jessilyn Justice, Charisma's online news director. The interview is part of our ongoing series "New Year, New Voices,"...

Why are people calling Nick Hall "this generation's Billy Graham"? This young evangelist shares how he got started, why he believes the body of Christ needs to cross denominational boundaries and what he prophetically sees the Holy Spirit doing next. Listen to Nick's exclusive, unedited interview with Jessilyn Justice, Charisma's online news director. The interview is part of our ongoing series "N...

Taylor Berglund and  Charisma  publisher Dr. Steve Greene introduce the Charisma News Podcast miniseries, "New Year, New Voices." For the next two weeks, this series will spotlight nine of the most exciting leaders from the next generation of charismatics. Taylor and Steve discuss the origins of this project, how they came up with the list of nine, and what listeners should expect from Jan. 1-11.

This is a story about a new law the Trump administration created to protect persecuted Christians in the Middle East. Pastor John Hagee applauds the law and calls it a “good step” in the right direction. Listen to what else Hagee had to say.

This is a story about a famous college quarterback who decided to quit football his senior year in order to go into full-time ministry. Listen to hear more about Old Dominion's Blake LaRussa.

This is a story about Iraq officially declaring Christmas a national holiday. Find out how this happened in the world's eighth-worse nation for Christian persecution.

This is a story about an earthquake that rattled several churches that are centuries old. The quake also injured about 30 people. 

The Muslim government of Iraq declared Dec. 25 a national holiday to celebrate the birth of Christ. This Christmas miracle is just a small sampling of how God is moving in the country, evangelist Robby Dawkins says. He's here to talk about the crazy prophecies coming to pass in the country and beyond its borders.

This is a story about Brazil’s new president-elect, Jair (JIE-air) Bolsonaro and the evangelical leaders that surrounded him and prayed throughout the campaign. Tune in to hear more about this historic election for the church in Brazil.

This is a story about a megachurch pastor who was recently accused publicly of taking money from drug trafficking. Now the pastor has spoken out to deny the allegations. Listen to find out more.

Pastor Billy Allen woke up Wednesday morning to feel someone tase him with a stun gun. Allen, pastor of Good Shepherd Mission in Michigan, was sleeping in Nehemiah House, the mission he started through his church when the attack happened. Listen to find out what happened.

Over the past couple weeks, Lauren Daigle and Pastor John Gray have attracted some critics for a couple of controversial statements. But an unlikely figure, a Christian comedian, came to their defense on social media. Listen to this story to find out what was said.

This is a story about several places in Washington, D.C., that have the Bible hidden in plain sight and most people don’t even know they exist! Listen to hear where Dr. Seth Pollinger shares these exciting spots in the U.S. capital.

The whole music industry is wondering what Chance the Rapper, one of the hottest young rappers in the game today, will do next. But almost no one expected Chance to be spending his weekends hosting digital Bible studies. Find out what happened when you click play to hear this story.