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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 movement.

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. The interview is part of our ongoing series "New Year, New Voices," which spotlights up and coming young leaders in the charismatic movement.

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 Year, New Voices," which spotlights up and coming young leaders in the charismatic movement.

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 spotlights up and coming young leaders in the charismatic movement.

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 part of our ongoing series "New Year, New Voices," which spotlights up and coming young leaders in the charismatic movement.

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 Sheets. Listen to Mattie'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 movement.

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 series "New Year, New Voices," which spotlights up and coming young leaders in the charismatic movement.

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," which spotlights up and coming young leaders in the charismatic movement.

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 "New Year, New Voices," which spotlights up and coming young leaders in the charismatic movement.

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.

This is a story about Christian women’s ministry leader Lysa Terkuerst. Although not too long ago the Proverbs 31 founder said her marriage was ending, she now shares stunning photos of her and her husband’s recommitment ceremony. Listen to hear more about God's restoration of this marriage.

A piece of legislation being strongly advocated by several Pentecostal preachers was passed through the Senate on Tuesday night, marking the first major bipartisan legislation of the Trump administration. Find out more about The First Step Act, a prison reform bill when you listen to this story.

This is a story about famous Christian singer Jamie Grace. The young artist recently opened up about how God helped her overcome suicidal thoughts and intense depression. Listen for encouragement and share with others after you hear how she found solace in prayer.

The international ministry Jesus Image hosted its annual Spirit-filled conference this year in Orlando. Simply titled Jesus 18, the event drew big names from the charismatic community, including worship artists like Jeremy Riddle, Amanda Cook, Steffany Gretzinger and Upper Room Worship, and speakers like Heidi Baker, Benny Hinn, Lou Engle, Todd White, Randy Clark and Claudio Friedzon. Listen to find out more about this special event.

Alec Penix is a celebrity trainer and fitness enthusiast. Ever since he found God in one of the darkest moments of his life, he has been on a mission to inspire people to think more about their physical and spiritual health. Listen to hear more of Alec's story and his mission to help others.

Empowered21, a Spirit-filled international organization dedicated to uniting Christian believers and leaders, announced last week it is changing the location of its upcoming 2019 Latin America Congress. The event was originally scheduled to take place in Guatemala City at Casa de Dios, but after recent developments between the church and the Guatemalan government, the organization has moved the conference to Bogota, Colombia. Hear more about these developments when you click play to listen.

Mass shootings have sadly become an unfortunate reality of life in many North American and European countries. On Tuesday, December 11, a middle-aged gunman named Euler Fernando Gandolfo shot and killed four people in a Catholic church in Campinas, Brazil. Listen to this story to find out what happened.

In recent years, the Church of England has moved toward accepting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, and now their ceremonies will affirm transgender people’s new identities. Listen to this story to find out more.

Chinese police recently detained prominent house church leaders and churchgoers. Reuters says this is the latest government action against unregistered religious groups. Listen to find out more on this story and how you can support these believers through prayer.

Grammy-winning music star Chance the Rapper, who self-describes as a “Christian rapper,” recently announced he was temporarily stepping away from the spotlight so he could focus on studying the Bible. Listen to this story to find out the reason why.

This is a story about a new movie that shows a boy rising from the dead through the power of God. And the coolest part is that the film is based on a true story! Find out more about the movie and the prominent stars playing when you play this story.

A megachurch in Alabama recently decided to allow people to reserve their seats online for the Christmas service. Within five minutes, 31,000 people had reserved seats and several services had entirely sold out. Find out who the church is when you listen to this story.

After a week of festivities, an auditorium believed to be the world’s largest sanctuary has opened in Nigeria.

This is a story about MMA fighter Rene Martinez, also known as “Level." Listen to how he had a supernatural experience. That experience led him to exchange his gang for Jesus.

Two pastors were among the seven Christians murdered in Congo during an Islamic raid. The Allied Democratic Forces attacked two villages near Beni in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Nov. 10 and 11. Listen to find out what happened.

The pastor of a Vineyard megachurch recently confessed that he had a “moral failing” against his wife and admitted to substance addiction. He’s now been sent to rehab and his church is in new hands. Find out more about this story when you click play.

At Bush’s funeral on Wednesday, December 5, Christian music star Michael W. Smith performed the song “Friends.” Smith was accompanied by the Armed Forces Chorus, Cathedral Choir and U.S. Marine Orchestra. Listen to find out more about this touching tribute.

A middle school in Virginia is banning any Christmas songs mentioning Jesus. Robious Middle School says any songs of “a sacred nature” are not allowed for the sake of diversity. Find out how parents are responding when you listen now.

This is a story you might find a bit odd. It’s about a satanic group that’s pleading with visitors to stop stealing ornaments from its satanic Christmas tree. Listen now to hear why they think people are doing it.

Though abortion rates are declining across the United States, one state is standing out in a bad way. Find out why Illinois is being called an “island” of abortion access when you listen to this story.

This is a heartwarming story about one of the Christian community’s favorite TV couples. Chip and Joanna Gaines are now hosting church for the homeless. When the Christian couple learned that Church Under the Bridge was going to soon lose its meeting spot, they opened up the field near their store for them to use. Listen to find out more.

Ask ten Christians about the morality of alcohol, and you’ll probably get ten different answers. A new LifeWay Research study looked into different Protestant denominations’ opinions on alcohol. Listen for the results.

This is a story about the death of former President George H.W. Bush. At 94 years old, he lived longer than any other president in American history. Hear more about his legacy now.

In the midst of the most consumerist weekend of the year, the weekend of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, one megachurch pastor called out so-called “pulpit pimps” who focus on the money and instead radically gave away his church’s offerings to the poor. Listen to what Pastor John Gray did.

This is a tragic story about a pastor's wife who was killed in a carjacking in New Orleans. Her daughter's church says she was a great woman of God and are now praying against the spirits of crime.