Tens of millions of American Christians are embracing a charismatic movement known as the New Apostolic Reformation, which ...

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A short life and brutal death was enough to ensure that Jesus’ message of hope and everlasting life would spread across Judaea, across the Empire and ultimately, across the world. One of the ...