Charisma Media Founder Steve Strang discusses his appreciation for the national leadership of Assemblies of God General Superintendent George O. Wood and the local leadership of Orlando, Fla., pastor Carl Stephens. read more

1:18PM EDT 8/2/2012

Charisma publisher Steve Strang explains how you can help bring racial reconciliation into the national spotlight. read more 12:12PM EDT 8/1/2012

We've already started work and I created this "trailer" sharing the vision. read more

12:23PM EDT 6/6/2012

Read all about Valley Forge Christian College's landmark lawsuit in 1978 vs. Americans United for the Separation of Church and State.

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4:38PM EST 3/4/2012

On Sunday, May 27, churches and pastors from all over the world gathered together to celebrate the Holy Spirit. read more 9:37AM EDT 5/29/2012

Behind the scenes of the Trayvon Martin case—and the inspiring account of reconciliation no one’s telling

Trayvon Martin was killed 2.3 miles from my office in a newer part of Sanford, Fla. The exact street where he was shot is less than a mile from a similar gated townhouse community where my younger son lives.

So to me, this is extremely personal. As we put together this special issue, I’ve been in a whirlwind of meetings and diplomacy unlike anything I’ve ever experienced during my journalism career, stretching back to high school. And as with most stories, there is a behind-the-scenes account that’s just as interesting. This is my attempt to tell that personal side of the story, even as Charisma deals with the spiritual, cultural and political effects of this situation.

I’ve known for years Sanford was a racially divided community, and I’ve worked in my own way to bring healing and reconciliation—including getting to know black pastors, attending their churches and serving on the board of a small ministry to the homeless in the center of this predominantly black area. I’ve helped to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for many of these ministries. I’ve even been involved in Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations and lobbied to get a street named after the slain civil rights leader. read more

1:00AM EDT 6/1/2012