Alex Murashko

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  Mar 22, 2013

  Kerry Shook's Son: My 'Good Christian Kid' Answers No Longer Seemed Relevant

  Twenty-three-year-old Ryan Shook grew up in church knowing all the "good Christian kid" answers. The son of New York Times best-selling authors Kerry and Chris Shook, founders of Woodlands Church, a megachurch near Houston, says his faith "worked" for him until he entered high school. At that point, he said he was faced with criticism, rejection, isolation, and insecurity.

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  Mar 21, 2013

  Up to 20 Churches Leaving SGM; Mahaney Response Compared to Watergate Scandal

  Up to 20 churches have decided to no longer be under the direction of Sovereign Grace Ministries because of disputes over the leadership capabilities of the group's president, Pastor C.J. Mahaney, and its executive board, say former and present associates.

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  Mar 20, 2013

  John Piper to Christian Leaders: Foundation of Your Ministry Is Hunger for God

  Having your own hunger for God is an essential foundation for ministry work, well-known pastor and theologian John Piper told those attending and watching the Internet livestream of a Christian leadership conference held in Raleigh, N.C. on Tuesday.

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  Mar 19, 2013

  NFL Likely Convinced Tebow Can't Play QB, Says Megachurch Pastor and Former DB

  Pastor Miles McPherson of Rock Church in San Diego, who played defensive back for the Chargers in the early '80s, recently said that the National Football League has likely abandoned the idea of the Jets' Tim Tebow ever re-establishing himself as an NFL quarterback.

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  Mar 18, 2013

  Young Christian Worship Leader With Brittle Bones Disorder Inspires, Gives Hope With New Album

  When 19-year-old worship music artist and leader Taylor Carpenter was born, her family had to carry her around on a big pillow. Without any advance knowledge, it was discovered that she had the congenital bone disorder Osteogenesis Imperfecta, or "Brittle Bones."

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  Mar 17, 2013

  Dinesh D'Souza's New Film to Answer 'What if America Never Existed?'

  Conservative author and filmmaker Dinesh D'Souza, hoping to replicate the box office success of his political documentary, "2016: Obama's America," is going into production for a new film with his same team simply titled, "America."

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  Mar 16, 2013

  Miles McPherson: In Whose Image Were You Made in the First Place?

  Avoiding the temptation of building one's own identity by copying any of today's cultural icons is a matter of making the right decision, says Pastor Miles McPherson of Rock Church in San Diego.

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  Mar 15, 2013

  Memorial Service to Be Held for Key Christian Leader Who Spiritually Shaped 'New' Russia

  A memorial service for longtime National Religious Broadcasters board member Dr. Alex Leonovich is planned for Emmanuel Baptist Church in Manville, N.J., on Saturday. Leonovich, who was the director of Slavic Missionary Service, "went to be with the Lord" on Wednesday after nearly seven decades of missionary, pastoral, and evangelistic work, NRB stated.

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  Mar 15, 2013

  World Evangelical Alliance Congratulates Pope Francis; Hopes to Continue Dialogue With Catholic Church

  The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) congratulated Pope Francis for being elected the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church and said it hopes to continue positive dialogue together.

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  Mar 14, 2013

  Recent Rioting in Pakistan Evidence of More Islamization, Says Christian Ministry Worker

  A Christian ministry worker who encourages and equips believers and the local church inside Pakistan to face persecution, said that the recent rioting against a Christian colony in Lahore, in which 150 homes were burnt, was further evidence of increased Islamization in the country.