Jeff Schapiro

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  Sep 16, 2013

  Russian Team Offers Tim Tebow $1 Million to Play Two Games

  While free agent quarterback Tim Tebow continues his search for work in the NFL, one Russian team has offered him $1 million to play in just two games.

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  Sep 14, 2013

  1 Million People to Come 'Back to Church' This Sunday

  More than one million people are expected to rediscover church this weekend during National Back to Church Sunday.

• Sep 12, 2013

  Poll: 4 in 10 Americans Believe They are Living in the End Times

  A recent poll has found that 41 percent of American adults believe the end times have arrived.

• Sep 10, 2013

  Ministry Leaders Emphasize Importance of World Suicide Prevention Day

  Nearly one million people commit suicide each year, the World Health Organization reports. That evens out to about one suicide every 40 seconds.

• Sep 9, 2013

  Linebacker Explains Why He Chose Seminary Over the NFL

  Chris Norman, a former linebacker for Michigan State University, was once a talented NFL prospect, but in a video recently posted to Desiring God, he explains why he passed on a career in professional football in order to become a pastor.

• Sep 7, 2013

  Debate Sparked Over Mom's 'Slut-Shaming' Blog Post

  A Texas mother, who is also a director of women's ministry for a Presbyterian church, sparked an Internet debate this week after publishing a blog post directed toward teenage girls who share suggestive photos of themselves on social media sites.

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  Sep 5, 2013

  City Allows Pastor to Distribute Bibles at Harley-Davidson Festival

  A pastor who was threatened with arrest for distributing Bibles at a Harley-Davidson festival in Greenfield, Wis., was permitted to hand them out once again after city officials received a letter from Alliance Defending Freedom notifying them of the pastor's First Amendment rights.

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  Sep 5, 2013

  Texas Megachurch's 'LoveSex' Series Turns Heads With Billboard, Pink Envelope Outreach

  A Texas megachurch is on a mission to share the biblical perspective on sex and relationships through its upcoming sermon series, "LoveSex," though not everyone approves of its approach to advertising for the series.

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  Sep 3, 2013

  University Criticized for Leasing Faith-Based Dorm Site for $1 Per Year

  Troy University, whose faith-based dorms have been the focus of an atheist group's complaints, is being criticized again after it was revealed that the site on which the dorms were built is being leased for $1 per year.

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  Sep 3, 2013

  An Inside Look at a New Generation of Pastors: Steven Furtick (Pt. 6)

  Steven Furtick founded Elevation Church in 2006 with a group of just eight families. It has grown rapidly since that time, and over the course of the last two weekends alone the church baptized more than 3,300 people, Furtick announced Sunday via Instagram. Elevation Church averages more than 14,000 people in attendance each weekend, according to the church.