Jeff Schapiro

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• Apr 18, 2012

  Christian Website Aids NASCAR Driver After He Loses Major Sponsor

  Blake Koch, a NASCAR driver who competes for Rick Ware Racing, was nearly sidelined recently after losing his primary sponsor, in part because of his Christian beliefs. Fortunately for Koch, however, ChristianCinema.com intervened by sponsoring him for a race and by starting a campaign to help him find a more permanent solution to his financial problems on the track.

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  Apr 17, 2012

  'Blue Like Jazz' Director Steve Taylor Says Film Isn't 'Christian'

  "Blue Like Jazz," a film based on Donald Miller's semi-autobiographical book which opened in select theaters this past weekend, isn't a typical Christian film. In fact, even though faith is its dominant theme, director Steve Taylor says it isn't a Christian film at all.

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  Apr 16, 2012

  John Piper: I'm 'Amazed' I'm Still a Christian

  When John Piper preached at the Together for the Gospel conference last week in Louisville, Ky., he reflected on some of the most difficult times in his life and ministry and said, "I'm amazed that I'm a Christian today."

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  Apr 13, 2012

  'Ex-Gay' Bus Ads Banned by London Transport Officials

  Transport officials in the city of London, England, have decided not to allow a Christian group that believes homosexuals can change their sexual orientation to post its new advertisement on the city's buses.

• Apr 12, 2012

  Easter Sunday Trial of Iranian Christians Complete; Verdict Still to Come

  While Christians around the world were celebrating Resurrection Sunday, 12 Iranian believers were defending themselves before a judge in the city of Rasht after being arrested for practicing their faith.

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  Apr 12, 2012

  Inside Church Planting: Poor, Struggling, but Sold Out on the Vision (Part 2)

  As the campus pastor of a church plant, I have heard funny, sad and inspiring stories about what it is like to be a part of a new church in its earliest stages of life. It can be a painful process at times; church planters often work long hours for little pay in order to see the vision that God has given them fulfilled. Sometimes, it seems, vision is all they have, but in the tough times it can also be enough to get them by.

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  Apr 9, 2012

  Mark Driscoll's Easter Sermon: Jesus Is Not Just a 'Nice Man'

  The Easter sermon preached by Mark Driscoll, pastor of Mars Hill Church in Seattle, Wash., had one main purpose: to make it clear that Jesus Christ both said, and showed, that he is God.

• Apr 6, 2012

  School Reverses Decision to Remove 'God' From 'God Bless the USA'

  A Massachusetts elementary school that made plans to change the words of "God Bless the USA" to "we love the USA" for a school presentation has decided to revert back to the original lyrics following public outcry.

• Apr 6, 2012

  Former Atheist Activist Patrick Greene Responds to Critics

  Patrick Greene was an outspoken atheist until recently, when the generosity of a few Christians caused him to reconsider his beliefs. He now says he is a Christian. But some people – atheists as well as Christians – aren't just taking him at his word, and are openly criticizing both Greene and his conversion.

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  Apr 4, 2012

  Atheist Activist Becomes Christian After Believers Show Him Compassion

  A few months ago Patrick Greene was an atheist who was threatening to sue Henderson County, Texas, if the county didn't remove a Nativity scene from its courthouse lawn. Today he is a believer in Christ who underwent a radical change of heart that was catalyzed by the compassion of one Christian woman.