Jessica Martinez

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  Feb 11, 2014

  Church Inside Nudist Colony Helps Worshipers Shed Their Inhibitions While Baring Their Souls, They Say

  Members of a a church in Virginia located inside a nudist colony say that attending worship services nude helps shed inhibitions in a non-judgemental environment.

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  Feb 10, 2014

  Rick Warren to Release Cookbook Following NY Times Bestseller 'The Daniel Plan'

  Pastor Rick Warren will soon release an accompanying cookbook to his New York Times No. 1 bestseller, The Daniel Plan: 40 Days to a Healthier Life. The book contains healthy recipes designed to encourage readers to embrace the essentials of food, fitness, focus, faith and friends.

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  Feb 10, 2014

  Rick Warren Suggests 3 Daily Choices For a Healthy Mind in '50 Days of Transformation' Sermon Series

  People have the ultimate power to change their own thoughts, but in order to so do, one must "feed, focus, and free their minds on a moment by moment basis," preached Rick Warren, founding pastor at Saddleback Church based in Lake Forest, Calif., during last weekend's worship services.

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  Feb 8, 2014

  Alaskan Evangelicals Converge on Sochi to Spread Gospel During Winter Olympics

  SOAR International Ministries, an Alaska-based organization dedicated to missions and outreach in Russia, has partnered with local Russian churches during the Sochi Winter Olympic Games to spread the Gospel to tourists and communities converging on the event.

• Feb 7, 2014

  Attorneys of Ind. Teacher Fired From Catholic School for In Vitro Procedure Argue Church Doctrine Is Irrelevant in Lawsuit

  The attorneys of Emily Herx, an Indiana woman who claims she was fired from her job at a Roman Catholic school after undergoing in vitro fertilization, say the church's doctrine against the procedure should be irrelevant in their client's sex discrimination court case, while church attorneys insist it is a key element in the lawsuit.

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  Feb 6, 2014

  'Soul Surfer' Bethany Hamilton Says Faith in Jesus Christ Gives Her Strength to Overcome Life's Adversities at National Prayer Breakfast

  Professional surfer Bethany Hamilton, known as the "Soul Surfer," spoke during the National Prayer Breakfast Thursday about her recovery after she lost her arm in a shark attack and how her physical setback allowed her to realize her true purpose outside of surfing.

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  Feb 6, 2014

  Elevation Church Donates $300,000 to Fight Homelessness in Charlotte; 'I Can't Thank You Enough,' Says Mayor

  Elevation Church, the Charlotte, N.C. multi-site worship community led by pastor Steven Furtick, recently donated $300,000 towards a $20-million city fund to fight homelessness.

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  Feb 5, 2014

  Russell Moore, SBC's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission Urge Churches to Partake in Racial Reconciliation Sunday

  The Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC), is calling on congregations nationwide to host a Racial Reconciliation service on Sunday, Feb. 9 to spotlight racial issues within the church.

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  Feb 5, 2014

  Christian Youth Group in US Aims to Reach 1.5 Billion Teens Globally, Changes Name to 'Teen Mania International'

  Teen Mania Ministries, one of the largest Christian youth organizations in the United States, plans to expand their North American youth ministry to focus on international outreach efforts in hope of reaching 1.5 billion teens. The organization will also change their name to "Teen Mania International" to reflect their broader efforts and will move their headquarters from Garden City, Texas to Dallas by the end of 2014.

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  Feb 4, 2014

  Woman Claims She Saw Heaven While Clinically Dead; Divine Encounters Are Real, Says Doctor

  A North Carolina woman claims to have seen heaven and spoken to Jesus during the time she was pronounced clinically dead while she underwent surgery to remove her appendix.