Jessica Martinez

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  Sep 26, 2013

  Nearly 22,000 Churches Signed on For 'My Hope America' Billy Graham Campaign

  The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association will soon release a personal video message from Graham that will be included in the new program called "The Cross" as part of the My Hope America campaign. The nationwide crusade slated to culminate in November has nearly 22,000 registered churches reaching out to their network of relationships in order to spread the Gospel.

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  Sep 26, 2013

  Seattle, Wash. Couple Shares Story About Gay Son; Aim to Spread Message of Acceptance for Gay Christians

  An evangelical couple whose gay son died of a drug overdose in 2009 partnered with a Christian, pro-gay, campaign in which they addressed the LGBT community, through a video released online last week, to affirm that their beliefs and convictions in being gay are not anti-Biblical.

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  Sep 23, 2013

  Va. Student Forced to Remove 'Duck Dynasty' T-Shirt Deemed 'Threatening' by School

  A student at a Southern Virginia high school was asked to remove his T-shirt last week after school officials said it posed a threat because it featured the image of Si Robertson, one of the characters of the hugely popular A&E reality show, "Duck Dynasty," with the slogan, "I will hurt you physically and metaphysically."

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  Sep 20, 2013

  Eric Metaxas on How a Night's Dream Changed His Life and Faith in God

  Eric Metaxas, a New York Times bestselling author of Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy, was featured on an "I am Second" video released yesterday in which he recounts how he was an agnostic who turned into an advocate for God.

• Sep 20, 2013

  Historic Church Reaches $14.5 Million Deal to Sell Land for New Atlanta Falcons Stadium

  Members of the Mount Vernon Baptist church in Atlanta, Ga. voted on a resolution last night to sell their church site to the city for $14.5 million to make way for the Atlanta Falcon's plan to build $1 billion high-tech, retractable roof stadium.

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  Sep 20, 2013

  Study: Millennials Stay in Churches Focused on Being Relational

  While most church leaders in America keep at least one eye toward finding answers to why or why not millennials are leaving the Church, researchers at Barna Group recently gave five reasons they do continue to attend. Although the relationship between millennials and the church has shifted, researchers say churches are still at an advantage in building lasting relationships with them.

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  Sep 19, 2013

  San Antonio Church Joins New Campaign to Fight Bible Illiteracy Among Hispanics

  A Texas pastor encouraged his Hispanic congregation earlier this month to increase their Bible reading time, saying that Bible illiteracy is not only a common issue among Christians in general, but also prevalent in the Latino community.

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  Sep 18, 2013

  Man Presumed Dead Who Claimed to Be 'Immortal Jesus Christ' Resurfaces With Video Denying Death Rumors

  The leader of the 666 cult movement Growing in Grace, and self-proclaimed Jesus Christ, Jose Luis de Jesus Miranda, appeared in a video released last week to clarify rumors about his death that spread throughout the Internet last month when his ex-wife confirmed his passing through a video, alleging that he had died from cancer in a Texas hospital.

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  Sep 18, 2013

  Tennessee Church to Build 'Ministry Mall' as One-Stop Community Outreach Center

  Friendship Community Church in Mt. Juliet, Tenn., plans to expand their community outreach efforts through their anticipated Impact Center that will serve as a one-stop locale for resources and "hope" for its area residents.

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  Sep 18, 2013

  Successful Investor Turned Pastor Left Financial Security Behind To Start Church

  Investor turned pastor Josiah Silva left what he thought at the time was the pinnacle of success, relative wealth at age 24, and two years later, answered the call from God to start a church in Southern California, he said.