Nicola Menzie

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  Nov 10, 2013

  NYC Church Planter: Young Urban Professionals Don't See Church as Relevant to Their Lives

  A former New Yorker who says he grew up knowing how to "play church...really, really well," has uprooted himself and his family from Georgia and moved back to the once dreaded borough of Brooklyn to develop a church plant targeting New York City's disaffected and disillusioned young people who, according to recent Pew studies, consider themselves religious or spiritual, but want nothing to do with church.

• Nov 8, 2013

  Watch Billy Graham's 'The Cross' Message Featuring Lecrae, Lacey Sturm

  Evangelist Billy Graham's possible final message to America premiered last night on Fox News, while the global preacher hosted family and friends at his home in Asheville, N.C., to celebrate his 95th birthday. After its debut last night, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association made his "The Cross" message available for free viewing online.

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  Nov 7, 2013

  'Dracula' TV Series Too Sexy for TV: One Million Moms Calls New NBC Show 'Extremely Violent' and Near-Pornographic

  Concerned that young children and teens might come across NBC's new "Dracula" TV series during its Friday 10 p.m. ET broadcast, conservative group One Million Moms has called on supporters to "take action" by pressuring the peacock network's sponsors to withdraw their ads.

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  Nov 7, 2013

  Billy Graham Turns 95: Milestones in Influential Evangelist's Ministry and Preaching Career (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)

  The Rev. Billy Graham, born Nov. 7, 1918, celebrates his 95th birthday Thursday, and is marking the special day with a nationally televised program called "The Cross" and a gathering of about 800 people, including singer MIchael W. Smith and businessman Donald Trump, at his Asheville, N.C., home.

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  Nov 7, 2013

  Timothy Keller, Group of Evangelical Leaders Clash With American Bible Society Over Severance for Fired President Doug Birdsall

  The American Bible Society has pushed back at a group of Christian ministers that includes Redeemer Presbyterian Church Pastor Timothy Keller for suggesting in an open letter that the nearly-200-year-old organization had abruptly dismissed its new president and chief executive officer Doug Birdsall without a severance package.

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  Nov 6, 2013

  TBN Founder Paul Crouch Now Breathing on His Own After Oct. 22 Heart Scare Led to Hospitalization

  Paul F. Crouch, co-founder of the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN), the world's largest Christian-owned cable station, was taken off a ventilator this week after breathing difficulties and shortness of breath led to his hospitalization late last month.

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  Nov 6, 2013

  Evangelist Billy Graham to Preach Offense of 'The Cross' in Last Message to America

  The Rev. William Franklin "Billy" Graham Jr., born Nov. 7, 1918, will mark his 95th birthday this week with a special message to America entitled "The Cross." The highly anticipated program, set for television and online broadcasts, may very well be the venerable evangelist's final message to the U.S.

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  Nov 5, 2013

  Elevation Church Internal Report Reveals $86 Million Expansion Plan

  Pastor Steven Furtick of Elevation Church in North Carolina remains in the media this week as the local television news station that previously disclosed the Christian minister's 16,000-square-foot home has obtained an internal report from his multi-campus ministry that shows the Charlotte megachurch has plans for further expansion.

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  Nov 4, 2013

  Rob Bell Talks God, Religion and Doubt With Winfrey on 'Super Soul Sunday'

  Author and former pastor Rob Bell's interview with Oprah Winfrey on her "Super Soul Sunday" program this past weekend featured aspects of the Michigan native's rise to ministry and his founding of a megachurch, to suddenly finding himself the subject of controversy and criticism over his 2011 book, "Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived," and the adversity and pressure that eventually led him to depart from the faith community he had been leading for y

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  Nov 1, 2013

  'Snake Salvation' Exclusive: Serpent Handling Will Continue Until Christ Returns, Says Ky. Pastor (Part 4)

  National Geographic's "Snake Salvation" has inspired among viewers, including readers of The Christian Post, fascination, repulsion and confusion over the sect of Pentecostal Christians who say they are led by the Holy Spirit to handle poisonous snakes while worshipping God. One of the star pastors of the reality show told CP he believes the dangerous practice will continue until Christ returns.