Stephanie Samuel

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• Sep 26, 2014

  Pastor of America's Fastest Growing Church Pioneers New Small Group Strategy

  A Colorado church tops the Outreach Magazine's 2014 100 fastest growing churches with an innovated approach to small group.

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  Sep 25, 2014

  Secularist to Lead Alabama City Council Meeting in Its First Atheist 'Prayer'

  North Alabama Freethought Association board member Kelly McCauley will open the Huntsville City Council meeting Thursday in a non-religious invocation after a secularist group threatened to sue the council over its tradition of Christian prayer.

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  Sep 24, 2014

  Lecrae: I Do Not Struggle With Compromise

  Christian Rapper Lecrae said he is not tempted by the hip-hop industry's self-indulgent lifestyle because he's too busy trying to impact the culture.

• Sep 24, 2014

  US Adults Say Children Need to Learn Responsibility; Experts Say Parents Must Stop Over-Indulging Children

  A new Pew Research Center survey shows more than half of adults believe responsibility is one of the most important values to teach children.

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  Sep 23, 2014

  Pumped Up Texas Teenage Football Player Takes Postgame Interview to Church

  Teenage football standout Apollos Hester shocked the public when he turned a postgame interview about his team's 42-41 win into a praise session.

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  Sep 21, 2014

  Maryland Church Evangelizes the Community One Load of Laundry at a Time

  "Our mission statement as a church is connecting with community to cultivate strong Christians and we put that connecting with communities part front and center for our church. We really truly believe that a church must be active in the community around it," explains Maryland Pastor Bobby Manning.

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  Sep 19, 2014

  Former Today Show Anchor Reveals Dark Past; Survivors Say Leaving Abusive Relationships Is 'Complicated'

  Meredith Vieira revealed her past abusive relationship in the Wednesday episode of her new talk show, noting that domestic abuse can happen to anyone and making the decision to leave is not always black and white.

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  Sep 19, 2014

  Greg Laurie Says Prosperity Preachers 'Hijacked' the Bible; Explains What It Means to Prosper

  Megachurch pastor and evangelist Greg Laurie chided a teaching known as the "prosperity gospel" for twisting what it means to be prosperous and explained that the prosperity promised Christians in the Bible does not erase hardships from their lives.

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  Sep 15, 2014

  Perfection-Obsessed Society Doesn't Celebrate Pregnancy as It Once Did, Says Author

  Joanne Young, a former medical photographer and author of pro-life pregnancy book Growing With Grace, believes that society does not celebrate pregnancy and motherhood like it once did because too many are consumed with living picture-perfect lives.

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  Sep 14, 2014

  Interview: SBC President Ronnie Floyd Counsels Pastors on Prayer, Spiritual Awakening

  Southern Baptist Convention President Ronnie Floyd is urging U.S. pastors to commit more time to prayer so the American church can experience a spiritual awakening.