Jessica Martinez

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  Jun 27, 2013

  Stevie Wonder to Make Gospel Album Inspired by His Late Mom

  Singer-songwriter extraordinaire Stevie Wonder will release a gospel album, with an Arabic twist, that will pay tribute to his late mother, Lula Mae Hardaway.

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  Jun 27, 2013

  Ga. Church Goes on 40 Days of Community Service to 'Shock' Self Into New Rhythm

  Don't let their numbers fool you. One small Georgia church refuses to be confined by its number of members when thinking about making a lasting and large-scale impact on its community.

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  Jun 26, 2013

  Leading Latino Evangelical Voices to Headline Major Convergence Event, Movement

  Influential leaders from the Latin American evangelical community will descend upon Miami for the continental convergence of Leadership Vision or LíderVisión this week.

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  Jun 25, 2013

  Anne Rice Lands Movie Deal for 'Christ The Lord: Out of Egypt' Book

  Anne Rice, of Interview with the Vampire fame, will have another of her book turned into a movie, but this time the subject will be very different: Jesus Christ.

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  Jun 24, 2013

  6-Year-Old Transgender Student Wins Case to Use Girls' Bathroom

  The Colorado Civil Rights Division ruled on Sunday that Coy Mathis, a transgender 6-year-old who identifies as a female, has the legal right to use the girls' bathroom at his elementary school in Fountain, Colorado. The ruling concluded that the Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8 created an unnecessary situation in which Mathis would be subject to harassment when it barred him from using the girls' bathroom.

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  Jun 23, 2013

  Va. ROC Megachurch Searching for New Pastors After Sex Scandal Allegations

  The Richmond Outreach Center (ROC) is searching for a permanent senior and executive pastor to fill the vacant positions after four of its five pastors resigned earlier this month over allegations of a sex scandal and cover-up.

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  Jun 21, 2013

  '2-Minute Pastor' Takes Daily Devotionals to High Tech Land of Video App

  "2-Minute Pastor" Neil Franks needs just a little bit of a person's time to inject some biblical truth into them through a smartphone app that allows busy people to still get their daily dose of devotional.

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  Jun 21, 2013

  Yankees Pitcher Mariano Rivera to Retire, Start Pentecostal Church

  Yankees star relief pitcher Mariano Rivera will close out his 20-year career at the end of the current baseball season with plans to begin a new church in New Rochelle, N.Y.

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  Jun 20, 2013

  9 Hispanic Christian Celebrities You Should Know: Santana, Selena Gomez …

  Hollywood is known to be spiritually barren but faith is still present among some Latino celebrities who uphold their Christian beliefs in Tinseltown.

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  Jun 20, 2013

  Models Ditch Fashion Industry to Pursue God

  More models are making a change by leaving the runway for their faith. Young Christian women in the fashion industry are realizing their Christ-centered beliefs are oftentimes compromised and now they're not afraid to speak out against the ugly side of glamour.