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Happy Leap Year: 29 things to do with an extra day
It's Leap Day! Martin Saunders has 29 ideas for how to make the most of the extra day.
4 idols that can be built in church
It's interesting to know that people in the Bible who had fallen into idolatry were not in the worst conditions when it happened. In the same way, you don't have to be out of church to have idols. We can have idols in church.
More artificial babies soon? Chinese scientists successfully grow mouse sperm cells inside laboratory
Scientists in China have successfully bred a handful of healthy mice from sperm cells they created themselves inside the laboratory using embryonic stem cells plucked from these animals.
Canadian government panel criticised for recommending euthanasia even for kids
Alex Schadenberg, the executive director of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition, told LifeSiteNews that the committee generally made "very bad" recommendations on how to implement the Canadian Supreme Court's decision last year to strike down the prohibition against assisted suicide and euthanasia in the nation.
Worse birth defects from Zika feared: Baby with virtually no brain dies inside mother's womb
Medical practitioners are having reasons to believe that this virus can bring worse health effects, even to the extent of killing unborn children.
Astronomers able to locate fast radio bursts for the first time, but more mysteries remain unanswered
For the first time in nearly a decade, a team of astronomers were able to reach a breakthrough in the study of FRBs: they were able to pinpoint the exact source of these short but spectacular flashes of radio waves.
How Bible teaching on temptation can guide us as Christians today
As Christians, we face temptation every single day. As we make our way through Lent, it's a topic that many of us are thinking about more than ever. Jesus' words to his disciples give us a great starting point to thinking about how can we can work to tackle temptation today.
Forget Serial, here are the 5 Podcasts with a Christian twist that you need to be listening to
Podcasts are back and this time they're better than ever. You may have been a keen listener of the hugely popular Serial or any number of the equally well-received audio offerings that have been part of the latest craze but when it comes to podcasts with a faith angle, how many make your list?
Doctors slam Obama for opening U.S. borders to more sexually transmitted diseases: 'Why would they do this?'
The United States government, through the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently decided to lift the ban on immigrants with three types of sexually transmitted diseases from entering the country. This decision has left the American medical community thinking: what could the administration possibly be thinking?
Catholic ethics body: Zika virus outbreak does not justify 'intrinsically immoral' use of contraceptives
In an opinion article published on Life Site, the National Catholic Bioethics Center said the threat posed by the Zika virus infection, especially to pregnant mothers and their babies, still do not justify contraceptive use.
Religion and science can coexist, giving life greater meaning, Christian scientist says
The Christian microbiologist shared that a lot of issues currently being tackled by the scientific community, including technological advances, sustainability and resilience in the face of natural disasters, also have societal or moral components.
12 popular Christian names and what they mean
Names are more powerful than they appear to be. Though they may seem to be just a label, the reason why most parents give their children the names that they have is because of the meaning behind the name.
What is Easter? Bunnies, eggs and redemption: The true power behind Easter
Have you ever wondered why today's icon of Easter is usually in the form of the Easter Bunny playfully hiding eggs for kids to find?
Englishman who 'rose' from the dead recalls visions of 'total chaos' on Earth in the hour when he had no heartbeat
Six years ago, a man literally "rose" from the dead in the Yorkshire town of Doncaster in the north of England, with the doctors declaring him clinically dead for nearly an hour before he miraculously came back to life.
Does God really forsake people?
Have you ever felt like your prayers don't reach God or that God is too far away for you to commune with Him? We all have at some point.
How we take the story of the prodigal son out of context
One of Jesus's more popular parables is the parable of the lost son shared in Luke 15:11-32. Sadly, so many believers have taken this story out of context or have misunderstood the true essence of it.