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In a world of false messiahs, how do we know who to follow?
In a world of false messiahs, how do we know who to follow?
3 tips on how to let your faith in God grow
We all need to let our faith in God grow. The Bible gives us various pictures of who we are in Him, and all of these indicate where we are in terms of maturity.

3 ways the Holy Spirit helps us in our relationship with God
The Holy Spirit, the third person in the Holy Trinity, is by no means just a "power." He Himself is as loving and as caring as we know God the Father and God the Son to be.

Amal Clooney: ISIS murders, gang rapes and sex slavery must not go unpunished
ISIS crimes must be documented and evidence collected to allow for prosecutions, human rights lawyer Amal Clooney has said.

Marlow's scandalous 'Jesus was gay' document goes online for first time
A controversial document where the famous playwright Christopher Marlow said Jesus Christ was gay will go online for the first time.

Churchgoing among kids plummets as parents admit they could do more to share Christian faith
ewer than three-quarters of parents say they share Bible stories with their children and just one in four find it helpful to talk about faith with their kids, according to national charities Care for the Family and HOPE in a new report today.

12 staff arrested at Christian school in Sudan
It's reported 12 members of staff at a Christian school in Sudan have been arrested by police. The incident, which happened on Monday in Omdurman, also saw some staff prevented from leaving the campus by law enforcement.

Trump's new environmental policies - the end of the fight against climate change?
President Donald Trump signed orders this week to undo Obama-era climate change regulations, keeping a campaign promise to support the coal industry and calling into question U.S. support for an international deal to fight global warming.

Church of England implementing new rules to prevent clergy sexual abuse
The Church of England has issued a progress report, one year on from the publication of a major report into safeguarding in the Church.
Justin Bieber has brand new tattoos - and they have a deep Christian message
Other than a love for all God's creatures great and small, is there something more significant going on with Bieber's tatt selection?
Trump wants to let pastors endorse politicians, but most evangelical leaders don't want to
A recent survey of evangelical pastors suggests that most aren't interested in endorsing politicians from the pulpit â despite President Trump's enthusiastic promise to allow them to do so.
Mike Pence won't meet with women alone. Here's why he's wrong
Why we should reject the strict rule of men and women who aren't married meeting alone...

Sex and Salvation: 9 quotes from Anglican poet John Donne
Womaniser, poet, convict and Anglican priest, John Donne's life was a re-enactment of the parable of the prodigal son.

Jailed Christian pastor in China is 'rapidly deteriorating'
A jailed Christian pastor in China is in increasingly critical condition and reports negligent treatment by his captors.

Why it's time to ditch the 'surface check'
A surface check is when we see a person's social media account â Facebook, Instagram or Twitter â and make a quick judgment that they're doing fine.

Lord Carey: Donald Trump is a 'Good Samaritan' president who speaks for the 'left behind'
Mugabe, Assad and even many former US presidents are or were in fact worse than Trump, said Carey at the Oxford Literary Festival. Trump, on the other hand, has struck a chord with the many Americans who feel they have been 'left behind'.