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7 ways to cultivate great worship in and out of church
7 ways to cultivate great worship in and out of church

'Worship is so much more than singing songs in church - it's a lifestyle.' This phrase has been so well-used it has become a cliché. Yet our experience tells us that most churches struggle to connect what they do on Sunday morning with the way people live out their faith, Monday to Saturday. Here are 7 ways you can make it work.

Workers can be banned from wearing any religious symbol, top EU court rules
Workers can be banned from wearing any religious symbol, top EU court rules

Workers can be banned from the 'visible wearing of any political, philosophical or religious sign' including Islamic headscarves, Europe's top court has ruled.

The Palestinian ballet star who is fighting ISIS with dance
The Palestinian ballet star who is fighting ISIS with dance

A Palestinian ballet dancer has won wide acclaim using dance in a defiant stance against ISIS in the Middle East.

\'Wrong\' for Theresa May to block second independence vote, says Church of Scotland
'Wrong' for Theresa May to block second independence vote, says Church of Scotland

The Church of Scotland is backing calls for a second referendum on Scottish independence.

\'I have their blood with me\': new documentary charts plight of Syria\'s many missing men, women and children
'I have their blood with me': new documentary charts plight of Syria's many missing men, women and children

A hard-hitting documentary broadcast next week will lay out the damning case of Syria's missing: tens of thousands of men, women and children who have been disappeared into secret detention centres.

Pope Francis victim of \'fake news\' story that God ordered him to change the Ten Commandments
Pope Francis victim of 'fake news' story that God ordered him to change the Ten Commandments

The fact-checking website Snopes is reporting that a story headlined: Pope Francis: 'God Has Instructed Me to Revise the Ten Commandments' on the Real News Right Now website is untrue.

\'My daughter is a Christian and I\'m not.\' Atheist mom shares her story
'My daughter is a Christian and I'm not.' Atheist mom shares her story

A 'committed atheist' mother has shared about her positive experience of sending her child to a Christian school, where her daughter could challenge the 'atheist indoctrination' from her mother.

Are atheists dying out because they use birth control and this means they have fewer children?
Are atheists dying out because they use birth control and this means they have fewer children?

Effective birth control methods were developed primarily by secularists, and that these methods are serving to slowly diminish the proportional representation of secularists in forthcoming generations, a new study claims

Religion is what makes us stand out as human, says Oxford professor
Religion is what makes us stand out as human, says Oxford professor

Religion is the key to understanding why human beings are more intelligent and social than any animal in the world,according to an eminent Oxford professor.

5 dangers of skipping alone time with God
5 dangers of skipping alone time with God

When we connect with God first hand, it opens us up to greater internal and even external breakthroughs. When we don't, we open ourselves up to certain dangers.

3 lessons we can learn from when Jesus turned water into wine
3 lessons we can learn from when Jesus turned water into wine

One of the most misconstrued stories in the Bible is the one where Jesus turned water into wine in the wedding at Cana. What can we learn from Jesus' first miracle?

Jessa Duggar\'s husband Ben Seewald warns Christians on watching \'The Shack\', says film presents \'a false god\'
Jessa Duggar's husband Ben Seewald warns Christians on watching 'The Shack', says film presents 'a false god'

The evangelical community is pretty much divided over the movie adaptation of "The Shack," a novel written by William P. Young about a grieving father who gets in touch with God.

Ex-gang member meets God after escaping prison sentence; now he preaches Jesus to gang members
Ex-gang member meets God after escaping prison sentence; now he preaches Jesus to gang members

David Washington used to rule the streets as a drug dealer, but now he is serving God as the pastor of Kingdom Covenant Church in Chicago.

Coopers Brewery loses clients because of partnership with Bible Society
Coopers Brewery loses clients because of partnership with Bible Society

Coopers Brewery Limited, the largest Australian-owned brewery, thought it was a brilliant idea to collaborate with the Bible Society on a campaign "to reach even more Australians with God's word."

3 reasons why fasting is very important
3 reasons why fasting is very important

Fasting is a very important habit, a very powerful thing that opens us up to receive more of the Lord and have less of ourselves. Fasting is more than just depriving ourselves of food for a certain period of time. It's a means to achieve something normal means cannot.

3 Words That Will Give You The Courage To Share God\'s Love To Others
3 Words That Will Give You The Courage To Share God's Love To Others

God knows that before we can give out something, we need to have it first. Before we can love others, we need to receive His love first.