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3 Ways Christians Should Never Respond To Unmet Expectations
The question is never whether we will experience the disappointment of unmet expectations but how we react to it when we do. Here are three ways that Christians should never respond to unmet expectations.
3 Truths That Will Help You Grow In The Fruit Of Patience
If you want to grow in patience today (and I hope you do), here are three keys to building more patience.
Why Christians Shouldn't Watch Horror Movies
Whatever you watch, something of it is going to stick. But sometimes the fear, sadness, joy or humor can stick longer than we want them to and that's why horror movies can be spiritually harmful.
More Than Half A Million People Sign Petition To Save Christian Mother Asia Bibi From Death Sentence
More than 540,000 people have now signed a petition urging the Pakistani government not to execute the Christian mother of five sentenced to death for blasphemy.
Houses Burned, Churches Destroyed, And It's Still Not Safe For Christians To Return To Qaraqosh After ISIS
Just over a week since Qaraqosh was liberated from Islamic State, and the Christian-majority town is not safe enough for civilians to return home, Christian Today has been told.
Evangelical Anglicans Urged To 'Stand Up And Be Counted' Over Gay Blessings
A rallying cry for clergy opposed to same-sex relationships to "stand up and be counted" has been issued by the Church of England Evangelical Council (CEEC).
ISIS Uses Exploding Teddy Bears, Other Ingenious Bombs to Stall Mosul Offensive: 'Worse Than Animals'
"They are not even animals; they are worse than animals."
Going to Church Improves Health, Helps People Live Longer, New Study Shows
Go to church, live longer.
Mind Control: How We Can Challenge Our Negative Inner Monologues
Who would ever talk that way? Who could possibly be so nasty, demeaning and unkind to a fellow human being?
Millennials Agree With Karl Marx, Bernie Sanders, Milton Friedman More Than the Bible, Study Shows
Is Karl Marx more popular than the Bible? On the subject of work and people's right to eat, the answer, surprisingly, turned out to be "yes."
What Makes Christianity Distinctive Today?
The early Church experienced phenomenal growth but also great persecution, reports scholar Scot McKnight. Some of the attacks it received might sound familiar.
Elderly Christian Widow Forced By ISIS To Convert To Islam And Spit On A Crucifix
77-year-old Zarifa Badoos Daddo was left behind in Qaraqosh â a major Christian town near Mosul in Iraq â when militants overran the region in August 2014.
Ancient Scroll With Rare Mention Of Jerusalem May Not Be What It Seems, Say Experts
Experts have challenged the authenticity of a rare 2,800-year-old papyrus scroll that mentions the city of Jerusalem from the time of the First Temple in the seventh century BC.
The Torture, Murder And Sexual Enslavement Of The Yazidis. Why Won't The British Government Do More To Help?
The Yazidi community in Iraq is still at risk of being wiped out forever even though Islamic State is now in retreat, the UK government has been warned.
Christian Persecution Getting Worse; 75% of World's Population Lacks Religious Freedom
It's been called the "crime of crimes" and it has put three-quarters of the world in the dark.
Monks Pledge Their Church Will Rise Again From The Rubble Of Italy's Latest Earthquake
A Just Giving crowdfunding account has been set up in the UK to help the monks, part of a £7.5 million appeal to rebuild the destroyed Benedectine buildings of Norcia