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What Is Hell Like? Apologist Says There Are Different Levels to the Suffering
What Is Hell Like? Apologist Says There Are Different Levels to the Suffering

People have differing views about hell, but for Christian apologist Lee Strobel, hell is a place where there is no God. He believes the people who have spent their lives shunning God will be the ones who end up in that horrible place.

Why Willow Creek Community Church Is Promoting the \'Love Everyone, Always\' Campaign
Why Willow Creek Community Church Is Promoting the 'Love Everyone, Always' Campaign

As U.S. Election Day draws nearer, the Willow Creek Community Church in the Chicago suburb of South Barrington, Illinois is launching a billboard campaign called "Love Everyone, Always" in hopes of unifying people despite their political differences.

Bible College in U.S. Maximum Security Prisons Turns Hard-Core Criminals into Messengers of Hope
Bible College in U.S. Maximum Security Prisons Turns Hard-Core Criminals into Messengers of Hope

People are finding God—and even becoming His messengers of hope—in one of the most unlikely places in the world: America's maximum security prisons.

45,000 Christians Who Fled Iraq Now Face Persecution in Turkey; U.S. Churches Urged \'To Wake Up\' to the Crisis
45,000 Christians Who Fled Iraq Now Face Persecution in Turkey; U.S. Churches Urged 'To Wake Up' to the Crisis

When thousands of Christians fled Iraq to escape the brutality of Islamist extremists who have occupied their land, they must have thought that a better life free from the shackles of fear and bondage awaited them.

Pope Francis Donates $100,000 To Haiti Victims
Pope Francis Donates $100,000 To Haiti Victims

Pope Francis has donated $100,000 to victims of Hurricane Matthew in Haiti.

Legendary Motown Singer Smokey Robinson Says Songwriting Is a Gift From God, Laments Today\'s \'Negative\' Music
Legendary Motown Singer Smokey Robinson Says Songwriting Is a Gift From God, Laments Today's 'Negative' Music

This legendary musical artist gives all the credit to God for giving him the inspiration to write more than 4,000 songs, many of them beloved classics.

The Battle To Retake Mosul: What Will It Mean For Civilians?
The Battle To Retake Mosul: What Will It Mean For Civilians?

The battle to retake Mosul, a key city for Islamic State in northern Iraq and its final stronghold, has begun. Aid agencies are preparing as up to one million people are expected to flee.

What Lies Behind The Release Of The Nigerian Schoolgirls Held By Boko Haram?
What Lies Behind The Release Of The Nigerian Schoolgirls Held By Boko Haram?

There is no way of knowing exactly why there appears to be something of a breakthrough in the release of some of the 220-270 Chibok schoolgirls, most of them Christian, who were kidnapped by Boko Haram militants in April 2014. But divisions within the terrorist organisations offer a clue.

Car Bomb Explodes Near Syria\'s Holiest Shi\'ite Mosque
Car Bomb Explodes Near Syria's Holiest Shi'ite Mosque

A car bomb exploded on Monday in a southern district of Damascus which is home to Syria's holiest Shi'ite Muslim shrine, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

\'Anti-Abortion\' Campaign Uses Graphic Images to Target Swing States
'Anti-Abortion' Campaign Uses Graphic Images to Target Swing States

Crucial voters in US swing states are being urged to "vote anti abortion" ahead of the presidential election next month.

This Could Be The Biggest Move Against Abortion In 50 Years
This Could Be The Biggest Move Against Abortion In 50 Years

The biggest cut back in abortion in nearly half a century will be debated in the House of Lords on Friday.

Parents of Twin Boys Joined At The Head Say God Is Their \'Biggest Hero\' After Successful Surgery to Separate Them
Parents of Twin Boys Joined At The Head Say God Is Their 'Biggest Hero' After Successful Surgery to Separate Them

For Nicole and Christian McDonald, the parents of twin boys joined at the head, the road to separating them has been a journey of faith and nothing short of a miracle of God. And crucial to getting this far, they say, was letting God take control.

Prayers Needed Urgently For Christians Facing Death Penalty In Sudan
Prayers Needed Urgently For Christians Facing Death Penalty In Sudan

Release International asked for Christians worldwide to pray for Pastors Hassan Abduraheem and Kowa Shamaal, Abdulmonem Abdumawla and the Czech citizen Petr Jašek.

4 Ways To Pray When You\'re Finding It Hard
4 Ways To Pray When You're Finding It Hard

You'd be hard-pressed to find a Christian who can't recall a time when they found it difficult to pray. Here are four tips to help you get started.

Robert Jeffress On Supporting Trump: \'I Don\'t Want A Leader Who Will Turn The Other Cheek\'
Robert Jeffress On Supporting Trump: 'I Don't Want A Leader Who Will Turn The Other Cheek'

The leader of the oldest megachurch in the US says he continues to support and endorse Trump for president because he doesn't want "some meek and mild leader or somebody who's going to turn the other cheek".