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Pastor Admits It's Hard to Forgive People Who Stole $174,000 From His Church
Nearly $175,000 was stolen recently from the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Kingston, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, and church members are still trying to come to terms with the crime that affected their place of worship.

Floridians: Don't #PrayForFlorida; pray for the people in Haiti and Bahamas Instead
Netizens are being urged to stop using the hashtag #PrayForFlorida, not because people don't care about what will happen to Florida after Hurricane Matthew makes landfall, but because the attention needs to be diverted to Haiti and the Bahamas.

Over 300,000 Students Get Biblically Equipped During 'Bring Your Bible to School Day'
Over 300,000 students went to school spiritually equipped on Thursday as Christians observed the annual "Bring Your Bible to School Day."

Andy Stanley Answers Critics Who Accuse Him of Undermining the Bible
Pastor Andy Stanley from North Point Community Church upset a lot of people from the faith community after he said Christians' troubles began when they started believing, "Jesus love me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so."

Joel Osteen Wants His New Book 'Think Better, Live Better' To Help People 'Delete Negative Thoughts'
Pastor Joel Osteen of Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas recently released his new book called "Think Better, Live Better," which hopes to encourage readers to exercise positive thinking in order to improve their lives.

Tim Tebow Admits He Questioned God After Being Cut From the Patriots
Former NFL star Tim Tebow has such a strong Christian faith that it's surprising to hear that the kind-hearted athlete also deals with spiritual doubt from time to time.

Jim Bob Duggar Calls Wife Michelle His 'Best Friend' as They Attend Marriage Retreat
Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar from the former TLC show "19 Kids and Counting" are keeping the flame burning in their marriage as they recently attended a special marriage retreat held in Arkansas.

Church Unapologetic Over Rules Requiring Worship Team Members to Have 'No Excess Weight,' Use 'Effective Deodorant'
New Creation Church in Hillsboro did not wish to stir up any controversy, but this is exactly what it did after it posted some guidelines on its Facebook page requiring people who wish to join their "worship team" to be physically fit and olfactorily pleasing.

3 Sins Rooted In Boredom That We Need To Be On Our Guard Against
There is nothing wrong with getting bored quickly, but it does set us up easily for other downfalls. Here are three sins that we easily mistake as boredom, but are a whole new thing altogether.

6 Lies That Could Be Robbing You Of Your Joy Today
There is an enemy out there that wants to steal your joy. We will always have some reason to not be joyful. But in all of this, we must always strive for joy as Jesus did.

Fasting, Memorizing Scripture and Other Spiritual Disciplines You Should Probably Be Doing More As A Christian
Here are four disciplines that we should start doing more as we progress in our walk with God to develop more spiritually.

Why Being Spirit-Empowered At Home Matters More Than You Think
Thinking about the empowering of the Holy Spirit often correlates to having the energy and boldness to preach the gospel, heal the sick, cast out demons or even excel in our careers. But have we ever thought about God's presence and touch empowering us at home?

How To Stop Wasting Your Valuable God-Given Time Today
Most, if not all of the enemies to better time management come back to ourselves.

Deliverance: 10 Bible Verses For When We Need God To Intervene
Sometimes God helps us by miraculously intervening and taking us out of harm's way. Sometimes he gives us the strength to cope with what we need to face.

Bishops: Who Gets To Choose Who They Are, And Why?
In a perfect world, we might imagine that a bishop might be chosen by a specially appointed Church committee, or even by other bishops, perhaps.

Mystery Over 'Suicide' Of Priest Who Campaigned Against Drugs Trafficking
Bishops in Argentina are calling for "clarification" over the death of a priest found hanged in a room at his parish church.