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Churches must take measures against possible terror attacks, warns security expert

Thousands of churches throughout the country are being urged to take security measures against the possibility of a terror attack or other anti-Christian hate crime.

'The gift of failure': Mark Yaconelli on disappointment, grief, hope and redemption

For a man whose latest book outlines his own extended 'Dark night of the soul,' the popular evangelical author, spiritual director and retreat leader Mark Yaconelli is in infectiously good spirits.

Iraq: Displaced children taken from camps to fight ISIS

Child refugees are being recruited from camps in Iraq to fight ISIS, according to Human Right Watch.

Murdered nuns praised for lives of service to the poor

Hundreds of people turned out on Monday to remember two nuns who were murdered last week in Mississippi.

Russell Moore warns politics has become a religion for evangelicals

Politics has become a religion and a source of identity to evangelicals, Russell Moore lamented over the weekend, as he warned that the witness of evangelicalism was at risk.

Confession: Why God doesn't want to hear why we sinned

Don't bother telling God why you sinned. He isn't interested, says Mark Woods.

Atheist legal challenge could devastate National Baptist Convention gathering

The largest African-American denomination in the US is facing a funding crisis on the eve of its annual gathering next week because of a lawsuit filed by an atheist group.

Why Indian nationalists object to Mother Teresa being made a saint

In India, where Mother Teresa ministered for most of her life and founded the Missionaries of Charity order to take forward her work, her beatification is not universally welcomed.

Pray for believers from one of the world's most secret religions

Born into a religion you cannot convert to or from, Farah* met Jesus when searching for answers. Now others in her close-knit Druze community are getting to know him too.

New US group to lobby for Christian values in politics

Christian leaders in the US have joined forces to form a new group to lobby for a "better vision" in political life.

Argentina: Mother Teresa nuns beaten and robbed

Nuns belonging to the Missionary Sisters of Charity order founded by Mother Teresa of Calcutta have been attacked and beaten in their home in Mar del Plata, Argentina.

Quarter of US teens read the Bible at least 4 times a week

A quarter of American teenagers read the Bible four or more times a week, according to new research which also shows that 86 per cent of the age-group regard the Bible as sacred literature.