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Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald thank God after announcing they are expecting second child just nine months after arrival of Spurgeon
Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald thank God after announcing they are expecting second child just nine months after arrival of Spurgeon

Ben and Jessa Seewald from the TLC show "Counting On" did not waste any time in expanding their family of three.

Mark Driscoll hits out at polygamy and warns it could be legal within two decades
Mark Driscoll hits out at polygamy and warns it could be legal within two decades

Driscoll says polygamy is not part of God's intent, and blames it for the Jewish-Arab conflict.

Parents give the credit to God after their 16-year-old son survives deadly brain-eating amoeba
Parents give the credit to God after their 16-year-old son survives deadly brain-eating amoeba

Only three people in the last 50 years had survived a brain-eating amoebic infection called Naegleria fowleri, a disease that kills 97 percent of its victims.

Egypt: Knife-wielding attacker shot dead after stabbing guard at Coptic church

Egypt's state news reported the man was fatally shot by other security officials at the Virgin Mary church on the outskirts of Cairo after he stabbed one of their colleagues on Wednesday.

Rahab the prostitute: Was she a traitor or a heroine?
Rahab the prostitute: Was she a traitor or a heroine?

This is a story that looks simple but isn't. Rahab is a complicated person with divided loyalties.

As a follower of Jesus it is your duty to vote, says US Episcopal Church leader
As a follower of Jesus it is your duty to vote, says US Episcopal Church leader

The leader of the US Episcopal Church is calling on all Americans to remember their "duty" and "obligation" to vote.

\'I Kissed Dating Goodbye\' author Joshua Harris hints he may have been wrong about purity
'I Kissed Dating Goodbye' author Joshua Harris hints he may have been wrong about purity

Joshua Harris, the archetype of the evangelical purity movement, has hinted he may have been wrong to suggest traditional dating was dangerous.

Religious freedom at \'serious risk\' at Christian universities, presidents warn
Religious freedom at 'serious risk' at Christian universities, presidents warn

Seven evangelical Christian university presidents in the United States are warning that traditional religious freedoms are under threat.

Rome defeated, Christ triumphant: 10 quotes from St Augustine
Rome defeated, Christ triumphant: 10 quotes from St Augustine

On this day in AD 410, Rome was sacked by the invading Gothic army of Alaric.

Anglican Church in Nigeria builds trauma centre for victims of Boko Haram
Anglican Church in Nigeria builds trauma centre for victims of Boko Haram

Anglicans in northern Nigeria are building a hospital and trauma centre to help the thousands of victims suffering trauma as a result of the Boko Haram terror group.

Finding God in the midst of suffering
Finding God in the midst of suffering

Claire Musters on faith, suffering, and how to reconcile pain with a loving Creator.

Great British Bake Off 2016: Church pastor set to make TV debut as contestant
Great British Bake Off 2016: Church pastor set to make TV debut as contestant

A Baptist pastor is among the 12 contestants in the BBC's Great British Bake Off which begins tonight.

\'We are living in darkness\': The heartbreaking suffering of refugees stranded in Greece
'We are living in darkness': The heartbreaking suffering of refugees stranded in Greece

Christian Aid's Amy Merone reports from a refugee camp in Elefsina, Greece, where hundreds are stranded after fleeing war and persecution.

Earthquake devastates central Italy, at least 38 dead
Earthquake devastates central Italy, at least 38 dead

An earthquake has devastated a string of mountainous towns over a large part of central Italy, trapping residents under hills of rubble

Regular worship is seen as indication of good character, says study
Regular worship is seen as indication of good character, says study

Attending relgious services regularly helps a person be recognised as hard working, wise and morally grounded. Ostentatious displays of religion carried out to gain this recognition will have the opposite effect, a new study shows.