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God fights for your joy and peace more than you do
God fights for your joy and peace more than you do

While we understand Jesus as being the source of peace and joy, just how readily accessible is He and how can we tap into Him as our source?

Severe restrictions on religious freedom in the Maldives as defamation law passed
Severe restrictions on religious freedom in the Maldives as defamation law passed

Religious freedom is further at risk in the Maldives after the Indian Ocean archipelago legalised criminal defamation on Tuesday.

Christian takes Sports Direct to tribunal after being \'forced to work on Sundays\'
Christian takes Sports Direct to tribunal after being 'forced to work on Sundays'

A practising Christian is taking the controversial retail chain Sports Direct to en employment tribunal today after he he was made to work on Sundays.

Catholic charity wants to train 1,000 new priests after Fr Jacques Hamel killing
Catholic charity wants to train 1,000 new priests after Fr Jacques Hamel killing

In honour of Jacques Hamel, the French priest murdered by Islamist sympathisers two weeks ago, a Catholic charity is launching a campaign to support the training of 1,000 new priests around the world.

Lebanon Church leader says Middle East needs Christians and Muslims
Lebanon Church leader says Middle East needs Christians and Muslims

The cardinal was speaking at the opening of an amphitheatre dedicated to a martyr of the Armenian Genocide.

Calais authorities urged not to demolish restaurants and shops in \'Jungle\' refugee camp
Calais authorities urged not to demolish restaurants and shops in 'Jungle' refugee camp

French authorities were on Wednesday accused of using demolitions to force out refugees living in the Calais 'Jungle' camp.

DA Carson: The Kim Davis case shows what Christians will face in standing up for the gospel
DA Carson: The Kim Davis case shows what Christians will face in standing up for the gospel

It is "increasingly difficult" to hold rational conversations about important moral and social issues in today's American society, according to prominent New Testament scholar DA Carson.

Hope, the fuel of our faith: What the Bible says
Hope, the fuel of our faith: What the Bible says

We can rest assured that God's purposes will come to pass, even when all around us is turmoil and we are feeling confused by what we are going through.

Rick Warren: One simple way to break bad habits and turn from sin
Rick Warren: One simple way to break bad habits and turn from sin

In order to break bad habits and stop sinning, megapastor Rick Warren has some sage advice to Christians: choose to change.

China: Christians threatened with having welfare payments cut unless they stop going to church
China: Christians threatened with having welfare payments cut unless they stop going to church

Christians in China will have their welfare benefits withdrawn unless they stop attending church, a local governing body has announced.

Forgiveness: How expecting too much can be spiritually damaging
Forgiveness: How expecting too much can be spiritually damaging

But does forgiveness always work? And do pastors sometimes ask more of people than they have a right to – perhaps in a personal quest to build the perfect church?

Rick Warren, Russell Moore and other evangelical leaders protest California education Bill
Rick Warren, Russell Moore and other evangelical leaders protest California education Bill

Evangelical leaders Rick Warren and Russell Moore are among a range of signatories from Christian, Muslim and backgrounds who have put their name to a statement denouncing a California Bill that would limit religious exemptions for private educational institutions.

Modern-day miracle? Video appears to show Jesus statue opening its eyes at a church in Mexico
Modern-day miracle? Video appears to show Jesus statue opening its eyes at a church in Mexico

A statue of Jesus Christ located inside a church in Mexico's state of Coahuila de Zaragoza has shocked thousands of people after a video supposedly of it opening its eyes went viral.

Trump to meet 700 evangelical leaders at \'Pastors and Pews\' gathering
Trump to meet 700 evangelical leaders at 'Pastors and Pews' gathering

Donald Trump is set to meet some 700 evangelical pastors tomorrow at a gathering in Florida hosted by the American Project (ARP).

Australia needs \'audit of its soul\' after leaked reports reveal scale of refugee child abuse
Australia needs 'audit of its soul' after leaked reports reveal scale of refugee child abuse

Human rights campaigners have responded to revelations of the appalling abuse of children at one of Australia's offshore detention camps with calls for a radical reform of its refugee policy.

Iraq: Christians \'see no future here\' as ISIS continues campaign of destruction
Iraq: Christians 'see no future here' as ISIS continues campaign of destruction

Iraqi Christians persecuted by ISIS are loosing hope for their future, two years since militants overran Mosul and the Nineveh Plain, forcing hundreds of thousands to flee.