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Germany: Church forces out sheltering Roma families, including 6 children
Germany: Church forces out sheltering Roma families, including 6 children

A Catholic church in Germany has forced out four Roma families from the Balkans including five children and a six-month-old baby who were sheltering there since early July.

3 tips for distinguishing God\'s voice from your own
3 tips for distinguishing God's voice from your own

God's voice is clearly distinct from the many voices that we hear with each day.

Calais: Kids\' café faces demolition, hundreds of children at risk
Calais: Kids' café faces demolition, hundreds of children at risk

Hundreds of unaccompanied refugee children are at risk of even further suffering as French authorities threaten to demolish one of the only safe spaces for young people in the 'Jungle' camp on the town's outskirts.

3 tips for when you feel like saying \'God, I cannot love this person!\'
3 tips for when you feel like saying 'God, I cannot love this person!'

We all need to realise that as Christians, we were made for love.

US diving duo David Boudia and Steele Johnson proclaim Christ on TV after bagging Olympic silver
US diving duo David Boudia and Steele Johnson proclaim Christ on TV after bagging Olympic silver

American diving duo David Boudia and Steele Johnson thanked Christ on national TV after winning a silver medal at the Rio Olympics on Monday.

The top 3 ways Christians can get prayer wrong
The top 3 ways Christians can get prayer wrong

Unless we really dig down into what the Bible says about prayer, we can end up with misconceptions that prevent us praying effectively.

Justin Welby: We\'ll stop protests at consecration of women bishops
Justin Welby: We'll stop protests at consecration of women bishops

The Church of England has banned protests at the consecration of female bishops after a campaign mounted by Women and the Church.

Evangelical leaders: Texas has \'moral obligation\' to stop execution of death row prisoner
Evangelical leaders: Texas has 'moral obligation' to stop execution of death row prisoner

Four dozen evangelical leaders across the US issued an open letter today seeking to stop the execution of a death row inmate convicted of being an accomplice to a murderer who is scheduled to be executed on 24 August.

Iraq: Three young priests ordained in refugee camp to serve persecuted Christians who fled ISIS
Iraq: Three young priests ordained in refugee camp to serve persecuted Christians who fled ISIS

Exactly two years since ISIS militants forced 50,000 Christians to flee Qaraqosh in northern Iraq, three young priests from the city were ordained in a refugee camp in Erbil, and want to bring hope to the persecuted.

Which matters most: Preaching, music or communion?
Which matters most: Preaching, music or communion?

What we look at when we sit in our chair or our pew says something about what we think church is all about.

Grieving Philippine archbishop pleads for end to extrajudicial killings: \'What has happened to humanity?\'
Grieving Philippine archbishop pleads for end to extrajudicial killings: 'What has happened to humanity?'

The head of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) is in a state of deep shock and grief amid the unabated extrajudicial killings in his country.

Christian schools rising in China: \'Chinese parents begging us to teach their kids about Jesus\'
Christian schools rising in China: 'Chinese parents begging us to teach their kids about Jesus'

There's no stopping the growth of Christianity even in a communist-ruled country like China with a leadership that does not tolerate religious freedom.

Nuns under siege in Syria cry for help: 'Please don't forget us. We need your prayers and your practical help'

The bombs are falling all around them and there is little food to eat, but these brave Carmelite nuns are staying put in the embattled Syrian city of Aleppo to do whatever they can to help the city's suffering people.

Hillsong songwriters reveal their inspiration for lyrics
Hillsong songwriters reveal their inspiration for lyrics

Christian songwriters from Hillsong Australia, including Ben Fielding and Reuben Morgan, shared some of their writing secrets and how they find inspiration for their songs in a recent Hillsong blog.

Dark summer: 6 unseasonal Christian classics to take on your summer holiday
Dark summer: 6 unseasonal Christian classics to take on your summer holiday

Dark summer: 6 unseasonal Christian classics to take on your summer holiday

Wheaton College president reveals how God saved him from committing suicide
Wheaton College president reveals how God saved him from committing suicide

Wheaton College president Dr. Phil Ryken recently talked about his new book "When Trouble Comes" where he tackled his "season of deep discouragement" and how Jesus Christ helped him get over it.