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The Queen\'s Speech: What to watch out for
The Queen's Speech: What to watch out for

The Queen's Speech where the government will announce the next batch of legislation will happen on May 18. What do we know?

Italian government backs same-sex civil unions
Italian government backs same-sex civil unions

The Italian parliament has supported same-sex civil unions today in a vote of confidence for Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, despite staunch opposition from Catholic conservatives.

Greek evangelical leader urges churches to unite in service of refugees
Greek evangelical leader urges churches to unite in service of refugees

As villages of 200 people are transformed into city-sized camps by the influx of tens of thousands of refugees, the head of the Evangelical Church of Greece shares how serving these new arrivals is central to the gospel.

Pakistani authorities deny four churches will be destroyed for new Lahore train line
Pakistani authorities deny four churches will be destroyed for new Lahore train line

Christians say that the situation has not changed, and the churches remain vulnerable to damage in the plans.

West Ham violence: Christian chaplain steps in to rescue family
West Ham violence: Christian chaplain steps in to rescue family

A Christian youth worker and chaplain features in a 'Good Samaritan' photograph which has dominated both front and back pages in the UK.

The Queen, Cameron and Welby: A metaphor for Church-state relations
The Queen, Cameron and Welby: A metaphor for Church-state relations

Justin Welby's rather stern correction of the Prime Minister at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday was a wonderful moment.

Naghmeh Abedini, wife of freed American-Iranian pastor Saeed Abedini, says \'things don\'t look promising\' for their marriage
Naghmeh Abedini, wife of freed American-Iranian pastor Saeed Abedini, says 'things don't look promising' for their marriage

Naghmeh Abedini has previously accused Saeed of being abusive, a claim he denies

Caitlyn Jenner Sports Illustrated nude cover shoot is a sign of America\'s \'moral bankruptcy\', warns Franklin Graham
Caitlyn Jenner Sports Illustrated nude cover shoot is a sign of America's 'moral bankruptcy', warns Franklin Graham

Rev. Franklin Graham is dismayed over the news that former Olympian and now transgender activist Caitlyn Jenner has plans on posing nude for the cover of Sports Illustrated, "draped only in his Olympic gold medal and an American flag."

What makes a healthy church?
What makes a healthy church?

If we truly understand the message of Christ and how He desires for all saints to exist for each other, we will know that healthy relationships will always lead to healthy churches.

Why God will still love us even when we aren\'t changed yet
Why God will still love us even when we aren't changed yet

Many Christians find themselves often repeating the same sin over and over again even after they surrender it to Jesus. As a result, they may think that God could not possibly love them after they repeatedly humiliate and malign God. But that's not what God says.

If love bears all things, do we put up with a person\'s sin?
If love bears all things, do we put up with a person's sin?

Looking at the example that Jesus lived out as a leader, He never missed an opportunity to rebuke His followers and disciples, but there was a way that He did it and with a right heart stance as well.

\'Prophet\' of cult-like church spat on and kicked church-goers
'Prophet' of cult-like church spat on and kicked church-goers

The former leader of a "cult-like" church in Ontario has pleaded guilty to nine accounts of assault in court.

\'Gay cake\' case: Ashers should not have been found guilty, says Attorney General
'Gay cake' case: Ashers should not have been found guilty, says Attorney General

The Christian bakery at the heart of the gay-cake case should have been found guilty of discrimination, Northern Ireland's Attorney General has told the court.

How should we respond to unanswered prayer?
How should we respond to unanswered prayer?

The life that we live is not our own as the Bible tells us that we have been bought at a high cost -- the blood and life of Jesus Christ. That being said, when we surrender our lives to God, we give Him full ownership of everything that occurs in our lives whether it's what we prayed for or not.

Press in and love on: The new wave of Christian jargon and why it\'s not half as clever as we think it is
Press in and love on: The new wave of Christian jargon and why it's not half as clever as we think it is

In recent years, the church has developed a little bit of self-awareness when it comes to the ultra-cheesy phrases which characterised it in the 1980s and 90s.

God cannot make promises He cannot keep
God cannot make promises He cannot keep

Through the process of time, most of us would have received a revelation of God as the promise keeper, and I'm not talking about just knowing scriptures about it, but actually experiencing the faithful promises of God coming through in our lives.