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Holy days are here again: a short explanation of Passover
Holy days are here again: a short explanation of Passover

Jesus made salvation available by the shedding of His blood, a gesture directly linked to ancient traditions.

Christian education association encourages teachers to show faith without violating the law
Christian education association encourages teachers to show faith without violating the law

There is a way for teachers to live their faith without violating the Constitutional tenets in proselytising, according to the Christian Educators Association International.

\'Bringing Up Bates\' showrunner says people shouldn\'t dismiss the show just because the family are religious
'Bringing Up Bates' showrunner says people shouldn't dismiss the show just because the family are religious

"You don't have to be religious to see the benefits of how this family treats each other and we're a society that can learn a lot from that," said Timothy Kuryak, Senior Vice-President of Unscripted Programming at UP TV.

LGBT groups want the National Collegiate Athletic Association to divest from Christian colleges
LGBT groups want the National Collegiate Athletic Association to divest from Christian colleges

More than 80 LGBT sports, religious and youth advocacy groups are asking the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to divest from Christian colleges who have sought Title IX waivers against LGBT youth.

Meagan Good defends her style choices; suggests concepts of modesty are relative
Meagan Good defends her style choices; suggests concepts of modesty are relative

The topic is making headlines almost a month on from the event as Good has discussed it in a new interview with Essence magazine. In her defence, Good said...

Josh Duggar may go on public speaking tour, join Jill and Jessa in family\'s new reality TV show
Josh Duggar may go on public speaking tour, join Jill and Jessa in family's new reality TV show

After his stint in the faith-based rehab facility Reformers Unanimous, Josh Duggar from the former TLC show "19 Kids and Counting" is reportedly thinking about going back to work. Since he was forced to step down from his position as executive director of the conservative Family Research Council, he now has to think of doing something else to support his family.

End times are here and Christians need to prepare themselves from looming woes, warns Pastor Carl Gallups
End times are here and Christians need to prepare themselves from looming woes, warns Pastor Carl Gallups

Are we living in the end times? For pastor and author Carl Gallups, the answer is a resounding yes, WND reported.

Megachurch pastor recalls how he found God while bleeding to death with 3 mortal wounds on his body
Megachurch pastor recalls how he found God while bleeding to death with 3 mortal wounds on his body

A megachurch pastor in Georgia should have been long dead were it not for a great miracle that saved his life when he was still a 17-year-old rebel.

Ted Cruz takes commanding lead in new Utah poll — with Trump a distant 3rd — ahead of Tuesday\'s vote
Ted Cruz takes commanding lead in new Utah poll — with Trump a distant 3rd — ahead of Tuesday's vote

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has taken a commanding lead in Utah's Republican caucuses, according to a new poll released on Saturday. Utah, Arizona and American Samoa will be holding their GOP polling on Tuesday, March 22.

Kenya claims death of 21 al Shabaab militants in Somalia
Kenya claims death of 21 al Shabaab militants in Somalia

The Kenyan army killed 21 al Shabaab militants in a town in southern Somalia after two of its own soldiers were killed in an ambush by the insurgents, a military spokesman said.

Trump foes block road in Arizona, march in New York, issue threatening letters to GOP presidential front-runner\'s family
Trump foes block road in Arizona, march in New York, issue threatening letters to GOP presidential front-runner's family

The people who are vehemently opposed to a Donald Trump presidency made a show of force over the weekend, blocking traffic near a Trump event in Arizona, marching to the Trump Tower in New York City, and even issuing threatening letters to the Republican presidential front-runner's family members.

EU-Turkey deal fails to stem refugee flight to Greece
EU-Turkey deal fails to stem refugee flight to Greece

50 or so refugees and migrants were among the first to arrive on the Greek island of Lesbos on day one after an EU deal with Turkey designed to close the route by which a million people crossed the Aegean Sea to Greece in 2015.

Lone nun survivor of ISIS shooting rampage recalls Yemen terror attack that killed 4 of her fellow nuns, 12 others
Lone nun survivor of ISIS shooting rampage recalls Yemen terror attack that killed 4 of her fellow nuns, 12 others

The lone nun who miraculously survived an Islamic State (ISIS) assault on a Catholic church-run home for the elderly in Yemen on March 4—which killed 16 people including four of her fellow sisters—has come out with her personal account of what transpired on that fateful day.

Who is an evangelical Christian? Greek meaning of word is simple but its English definition is vague
Who is an evangelical Christian? Greek meaning of word is simple but its English definition is vague

Evangelical: One word, various shades of meaning. Thus, the confusion on who are the real evangelicals and what their real numbers are.

Scientists closer to growing human hearts after developing heart tissue from skin cells
Scientists closer to growing human hearts after developing heart tissue from skin cells

Scientists from the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School have gotten a step closer to saving more lived by growing functional hearts for human beings from their own cells.

Europe, Russia sending robotic spacecraft on mission to find signs of life on Mars
Europe, Russia sending robotic spacecraft on mission to find signs of life on Mars

After the United States' National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) made a groundbreaking discovery of water on the surface of Mars last year, Europe and Russia are also stepping up its efforts to find signs of life on the Red Planet.