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Pope joins Instagram: Francis is leading the Church's social media charge
Harry Farley examines different efforts by Churches around the world to engage with social media.
How to be set free from the chains of condemnation
Thoughts can be alluring and overwhelming at times. Thoughts of failure, rejection and hopelessness fill the minds of many people, even Christians. Most especially Christians.
Country walkers to be offered sleepovers in rural churches
Crumbling rural churches could be saved by being turned into overnight hostels for country walkers.
British Baptists urged not to host gay weddings
The Baptist Union of Great Britain (BUGB) has urged its member churches to refrain from conducting same sex marriages.
3 things millennials should know about God's will
Millennials are losing sight of their faith and consequently the purpose they have in Christ.
ISIS ignored cries of 'Don't kill the sisters' before murdering Yemen nuns
An eyewitness account has emerged describing the terror faced by the four nuns from Mother Teresa's order murdered by Islamic State in Yemen.
3 questions to ask ourselves before inviting others to church
Pastors and full-time church workers do a great job inviting and welcoming people to the church, but did you know that the job to fill the pews with people who need Christ is not theirs alone?
EU and Turkey strike deal to send back refugees
European Union negotiators and Turkey have reached a deal to halt illegal migration flows to Europe that would mean all refugees and migrants arriving in Europe from Sunday would be sent back across the Aegean sea.
Christianity invented human rights. Secularists need to remember that
It is an indisputable fact that the concept of human rights developed in a Christian context. While not all those debating the development of human rights would have described themselves as Christians (Spinoza, Thomas Paine...), they were working in a distinctly Christian environment. The ground had been laid by Thomas Aquinas, via Aristotle.
How did Jesus die â and why? Understanding the Crucifixion
On Good Friday when we remember the crucifixion of the Lord Jesus Christ. We know what happened: he was fastened to a cross with nails that pierced his hands and his feet, and died after hours of torment.
'Young Messiah' director Cyrus Nowrasteh defends movie's depiction of Jesus as a child
There has been some criticism that the depiction of the child Jesus in the movie "The Young Messiah," based on Anne Rice's novel "Christ Our Lord: Out of Egypt," is contrary to the contents of the Bible,, but director Cyrus Nowrasteh is standing up for the film, denying that it deviates from the Holy Book.
Prayer, steering away from the occult are the best tools against demonic possession, says exorcist
There is a way to identify whether a person is being possessed by a demon or suffering from illness and it is important to make the distinction between the two cases, said a long-time exorcist from Italy.
Can a church ever be too small?
No matter how big the church gets, leaders are always finding ways to shrink congregations. In my church, there is a high value for small group ministries.
Catholic Church loses legal battle for ownership of Córdoba's mosque-cathedral
The Catholic Church has lost a legal battle to claim legal ownership over a mosque-Cathedral in Córdorba, Spain.
The green-eyed monster: what the Bible says about envy
In celebrating St Patrick's Day, millions of people around the world turning green, well, figuratively speaking, but celebrations of Ireland's patron saint aside, a certain green eyed monster can creep up on us all year round. If you haven't guessed yet, I'm talking about envy.
Most German Lutherans don't believe Jesus is their Saviour
Only 38 per cent of German Lutherans believe 'Jesus is their saviour', according to a study undertaken for the German evangelical news agency Idea.