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5 practical ways to honor God with your time
5 practical ways to honor God with your time

Everyone is different in many ways, but one thing that we all people have in common is that we all have 24 hours in a day, seven days in a week and 365 days in a year.

2.6 million British children set for poverty by 2020, new report reveals
2.6 million British children set for poverty by 2020, new report reveals

Over 2.6 million British children will be living in poverty by 2020 due to benefit cuts imposed by the Conservative government, a new study has found.

\'I thank God for secularism\' says Irish Evangelical Alliance head
'I thank God for secularism' says Irish Evangelical Alliance head

The head of the Evangelical Alliance in Ireland has written in defence of secularism in an article for the Irish Times.

Christians warned government could use EU debate to slip through laws that \'undermine Christian freedom\'
Christians warned government could use EU debate to slip through laws that 'undermine Christian freedom'

Christians have been warned the government may use the distraction of the EU referendum to slip through controversial plans to inspect churches and label Christians as "extremists".

Former Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks wins £1.1 million Templeton Prize
Former Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks wins £1.1 million Templeton Prize

Lord Sacks, author of many books on religion and public life, took the opportunity provided by winning the award to speak out on his view that the export of western secularisation has sparked religious violence.

Colombia: Christians targeted for extortion, forced to fight for paramilitaries
Colombia: Christians targeted for extortion, forced to fight for paramilitaries

Warring factions in Colombia are targeting Christians for extortion and forced military service, according to a new report from Christian Solidarity Worldwide.

Why Pakistani Christians want murdered minister Shahbaz Bhatti to be declared a martyr
Why Pakistani Christians want murdered minister Shahbaz Bhatti to be declared a martyr

Shahbaz Bhatti, the Pakistan minister for minorities murdered in 2011 for his opposition to the country's oppressive blasphemy law, should be declared a martyr by the Church, Catholics there say.

12 signs that you\'re becoming a pharisee
12 signs that you're becoming a pharisee

Every Christian at some point or another has fallen into a certain level of moralism. The moment you start thinking that you're not prone to "pharisee-ism" is probably the moment that you are starting to fall into the trap.

Three questions to ask when God seems silent
Three questions to ask when God seems silent

While we may celebrate in times of answered prayer, sooner or later we must face an opposite truth: sometimes God is silent too.

Joey Feek cancer battle update: Rory says wife  asleep for days, \'will most likely only be with us for a few more days\'
Joey Feek cancer battle update: Rory says wife asleep for days, 'will most likely only be with us for a few more days'

Country singer Rory Feek is feeling despondent over his wife Joey's deteriorating condition, and he feels that she will be welcomed by God in heaven any day now.

Trump scores huge wins on Super Tuesday, taking 7 states as Cruz wins 3 and Rubio 1; Clinton wallops Sanders, 7-4
Trump scores huge wins on Super Tuesday, taking 7 states as Cruz wins 3 and Rubio 1; Clinton wallops Sanders, 7-4

Despite doomsday scenarios laid out by evangelical and conservative critics, Donald Trump scored smashing victories on Super Tuesday, winning at least seven of 12 states in the U.S. Republican presidential primaries.

We want a meeting with Pope Francis, say Australian Catholic Church abuse victims
We want a meeting with Pope Francis, say Australian Catholic Church abuse victims

Australian victims of sexual abuse by Roman Catholic Church clergy have called for a meeting with Pope Francis after watching a high-ranking Vatican official testify that senior clergy lied to him to cover up abuse in the 1970s.

6 Bible verses on spiritual renewal for Christians
6 Bible verses on spiritual renewal for Christians

As we approach a new year, our minds tend to turn to fresh starts. But we don't have to wait for a new year, new month or even a new day to affect change, experience change in our lives and leave our old ways and bad habits behind. One of the benefits of accepting Jesus as our saviour is the promise of spiritual renewal.

Not the biggest Justin Bieber fan? Here\'s something you\'ll agree with him on
Not the biggest Justin Bieber fan? Here's something you'll agree with him on

As Justin Bieber celebrates his 22nd birthday today, we take a look back at the warning he issued to his fans in a recent interview with a UK newspaper. You might not agree with Bieber on a whole host of things but you'd be hard pressed to argue against him when he says...

Pope Francis\' pregnant receptionist found dead inside her room: Shadow over Vatican as police probe cause of death
Pope Francis' pregnant receptionist found dead inside her room: Shadow over Vatican as police probe cause of death

Vatican City, the smallest state in the world, is usually perceived as a holy and peaceful place, being the place where the leader of the Roman Catholic Church. These days, however, a tragic death is casting on this religious city, involving no less than Pope's seven-month pregnant receptionist.

Christians shouldn\'t try to convert Muslim migrants they\'re helping, says cardinal: \'It\'s manipulation of conscience\'
Christians shouldn't try to convert Muslim migrants they're helping, says cardinal: 'It's manipulation of conscience'

Roman Catholic Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller warned Christians against extending aid to refugees with the goal of changing their faith, saying this is equivalent to "practically a manipulation of the conscience."