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What can we learn from Elijah? #4: Small things can change the world
Even the smallest good thing is an emblem of the Kingdom of God, and a token of his power.

Sodomy outlawed in Michigan, joining 11 other states that have such ban deemed unconstitutional by U.S. Supreme Court
While Flint residents continue to suffer from the lead-tainted water, the Michigan Senate passed a bill that reaffirmed the state's ban on sodomy.

The story of the man who taught the English to sing hymns
Name the best Christian song-writers working in English today and we'd all have our own opinions.

Deadpool: The Christian Today review
Deadpool isn't a wholesome movie but it's an important one for Christians to know about, writes Martin Saunders

Kim Davis has been obeying orders on gay marriage licences, judge says
The federal judge who threw Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis into jail last year for refusing to issue marriage licences to same-sex couples said she had not interfered with the process since her release and that licences with her name removed should still be valid.

Former priest charged in 1960 rape and murder of Texas beauty queen
A former Catholic priest has been charged in a 55-year-old murder case in which he is suspected of beating and raping a beauty queen in south Texas shortly after taking her last confession, authorities said on Wednesday.

Billy Graham offers Valentine's Day advice for lovers: 'Seek God's will for your marriage'
Love is in the air as Valentine's Day looms in the corner, and world-renowned evangelist Billy Graham is giving some timely advice for couples who are going steady and entertaining thoughts of marriage.

Atheist fails to shake off God from her life: 'He's found a way to stick around in my mind'
Despite growing up in a devout Christian home, Chicago writer Elizabeth King became an atheist. King admitted that she once "belived in the Bible" and "feared hell," but when she became a teenager, she found herself veering away from her family's born again beliefs.

Australian mother rejects doctors' abortion advice, gives birth to healthy quintuplets
A 26-year-old Australian mother expecting quintuplets was told that she had to sacrifice three of her babies in order to give two others a better chance at life. It was an impossible decision for any parent to contemplate, but Kim Tucci was set - she would not get an abortion.

Ted Cruz 'possessed by a demon': 2 men try to exorcise GOP bet at New Hampshire campaign event
Believing that Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz is "possessed by a demon," two men carrying mirrors and a wooden cross tried to perform an exorcism on him during his campaign event in Raymond, New Hampshire.

North Korean nuke missile could hit any target in U.S., triggering doomsday scenario, weapons experts warn
Weapons experts are one in expressing alarm at North Korea's ambition after it tested a long-range rocket system over the weekend that drew worldwide scorn.

'Something scary' in Donald Trump after his overwhelming New Hampshire victory, columnist warns
Although Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump won an impressive landslide victory in the New Hampshire primary on Tuesday, his critics, far from being impressed, have all the more become wary of what the future holds in store for America in case he eventually wins the White House this November.

Robots to take over jobs of over 5 million people in the next 5 years, study shows
A new report from the World Economic Forum (WEF) held in Davos, Switzerland earlier this year forecasts that robots will take over 5.1 million jobs around the world in the next five years.

Supreme Court votes narrowly to block Obama's plan to cut greenhouse gases
In a close 5-4 vote, the American top court temporarily blocked the administration's Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Power Plan, just months before Obama steps down of the White House.

Doctors in U.S. recognising only 'male' and 'female' genders may soon face lawsuits
The United States' Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently put forth a controversial proposal that may make doctors vulnerable to lawsuits if they recognize only two genders, which are well rooted in biological sex and Biblical teachings.

German Catholic church leader says it's impossible for country to 'accept all the world's needy'
As Germany is struggling to cope with the refugee influx, a Catholic Church leader has said that the ongoing humanitarian crisis should "not solely be a matter of charity but also reason."