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When I feel burnt out, should I quit ministry?
When I feel burnt out, should I quit ministry?

Anyone who has been active in ministry knows how easy it is to fall out of the faith when one is burnt out. When that happens, should we stop doing ministry or should we press on?

Tory leadership race heats up as Nicky Morgan says it must not be between \'two white men\'
Tory leadership race heats up as Nicky Morgan says it must not be between 'two white men'

Nicky Morgan has aimed a swipe at fellow potential Conservative leadership candidates by saying the contest must not be fought between two "white men".

Justin Welby reveals \'I Am With You\' as the Archbishop\'s Lent book for 2016
Justin Welby reveals 'I Am With You' as the Archbishop's Lent book for 2016

Episcopal chaplain and theologian Kathryn Greene-McCreight's book, 'I Am With You', has been announced as the Archbishop of Canterbury's Lent book for 2016.

Promises to declare over your family
Promises to declare over your family

Husbands and wives, mothers and fathers, children, grandparents and grandchildren- everyone has a role to play in the God-ordained unit that is the family.

Mark Driscoll announces launch of new church in Phoenix
Mark Driscoll announces launch of new church in Phoenix

Mark Driscoll is to open a new church in Arizona following his well-documented resignation from Mars Hill in October 2014.

Pope Francis urges nuns and priests to avoid dropping a \'gossip bomb\'
Pope Francis urges nuns and priests to avoid dropping a 'gossip bomb'

Pope Francis told nuns and priests to bite their tongues on Monday, during an address marking the end of the Year of Consecrated life.

7 Bible verses to help you battle stress
7 Bible verses to help you battle stress

As true as it is that God wants us to be proactive and productive, I refuse to believe that God wants you to be stressed.

How to build teams that are ready to serve
How to build teams that are ready to serve

What is it that builds teams that are ready to serve? Is it enough to compel and oblige people to give service?

Ted Cruz gets boost from evangelical vote as he beats Donald Trump in Iowa
Ted Cruz gets boost from evangelical vote as he beats Donald Trump in Iowa

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz nailed his first victory in Iowa's Republican caucuses on Monday night as the evangelicals who supported him showed their strength in the first major electoral event in America leading to the November presidential election began.

6 Bible verses that will help you battle with addiction
6 Bible verses that will help you battle with addiction

One thing that all Christians can agree on is that through the grace of God and the transforming power of His Spirit, we can be set free from addictions.

Iowa caucus results: Trump defeated by Ted Cruz, Clinton and Sanders tie
Iowa caucus results: Trump defeated by Ted Cruz, Clinton and Sanders tie

US Senator Ted Cruz soundly defeated billionaire Donald Trump in Iowa's Republican nominating contest on Monday, upending the party's presidential race.

China: Two men sentenced to death in killing of Tibetan religious leader
China: Two men sentenced to death in killing of Tibetan religious leader

China has sentenced two men to death for the 2013 killing of a prominent Tibetan religious leader, state media said, in what had been one of Tibet's most closely watched murder cases.

Nations gather in Rome to discuss anti-ISIS push
Nations gather in Rome to discuss anti-ISIS push

Nearly two dozen nations gather on Tuesday to plot their fight against the Islamic State militant group in Syria and Iraq and how to choke off its rise in Libya.

UN announces start of Syria peace talks as government troops advance
UN announces start of Syria peace talks as government troops advance

The United Nations announced the formal start of peace talks for Syria on Monday and urged world powers to push for a ceasefire even as government forces, backed by Russian air strikes, launched their biggest offensive north of Aleppo in a year.

Kansas post office removes \'God Bless America\' banner from building, angering residents
Kansas post office removes 'God Bless America' banner from building, angering residents

A post office in Pittsburg, Kansas removed last Wednesday a "God bless America" banner hanging from its building after an atheist group filed a complaint that it violated the Establishment Clause, angering residents and sparking the distribution of similar banners in the community.

Head of Syrian Catholic Church slams Italy for covering nude statues during Iranian president\'s museum visit
Head of Syrian Catholic Church slams Italy for covering nude statues during Iranian president's museum visit

The head of the Syrian Catholic Church has expressed concern over the decision of Italian authorities to shield nude statues during the visit of Iran President Hassan Rouhani, saying it is [Western] culture that should have been respected.