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Rick Warren: What you believe will shape your life
Rick Warren, pastor of Saddleback Church, emphasised the significance our belief, and what we believe, has on our life and how we live it in his devotional today.

Pope condemns those who turn 'things' into 'gods'
Pope Francis, celebrating Mass at his Santa Marta residence, where he chose to live over the grandeur of the traditional papal apartments, said people should look beyond the beauty of things and the temptations of the here and now towards the transcendent.

Thou shalt not spread thyself too thinly
Relationships are a vital part of ushering in the kingdom of God, but what about when you just don't have time to give them your best?

ISIS committed genocide against Yazidis, says Holocaust Memorial report
ISIS committed genocide against the Yazidi minority in Northern Iraq and carried out crimes against humanity, war crimes, and ethnic cleansing against other minorities, according to a report by the US Holocaust Memorial Museum.

Modern day Noah's Ark costing $91.5 million to open in July 2016
The public will have "40 days and 40 nights" in July to visit a modern-day Noah's Ark of Biblical proportion in Kentucky.

Friday 13th - unlucky for some? A Christian approach to superstition
Should we care about Friday the 13th? Should we worry? Or is it a chance to do something positive...?

Mother shares how Jesus rescued her from drug addiction
Psalm 116, an open door and Jesus have rescued Holly Prebble, a young mother and ex-drug addict, from hell.

When leaders fall: how soon is too soon for restoration?
Martin Saunders looks at what factors should be considered before someone who has committed a moral failure returns to leadership.

CofE makes more cash than McDonalds and three times as much as Starbucks
The Church of England has an annual income of £1.41 billion, more than half of which was from donations by parishioners, according to a new report.

Christian woman attacks Katy Perry's dad, calling singer Satanic
Katy Perry's father was attacked by a woman who accused him of raising a "satanic woman" who was leading millions on the highway to hell.

Ding Dong Jihadi John is dead! Why I won't be celebrating...
Mohammed Emwazi, as he was actually called, was part of a network which is systematically killing, maiming and kidnapping our sisters and brothers in the Middle East

Pastors in India beaten and jailed simply for praying in their own homes
Evangelicals in India are calling on Christian leaders in the UK to pressure the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit this week to intervene to help persecuted Christians in India.

Pilgrimage2Paris: Walkers begin mammoth journey from London to Paris
Today, 45 people are beginning a mammoth walk from London to Paris, where the UN will meet on November 30 to begin its annual conference on climate change.

Iran treachery? Tehran stops dismantling uranium centrifuges, posing threat to U.S. nuclear deal
The Islamic Republic has reportedly stopped dismantling nuclear centrifuges in two uranium enrichment plants due to pressures from the hardliners who complained that the move was too fast, state media reported, according to Reuters.

Probers uncover intel about '2-hour timer' bomb placed at doomed Russian airliner's fuel lines
Probers sifting through the remains of a Russian Metrojet that crashed in Sinai last week and killed 224 passengers have reportedly uncovered intelligence about a "two-hour timer" and are linking it with their working theory that the ISIS planted a bomb on the plane's fuel lines before it embarked the popular Sharm el-Sheik resort area for St. Petersburg.

Assad forces backed by Russian airstrikes break ISIS siege of key Syrian air base
The Syrian government has scored a majority victory for breaking a siege imposed by the Islamic State (ISIS) militants on a key military air base in Aleppo, according to the Daily Mail.