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Mindfulness: How it works and why Christians should practise it
Mindfulness: How it works and why Christians should practise it

Christian Today asked Rev Shaun Lambert, who has trained extensively in counselling and psychotherapy, to explain.

Aberdeen school stabbing: Church seeks to share a \'healing gospel\' after death of 16-year-old
Aberdeen school stabbing: Church seeks to share a 'healing gospel' after death of 16-year-old

A Church is hosting a prayer vigil and opened its doors last night in response to the stabbing of 16-year-old school boy in Aberdeen.

Space surprise: Scientists spot young stars  at the heart of our own Milky Way galaxy
Space surprise: Scientists spot young stars at the heart of our own Milky Way galaxy

Astronomers at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) recently discovered a disc of young stars buried behind thick dust clouds right in the heart of the Milky Way.

Christians and Muslims murdered in sectarian violence in Central Africa
Christians and Muslims murdered in sectarian violence in Central Africa

Three Muslim officials were taken hostage and killed. Three Christians were then also killed in a revenge attack in the CAR capital, Bangui.

3rd Republican presidential debate turns into slugfest; Trump quickly regains lead from Carson in poll
3rd Republican presidential debate turns into slugfest; Trump quickly regains lead from Carson in poll

The third US Republican presidential debate on Wednesday night that was supposed to be a debate on economic policy turned into a free-for-all among the candidates. Worse, the journalists in the panel also took some hits.

Stunning discovery: Oxygen — lots of it — found on comet in Rosetta mission
Stunning discovery: Oxygen — lots of it — found on comet in Rosetta mission

To survive, humans breathe in oxygen, a gas vital to sustain life. It was previously thought that oxygen can only be found on Earth. Not anymore.

Dying girl, aged 5, prefers \'heaven\' over hospital:  Did she and her parents make the right choice?
Dying girl, aged 5, prefers 'heaven' over hospital: Did she and her parents make the right choice?

Can a terminally ill five-year-old child decide whether to live or die? As far as a family in Oregon is concerned, the answer is yes. But other people are not so sure whether it's the right call.

Obvious Muslim deception: Bearded \'children\' begging for money, refugee status in Sweden
Obvious Muslim deception: Bearded 'children' begging for money, refugee status in Sweden

Men sporting beards but posing as young-aged refugees are invading Sweden begging for money and support for their claims to stay in the country.

Nigeria: Hundreds of hostages rescued from Boko Haram
Nigeria: Hundreds of hostages rescued from Boko Haram

Nigerian troops have rescued 338 people from Boko Haram around the group's Sambisa forest stronghold, the army said.

3,000-year-old seal of King Solomon unearthed from Jerusalem\'s Temple Mount
3,000-year-old seal of King Solomon unearthed from Jerusalem's Temple Mount

A rare artifact dating to the period of biblical kings David and Solomon has been unearthed for the first time from the soils of Jerusalem's Temple Mount.

Coptic Christians targeted for kidnappings in Egypt
Coptic Christians targeted for kidnappings in Egypt

Police complacency toward the kidnapping of coptic Christians in Egypt has fostered a climate of impunity, according to Christian persecution charity.

City Harvest Church: Pastor\'s fraud conviction fails to dent church loyalty
City Harvest Church: Pastor's fraud conviction fails to dent church loyalty

The video contains clips of City Harvest members saying that they believe God has a plan for the church's future.

Australia bans \'flush Qur\'an down toilet\' ads for atheist campaigner
Australia bans 'flush Qur'an down toilet' ads for atheist campaigner

The ban on adverts for a speaking tour by Sam Harris has led to protests by promoters arguing that the ban amounts to censorship.

The undead, necromancy and a really scary Halloween thought
The undead, necromancy and a really scary Halloween thought

Krish Kandiah looks at the reality of evil, the impact of the spiritual and the power of the victory of God.

Hundreds of same-sex marriages annulled in Italy
Hundreds of same-sex marriages annulled in Italy

Hundreds of same-sex marriages have been annulled in Italy after the Council of State removed their legal status.

Christians given hope by Pakistan Supreme Court ruling against blasphemy
Christians given hope by Pakistan Supreme Court ruling against blasphemy

The Supreme Court has urged the government to conduct a major review of people who are in prison charged with blasphemy