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9 thoughts for pastors who are considering quitting
The question almost made me laugh. The pastor asked me if I ever considered quitting when I was a pastor. My response was quick and truthful: "Yes. On the average about once a week."
Mighty microbes: Bacteria being tapped to fight plant pests, boost production
Big companies known to be involved in the production of pesticides, such as Monsanto and Bayer, are now funding experiments to discover how microbes, long known to help the human body against various diseases, can help boost plant production.
Turning man into machine? Pentagon making huge biotechnological advances
Programmable microbes? Humans turning into cyborgs? People extending or even living beyond their life spans? These all sound like things you can see in a science-fiction movie, but the US Department of Defense is moving towards turning these things into reality.
Donate money, save the world: Group seeks funds to defend Earth against asteroids
Hollywood doomsday movies have depicted enormous asteroids headed towards the Earth, threatening to wipe out the entire human race. A non-profit organization in Denmark believes this scenario can happen in real life, although to a smaller extent, and the group is seeking funds to prepare for such an eventuality.
Aid-dependent Nepal says needs $6.6 billion for post-quake rebuilding
Earthquake-battered Nepal will ask international donors to support a reconstruction plans that is expected to cost $6.6 billion over five years, the government said on Saturday.
WHO calls emergency meeting on 'large, complex' South Korea MERS outbreak
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday it would hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday to consider South Korea's outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), which it described as "large and complex".
Crackdowns on human rights in Central Asia breed extremism says Ban Ki-moon
Continued crackdowns on human rights in Central Asia could backfire by encouraging extremist ideologies, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on Saturday, winding up a visit to the volatile former Soviet region.
11 per cent of UK adults attend church at least once a month
Millions of people still attend church regularly in the UK and one of the things they like to do is give cash to charity, a new survey shows.
Queen's Birthday Honours include widow who forgave husband's murder
The lay Anglican who helped transform the financial fortunes of the Church of England has been awarded a knighthood in the Queen's Birthday Honours.
In support of Duggars, fans say how '19 Kids and Counting' changed their lives
A lot of people are undoubtedly upset with the Duggar family from "19 Kids and Counting" for keeping Josh's sordid past a secret, and deem it right for TLC Network to pull their episodes off the air.
Sadie Robertson turns 18, gets sweet greeting from mom Korie
Sadie Robertson, the teenage darling of "Duck Dynasty" has just turned 18 years old this June, and her mother Korie has just given her the sweetest birthday greeting.
Carrie Underwood now CMT Music Awards' most honoured artist with 13 trophies to her name
Country Christian star Carrie Underwood is arguably the big winner during the 2015 CMT Music Awards as she took home Video of the Year for her hit song "Something in the Water" as well as two other awards.
Egypt opens border crossing with Gaza - a sign of easing tension?
Egypt opened the Rafah border crossing on Saturday to allow Palestinians to travel in and out of the Gaza Strip for the first time in three months.
Tennessee: 16 injured in church bus crash on mission trip
A church bus left the road and smashed into a drain culvert in southeastern Tennessee on Friday.
The big freeze: Silence and withdrawal can damage your marriage
Sarah Abell on the damage stonewalling can cause in a relationship.
Bristol Palin slams Miley Cyrus for mocking Christian conservatives, calls her 'fake'
Bristol Palin, the daughter of former Alaska governor Sarah Palin cannot help but shake her head after reading about pop star Miley Cyrus' tirade against Christian conservatives for believing in "fairy tales" found in the Bible.