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Tim Tebow teaches students not to bend to peer pressure: it\'s okay to be different
Tim Tebow teaches students not to bend to peer pressure: it's okay to be different

Former NFL quarterback and humanitarian Tim Tebow continues to inspire people after he gave a speech at Sheridan High School in Arkansas, saying that kids should not let peer pressure bend them down or minimise their potential.

Willie Robertson brought to tears over Duck Commander Musical
Willie Robertson brought to tears over Duck Commander Musical

It is a bit unusual for grown men to cry, but Duck Dynasty's Willie Robertson cannot help but be reduced to tears after watching the Duck Commander Musical, which opened recently at the Rio Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas.

How Jessa Duggar changed a flat tire by herself
How Jessa Duggar changed a flat tire by herself

Damsel in distress she is not. When confronted with a flat tire, Jessa Duggar from 19 Kids and Counting did not go crying out to her husband Ben Seewald, nor did she ask help from her brothers. Instead, she chose to analyze the problem at hand and fix it herself.

Ben Seewald shares his thoughts on how newcomers to the Bible should approach reading it
Ben Seewald shares his thoughts on how newcomers to the Bible should approach reading it

Someone asked Ben Seewald of 19 Kids and Counting how they should start reading the Bible, and if it's like a regular book where they have to start from the very beginning in order to understand its contents.

Bethel Music\'s Amanda Cook works on solo project
Bethel Music's Amanda Cook works on solo project

Exciting things are ahead for Bethel Music's Amanda Cook, who is currently working on a full solo album that will be released later this year.

The Big Bang Theory star Jim Parsons almost became a weatherman
The Big Bang Theory star Jim Parsons almost became a weatherman

Had The Big Bang Theory star Jim Parsons not discovered the joys of acting, he might have ended up as a weatherman.

Josiah Duggar gets some courtship advice from elder brother Josh
Josiah Duggar gets some courtship advice from elder brother Josh

Josh Duggar, the eldest son of Jim Bob and Michelle of 19 Kids and Counting is giving his younger brother Josiah some sage relationship advice after the latter entered into a courtship with Marjorie Jackson.

Pakistan: Gunmen open fire at Catholic school in Lahore
Pakistan: Gunmen open fire at Catholic school in Lahore

Two masked gunmen opened fire outside a Catholic school in Lahore on Friday morning, injuring one student and two security guards.

Afghanistan: suicide bomb kills 33, injures more than 100
Afghanistan: suicide bomb kills 33, injures more than 100

A suicide bomb blast in Afghanistan's eastern city of Jalalabad killed 33 people and injured more than 100 outside a bank where government workers collect salaries.

How do you know if you\'re \'just good friends\'?
How do you know if you're 'just good friends'?

When is a friendship just a friendship and when could it become something more?

Cardinal Francis George, former Archbishop of Chicago, dies at 78
Cardinal Francis George, former Archbishop of Chicago, dies at 78

Cardinal Francis George, Archbishop of Chicago from 1997 until 2014, died on Friday at the age of 78 after a long battle with cancer.

Islamic State blast kills three outside US consulate in Iraq\'s Kurdish capital
Islamic State blast kills three outside US consulate in Iraq's Kurdish capital

A car bombing claimed by the Islamic State killed three people outside the US consulate in Erbil on Friday .

Conservative Anglicans poised for \'leap forward\', deny schism
Conservative Anglicans poised for 'leap forward', deny schism

Conservative Anglican leaders are stepping up their operations with a London-based charity that will be seen by some as a rival to the worldwide Anglican Communion.

Three things the new Star Wars Episode VII trailer can teach the Church
Three things the new Star Wars Episode VII trailer can teach the Church

110 seconds of joy for Star Wars fans, with some helpful lessons for the Church, writes Krish Kandiah.

Why we need to let others see our weakness
Why we need to let others see our weakness

We need to have the courage to be vulnerable, writes Patrick Regan.

Ugandan pastor\'s daughter allegedly raped after he refused to close church
Ugandan pastor's daughter allegedly raped after he refused to close church

The 17-year-old daughter of a church pastor in Uganda was allegedly gang-raped by a group of Muslims after her father refused to close his church.