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Justin Bieber reading Christian marriage book as he prepares to wed Hailey Baldwin
Justin Bieber reading Christian marriage book as he prepares to wed Hailey Baldwin

TMZ released a video of the popstar leaving Baldwin's apartment in New York City on Wednesday night with 'The Meaning of Marriage' by Tim Keller

4 reasons to visit the Sistine Chapel
4 reasons to visit the Sistine Chapel

(Partner Post) Traveling is a very enjoyable thing to do, but enjoyment is not the sole purpose of travel for many people. It can also be a very enriching experience and it can greatly help in one's personal growth. Travel helps you change in many ways and the places you visit will always contribute to who you are – no matter what your original reason for traveling is.

Rick Warren's Saddleback Church celebrates 50,000 baptisms
Rick Warren's Saddleback Church celebrates 50,000 baptisms

In an email to the congregation before the service, Warren said reaching the milestone 'brought tears to my eyes'.

How the Andrew Brunson case is straining relations between the US and Turkey to breaking point
How the Andrew Brunson case is straining relations between the US and Turkey to breaking point

Presidents Trump and Erdogan met only a month ago at a NATO summit where Trump praised the Turkish president for 'doing things the right way'.

Assumptions Christians make about God when life falls apart
Assumptions Christians make about God when life falls apart

Still groggy from the anaesthesia, I was ushered into a small, lifeless room where I was given the news. They'd found a large tumour that was either cancer or lymphoma.

Former monk held over killing of bishop at Egyptian monastery
Former monk held over killing of bishop at Egyptian monastery

The killing last month of Bishop Epiphanius, a 64-year-old scholar who had led the Abu Makar Monastery in Wadi Natroun, prompted the church to impose strict new measures on its clergy.

William Blake: The Christian prophet determined to open our immortal eyes
William Blake: The Christian prophet determined to open our immortal eyes

On Sunday, hundreds of people gathered in a damp, London cemetery called Bunhill Fields for the unveiling of a gravestone.

It's personal: What I learned about God from a helpdesk
It's personal: What I learned about God from a helpdesk

God wants us to know we are not alone and he often does that through others.

Survivor regrets Iwerne abuser John Smyth died before being brought to justice
Survivor regrets Iwerne abuser John Smyth died before being brought to justice

Smyth, who was accused of sadistically beating young men he groomed at the Iwerne camps, died at his home in Cape Town aged 77 following a heart operation.

Churches hold vigils after shooting leaves four dead in eastern Canada
Churches hold vigils after shooting leaves four dead in eastern Canada

Four people, including two police officers, were killed in a shooting in eastern Canada on Friday in the latest eruption of gun violence across the country that has led to calls for weapons bans in cities.

Egypt security forces stop attempted church suicide bombing - state television

Egyptian security forces have thwarted a suicide bomb attack on a church just outside of Cairo, state television said on Saturday.

Pastor Tony Evans says he still believes in the goodness of God after sudden death of niece, Wynter Pitts
Pastor Tony Evans says he still believes in the goodness of God after sudden death of niece, Wynter Pitts

Tony Evans opened up about the final moments with his niece, Wynter Pitts, saying he still believes in the goodness of God despite his great loss.

Church leaders slam UK's 'hostile environment' for immigrants
Church leaders slam UK's 'hostile environment' for immigrants

Church leaders have called for an end to the government's 'hostile environment' for migrants and refugees in an open letter to the home secretary, Sajid Javid.

St Lawrence: The Christian martyr who died telling a joke
St Lawrence: The Christian martyr who died telling a joke

Today is the feast day of St Lawrence (225-258), one of the earliest Christian martyrs and one of the few who died telling a joke.

Language lessons: Why is learning to speak Christian so hard?
Language lessons: Why is learning to speak Christian so hard?

None of us grows up speaking 'Christian' as a native. It's a language that has to be learned.

Archbishop of Canterbury to address UN Security Council
Archbishop of Canterbury to address UN Security Council

Archbishop Justin Welby will address the UN Security Council later this month in a debate on 'mediation and its role in conflict prevention'.