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Can I be a child of God and yet face difficult problems?
Can I be a child of God and yet face difficult problems?

God promised to deliver all who have taken refuge in Him. He promised to help us in our troubles, to keep us from many bad things that may happen to us. Does this mean we won't be facing difficult problems anymore?

3 things every church member should know about their pastors and church workers
3 things every church member should know about their pastors and church workers

While church workers do indeed serve God to the best of their abilities and capacities, we need to temper our expectations with a few truths that many of us tend to ignore.

George W. Bush says mom Barbara is in heaven: 'She truly believes there's an afterlife'
George W. Bush says mom Barbara is in heaven: 'She truly believes there's an afterlife'

The 43rd President of the United States will miss his mom following her death but he's comforted by the knowledge that she is in heaven.

Proud dad Mark Wahlberg celebrates daughter's first communion
Proud dad Mark Wahlberg celebrates daughter's first communion

The "Transformers" star proudly shared a family photo that showed 8-year-old Grace Margaret properly dressed for the Christian ceremony.

St George: Just the right saint for today's England
St George: Just the right saint for today's England

It's St George's Day, when all true-born Englishmen – it's usually men – feel a patriotic glow and an upswelling of pride in being not just British, but actually English.

3 lessons from the time Jesus drove people out from the temple
3 lessons from the time Jesus drove people out from the temple

Jesus, commonly introduced among the religious as a pious and very gentle and meek man, did something the most of religious of all will dislike: He drove people out of the temple and overturned the tables of those who were doing business there.

How do I put things behind me? 3 ways how
How do I put things behind me? 3 ways how

God wants all of us to put former things behind us. He has called us to be a forward-moving people, able to thank Him for the things that are while moving forward to the things that will be.

3 wrong expectations Christians have about God
3 wrong expectations Christians have about God

God is often misunderstood and misinterpreted by people. He is good, merciful, patient and kind, yet His attributes are often misunderstood, even by the very people who carry His name. Here are some common wrong expectations we can have about God.

3 Bible verses to help you be bold in Christ
3 Bible verses to help you be bold in Christ

As God's people, Christians should be the boldest and most courageous of all, particularly when it comes to speaking and doing what is Godly.

What can we learn from a young king named Joash?
What can we learn from a young king named Joash?

Joash, the youngest king mentioned in the Bible, gives us a few crucial lessons in our lives as God's people.

Former Columbine High School principal says he only survived massacre through God's grace
Former Columbine High School principal says he only survived massacre through God's grace

It has been 19 years since the massacre at Columbine High School, but former principal Frank DeAngelis still recalls how God was stepped in when two seniors went on a killing spree that resulted in the deaths of 12 students and a teacher.

Why cutting off friendships - even church friendships - is sometimes necessary
Why cutting off friendships - even church friendships - is sometimes necessary

The Bible tells us that we should be careful in choosing our friends, even the ones we make in church.

Is it right for a Christian to use God's word to promote personal agenda?
Is it right for a Christian to use God's word to promote personal agenda?

Those who misuse God's Words for their own benefit do it to their own destruction.

3 things that can stop us from living with purpose
3 things that can stop us from living with purpose

Every race car driver knows that there's a finish line waiting for him at the end of the track. Every Christian, then, must realize that there's a finish line at the end of this life: the time when we will meet Christ face to face.

What is the Gospel of Thomas and why is it not in the Bible?
What is the Gospel of Thomas and why is it not in the Bible?

The Bible contains sixty-six books in all of its pages, all of them meant to show who God is. There's a reason why the Gospel of Thomas didn't make the final cut.

3 reasons why authentic fellowship might be hard to find
3 reasons why authentic fellowship might be hard to find

Authentic fellowship goes beyond the pleasantries and the group selfies and the Facebook posts tagging friends in social media. It even goes beyond having lunch together on a daily basis, and riding the same bus from work to home after duty hours.