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Simone Biles, Mr. T dance to Christian songs on 'Dancing With the Stars'
Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles and partner Sasha Farber chose to do their Viennese Waltz to Chris Tomlin's hit song 'Good Good Father', while Mr. T danced to a choir singing 'Amazing Grace'.
3 important people in the Easter story you probably forgot about
We can learn a lot from the Easter story, not just from Jesus Christ, but other people whose actions and reactions tell us a lot about how to respond to the good news of our resurrected Lord.
Where is Golgotha, the place of Jesus' crucifixion?
The picture of Golgotha is far from beautiful.
Egyptian Coptic bishop on the profound power of martyrdom: 'When you are not afraid, you are able to love'
An Egyptian Coptic bishop has spoken about the profound power of martyrdom in the 21st century, as the Coptic community continues to mourn Egypt's Palm Sunday church bombings that killed at least 45 and injured over 100.
'Good Friday just got better'. Christians condemn shocking Tesco cheap beer advert
The supermarket giant Tesco has offended Christians across Britain with a newspaper ad that completely fails to understand Good Friday.
Pastors who have gay children should resign and repent, says conservative pastor
A pastor from Colorado known for his condemnation of homosexuality has said that any other pastor whose children are gay should resign, repent and recognise that 'there may be something very, very wrong with the pastor himself'.
Security stepped up at churches in Egypt as Easter approaches
Security has been stepped up at churches and cathedrals in Egypt as the country's interior ministry released the name and photographs of the Alexandria suicide bomber who struck on Palm Sunday.
Good Friday â The Christian Today contemporary Spotify playlist
Here is the second of four Passion playlists from Christian Today. It features Christian and secular artists, from the likes of Johnny Cash and Bruce Springsteen through to the endlessly innovative Sufjan Stevens.
Why the story of Ruth is a parable for Lebanon today
For many years Syrian forces occupied Lebanon, but now with the war in Syria the tables have turned and a huge number of refugees have flooded into this tiny country.
Queen completes traditional Maundy Thursday cathedral tour by handing out money at Leicester
The Queen has handed out Maundy money at Leicester Cathedral and has now been present on Maundy Thursday at every Cathedral in England.
'A new command I give you': How foot-washing can save the world
In Christian tradition, today recalls the story of Jesus stooping to wash the feet of his disciples. To wash another's dirty feet was a radical act of service then, and the Church has imitated it to this day. Through it, we embody Christ's humility, forgetting ourselves and showing the world what true love does.
Justin Welby asks: How do we learn to see God in the face of the stranger?
All too often, when we ask, 'Where is God?' it is because we want a God of power: a God who will come and sort the world out.
Q & A: What is at stake in this Sunday's Turkish referendum?
Turkish citizens head to the polls on Sunday (16 April â Easter Day) to vote in a major national referendum on a new draft constitution which would dramatically increase the powers of the country's president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Archbishop of Canterbury: 'Have we lost our national nerve?'
A 'disconnection' in society between values and practices is undermining the future of our society, the Archbishop of Canterbury warned in the second of his Holy Week lectures at Canterbury Cathedral last night.
Politicians who do God: How do Trump, May, Merkel and Blair square their public lives and private faith?
However much we may want them to, surely no political party or agenda anywhere in the world can claim a monopoly on the Christian faith.
Foot washing and philanthropy: Why is today called 'Maundy Thursday'?
Today is Maundy Thursday, the fifth day of Holy Week in the Christian Easter tradition. It recalls the occasion of Jesus washing the feet of his disciples and sharing the Last Supper before his crucifixion on Good Friday. Why is it called Maundy Thursday?