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Can we avoid Holy Week hypocrisy?
Can we avoid Holy Week hypocrisy?

Last week I found myself doing exactly the sort of thing I decry in others, and which seems to me to go against the gospel Jesus taught – and which I claim to preach – in so many ways.

Saeed Abedini launches bitter attack on Franklin Graham, says evangelist \'used him\' for fame and fortune
Saeed Abedini launches bitter attack on Franklin Graham, says evangelist 'used him' for fame and fortune

The US-based pastor Saeed Abedini, who was released from an Iranian prison last year, has hit out at the lifestyle and alleged hypocrisy of Franklin Graham, the evangelist who has supported Abedini in the past.

Who was King Jehoshaphat and what can we learn from him?
Who was King Jehoshaphat and what can we learn from him?

The Bible presents to us various rulers and persons of authority, and all of them serve as examples of what Godly and ungodly leadership produces. One of these rulers, King Jehoshaphat, is a great example to learn from.

What do Scientologists actually believe in?
What do Scientologists actually believe in?

One of the most controversial cults that have emerged in recent times is Scientology and it's important Christians are informed when it comes to their beliefs.

What is the festival of Passover?
What is the festival of Passover?

Sunset today marks the beginning of the festival of Passover. It's a defining festival for the Jewish people, and it's of deep significance in the Christian faith too. What is it?

Should the U.S. take out Assad?

Do we really know what's going on in Syria? And even if we did, should we try to remove Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad?

Will a U.S. missile attack on Syria signal fulfilment of the Bible's End-Time prophecy? Some Christians think so

There is intense Christian theological debate on whether the unfolding events in Syria have some Biblical connections.

How jihadis are killing Egypt's 'soft target' Christians to undermine the state

Christians are an easily identifiable and vulnerable group who are seen by militant Islamists as supporting the state, making churches a 'soft target'.

Bible verses to help you fight the Devil, demons and evil spirits
Bible verses to help you fight the Devil, demons and evil spirits

In the spiritual realm we are all at war and the enemy is fierce. Reality is that our enemy, the devil, is a formidable one.

Marvel X-Men cartoonist facing \'disciplinary action\' for anti-Jewish and anti-Christian messages in drawings
Marvel X-Men cartoonist facing 'disciplinary action' for anti-Jewish and anti-Christian messages in drawings

Marvel Comics are taking 'disciplinary action' against one of their 'pencillers' after outrage on social media about anti-Jewish and anti-Christian coded messages inserted into X-Men Gold #1.

\'Love, lost and found\': New video shows how Easter is like a fairytale – with one key difference
'Love, lost and found': New video shows how Easter is like a fairytale – with one key difference

A short new video and book titled 'Love Story' explores how Christianity is like many great myths and fairy-tales - except with one crucial difference.

'The church was filled with the bodies of the dead': Egypt Palm Sunday bombing survivors speak out

Eyewitnesses of the blasts that took the lives of 49 Egyptian Coptic Christians have spoken of the horror of the events.

1 million Christian pilgrims prepare to descend on Rome to mark the Passion and Resurrection of Christ
1 million Christian pilgrims prepare to descend on Rome to mark the Passion and Resurrection of Christ

As Christians descend in their thousands on Rome for the ceremonies of Holy Week and Easter, Pope Francis is preparing to visit a jail located 30 miles away to take part in the Maundy Thursday foot-washing ritual.

Growing number of Americans \'love Jesus, but not the Church,\' new study finds
Growing number of Americans 'love Jesus, but not the Church,' new study finds

A growing minority of Americans are 'spiritual but not religious' and 'love Jesus, but not the Church' according to a new study by the Barna Group.

Cathedrals in England to be given management overhaul after growing cash crisis problems
Cathedrals in England to be given management overhaul after growing cash crisis problems

The Archbishops of Canterbury and York are to examine how England's 42 Anglican cathedrals are run after a 'cash flow crisis' at the historic Peterborough cathedral.

American war hero dies saving drowning boy during missionary work in Indonesia
American war hero dies saving drowning boy during missionary work in Indonesia

A Christian from Ohio who survived explosions during combat in Afghanistan and Iraq died saving the life of a young boy while doing missionary work in Indonesia.