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Jim Bob Duggar shares parenting tip, says people should be careful how they praise their kids
Jim Bob Duggar shares parenting tip, says people should be careful how they praise their kids

Jim Bob Duggar, the "19 Kids and Counting" patriarch, has tried to raise his 19 kids to become good Christian children. There are a lot of strict rules he implemented on his household, but he recently shared with the Duggar Family Blog one parenting advice that has helped shape his kids' lives.

Top Anglican official backs Bishop of Grantham over sexuality
Top Anglican official backs Bishop of Grantham over sexuality

The Bishop of Grantham, Rt Rev Nicholas Chamberlain, has received high-level support from the most senior official in the Anglican communion after controversy erupted over his sexuality.

Catholic Church seeks to help refugees living in squalor in Calais
Catholic Church seeks to help refugees living in squalor in Calais

Refugees living in squalor in the 'jungle' refugee camp on the edge of Calais will now be given clothing and other vital belongings under a new initiative by a French Catholic charity.

Steve Harvey shares inspirational message to encourage people during tough times: \'Keep your faith in God\'
Steve Harvey shares inspirational message to encourage people during tough times: 'Keep your faith in God'

Ever made so many horrible mistakes in life that the only solution it seems is to give up? Well-known comedian and TV host Steve Harvey knows that feeling very well. After enduring years of hardship and homelessness, Harvey wondered if he was right in trying to pursue a career in the entertainment industry.

Ex-Destiny\'s Child singer Latavia Robertson says \'God never makes mistakes\' even after suffering from miscarriage
Ex-Destiny's Child singer Latavia Robertson says 'God never makes mistakes' even after suffering from miscarriage

Whenever some people encounter setbacks in life, they can't help but wonder, "Why me, God?" But former Destiny's Child singer Latavia Robertson isn't one of these people, and she even showed people the right way to respond to life's curveballs.

Church condemns rumours Patriarch was accomplice to failed coup
Church condemns rumours Patriarch was accomplice to failed coup

The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople has condemned "false allegations" that its head was an accomplice in Turkey's failed coup on July 15.

Here\'s one thing that will help you grow in your love for God
Here's one thing that will help you grow in your love for God

Investing your riches in God will quickly grow your love for Him.

Here\'s how you should respond to divine delays
Here's how you should respond to divine delays

Although they might frustrate and irritate us, understanding what divine delays are meant for and seeing what outcome they might produce will actually help us appreciate the beauty of waiting on God for His miracles and goodness.

Why communion at church has so much power
Why communion at church has so much power

Communion is more than just a Sunday service ritual. It's a remembrance of how undeserving we are of His love that was freely given for us to be free.

Tanzania: One dead, two seriously injured in attack on Christian university
Tanzania: One dead, two seriously injured in attack on Christian university

The attack at midnight on September 2 saw armed men set fire to the campus at the Sebastian Kolowa Memorial University.

Blind Paralympic swimmer reaches out to the homeless, providing them shoes: \'Swim by faith, not by sight\'
Blind Paralympic swimmer reaches out to the homeless, providing them shoes: 'Swim by faith, not by sight'

Instead of seeing the clear blue water of the swimming pool, this swimmer sees only sheer blackness, with a tiny blue dot in the middle. This is how McClain Hermes describes what she sees in the pool.

Ben-Hur, the rewrite: Why a classic 19th-century novel needed a reboot
Ben-Hur, the rewrite: Why a classic 19th-century novel needed a reboot

The story of Ben-Hur derives from an 1880 book by Lew Wallace, a Union general, lawyer and diplomat. Now it's been re-written for modern readers.

ISIS sending parents videos of their daughters being raped, tortured and killed — with body parts placed in bags

The revelation was so shocking and yet no national news network in the U.S. bothered to cover or write about it.

Why Christians will always have enemies
Why Christians will always have enemies

Jesus doesn't shy away from speaking about enemies. In the midst of the Sermon on the Mount, he says, "You have heard that it was said, "You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you."

The Mayflower sailed today in 1620: 10 facts about the Pilgrim Fathers
The Mayflower sailed today in 1620: 10 facts about the Pilgrim Fathers

On this day in 1620, a voyage began that was to become a key story in the founding of modern America.

Nigeria: Families of missing Chibok schoolgirls to receive trauma counselling
Nigeria: Families of missing Chibok schoolgirls to receive trauma counselling

Victims of Boko Haram's reign of terror in northern Nigeria will be supported by a new trauma centre opened by persecution charity Open Doors.