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Christians should help protect children in conflict areas, Church says
Christians should help protect children in conflict areas, Church says

The Holy See has already called on the United Nations and local governments to step up efforts to protect young children in war-torn areas.

Christian couple die 20 minutes apart from each other after living life serving others
Christian couple die 20 minutes apart from each other after living life serving others

After spending 63 years together, even death has not parted an elderly Christian couple who lived their life guided by their faith and died just minutes apart.

Megachurch pastor Eddie Long addresses startling weight loss, insists he\'s fine
Megachurch pastor Eddie Long addresses startling weight loss, insists he's fine

Megachurch pastor Eddie Long, who preaches at the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, is barely recognisable these days, and it's because he lost a ton of weight.

Joyce Meyer reveals benefits of a humble heart
Joyce Meyer reveals benefits of a humble heart

When Christians display a humble heart, they are honouring God. Charismatic Christian author and speaker Joyce Meyer says humility is a "major fruit" people need to develop within themselves in order to represent God well.

French President Hollande grateful for Pope\'s support after terror attacks but stays defiant over country\'s secularism
French President Hollande grateful for Pope's support after terror attacks but stays defiant over country's secularism

French President François Hollande met with Pope Francis on Wednesday to discuss the death of an elderly French priest Jacques Hamel at the hands of Islamist militants.

\'Duck Dynasty\' star Sadie Robertson urges fans to pray for Louisiana
'Duck Dynasty' star Sadie Robertson urges fans to pray for Louisiana

"Duck Dynasty" star Sadie Robertson is using her popularity to get people to pray for the victims of the Louisiana flooding, and she strongly believes that prayer can help solve people's current woes.

Back-to-school: Here are 9 Bible verses to share with your kids as they embark on a new school year
Back-to-school: Here are 9 Bible verses to share with your kids as they embark on a new school year

As the end of the summer holidays draw near, parents will be starting their preparations for the new school year. Sharing some brief but powerful Bible verses with them as they head back to school is a wonderful way to equip them for the coming term.

Jinger Duggar says fiancé Jeremy Vuolo is answer to her prayers: \'I asked God for this in a future spouse\'
Jinger Duggar says fiancé Jeremy Vuolo is answer to her prayers: 'I asked God for this in a future spouse'

Jinger, the sixth child of Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar has said her fiancé is the answer to her prayers.

How to respond to someone who questions your faith
How to respond to someone who questions your faith

As Christians, we should be ready to stand for our faith, but what does that really look like? Here are three simple ways you can respond to a challenge to your faith.

Dallas resident shares love of God to the homeless by feeding and helping them 365 days a year
Dallas resident shares love of God to the homeless by feeding and helping them 365 days a year

Three words spoken by Jesus Christ Himself spurred him into action: "Feed my sheep."

ISIS boils 6 men alive in vats of tar
ISIS boils 6 men alive in vats of tar

Last time, they used nitric acid. This time, it's boiling tar.

Christian homeless man forgives attackers who beat and left him for dead: \'The Lord still loves them\'
Christian homeless man forgives attackers who beat and left him for dead: 'The Lord still loves them'

He suffered a severe beating—with four broken ribs and numerous bruises—but there's one thing that the people who attacked him failed to break: his spirit.

Synagogue ruins in Israel lend further credibility to New Testament records of Jesus teaching in villages around Galilee
Synagogue ruins in Israel lend further credibility to New Testament records of Jesus teaching in villages around Galilee

New synagogue ruins recently discovered at a site called Tel Rechesh, near to Mount Tabor in the Nahal Tavor Nature Reserve in lower Galilee lend further weight to the belief that Jesus Christ taught in villages around Galilee during his lifetime here on earth.

Choudary conviction proves \'dangerous\' counter-terror laws are not needed, say free speech campaigners
Choudary conviction proves 'dangerous' counter-terror laws are not needed, say free speech campaigners

The conviction of Anjem Coudary is proof the government's counter-extremism plans are unnecessary, according to free speech campaigners who have labelled the proposals as "dangerous".

More than 17,000 killed in Syria\'s brutal prisons since 2011
More than 17,000 killed in Syria's brutal prisons since 2011

Almost 18,000 people have died in Syria's state prisons since the outbreak of civil war in 2011, Amnesty International said today, in a damning report that warned torture is a "routine occurrence" in government detention facilities.

Billy Graham on how people can fill \'spiritual emptiness\'
Billy Graham on how people can fill 'spiritual emptiness'

A concerned Christian cannot help but wonder why anyone would ever resort to séances, mystical crystals, fortune-telling, and astrology when they could simply entrust their present and future to God.