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Roma Downey to receive Hollywood Walk of Fame star next to husband Mark Burnett
Christian producer Roma Downey, well-known for her role as the angel Monica in "Touched By An Angel," will be given a star in the category of Television on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and it will be placed right next to the star of her husband Mark Burnett.

Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas hopes to glorify God as an athlete: 'I love sharing about my faith'
U.S. Olympic gymnast Gabrielle "Gabby" Douglas is the first woman of colour to ever win an individual all-around competition, and she is happy how her success is helping her proclaim God's glory to the world.

Where to find your purpose
God often reveals His purpose in your life when you are at your most trying moments. If you're facing a challenge today, it's time to open your ears to hear from God because this most likely will be the time when He reveals His grand plan for you.

Genuine faith is built in the furnace not in vacations
Genuine faith is not only built in times of abundance and prosperity. Yes, God uses both to train and develop us, but there are also some aspects to your faith that can only be developed in the furnace.

How a Christian is to handle criticism
As Christians, God calls us to impact our respective communities, and this calls for us to be ready to receive criticism. Here are three ways Christians can respond to criticism.

Pursue God first and everything will be added unto you
It's been said that the pursuit of Christ is the pursuit of everything because as we pursue Him, He adds all things we need to us. How do we translate and understand that?

How we can have courage when our circumstances make us feel afraid
Today, we can look to Jesus Christ for courage when we are reminded, just as Joshua was, that we have a God who never leaves us or forsakes us.

The power of declaring your God-given identity
Words and declarations have more power than you can ever imagine. So much of history and so much of your personal life is affected and determined by the words that have been spoken to you.

Manny Pacquiao uses Bible to defend death penalty
The former world champion boxer and now Philippines senator today used the Bible to justify his call for the reinstatement of the death penalty.

The 4 myths about Jesus that may be ruining your life
In Ephesians 1, Paul breathlessly lavishes praise on the Lord and illustrates him as the reconciler of Heaven and Earth.

Suicide bomber kills at least 70 at Pakistan hospital
A suicide bomber in Pakistan killed at least 70 people and wounded more than a hundred on Monday in an attack on mourners gathered at a hospital in Quetta, according to officials in the southwestern province of Baluchistan.

How to read - and understand - the book of Revelation
For centuries Revelation has been the staple diet for conspiracy theorists, millenialists and anyone who wants to find some Scripture for their own personal crackpot theory.

Algeria: Christian sentenced to five years in jail over Jesus post
A Christian man charged with blasphemy has been sentenced to prison for five years after posting online about Jesus.

Men dressed as priests kill Nigerian soldiers in Delta attack
Gunmen dressed as priests have killed three Nigerian soldiers in the oil-producing Niger Delta, a military source and residents have said.
Refugee swimmer wins hearts at Rio Olympics
A Syrian refugee who won her heat in the 100 metres butterfly at the Olympics in Rio swam pulling a boat full of 20 people in the ocean between Turkey and Greece when fleeing her home country last year.

Should the next US president be offensively blunt about Islamism? Republicans think so, Democrats don't
The findings come in a Pew survey that reveals widely differing attitudes towards Islam among Americans.