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3 ways by which forgiveness renews us
Jesus' death for the forgiveness of our sins cleanses us, renews us and opens up the pathway to restoration of our relationship with our Father in heaven. The forgiveness that we exchange with one another here on earth does similar things.

Labour rules Corbyn has automatic right to be on leadership ballot
Labour's left-wing leadership is locked in a bitter internal power struggle with its more moderate MPs.

Why Jesus needs to be your anchor in times like these
While it's helpful to have people to call on when we're in need, Jesus is the only one who is completely reliable and by our side through it all.

5 Bible verses on the dangers of earthly distractions
Feeling distracted by worldly wealth? These Bible verses explain why you shouldn't be.

Christian author says God speaks to people through dreams and visions, but only a few really hear His message
Pastor Jane Hamon, author of "Dreams and Visions: Understanding and Interpreting God's Messages to You," says God might be trying to talk to Christians even as they sleep.

New film 'The Fight Within' combines cage fighting and faith, shares message of hope and salvation
Cage fighting and Christianity are two things that normally don't go together. But the new faith-based film "The Fight Within" hopes to explore that combination.

At 97, Billy Graham hopes to live to be 100; mind still very sharp, his son Franklin says
At the age of 97, evangelist Billy Graham has already enjoyed a life well lived. When people asked his son Franklin about his father's health status recently during a Decision America stop in Olympia, Washington, Franklin expressed optimism that his father still has more years to live.

Pastor Saeed Abedini says God is 'always close to the oppressed'
Pastor Saeed Abedini, who was imprisoned in Iran for over three years because of his Christian faith, spoke before hundreds of thousands of people in Paris at the National Council of Resistance of Iran rally just this Saturday.

New case of 'mass demonic possession' reported in Colombia affecting schoolgirls playing 'Charlie, Charlie'
It happened againâthis time in Colombia. Twenty-two schoolgirls, aged between 12 and 15, "suffered mass demonic possession" on Saturday after playing a game of "Charlie Charlie," the Mirror reports.

Final battle between Christ and Satan would be over marriage and family as predicted by Fatima visionary, cardinal says
The world appears to be witnessing now the final battle between Christ and Satan.

This 'drive-thru' in Texas satisfies hunger of a different kind â the spiritual kind
If you need a quick meal to satisfy your hunger on the road, the drive-thru is the place to go. Now, in a city in Texas, there's a different drive-thruâone that caters to people who have a different kind of hunger to satiate: the hunger for spiritual nutrition amid all the mounting negativities everywhere.

Why do even 'good' marriages have so much conflict?
So many Christian couples come into a marriage thinking that they're prepared to face anything and that conflict need not arise, but it inevitably does. So why is it that even 'good' marriages seem to have so much conflict?

Country singer Craig Morgan requests prayers after 19-year-old son found dead in tubing accident
Jerry Greer, the 19-year-old son of country singer Craig Morgan, has been found dead in Kentucky Lake, Tennessee, following a tubing accident.

Young Iraqi Christians to recite Lord's Prayer in Aramaic before Pope
A proportion of some 200 young Christians from all around Iraq will recite the Lord's Prayer in Aramaic before the Pope at World Youth Day (WYD) in Krakow later this month

South Sudan: Millions face uncertain future following days of bloody violence
South Sudan is in turmoil. Last Thursday, fighting erupted in the capital city of Juba between troops loyal to rivals President Salva Kiir and vice-president Riek Machar. Since then, the violence escalated and hundreds have been killed, including dozens of civilians.

Christian charity appeals for funds to fight Cuba church demolitions
Christian Solidarity Worldwide has published moving testimony of what it was like for the pastor and his family when government officials demolished Emanuel Church in eastern Cuba.