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Trump pleas for evangelical vote: 'America's leaders are selling Christianity down the tubes'

The presumptive Republican nominee asked for the support of several prominent faith leaders as he called himself a "tremendous believer".

Boko Haram: Militant group fractures over ISIS allegiance

Boko Haram has split internally, after a group rebelled because the leader Abubakar Shekau failed to adhere to guidance from ISIS, a senior US general said on Tuesday.

Gains against ISIS 'not yet enough' and could backfire, US officials warn

US officials and outside experts warn that the US-backed air and ground campaign is far from eradicating the radical Islamic group.

Why praying harder won't always give us our breakthroughs

We often put too much emphasis on our efforts and our abilities to pray and fail to recognise that God moves not according to our faithfulness, but according to His faithfulness and behind the power that is now in Jesus' name and authority.

Having a bad day? Blast the blues with these Bible verses

If you're having a bad day, spending some time meditating over any number of the following pieces of Scripture can help to lift your mood. Even if you're not going through a bad time at the moment, these Bible verses could help a friend who is. If you can think of someone who's down today or in the days to come, why not share these uplifting and optimistic biblical extracts with them?

Are you a Christian commitment phobe? Here are 3 things to remember on devoting yourself to God

Here are three things that we can all benefit from remembering about commitment, and three questions to ask yourself if you think you might be a commitmentphobe?

8 Bible verses on the importance of self-examining your spiritual life

God encourages us to look inward in order to identify areas of weakness so that we can address them. Here are eight Bible verses which emphasise the importance of examining ourselves.

How to hold onto happiness: 5 tips on embracing joy

Here are five things that you can do to embrace this wonderful emotion on a daily basis.

5 Bible verses to make your house feel like a home

But when it comes to your faith, does your home reveal what is in your heart?

Duggar relationship news: Jinger Duggar is being courted by soccer player Jeremy Vuolo

Another Duggar has entered into a courtship! Jinger Duggar, the 22-year-old reality star from "Jill and Jessa: Countin On" is now being courted by 28-year-old soccer player Jeremy Vuolo, who is goalkeeper for the San Antonio Scorpions.

How to be liberated from self-anger and self-hate

We live in a world where self-hate is glorified and sometimes even promoted. Truth is that self-hatred is dangerous and contrasting to God's perfect will for each of us.

Feeling like you've failed God? Here are 4 prayers for you

Disappointing someone who we admire more than anyone else can have a huge impact on our confidence to do the right thing. Once we've recovered from the guilt, one of the first things that we want to do is make it up to the person we've let down and prove to this person and ourselves that we're better than our last mistake.