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9 Bible verses for when you're heartbroken and looking for healing

If you are feeling brokenhearted, allow the following Bible verses to console you as God mends your broken heart.

Wanting to pray but can't find the 'right' words? Here are 3 prayers to share when the world seems hopeless

In the aftermath of a personal tragedy, many of us seek solace and support from God through prayer. However you formulate your prayers in tragic times, you may find it helpful to add the ones below into rotation. If you know someone who's trying to pray for the first time or the first time in a long time you could pass these on to them or share them on your social media accounts for others to use as inspiration.

Feeling like a failure? Here are 8 Bible verses to give you hope

If you've knowingly let someone or God down and you feel as though the subsequent guilt is tearing you apart, the following Bible verses serve as a reminder that there is still hope.

Lecrae thinks church has been too quiet on race issues

Singer and fast-rising evangelical leader Lecrae Devaughn Moore says black Americans don't trust church leaders anymore, whether they be black or white.

Orlando Shooting: Tense scenes at the funerals of victims

Funerals for two of the 49 victims killed in the shooting at a nightclub in Florida were marked by tense scenes on Saturday, as an impatient driver was accused of injuring two law enforcement officers and another took place under the watch of anti-gay protesters.

Christians flee Pakistan only to find more heartache and challenges in their place of refuge

Out of the frying pan into the fire. Such a fate has befallen a Christian family who fled persecution in Pakistan only to realise later on that their situation has gone from bad to worse.

Former football coach who was fired for offering prayers to team has no regrets, just gratitude

It is not always easy standing up for one's faith. Joe Kennedy, former football coach for Bremerton High School in Bremerton, Washington, did so at the risk of losing his job.

Billy Graham warns parents of the negative impact today's television shows have on children

There is a lot of danger in letting kids watch whatever shows they like nowadays, since several programs (even cartoons) are now promoting sex, violence, and homosexuality, among many other things.

Who needs a tough father?

It's a tough time to be a father right now. Taking your child to the zoo or for a walk in the woods could land you on the front page of the newspaper. Whether you are a single dad, a step dad or just a standard dad, fathers everywhere are damned if they do and damned if they don't.

New Christian dating site hopes to provide singles 'romantic escape from persecution'

There are a lot of Pakistani Christian parents who are seeking perfect matches in the West for their sons and daughters, but they want to make sure that their families' Christian culture will still be preserved even after their children are married off.

Father's Day: 'I only got to know and understand my father after his death'

Dad died in 2011 at the great age of 92; having celebrated nearly half a century as a minister and 65 years of marriage. And as I wrote the account of my mother's war story (My Secret Life in Hut Six), the quiet wound of doubt opened up again. Why hadn't my father fought in the war? Was it conscience or cowardice? By now of course it was too late ask direct questions; I could only rely on diaries, endless sermon jottings and scribblings. I wanted to get behind the mythology surrounding his pac

Rory Feek gives late wife Joey a special gift during their wedding anniversary

Christian country singer Rory Feek, who lost his wife and singing partner Joey this March due to cervical cancer, celebrated their wedding anniversary on June 15 by going to her grave, talking to her just like old times, and giving her a special gift.

Jennifer Hudson reveals why she never worries: \'God always has something greater in store!\'