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Lahore attacks: How should Christians respond?
More than 70 people dead. At least 300 injured. Thousands of friends' and families' lives altered for ever. How can we respond?

Lahore attacks: 'Christians will not lose hope'
Christians in Pakistan will not lose hope in the wake of the bloodiest attack in several years, Christian Today was told on Monday.

How to break a gossiping spirit
Gossip is a real threat to relationships. More relationships have been broken by the mistrust that negative gossip brings than misunderstandings and arguments.

Why does God give us problems that seem bigger than we think we can handle?
If you've been a Christian for a while now, you would know that it's a myth to believe that life's challenges drop to a minimum after we give our lives to Christ. That's because problems, trials and challenges will still be there and they will still be as overwhelming as before.

7 things that discipleship is not
One would be intrigued to know that the word discipleship never shows up in the Bible. However, the concept and practices will always point to the importance and centrality of doing ministry and life with discipleship in mind.

Stabbed and left for dead by Islamist radicals: The cost of being a Christian in Pakistan
At just 17 years old, Ali Husnain was stabbed and left for dead by Islamic fundamentalists in Lahore because he converted to Christianity. Seven years later, he plans to return and preach the gospel in Pakistan.

How should we respond to a decline in church attendance?
Studies show that attendance in a big majority of churches in America is declining. Millennials are leaving the church and the older generations who once valued God's Word are getting too weak to stay active.

5 good habits that will improve your Bible study
When there is no communication, a relationship could enter a stagnant state or even shrivel away. Every believer is called to grow in the area of spiritual devotional because this is our way of communicating with our God.

Lahore attack: 'The target was Christians' says Taliban
The Taliban faction who killed at least 70 in Lahore on Sunday have said their target was Christians.

Baby left to die at hospital after botched abortion sparks global outrage, call for ban on procedure
Polish parliament is creating a special committee to draft a bill that would ban abortion in the country following global outrage over Warsaw doctors leaving a baby to die after a botched abortion, according to news reports.

Florida governor signs legislation that cuts state funding to abortion clinics, imposes abortion restrictions
Florida Governor Rick Scott signed on Friday a bill that will cut state funding to abortion clinics including Planned Parenthood and imposes restrictions on the procedure.

Indiana bans abortion based on foetal abnormalities, other possible grounds
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence signed into law on March 24 a bill that would prohibit abortions that are based on fetal genetic abnormalities such as Down Syndrome.

Michigan lawmaker moves to limit number of Syrian refugees being resettled in state by federal U.S. government
Two bills have been introduced in the Michigan House of Representatives that are aimed at giving more powers to the state in the resettlement of refugees.

Dozens of Christian men, women and children slaughtered in Pakistan bomb blast
More than 65 people have been murdered and about 300 more injured in a bomb blast in a public park in Pakistan.

Billy Graham on why Pontius Pilate didn't let Jesus go even though he believed he was innocent
Billy Graham once warned Christians of today against succumbing to peer pressure, like Pontius Pilate did to Jesus when he ordered him to be cruicified.

Sanders defeats Clinton in 3 states, sees more victories ahead as Democratic race heads to northeast
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders defeated front-runner Hillary Clinton in caucuses in three Western statesâWashington, Alaska and Hawaiiâon Saturday, boosting his campaign as the race moves to the more liberal northeastern states, including Clinton's home state of New York, where the senator from Vermont expects even better results.