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4 ways to ruin a worship experience
One of the many reasons why God designed the concept of the church community is for people to experience the blessing and respond to the call that is corporate worship.

If you miss the Holy Spirit... you miss the entire point
Carrie Lloyd on moving in the prophetic.

6 ways to help your kids grow in a church community
How can we as parents get our children involved in the church community and in turn help them grow in honoring God by loving others?

Gutenberg Bible and Darwin's Origin of the Species to go on display in Cambridge
One of the first Bibles ever to be printed and a first edition of Darwin's Origin of the Species are among a number of priceless works to go on show at a landmark exhibition in Cambridge this week.

What being in 'the wilderness' taught me about faith, church and God
Hannah Mudge on why she felt 'done' with church, and what emerged from her time in 'the wilderness'.

What is the worst sin?
Every commandment after the first is simply an example of the first, which is about idolatry. To have other gods before the true God is the worst sin, in a sense, because it is the only sin that is expressed in scripture.

These Christian doctors have helped deliver 4,000 babies in one of the riskiest countries in the world
In one of the most dangerous places on the planet to be a mother, two surgeons from the UK are celebrating the safe deliveries of thousands of babies.

Help make girls more confident, says first woman bishop to speak in House of Lords
The Bishop of Gloucester used her maiden speech as the first woman bishop ever to speak in the House of Lords to raise concerns about the loss of confidence among young people, especially girls.

Universe's mystery deepens: Powerful radio waves spotted in multiple bursts, not just in single flashes
FRBs have been long thought to just exist as quick explosions, much like a camera flash in outer space. However, astronomers recently spotted an FRB that does not look like a flash, but whose appearance is more similar a strobe light, or a crooked line of bright light.

'Game changer': How EU could shut Turkish door on migrants
A European Union draft deal with Turkey to stop migrants reaching Greece introduces a harder edge of coercion to what critics have derided as a hitherto feeble EU response to a crisis tearing it apart.

North Korea will be 'vaporised' if it launches nuke attacks on other nations, says ex-Pentagon official
Former Deputy Undersecretary for Defense Jed Babbin, who served under the administration of President George H.W. Bush, said other countries will not hesitate to pulverize North Korea if it decides to use its supposed nuclear weapons

Breakthrough in cancer research: New 'personalised' treatment addresses tumour mutations
Researchers were able to reach a new breakthrough in cancer research by coming up with a treatment that capitalizes on common mutations -- ones that could be isolated and fought off by certain immune cells.

Alabama Supreme Court dismisses suit vs. same-sex marriage but slams U.S. Supreme Court ruling as 'immoral'
The Alabama Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition to stop same-sex marriage in the state but issued a lengthy opinion that severely criticized the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on Obergefell v. Hodges as "immoral" and "lawless."

California pro-LGBT bill aims to impose travel ban to 21 states that have religious freedom laws
An assemblyman in California has introduced two bills including one that would discriminate by banning travel to 21 states that have Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) laws that are seen as against LGBTs.

Bill to make abortion murder in the first degree filed by Oklahoma state senator
A state senator in Oklahoma has introduced a bill that makes abortion a crime.

Pennsylvania pastor, mayor lead volunteers in feeding the homeless every Friday
Every Friday night in Allentown, Pennsylvania, a group of volunteers led by a pastor provides meals to the homeless.