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Promises to declare over your family
Husbands and wives, mothers and fathers, children, grandparents and grandchildren- everyone has a role to play in the God-ordained unit that is the family.
Mark Driscoll announces launch of new church in Phoenix
Mark Driscoll is to open a new church in Arizona following his well-documented resignation from Mars Hill in October 2014.
Pope Francis urges nuns and priests to avoid dropping a 'gossip bomb'
Pope Francis told nuns and priests to bite their tongues on Monday, during an address marking the end of the Year of Consecrated life.
7 Bible verses to help you battle stress
As true as it is that God wants us to be proactive and productive, I refuse to believe that God wants you to be stressed.
How to build teams that are ready to serve
What is it that builds teams that are ready to serve? Is it enough to compel and oblige people to give service?
Ted Cruz gets boost from evangelical vote as he beats Donald Trump in Iowa
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz nailed his first victory in Iowa's Republican caucuses on Monday night as the evangelicals who supported him showed their strength in the first major electoral event in America leading to the November presidential election began.
6 Bible verses that will help you battle with addiction
One thing that all Christians can agree on is that through the grace of God and the transforming power of His Spirit, we can be set free from addictions.
Iowa caucus results: Trump defeated by Ted Cruz, Clinton and Sanders tie
US Senator Ted Cruz soundly defeated billionaire Donald Trump in Iowa's Republican nominating contest on Monday, upending the party's presidential race.
China: Two men sentenced to death in killing of Tibetan religious leader
China has sentenced two men to death for the 2013 killing of a prominent Tibetan religious leader, state media said, in what had been one of Tibet's most closely watched murder cases.
Nations gather in Rome to discuss anti-ISIS push
Nearly two dozen nations gather on Tuesday to plot their fight against the Islamic State militant group in Syria and Iraq and how to choke off its rise in Libya.
UN announces start of Syria peace talks as government troops advance
The United Nations announced the formal start of peace talks for Syria on Monday and urged world powers to push for a ceasefire even as government forces, backed by Russian air strikes, launched their biggest offensive north of Aleppo in a year.
Kansas post office removes 'God Bless America' banner from building, angering residents
A post office in Pittsburg, Kansas removed last Wednesday a "God bless America" banner hanging from its building after an atheist group filed a complaint that it violated the Establishment Clause, angering residents and sparking the distribution of similar banners in the community.
Head of Syrian Catholic Church slams Italy for covering nude statues during Iranian president's museum visit
The head of the Syrian Catholic Church has expressed concern over the decision of Italian authorities to shield nude statues during the visit of Iran President Hassan Rouhani, saying it is [Western] culture that should have been respected.
Brain-deforming Zika virus poses bigger threat than Ebola, experts warn, noting that victims don't show symptoms
Senior medical experts raised the alarm over the weekend that this brain-deforming virus carried by mosquitoes could pose a bigger threat to the world compared to the Ebola epidemic, which killed more than 11,000 people in African nations.
U.K. office criticised for making children choose from 26 gender options to identify themselves
The Holy Bible clearly states that God created only two genders: male and female. For the United Kingdom's Office of the Children's Commissioner, however, there are two dozen gender options, and it is making young schoolchildren choose from these.
How to resist lust? Have an 'intense love for God' and 'never let your guard down,' says Greg Laurie
What to do when temptation of the flesh grips one's senses? To many men, even Christians, giving in to lustâregardless of its consequencesâis so much easier to do than to resist. According to Pastor Greg Laurie, many men are able to engage in illicit sex without being bothered by their conscience because they have given God a "makeover," making Him a "user-friendly deity."