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Growing deeper to grow taller
I don't have many answers. But I do know that the quiet, gentle work of living with integrity through the non-spectacular parts of life will gradually result in greater strength from a deeper place.
'There is no longer a safe place to be a Christian in China' - report
The Chinese government is increasingly cracking down on state-sanctioned churches as well as underground churches, leaving no "safe place" for Christians, according to International Christian Concern.
New York judge says polyamorous relationships should be given legal recognition
Judge Karen May Bacdayan of the New York City Civil Court ruled in the case of West 49th St., LLC v O'Neill that "the time has arrived" for non-monogamous relationships to be given legal recognition.
'Elvis wanted to be like Jesus' and 'read his Bible every day', says stepbrother
The stepbrother of music icon Elvis Presley has pulled back the veil on a different side of "The King of Rock' n' Roll".
We say we believe Jesus is coming back soon, but our actions say otherwise
The degraded moral state of Western Christianity is indisputable evidence that we are not prophetically discerning the essential reality of the Second Coming as "near".
In Australia, Christians are having to choose between their church or their job
A Rubicon has been crossed in Australia. For the first time, someone has lost their job not because of something they said or did, but because of the church they belong to.
Most teens have positive perception of Jesus, global study finds
Nearly 25,000 teenagers aged 13-17 across different faith groups and 26 countries, including the US and UK, were surveyed by Barna on how they relate to Jesus.
Gender-critical Catholic journalist arrested over alleged 'malicious' online posts
A Catholic journalist and outspoken critic of transgender ideology was arrested on Monday for allegedly posting "malicious" material online.
'No excuses,' say Archbishops as CofE safeguarding review uncovers hundreds of new cases
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have apologised for failings by the Church of England after an independent review revealed hundreds of new safeguarding cases that require further assessment or action.
Archaeologists find rare burial caves dating back to time of the Exodus
Israeli archaeologists say they have discovered a 3,300-year-old intact burial cave from the time of Pharaoh Ramesses II.
European court's ruling on Belgian euthanasia laws is 'important win for life'
Europe's top court has dismissed a challenge against Belgium's legal framework for euthanasia but found that it violated the European Convention on Human Rights in how it reviewed the circumstances surrounding a 64-year-old woman's death.
Government's budget is 'immoral' and 'a far cry from Jesus' teaching', says Christian financial charity
Even with the government's U-turn on the 45p tax rate cut, the mini-budget remains "immoral, unjust and a far cry from Jesus' teaching", Christians have said.
Life, death and legacy
Most of us don't want to talk about death, even though it's one of the three things that are guaranteed to all of us in life, the other two being taxes and change.
When prayer is both hard and easy
My wife survived her first bout with cancer and now has to go through a procedure every 3-6 months to remove pre-cancerous lesions from her body. I have two options open to me where my prayers for her are concerned.
What makes God proud of us?
While the world struggles to find itself right-side-up again after all the upheaval of the past couple of years, Jesus wants us to shine our lights bright like a lighthouse for those who are trying to find land.
After death of Mahsa Amini, Christians condemn oppression and discrimination in Iran
As the death of Mahsa Amini continues to stir global protests, Iranian Christians are adding their voices to the condemnation being expressed over the treatment of women and enforced wearing of the hijab in Iran.