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Dangerous idea: the goodness of suffering

Life will be tough, and it will be easy to look down upon yourself or look up enviously at those appearing at surface level to be more well off, but rather than living in lamentation or jealously, in setting our minds to God above, we find rest and a goal that nothing in this world can ever compare to.

Killing of Christians at 'epidemic levels' in Nigeria

"This is an all-encompassing strategy of wiping the entire Christian population from our ancestral land and the face of the earth."

Forced to choose between faith and family in Somalia

For Lula, like so many other Somalis, believing in Christ forced her into a stark choice: her faith or her family.

Unique piece of Scotland's religious history saved after £2m restoration

The 16th century heraldic ceiling of St Machar's Cathedral, Aberdeen, comprises 48 coats of arms including that of Pope Leo X, King James V of Scotland, Henry VIII of England and many of the royal houses of Europe.

Finding healing from past hurts

In the nature of the world, interacting with people and doing life, impacts and injuries in life occur. How we react to these injuries I believe will determine whether we end up with a long-term scab or scar.

What do you want from work?

I want to encourage you to understand the limits of what work can provide, and look to a greater hope.

Dante Bowe issues public apology after Maverick City Music paused relationship

Grammy Award-winning singer Dante Bowe has released a statement apologizing for his behavior after Maverick City Music said they would be "pausing" their professional relationship with him.

Former Archbishop of Canterbury says sacred tabots should be returned to Ethiopia

Lord Carey, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, says that a tabot held by Westminster Abbey should be returned to its native Ethiopia.

Russia's war in Ukraine is 'unacceptable' - Pope

Pope Francis also described it as "repugnant, senseless aggression, barbaric" and "sacrilegious".

Noticing the changing seasons

How often do we take notice of these seasons and allow the changes to stir us to action?

Museum of the Bible returns 1,000-year-old Gospel manuscript to Greece

Leaders from the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., traveled to Greece this week to formally return a 10th-century, handwritten Gospel manuscript looted by Bulgarian troops in 1917.

Former RZIM VP regrets not 'pushing harder' amid Ravi Zacharias scandal

A former executive for Ravi Zacharias International Ministries recently shared in a live panel discussion that she regrets not "pushing harder" when sexual abuse allegations against the late apologist Ravi Zacharias first emerged.