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Holy Week in my world: Why the darkness is needed before the dawn
Holy Week in my world: Why the darkness is needed before the dawn

Running in the background for many Anglican clergy and lay people this week is the damning evidence against our institution that was presented at IICSA last week.

Newlyweds among 32 Christians arrested in Eritrea in fresh crackdown
Newlyweds among 32 Christians arrested in Eritrea in fresh crackdown

Eritrean police have arrested 32 Christians in the country's capital, Asmara, this month, including a newlywed couple and ten of their guests, according to World Watch Monitor (WWM).

Catholic MP introduces same-sex marriage bill for Northern Ireland, saying he is 'living the gospel message'
Catholic MP introduces same-sex marriage bill for Northern Ireland, saying he is 'living the gospel message'

A Catholic Labour MP has introduced a bill at Westminster that would lintroduce same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland, saying that he is 'living the message of the gospel in this Holy Week', the Catholic Herald reported.

'If it's Christian it should be better': Liberty University opens 'luxurious' gun range
'If it's Christian it should be better': Liberty University opens 'luxurious' gun range

Just as schools across the US debate how to keep firearms away from campuses in the wake of deadly mass shootings, the largest Christian University in Americahas opened a multimillion-dollar gun range for student activities and hosting competitions, Fox News reported.

Sweet Jesus: is the Canadian ice cream brand blasphemous, irrelevant...or an opportunity?
Sweet Jesus: is the Canadian ice cream brand blasphemous, irrelevant...or an opportunity?

Does a secular company, naming itself after a semi-blasphemous exclamation, really make any impact on the status of the Christian faith in modern Canada, or more importantly on God himself?

Christians in Turkey unite for 'miracle' ecumenical book publication
Christians in Turkey unite for 'miracle' ecumenical book publication

Christians in Turkey have united for a landmark development in ecumenical unity with the English publication of a book of doctrine endorsed by all the country's major denominations.

Professor creates 3D image of Jesus based on Shroud of Turin
Professor creates 3D image of Jesus based on Shroud of Turin

An Italian professor has created a 3D image of Jesus based on the Shroud of Turin, declaring it the 'precise image of what Jesus looked like on this earth'.

Pro-surfer Bethany Hamilton thanks God for newborn baby boy
Pro-surfer Bethany Hamilton thanks God for newborn baby boy

Professional surfer Bethany Hamilton took to social media on Tuesday to announce the birth of her second child and thanked God for the new addition to her family.

Terminally ill pastor gets dying wish to meet President Trump
Terminally ill pastor gets dying wish to meet President Trump

A terminally ill pastor from Louisville, Kentucky has been granted his wish to meet with President Donald Trump face to face so that he could raise awareness of his debilitating disease.

3 Bible verses that sum up what Christ's resurrection does for us
3 Bible verses that sum up what Christ's resurrection does for us

Christ's resurrection does so much more than just give us hope for eternal life. It actually gives us hope and a renewed strength for our daily lives while we're here on earth.

3 resurrection facts that will comfort you in times of distress and sadness
3 resurrection facts that will comfort you in times of distress and sadness

The resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ brings such comfort and hope to all who believe in Him. The hope it brings is, in fact, so big that it allows us to hope for life beyond the grave.

3 things all married Christian couples need every now and then
3 things all married Christian couples need every now and then

Marriage is very important. Every married couple should give all that they have to make their marriage into how God wanted it to be: a union that shows the character and love of Christ.

Why did the chief priests bribe the soldiers guarding Jesus' tomb?
Why did the chief priests bribe the soldiers guarding Jesus' tomb?

Matthew 28:11-15 gives us a very intriguing account, one that we should all look into. In this passage we read the religious leaders of Jerusalem doing something noteworthy: They bribed the soldiers that guarded the tomb of Christ.

College chapels survey shows students more likely to attend church
College chapels survey shows students more likely to attend church

Figures collected by the Church of England on worship attendance at three top English universities show a startlingly high level of participation in college chapel services.

Why did Judas betray Jesus?
Why did Judas betray Jesus?

We don't know how long he had been with Jesus, but the core group of disciples seems to have been long-established. Something caused him to turn on Jesus right at the end.

More than half of American churchgoers have not heard of 'the Great Commission'
More than half of American churchgoers have not heard of 'the Great Commission'

More than half of American churchgoers have not heard of 'the Great Commission' in which Jesus called on his followers to 'go and make disciples of all nations', famously in Matthew 28:18-20, according to a study by Barna.