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How Christian women can be great wives
If you're married, ask yourself if you've been a good wife to your husband. If you're single, ask yourself if you'll make a good wife someday. If you're completely unsure, the Bible will help guide your path to being a great Christian wife today or in the future.

Why the Palm Sunday crowd really spread their cloaks on the ground
Can even preachers who never learned Greek, or have forgotten what they did know, use the tools of real scholarship in their Easter preparation?

Archbishop of Canterbury condemns Salisbury attack as 'sin' and 'terrible event'
The archbishop of Canterbury has condemned the attack of former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter in Salisbury as a 'sin' and a 'terrible event', calling for those responsible to be 'held accountable'.

5 best Bible stories to share with your children
As Christian parents, you have the duty to share the Gospel with your children. The Bible is a book filled with amazing stories of God, and it's a good idea to give your kids a head start in falling in love with this book as they grow up.

Florida bridge collapse: Prayers offered as four dead in 'tragic' incident
Donald Trump offered his prayers after a newly-installed pedestrian bridge in Florida collapsed on Thursday, killing four people and leaving several others critically injured.

Boy bites pope
Pope Francis is quite used to unscheduled encounters in his travels and usually takes them in his stride.

Sajid Javid fifth MP sent 'Punish a Muslim' letter in two-year 'hate campaign'
Sajid Javid has become the fifth MP to be a sent a suspicious package with a letter calling for a 'punish a Muslim' day.

Ecclesiastes 6: Out of the shadows, into the life
In this week's Ecclesiastes passage Solomon reflects further on what we can see, taste and feel all around us every day

San Diego bishop condemns Trump's Mexico wall after border visit
San Diego Catholic Bishop Robert McElroy hit out at Donald Trump's visit to the Mexican border earlier this week, where the President displayed several prototypes for his controversial border wall.

Pope Francis could visit Pakistan after meeting with Catholic bishops
Pope Francis could visit Pakistan after hosting the country's Catholic bishops in the Vatican on Thursday.

BBC to celebrate Easter as 'most significant and holiest of times' with boosted coverage
The BBC will celebrate Easter this year with host of new religious programming 'to mark the most significant and holiest of times in the Christian calendar', it announced today.

Refugees stream out of eastern Ghouta as Syrian army closes in
Thousands of Syrians fled a rebel pocket in eastern Ghouta on Thursday and crossed by foot to army positions as troops seized more ground in the opposition stronghold.

Church's approach to abuse was to 'stonewall' and 'say nothing', says Rowan Williams' former aide
Rowan Williams' former spin doctor today admitted the Church of England's policy was to 'stonewall' abuse victims.

Angels unawares: How should we welcome visitors to church?
Some churches go the whole hog, with greeters, information desks, cards in the pews and follow-up visits. Others go to the other extreme, conveying an atmosphere like the lonely pub in An American Werewolf in London, where every eye swivels toward the hapless visitor/victim.

'Stand up if you're new': How welcoming is your church?
Most churches today hope to be a place of welcome, but are they? A recent study of US protestant churches by LifeWay Research surveyed 1,000 congregations on how they greet their guests.

Two Dead Sea Scrolls never before displayed in public to be shown in US exhibition
Two Dead Sea Scrolls never before displayed in public will be part of a vast exhibition of ancient artefacts from Israel going on display at a museum in Denver, Colorado, tomorrow.