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5 Bible verses if you're feeling alone during the New Year
5 Bible verses if you're feeling alone during the New Year

New Year's Eve could be the most festive time of the year for many, but for some it could be the loneliest.

5 Bible verses to read when the clock strikes twelve on New Year's Eve
5 Bible verses to read when the clock strikes twelve on New Year's Eve

It's always a good thing to start all endeavors with the Lord. That said, wouldn't it be a great idea to let God sit at the helm once the New Year comes?

How you can be a new wineskin for God's new wine
How you can be a new wineskin for God's new wine

If we want to be able to receive Jesus' teachings, we've got to become new wineskins. If we want to be able to receive and embrace new revelation from God's word, we've got to become new wineskins.

Here's one thing that will distinguish true followers of Christ
Here's one thing that will distinguish true followers of Christ

Sometimes we can carry the name of Christ but not follow Him.

3 fun ways Christian couples can develop teamwork
3 fun ways Christian couples can develop teamwork

The Bible emphasizes the importance of teamwork among people, particularly married Christian couples.

Iraqi Christians prepare for first Christmas back home in Qaraqosh
Iraqi Christians prepare for first Christmas back home in Qaraqosh

Christian families in Iraq are preparing to spend their first Christmas at home after returning to their homes following ISIS' retreat.

Atheism is down to a genetic mutation, claims academic study
Atheism is down to a genetic mutation, claims academic study

Religious people are less likely to be autistic, schizophrenic or left-handed than atheists, an academic study is claiming, as it says faith is passed on genetically.

Rebuilding Iraq, one house at a time
Rebuilding Iraq, one house at a time

A Christian charity working in Iraq is helping refugees returning to their ruined homes begin a new life there.

India's Christians under pressure at Christmas as tensions rise
India's Christians under pressure at Christmas as tensions rise

India's Christians are losing confidence in the government following an increase in tensions leading up to Christmas, according to the President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference there.

Protests as Pakistan clamps down on charities: World Vision given 90 days to leave
Protests as Pakistan clamps down on charities: World Vision given 90 days to leave

Pakistan has ordered 27 charities, including Christian groups, to shut down its operations unauthorised areas, according to Reuters.

Former Catholic priest Laurence Soper jailed for 18 years
Former Catholic priest Laurence Soper jailed for 18 years

A Roman Catholic priest has been jailed for 18 years after being found guilty of sexually abusing boys in the 1970s and 80s.

Christmas in England: You're just a mile from an Anglican service, Church says
Christmas in England: You're just a mile from an Anglican service, Church says

The average person in England is less than a mile away from a service at their local Anglican church this Christmas, according to the Church of England.

Christian lands in Jerusalem could be confiscated, warn UK Church leaders
Christian lands in Jerusalem could be confiscated, warn UK Church leaders

Church leaders from across the UK have rallied around the Greek Patriarch of Jerusalem, Theophilos III in his campaign against a bill making its way through Israel's parliament.

National Secular Society accuses the BBC of running a 'PR exercise for the Church of England' – and it backfired
National Secular Society accuses the BBC of running a 'PR exercise for the Church of England' – and it backfired

The National Secular Society is accusing the BBC of running a 'PR exercise for the Church of England' by broadcasting its Today programme from Lambeth Palace earlier this month.

No room at the inn? Why Jesus wasn't really born in a stable
No room at the inn? Why Jesus wasn't really born in a stable

Everyone knows Jesus was born in a stable and laid in a manger because there was no room at the inn.

Christmas in China: Why the Communist party will never control the church
Christmas in China: Why the Communist party will never control the church

The Chinese church is going the same way as the Chinese economy – well on its way to being the largest in the world.