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What is a church cartel? 3 signs your church is bullying its followers
You've no doubt heard of drug cartels and petroleum cartels, but you may not be aware that church cartels also exist.

3 things to do to avoid holiday burnout
The holidays are the most fun time of the year, but if people aren't careful, they can easily make themselves miserable by taking on more tasks than their body can handle.

What are the biggest mistakes young couples make in their marriages? This pastor weighs in
Couples enter marriages with lots of hope and love, but if they are not careful, they can easily let small things grow bigger and eventually put a strain on their relationships.

3 things Christians need to know about contentment
Contentment is something we need to understand properly in order to have it. Here's what contentment is and what it's not.

3 practical tips to understanding God's word
Find God's word difficult to understand? Here are a few tips on how to understand God's word.

One way to know if you're ready for marriage
Only you can answer the question, "am I ready to marry?"

What to do when you don't feel like reading your Bible
Sometimes we just lose the drive to read God's Word. Here's how you can get it back.

Meet the Nativity: The inspiring vision behind the latest Christian viral sensation
The aim is 'to get people to be interested in the actual Christmas message and not just buying toasters'

Church versus state in India as archbishop rebuked by officials for 'nationalism' warning
Ahead of elections in Gujaret, India's westernmost state, next month, the Catholic Archbishop of its capital, Gandhinagar, has been rebuked by officials in the election commission for urging voters to ensure that the country is 'saved of nationalist forces'.

Church of Scotland must modernise or die, warns former moderator
The Church of Scotland will 'drift into irrelevance and obscurity' unless it moves its focus away from preserving institutions and traditional services and onto modernising and using smart phones to connect with the young, the former moderator of the Church's general assembly has warned.

Splits emerge among Scottish Anglicans after gay marriage vote
Splinters are emerging in the Scottish Anglican Church after its decision to permit priests to marry gay couples earlier this year.

Sinai mosque attack: Egypt's Anglican bishop appeals for world to do more to tackle terrorism
Responding to the terrorist attack on the Sinai mosque which left at least 235 people dead, the Anglican Bishop of Egypt has called on the international community to step up the war on terrorists who, he said, enjoy freedoms to raise funds in Europe.

The Living Room: How churches are helping homeless people this winter
Crisp winter mornings and dark cold evenings used to make me think of fireworks, log fires and Christmas.

Abortion protests review announced after concerns over harassment
The Home Secretary, Amber Rudd, yesterday ordered an 'in-depth assessment' of protests outside abortion clinics in the UK following recent concerns about the tactics of some protesters and pressure from MPs to ban prayer vigils outside clinics.

Blasphemy crisis and deadly protests: What is going on in Pakistan?
Pakistan, which is ranked fourth on Open Doors' 2017 World Watch List of the 50 countries where it is most difficult to be a Christian, is in the midst of a blasphemy crisis.

Will the Archbishop of Canterbury marry Prince Harry and Meghan Markle?
Prince Harry announced his engagement to Meghan Markle on Monday morning, after proposing earlier this month in London.