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Tennessee church shooting minister thought he was dying and prayed to God for forgiveness
The minister of the Tennessee where a gunman opened fire on Sunday has described how he thought he was going to die, and prayed for God's forgiveness for 'things I didn't do right'.

How to pray in your darkest ever moments
Prayer is not about putting money in a slot machine and getting chocolate out of the bottom. It's about a relationship with a God who may well take us through pain to accomplish things well beyond our mental horizon.

Skeptical scientist's life changes forever after experiencing Jesus and Heaven as she was drowning
Dr. Mary Neal used to have a nominal faith in Christianity but not much more than that. That is, until she had a profound experience of Jesus and Heaven when her kayak capsized.

Jordin Sparks displayed Bible verses on her hand as she sang national anthem at NFL game
The former American Idol winner had 'Prov.31-8-9' written on her hand during her performance before the game between the Dallas Cowboys and Arizona Cardinals.

Should Christians use a medium to talk to dead loved ones? Evangelist gives two good reasons why they shouldn't
Billy Graham shared two passages from Scripture to explain why he is strongly opposed to consulting a medium.

Gunman in Nashville church shooting was an ex-member who used to teach Bible to kids in his family
The church's pastor credited 22-year-old usher Caleb Engle (pictured) with saving many more lives after he confronted the bodybuilder gunman.

Christian artist Lecrae points the way to trusting God with powerful performance on 'Good Morning America
The Grammy Award-winning hip hop artist and Christian was in the GMA studio to perform 'I'll Find You' from his new album, All Things Work Together

Christian singer Natalie Grant asks for prayers ahead of surgery after doctors find tumors that are a cancer-risk
Grant is having the operation on October 10 and is cancelling shows through to the end of November to allow for recovery.

Angry Moms are boycotting new 'Roseanne' reboot over 'gender creative' character
The rebooted ABC show "Roseanne," which will feature a "gender creative" 9-year-old kid named Mark, who is one of the children of on-screen couple Darlene (Sarah Gilbert) and David (Johnny Galecki).
'A night of terror and fear': Coptic Christians face attacks after social media post offends local Muslims
Two Coptic Christians face charges of inciting sectarian strife and insulting Islamic leaders, after their comments on social media caused some Muslims in their village to riot.

Christianity is dying out in Europe, claims Russian Orthodox Church leader
The 'foreign minister' of the Russian Orthodox Church's Moscow Patriarchate has claimed that Christianity is dying out in Europe and being replaced with 'the monopoly of the secular idea'.

'Moving and humbling': 27 young Christians opt to live as monks and nuns for a year
The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has welcomed his third intake of young men and women to spend 'a year in God's time' as part of the St Anselm's Community at Lambeth Palace

Russian Orthodox extremists arrested for violent campaign against forthcoming film about Tsar Nicholas II
Several Orthodox extremists have been arrested in Russia for arson attacks and death threats as part of their campaign against 'Matilda', a forthcoming film about the affair between a ballerina and Tsar Nicholas II, considered a martyr by the Orthodox church.

Three Israelis shot dead by a Palestinian, who is also killed, at settlement near Jerusalem
Three Israelis were shot dead today by a Palestinian at the entrance to the Jewish settlement of Har Adara in the occupied West Bank near Jerusalem, Israeli police have said.

In surprise move, National Association of Evangelicals opposes Republican attempts to repeal Obamacare
The National Association of Evangelicals (NAE), the main US umbrella group for 45,000 churches and millions of individuals, has surprisingly come out against Republican attempts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), known as 'Obamacare'.

Iraqi Christians fear violence in the wake of Kurdish referendum
Iraqi Christians fear further violence just months after Mosul and the Nineveh Plains were freed from the control self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) as a result of the independence referendum in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.