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Houston crippled by catastrophic flooding with more rain on the way
Houston is facing worsening historic flooding in the coming days as Tropical Storm Harvey dumps more rain on the city, swelling rivers to record levels and forcing federal engineers on Monday to release water from area reservoirs in hopes of controlling the rushing currents.
If we were allowed to vote by majority on the existence of God, who would win?
'To honour any person in a discussion about God, for instance, we need to be prepared to change our own mind if we realise that we are wrong.' Theatre review â Four star review for Majority at the Dorfman, National Theatre London
If necessary use words...What did Francis of Assisi really say?
The Christian gospel involves hearing as well as seeing; word as well as deed.
Sacred Songs: How Ira D Sankey's music spoke of the love of God
On this day in 1840 one of the most influential singer-songwriters in evangelical history was born.
Hurricane Harvey claims second fatality â hundreds homeless with more floods to come
Emergency crews raced to pull people from cars and homes as flood waters rose across southeast Texas on Sunday, rescuing more than 1,000 people in the Houston area as Tropical Storm Harvey pounded the region. The most powerful storm to hit Texas in more than 50 years has killed at least two people. The death toll is expected to rise as Harvey lingers for days above the US state, triggering more floods, storm surges and tornadoes.
'The flock have made up their mind': Most Australian Christians back gay marriage ahead of national vote
Most Australian Christians, including Catholics â alongside other religious groups â are expected to back gay marriage in the upcoming referendum, according to a new survey.
Bible belonging to WWII Scottish war-hero 'The Tartan Pimpernel' makes historic homecoming
A Bible belonging to a heroic Scottish Christian minister of the Second World War has been returned to his former church.
Thousands rally for gay marriage in Australia ahead of national vote
Thousands of people rallied for marriage equality in Australia's second-biggest city of Melbourne on Saturday ahead of a postal survey on same-sex marriage which could lead to its legalisation.
Sayeeda Warsi at Greenbelt: Passionate Muslim peer blasts UK politicians, 'homophobic' Tories, Trump and Daily Mail
Sayeeda Warsi, the Conservative former Cabinet minister, has demanded that politicians 'stop engaging with the Muslim community through the prism of terrorism and extremism' and warned against 'a policy of disengagement' which is 'fundamentally wrong'.
Man with knife assaults two police officers outside Buckingham Palace
A man with a 'large knife' who assaulted two police officers outside Buckingham Palace on Friday night has been arrested, British police said.
YouTube Blocks Advertising On Hundreds Of Evangelical Leader's Videos
It wasn't just a few videos here and there that were flagged. It was dozens of them. No, wait, it was pages of them. No wait, pages and pages of them.
Jesus watches over baby in the womb in amazing sonogram photo
A Pennsylvania couple found an image of Jesus Christ watching over their unborn daughter in a sonogram.
Vicar defiant after a lifetime campaigning for gay-rights
A retired vicar involved in a high-profile gay rights case has spoken with defiance about his lifelong campaign for same-sex marriage in the church.
Christians under pressure: Nepal to seal hardline crackdown on evangelism and blasphemy
Nepal's president will approve a bill next week that will seal the country's hardline attitude towards evangelism and set it on course for similar blasphemy laws to Pakistan.
'Live is not a dress rehearsal': No retakes any more on Songs of Praise
The independent producers that are taking over production of Songs of Praise from the BBC are going to film entire church services in just one take.
Lying for Jesus: why it matters that our preaching illustrations are actually true
The rewriting, mixing up and complete invention of stories to fit our purposes might feel like a necessary evil in the fight to inspire and encourage our listeners, but as communicators we have to call this what it really is: lying.