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4 Keys To Creating Lasting and Godly Friendships
Here are four keys that we must grow in to create lasting fellowship and friendships.

Can the Methodist Church pull out of its nose dive? 'We need God to do something,' Conference told
This week's Methodist Conference was faced with figures showing a staggering decline in the numerical strength of the denomination.

Russian Orthodox TV network attacks LGBT people by offering to pay for one-way flights
A Russian religious TV network affiliated to President Putin has offered to pay for one-way plane tickets for gay people out of the country.

More beer, less booty: The perilous pressures of Bible translation
Translating the Bible isn't easy. Just ask the team of scholars behind the New International Version (NIV) of the Bible, the most widely read contemporary English translation of Scripture.

Top Muslim scholars seek new law saying violence in God's name is 'incompatible with Islam'
Leading Islamic scholars in Egypt are attempting to have it enshrined in law that violence in the name of religion is incompatible with Islam.

Rebel 'missionary bishop' Andy Lines to be consecrated
A controversial 'missionary bishop' will today be consecrated at an Anglican conference in Wheaton College, Illinois.

Married and ordained together: Why this couple are hopeful for the Church of England
With an 81-year-old is now eight times more likely to attend services than an 18-year-old, Mark and Emily are part of a crucial influx of younger worshippers if the Church is ever to reverse the decline.

Nearly half of Americans prefer religious freedom over sexual freedom, new study shows
While just 48 per cent say religious freedom is more important when faith and sexuality clash, Nashville-based LifeWay Research finds one in four say sexual freedom is more important and more than one in four are unsure.

I wish Andy Lines well, though I have a few questions about GAFCON
A former tank commander, Andy Lines spoke with passion, clarity and thoughtfulness about what it means to be a follower of Jesus Christ.

Why Mark Zuckerberg will never be my pastor
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has suggested that Facebook can act like a type of church for its users.

Justin Welby's evangelism challenge to Christians: 'Do something'
The Archbishop of Canterbury is challenging Christians around the world to follow up 10 days of prayer with action.

The Christian pastor who was raped on her wedding day â and has forgiven her attackers
Christian pastor Terry Gobanga, from Kenya, didn't show up for her own wedding â because she had been gang raped on that same day and left for dead by the roadside. Then her husband, Harry, died just 29 days after their marriage. Now she is helping other rape survivors.

Does God Forsake Us When We Sin?
It easy to feel like all is lost when we've sinned but the Gospel tells us something different.

Christian musician raises $300,000 for bandmate who lost wife in tragic childbirth death
Christian musician Josh Wilson has raised more than $300,000 in two days in support of his bandmate Nathan, whose wife died soon after giving birth to their daughter.

Why are more than 1 million Russians queuing to see a saint's rib?
More than 1 million Russians have queued for hours in the last month for a glimpse of a relic from St Nicholas.

Norman Tebbit: It's 'doubtful' you can be a Christian and support gay sex
Conservative politician Norman Tebbit says he thinks gay sex is a sin because the Bible says so. Lord Tebbit, a former Chairman of the Party, said that it was 'doubtful' one could be a Christian and believe homosexual sex not to be a sin.